Prerequisite
Account & Permissions
- An AWS account with permissions to create Lambda functions, basic IAM roles, CloudWatch Logs, and API Gateway.
- No advanced EC2/VPC permissions are required for this lab.
- A web browser to work with the AWS Console.
curl or Postman to invoke the API Gateway endpoint.- Optional: a local editor to draft Node.js/Python code before pasting into the console.
Quick Setup
- Select a region close to you (e.g.,
us-east-1 or ap-southeast-1).
- Create an IAM role for Lambda with the
AWSLambdaBasicExecutionRole permission.
