amazon.aws.lambda_alias module – Creates, updates or deletes AWS Lambda function aliases
Note
This module is part of the amazon.aws collection (version 9.5.1).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package.
It is not included in ansible-core.
To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install amazon.aws.
You need further requirements to be able to use this module,
see Requirements for details.
To use it in a playbook, specify: amazon.aws.lambda_alias.
New in amazon.aws 5.0.0
Synopsis
- This module allows the management of AWS Lambda functions aliases via the Ansible framework. It is idempotent and supports “Check” mode. Use module amazon.aws.lambda to manage the lambda function itself and amazon.aws.lambda_event to manage event source mappings. 
- This module was originally added to - community.awsin release 1.0.0.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 3.6 
- boto3 >= 1.28.0 
- botocore >= 1.31.0 
Parameters
| Parameter | Comments | 
|---|---|
| AWS access key ID. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The  The aws_access_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_access_key_id alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK. The ec2_access_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the  | |
| The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates. The  | |
| A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration. Parameters can be found in the AWS documentation https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config. | |
| Use a  The  Choices: 
 | |
| A short, user-defined function alias description. | |
| URL to connect to instead of the default AWS endpoints. While this can be used to connection to other AWS-compatible services the amazon.aws and community.aws collections are only tested against AWS. The  The ec2_url and s3_url aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the  | |
| The name of the function alias. | |
| Version associated with the Lambda function alias. A value of  Default:  | |
| Name of the function alias. | |
| A named AWS profile to use for authentication. See the AWS documentation for more information about named profiles https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html. The  The profile option is mutually exclusive with the aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token options. | |
| The AWS region to use. For global services such as IAM, Route53 and CloudFront, region is ignored. The  See the Amazon AWS documentation for more information http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region. The  Support for the  | |
| AWS secret access key. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The  The secret_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_secret_access_key alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK. The ec2_secret_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the  | |
| AWS STS session token for use with temporary credentials. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The  The security_token and profile options are mutually exclusive. Aliases aws_session_token and session_token were added in release 3.2.0, with the parameter being renamed from security_token to session_token in release 6.0.0. The security_token, aws_security_token, and access_token aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the  | |
| Describes the desired state. Choices: 
 | |
| When set to  Setting validate_certs=false is strongly discouraged, as an alternative, consider setting aws_ca_bundle instead. Choices: 
 | 
Notes
Note
- Caution: For modules, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘host’ context and not the ‘controller’ context. As such, files may need to be explicitly copied to the ‘host’. For lookup and connection plugins, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘controller’ context and not the ‘host’ context. 
- The AWS SDK (boto3) that Ansible uses may also read defaults for credentials and other settings, such as the region, from its configuration files in the Ansible ‘host’ context (typically - ~/.aws/credentials). See https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/credentials.html for more information.
Examples
---
# Simple example to create a lambda function and publish a version
- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  vars:
    state: present
    project_folder: /path/to/deployment/package
    deployment_package: lambda.zip
    account: 123456789012
    production_version: 5
  tasks:
    - name: AWS Lambda Function
      amazon.aws.lambda:
        state: "{{ state | default('present') }}"
        name: myLambdaFunction
        publish: true
        description: lambda function description
        code_s3_bucket: package-bucket
        code_s3_key: "lambda/{{ deployment_package }}"
        local_path: "{{ project_folder }}/{{ deployment_package }}"
        runtime: python2.7
        timeout: 5
        handler: lambda.handler
        memory_size: 128
        role: "arn:aws:iam::{{ account }}:role/API2LambdaExecRole"
    - name: Get information
      amazon.aws.lambda_info:
        name: myLambdaFunction
      register: lambda_info
    - name: show results
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg: "{{ lambda_info['lambda_facts'] }}"
    # The following will set the Dev alias to the latest version ($LATEST) since version is omitted (or = 0)
    - name: "alias 'Dev' for function {{ lambda_info.lambda_facts.FunctionName }} "
      amazon.aws.lambda_alias:
        state: "{{ state | default('present') }}"
        function_name: "{{ lambda_info.lambda_facts.FunctionName }}"
        name: Dev
        description: Development is $LATEST version
    # The QA alias will only be created when a new version is published (i.e. not = '$LATEST')
    - name: "alias 'QA' for function {{ lambda_info.lambda_facts.FunctionName }} "
      amazon.aws.lambda_alias:
        state: "{{ state | default('present') }}"
        function_name: "{{ lambda_info.lambda_facts.FunctionName }}"
        name: QA
        version: "{{ lambda_info.lambda_facts.Version }}"
        description: "QA is version {{ lambda_info.lambda_facts.Version }}"
      when: lambda_info.lambda_facts.Version != "$LATEST"
    # The Prod alias will have a fixed version based on a variable
    - name: "alias 'Prod' for function {{ lambda_info.lambda_facts.FunctionName }} "
      amazon.aws.lambda_alias:
        state: "{{ state | default('present') }}"
        function_name: "{{ lambda_info.lambda_facts.FunctionName }}"
        name: Prod
        version: "{{ production_version }}"
        description: "Production is version {{ production_version }}"
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Description | 
|---|---|
| Full ARN of the function, including the alias. Returned: success Sample:  | |
| A short description of the alias. Returned: success Sample:  | |
| The qualifier that the alias refers to. Returned: success Sample:  | |
| The name of the alias assigned. Returned: success Sample:  | |
| A unique identifier that changes when you update the alias. Returned: success Sample:  | 
