httpfunc

AWS Lambda function that does HTTP requests. httpfunc makes HTTP request based on environment variables passed to the function, e.g. setting HTTP_URL=https://example.com will cause making GET request to https://example.com. List of all supported environment variables can be found below. Functions returns response object or error.

Install

npm i httpfunc --save

Usage

You can use httpfunc with every deployment tool (e.g. Serverless Framework, Apex, etc.). Just create a simple handler file:

exports.handler = require('httpfunc');

and use this handler file in e.g. serverless.yaml

functions:
  http:
    handler: index.handler
    environment:
      HTTP_URL: https://example.com

Supported environment variables

• HTTP_URL - request URL
• HTTP_METHOD - HTTP method (default: GET)
• HTTP_BODY - HTTP request body
• HTTP_HEADERS_<header name> - header name in camel case form e.g. ContentType