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# AWS - Resources

If you are using AWS as a provider for your Service, all [_Resources_](./intro.md#resources) are other AWS infrastructure resources which the AWS Lambda functions in your [_Service_](./intro.md#services) depend on, like AWS DynamoDB or AWS S3.

Using the Serverless Framework, you can define the infrastructure resources you need in `serverless.yml`, and easily deploy them.

## Configuration

Every stage you deploy to with `serverless.yml` using the `aws` provider is a single AWS CloudFormation stack. This is where your AWS Lambda functions and their event configurations are defined and it's how they are deployed. When you add `resources` those resources are added into your CloudFormation stack upon `serverless deploy`.

Define your AWS resources in a property titled `resources`. What goes in this property is raw CloudFormation template syntax, in YAML, like this:

```yml
# serverless.yml

service: usersCrud
provider: aws
functions:

resources: # CloudFormation template syntax
  Resources:
    usersTable:
      Type: AWS::DynamoDB::Table
      Properties:
        TableName: usersTable
        AttributeDefinitions:
          - AttributeName: email
            AttributeType: S
        KeySchema:
          - AttributeName: email
            KeyType: HASH
        ProvisionedThroughput:
          ReadCapacityUnits: 1
          WriteCapacityUnits: 1
```

You can overwrite/attach any kind of resource to your CloudFormation stack. You can add `Resources`, `Outputs` or even overwrite the `Description`. You can also use [Serverless Variables](./variables.md) for sensitive data or reusable configuration in your resources templates. Please be cautious as overwriting existing parts of your CloudFormation stack might introduce unexpected behavior.

## AWS CloudFormation Resource Reference

To have consistent naming in the CloudFormation Templates that get deployed we use a standard pattern:

`{Function Name}{Cloud Formation Resource Type}{Resource Name}{SequentialID, instanceId or Random String}`

- `Function Name` - This is optional for Resources that should be recreated when the function name gets changed. Those resources are also called _function bound_
- `Cloud Formation Resource Type` - E.g., S3Bucket
- `Resource Name` - An identifier for the specific resource, e.g. for an S3 Bucket the configured bucket name.
- `SequentialID, instanceId or Random String` - For a few resources we need to add an optional sequential id, the Serverless instanceId (accessible via `${sls:instanceId}`) or a random string to identify them

All resource names that are deployed by Serverless have to follow this naming scheme. The only exception (for backwards compatibility reasons) is the S3 Bucket that is used to upload artifacts so they can be deployed to your function.

We're also using the term `normalizedName` or similar terms in this guide. This means dropping any characters that aren't allowed in resources names, e.g. special characters.

_Tip:_
If you are unsure how a resource is named, that you want to reference from your custom resources, you can issue a `serverless package`. This will create the CloudFormation template for your service in the `.serverless` folder (it is named `cloudformation-template-update-stack.json`). Just open the file and check for the generated resource name.

