Creating Your Lambda function
Lesson 1 of 2
  1. 1
    Introduction to AWS Lambda
    When a user asks Alexa to open a skill, the request is routed to the skill’s back-end, which determines what behavior was requested and an appropriate response. In this lesson, you will create that…
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  2. 2
    Sign in or Sign up for AWS Account
    If you already have an AWS account, sign into the AWS console at aws.amazon.com , and skip to the next exercise. — #### Create an AWS Account (Free Tier) — If you do not have an AWS accou…
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  3. 3
    Select AWS Lambda
    To find Lambda in the console: 1. Make sure you’re logged in to the AWS console at aws.amazon.com . 2. Click Services at the top of the screen, and type “Lambda” in the search box. You can als…
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    Create Lambda Function
    —- #### Create Lambda Function —- If you haven’t created a Lambda function before, click the orange Get Started button near the center of your screen. If you have created a Lambda function…
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    Lambda Function Name and Role
    After creating the skill, you will find the Lambda Configuration Page. This gives you access to your function code, triggers, roles, policies, and resources . It also lists your function’s name an…
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  6. 6
    Edit Lambda Function Code
    The index.js file on the right contains the code from the Build Your First Alexa Skill course. We will use this code to create our own function, but before we do that, let’s make it a bit m…
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  7. 7
    Copy the Code
    We are now ready to paste our code into the AWS Lambda Function code section.
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  8. 8
    Copy the ARN
    We are now ready to connect our Lambda function to the interaction model we created in the Build Your First Alexa Skill course. (These next steps require a “Codecademy” interaction model and an…
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  9. 9
    Review
    Congrats! You made your first Lambda function and you have the skills to publish your own! You can reference this course as you need, but please don’t use the “Codecademy” name or “code academy” in…
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