# aws-samples/aws-serverless-ecommerce-platform

Serverless Ecommerce Platform is a sample implementation of a serverless backend for an e-commerce website. This sample is not meant to be used as an e-commerce platform as-is, but as an inspiration on how to build event-driven serverless microservices on AWS.

Repository: https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-serverless-ecommerce-platform
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aws-serverless-ecommerce-platform
Language: Python
License: MIT-0
License Family: permissive
Topics: serverless, aws, eventbridge, microservices, api-gateway, appsync, lambda
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-07-11T21:33:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2450, "days_push": 783, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1146, forks 394 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:45.696552+00:00)

## What it is
A sample serverless backend implementation for an e-commerce website built on AWS services like Lambda, EventBridge, AppSync, and API Gateway. It is intended as a reference architecture demonstrating event-driven microservices patterns, not as a production-ready e-commerce platform.

## Use cases
- learn how to build event-driven serverless microservices on AWS
- reference architecture for an e-commerce backend
- example of using EventBridge for asynchronous service communication
- sample of AppSync GraphQL and API Gateway integration
- starting point for designing serverless order flow systems
- study Cognito-based authentication in a microservices setup

## When to choose
- you want a working AWS sample showing event-driven microservices patterns
- you need inspiration for structuring Lambda-based services with EventBridge
- you are evaluating AppSync, API Gateway, and Cognito together in a real architecture

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready e-commerce platform with full features out of the box
- you want to avoid AWS-specific services or vendor lock-in
- you cannot incur AWS costs from deploying the sample

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: api-framework, auth, message-queue, middleware, deployment
- domain: e-commerce, cloud-computing, microservices, backend, developer-tools
- platform: cloud, serverless, python, self-hosted
- tags: aws, serverless, event-driven, eventbridge, lambda, appsync, api-gateway, sample-project, reference-architecture, microservices

## Member repositories
- aws-samples/aws-serverless-ecommerce-platform (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:45.696552+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:34:09.909971+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-serverless-ecommerce-platform (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:45.696552+00:00, sha aeb7ea0a5f45)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.