generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/lambda/
description: >-
  The Lambda command surface of the first-party AWS CLI (aws lambda ...). The
  CLI binary itself is catalogued in packages/; this artifact captures its
  command surface. The AWS SAM CLI (sam) is a separate serverless build/deploy
  tool that also targets Lambda.
binary: aws
command_group: lambda
install:
  - method: bundled-installer
    detail: Official AWS CLI v2 installer (macOS .pkg / Linux zip / Windows msi).
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html
  - method: pip
    detail: pip install awscli (AWS CLI v1)
commands:
  functions:
    - create-function
    - delete-function
    - get-function
    - get-function-configuration
    - list-functions
    - update-function-code
    - update-function-configuration
    - invoke
    - publish-version
    - list-versions-by-function
  aliases:
    - create-alias
    - get-alias
    - list-aliases
    - update-alias
    - delete-alias
  event_source_mappings:
    - create-event-source-mapping
    - get-event-source-mapping
    - list-event-source-mappings
    - update-event-source-mapping
    - delete-event-source-mapping
  layers:
    - publish-layer-version
    - get-layer-version
    - list-layers
    - list-layer-versions
    - delete-layer-version
  function_url:
    - create-function-url-config
    - get-function-url-config
    - update-function-url-config
    - delete-function-url-config
  concurrency:
    - put-function-concurrency
    - get-function-concurrency
    - delete-function-concurrency
    - put-provisioned-concurrency-config
    - get-provisioned-concurrency-config
    - delete-provisioned-concurrency-config
  tags:
    - list-tags
    - tag-resource
    - untag-resource
key_flows:
  - name: Package and deploy
    detail: aws lambda create-function / update-function-code with --zip-file or --image-uri.
  - name: Invoke and test
    detail: aws lambda invoke --function-name NAME --payload ... response.json
related_tools:
  - name: AWS SAM CLI
    binary: sam
    detail: Serverless Application Model CLI for building, testing (sam local), and deploying Lambda-based apps.
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/serverless-sam-cli.html