Access binary
files in Lambda using an API Gateway API
The following example demonstrates how to access a binary file in AWS Lambda
through an API Gateway API. The sample API is presented in an OpenAPI file. The code
example uses the API Gateway REST API calls.
OpenAPI file of a sample API to access images in Lambda
The following OpenAPI file shows an example API that illustrates downloading
an image file from Lambda and uploading an image file to Lambda.
- OpenAPI 3.0
-
{
"openapi": "3.0.0",
"info": {
"version": "2016-10-21T17:26:28Z",
"title": "ApiName"
},
"paths": {
"/lambda": {
"get": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "key",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "200 response",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Empty"
}
}
}
},
"500": {
"description": "500 response"
}
},
"x-amazon-apigateway-integration": {
"uri": "arn:aws:apigateway:us-east-1:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789012:function:image/invocations",
"type": "AWS",
"credentials": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/Lambda",
"httpMethod": "POST",
"requestTemplates": {
"application/json": "{\n \"imageKey\": \"$input.params('key')\"\n}"
},
"responses": {
"default": {
"statusCode": "500"
},
"2\\d{2}": {
"statusCode": "200",
"responseTemplates": {
"application/json": "{\n \"image\": \"$input.body\"\n}"
}
}
}
}
},
"put": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "key",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "200 response",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Empty"
}
},
"application/octet-stream": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Empty"
}
}
}
},
"500": {
"description": "500 response"
}
},
"x-amazon-apigateway-integration": {
"uri": "arn:aws:apigateway:us-east-1:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789012:function:image/invocations",
"type": "AWS",
"credentials": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/Lambda",
"httpMethod": "POST",
"contentHandling": "CONVERT_TO_TEXT",
"requestTemplates": {
"application/json": "{\n \"imageKey\": \"$input.params('key')\", \"image\": \"$input.body\"\n}"
},
"responses": {
"default": {
"statusCode": "500"
},
"2\\d{2}": {
"statusCode": "200"
}
}
}
}
}
},
"x-amazon-apigateway-binary-media-types": [
"application/octet-stream",
"image/jpeg"
],
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://abcdefghi.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/{basePath}",
"variables": {
"basePath": {
"default": "/v1"
}
}
}
],
"components": {
"schemas": {
"Empty": {
"type": "object",
"title": "Empty Schema"
}
}
}
}
- OpenAPI 2.0
-
{
"swagger": "2.0",
"info": {
"version": "2016-10-21T17:26:28Z",
"title": "ApiName"
},
"host": "abcdefghi.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com",
"basePath": "/v1",
"schemes": [
"https"
],
"paths": {
"/lambda": {
"get": {
"produces": [
"application/json"
],
"parameters": [
{
"name": "key",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "200 response",
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/Empty"
}
},
"500": {
"description": "500 response"
}
},
"x-amazon-apigateway-integration": {
"uri": "arn:aws:apigateway:us-east-1:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789012:function:image/invocations",
"type": "AWS",
"credentials": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/Lambda",
"httpMethod": "POST",
"requestTemplates": {
"application/json": "{\n \"imageKey\": \"$input.params('key')\"\n}"
},
"responses": {
"default": {
"statusCode": "500"
},
"2\\d{2}": {
"statusCode": "200",
"responseTemplates": {
"application/json": "{\n \"image\": \"$input.body\"\n}"
}
}
}
}
},
"put": {
"produces": [
"application/json", "application/octet-stream"
],
"parameters": [
{
"name": "key",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "200 response",
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/Empty"
}
},
"500": {
"description": "500 response"
}
},
"x-amazon-apigateway-integration": {
"uri": "arn:aws:apigateway:us-east-1:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789012:function:image/invocations",
"type": "AWS",
"credentials": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/Lambda",
"httpMethod": "POST",
"contentHandling" : "CONVERT_TO_TEXT",
"requestTemplates": {
"application/json": "{\n \"imageKey\": \"$input.params('key')\", \"image\": \"$input.body\"\n}"
},
"responses": {
"default": {
"statusCode": "500"
},
"2\\d{2}": {
"statusCode": "200"
}
}
}
}
}
},
"x-amazon-apigateway-binary-media-types" : ["application/octet-stream", "image/jpeg"],
"definitions": {
"Empty": {
"type": "object",
"title": "Empty Schema"
}
}
}
Download an image from Lambda
To download an image file (image.jpg) as a
binary blob from Lambda:
GET /v1/lambda?key=image.jpg HTTP/1.1
Host: abcdefghi.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/octet-stream
The successful response looks like the following:
200 OK HTTP/1.1
[raw bytes]
To download an image file (image.jpg) as a
base64-encoded string (formatted as a JSON property) from Lambda:
GET /v1/lambda?key=image.jpg HTTP/1.1
Host: abcdefghi.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
The successful response looks like the following:
200 OK HTTP/1.1
{
"image": "W3JhdyBieXRlc10="
}
Upload an image to Lambda
To upload an image file (image.jpg) as a
binary blob to Lambda:
PUT /v1/lambda?key=image.jpg HTTP/1.1
Host: abcdefghi.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
Content-Type: application/octet-stream
Accept: application/json
[raw bytes]
The successful response looks like the following:
200 OK
To upload an image file (image.jpg) as a
base64-encoded string to Lambda:
PUT /v1/lambda?key=image.jpg HTTP/1.1
Host: abcdefghi.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
W3JhdyBieXRlc10=
The successful response looks like the following:
200 OK
