AWS Lambda Layers API
Manage Lambda layers that package libraries, custom runtimes, and other dependencies for sharing across functions
AWS Lambda Layers API is one of 12 APIs that AWS Lambda publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.
This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.
Tagged areas include Layers. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an AsyncAPI specification, a JSON-LD context, an API reference, pricing, and 1 JSON Schema.
This API exposes 5 operations across 3 paths, and defines 7 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2015-03-31.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://lambda.{region}.amazonaws.com.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
AWS Lambda Layers API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (sigv4).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
sigv4— AWS Signature Version 4 authentication. Requests must be signed with valid AWS credentials that have the appropriate Lambda IAM permissions.
Paths & Operations 5
Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 3 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Manage Lambda layers that package libraries, custom runtimes, and other dependencies for sharing across functions
Schemas 7
The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are GetLayerVersionResponse (9 properties), PublishLayerVersionResponse (9 properties), LayerVersionSummary (7 properties), PublishLayerVersionRequest (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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