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AWS::Lambda::EventSourceMapping

The AWS::Lambda::EventSourceMapping resource creates a mapping between an event source and an AWS Lambda function. Lambda reads items from the event source and triggers the function.

For details about each event source type, see the following topics.

Syntax

To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

JSON

{
  "Type" : "AWS::Lambda::EventSourceMapping",
  "Properties" : {
      "BatchSize" : Integer,
      "Enabled" : Boolean,
      "EventSourceArn" : String,
      "FunctionName" : String,
      "MaximumBatchingWindowInSeconds" : Integer,
      "StartingPosition" : String
    }
}

YAML

Type: AWS::Lambda::EventSourceMapping
Properties: 
  BatchSize: Integer
  Enabled: Boolean
  EventSourceArn: String
  FunctionName: String
  MaximumBatchingWindowInSeconds: Integer
  StartingPosition: String

Properties

BatchSize

The maximum number of items to retrieve in a single batch.

  • Amazon Kinesis - Default 100. Max 10,000.

  • Amazon DynamoDB Streams - Default 100. Max 1,000.

  • Amazon Simple Queue Service - Default 10. Max 10.

Required: No

Type: Integer

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 10000

Update requires: No interruption

Enabled

Disables the event source mapping to pause polling and invocation.

Required: No

Type: Boolean

Update requires: No interruption

EventSourceArn

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the event source.

  • Amazon Kinesis - The ARN of the data stream or a stream consumer.

  • Amazon DynamoDB Streams - The ARN of the stream.

  • Amazon Simple Queue Service - The ARN of the queue.

Required: Yes

Type: String

Pattern: arn:(aws[a-zA-Z0-9-]*):([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+:([a-z]{2}(-gov)?-[a-z]+-\d{1})?:(\d{12})?:(.*)

Update requires: Replacement

FunctionName

The name of the Lambda function.

Name formats

  • Function name - MyFunction.

  • Function ARN - arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:function:MyFunction.

  • Version or Alias ARN - arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:function:MyFunction:PROD.

  • Partial ARN - 123456789012:function:MyFunction.

The length constraint applies only to the full ARN. If you specify only the function name, it's limited to 64 characters in length.

Required: Yes

Type: String

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 140

Pattern: (arn:(aws[a-zA-Z-]*)?:lambda:)?([a-z]{2}(-gov)?-[a-z]+-\d{1}:)?(\d{12}:)?(function:)?([a-zA-Z0-9-_]+)(:(\$LATEST|[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+))?

Update requires: No interruption

MaximumBatchingWindowInSeconds

The maximum amount of time to gather records before invoking the function, in seconds.

Required: No

Type: Integer

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 300

Update requires: No interruption

StartingPosition

The position in a stream from which to start reading. Required for Amazon Kinesis and Amazon DynamoDB Streams sources. AT_TIMESTAMP is only supported for Amazon Kinesis streams.

Required: No

Type: String

Allowed Values: AT_TIMESTAMP | LATEST | TRIM_HORIZON

Update requires: Replacement

Return Values

Ref

When you pass the logical ID of this resource to the intrinsic Ref function, Ref returns the mapping's ID.

For more information about using the Ref function, see Ref.

Examples

Event Source Mapping

Create an event source mapping that reads events from Amazon Kinesis and invokes a Lambda function in the same template.

JSON

"EventSourceMapping": {
    "Type": "AWS::Lambda::EventSourceMapping",
    "Properties": {
        "EventSourceArn": {
            "Fn::Join": [
                "",
                [
                    "arn:aws:kinesis:",
                    {
                        "Ref": "AWS::Region"
                    },
                    ":",
                    {
                        "Ref": "AWS::AccountId"
                    },
                    ":stream/",
                    {
                        "Ref": "KinesisStream"
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "FunctionName": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
                "LambdaFunction",
                "Arn"
            ]
        },
        "StartingPosition": "TRIM_HORIZON"
    }
}

YAML

MyEventSourceMapping: 
  Type: AWS::Lambda::EventSourceMapping
  Properties: 
    EventSourceArn: 
      Fn::Join: 
        - ""
        - 
          - "arn:aws:kinesis:"
          - 
            Ref: "AWS::Region"
          - ":"
          - 
            Ref: "AWS::AccountId"
          - ":stream/"
          - 
            Ref: "KinesisStream"
    FunctionName: 
      Fn::GetAtt: 
        - "LambdaFunction"
        - "Arn"
    StartingPosition: "TRIM_HORIZON"