| AWS Resource                    | Name Template                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Example                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ------------------------------- |   |   |
| S3::Bucket                      | S3Bucket{normalizedBucketName}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | S3BucketMybucket                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| IAM::Role                       | IamRoleLambdaExecution                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | IamRoleLambdaExecution                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Lambda::Function                | {normalizedFunctionName}LambdaFunction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | HelloLambdaFunction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Lambda::Version                 | {normalizedFunctionName}LambdaVersion{sha256}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | HelloLambdaVersionr3pgoTvv1xT4E4NiCL6JG02fl6vIyi7OS1aW0FwAI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Logs::LogGroup                  | {normalizedFunctionName}LogGroup                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | HelloLogGroup                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Lambda::Permission              | <ul><li>**Schedule**: {normalizedFunctionName}LambdaPermissionEventsRuleSchedule{index}</li><li>**CloudWatch Event**: {normalizedFunctionName}LambdaPermissionEventsRuleCloudWatchEvent{index}</li><li>**CloudWatch Log**: {normalizedFunctionName}LambdaPermissionLogsSubscriptionFilterCloudWatchLog{index}</li><li>**IoT**: {normalizedFunctionName}LambdaPermissionIotTopicRule{index} </li><li>**S3**: {normalizedFunctionName}LambdaPermission{normalizedBucketName}S3</li><li>**APIG**: {normalizedFunctionName}LambdaPermissionApiGateway</li><li>**SNS**: {normalizedFunctionName}LambdaPermission{normalizedTopicName}SNS</li><li>**Alexa Skill**: {normalizedFunctionName}LambdaPermissionAlexaSkill</li><li>**Alexa Smart Home**: {normalizedFunctionName}LambdaPermissionAlexaSmartHome{index}</li><li>**Cognito User Pool Trigger Source**: {normalizedFunctionName}LambdaPermissionCognitoUserPool{normalizedPoolId}TriggerSource{triggerSource}</li> </ul> | <ul><li>**Schedule**: HelloLambdaPermissionEventsRuleSchedule1</li><li>**CloudWatch Event**: HelloLambdaPermissionEventsRuleCloudWatchEvent1</li><li>**CloudWatch Log**: HelloLambdaPermissionLogsSubscriptionFilterCloudWatchLog1</li><li>**IoT**: HelloLambdaPermissionIotTopicRule1 </li><li>**S3**: HelloLambdaPermissionBucketS3</li><li>**APIG**: HelloLambdaPermissionApiGateway</li><li>**SNS**: HelloLambdaPermissionTopicSNS</li><li>**Alexa Skill**: HelloLambdaPermissionAlexaSkill</li><li>**Alexa Smart Home**: HelloLambdaPermissionAlexaSmartHome1</li><li>**Cognito User Pool Trigger Source**: HelloLambdaPermissionCognitoUserPoolMyPoolTriggerSourceCustomMessage</li> </ul> |
| Events::Rule                    | <ul><li>**Schedule**: {normalizedFunctionName}EventsRuleSchedule{SequentialID}</li><li>**CloudWatch Event**: {normalizedFunctionName}EventsRuleCloudWatchEvent{SequentialID}</li> </ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | <ul><li>**Schedule**: HelloEventsRuleSchedule1</li><li>**CloudWatch Event**: HelloEventsRuleCloudWatchEvent1</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| AWS::Logs::SubscriptionFilter   | {normalizedFunctionName}LogsSubscriptionFilterCloudWatchLog{SequentialID}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | HelloLogsSubscriptionFilterCloudWatchLog1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| AWS::IoT::TopicRule             | {normalizedFunctionName}IotTopicRule{SequentialID}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | HelloIotTopicRule1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| ApiGateway::RestApi             | ApiGatewayRestApi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | ApiGatewayRestApi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| ApiGateway::Resource            | ApiGatewayResource{normalizedPath}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | ApiGatewayResourceUsers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ApiGateway::Method              | ApiGatewayMethod{normalizedPath}{normalizedMethod}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | ApiGatewayMethodUsersGet                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| ApiGateway::Authorizer          | {normalizedFunctionName}ApiGatewayAuthorizer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | HelloApiGatewayAuthorizer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ApiGateway::Deployment          | ApiGatewayDeployment{instanceId}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | ApiGatewayDeployment12356789                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| ApiGateway::ApiKey              | ApiGatewayApiKey{OptionalNormalizedName}{SequentialID}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | ApiGatewayApiKeyFree1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| ApiGateway::UsagePlan           | ApiGatewayUsagePlan{OptionalNormalizedName}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | ApiGatewayUsagePlanFree                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ApiGateway::UsagePlanKey        | ApiGatewayUsagePlanKey{OptionalNormalizedName}{SequentialID}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | ApiGatewayUsagePlanKeyFree1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ApiGateway::Stage               | ApiGatewayStage                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | ApiGatewayStage                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| SNS::Topic                      | SNSTopic{normalizedTopicName}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | SNSTopicSometopic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| SNS::Subscription               | {normalizedFunctionName}SnsSubscription{normalizedTopicName}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | HelloSnsSubscriptionSomeTopic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| AWS::Lambda::EventSourceMapping | <ul><li>**DynamoDB:** {normalizedFunctionName}EventSourceMappingDynamodb{tableName}</li><li>**Kinesis:** {normalizedFunctionName}EventSourceMappingKinesis{streamName}</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | <ul><li>**DynamoDB:** HelloLambdaEventSourceMappingDynamodbUsers</li><li>**Kinesis:** HelloLambdaEventSourceMappingKinesisMystream</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Cognito::UserPool               | CognitoUserPool{normalizedPoolId}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | CognitoUserPoolPoolId                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

## Override AWS CloudFormation Resource

You can override the specific CloudFormation resource to apply your own options. For example, if you want to set `AWS::Logs::LogGroup` retention time to 30 days, override it with above table's `Name Template`.

When you override basic resources, there are two things to keep in mind when it comes to `normalizedFunctionName`:

- It should start with an uppercase character
- The `-` will be changed to `Dash`, `_` will be changed to `Underscore`

Here's an example:

```yml
functions:
  write-post:
    handler: handler.writePost
    events:
      - http:
          method: post
          path: ${self:service}/api/posts/new
          cors: true

resources:
  Resources:
    WriteDashPostLogGroup:
      Type: AWS::Logs::LogGroup
      Properties:
        RetentionInDays: '30'
```
