jeremydaly/lambda-api

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1469 stars · 127 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Lambda API is a lightweight Express.js-style web framework for Node.js designed specifically for AWS Lambda with API Gateway proxy integration or ALB Lambda targets. It ships with zero required dependencies to maximize cold-start performance in stateless serverless executions.

Use cases

• build REST APIs on AWS Lambda
• replace Express.js in serverless functions
• create serverless endpoints behind API Gateway
• serve APIs from ALB Lambda targets
• minimize cold-start latency for Node.js Lambdas
• build JSON APIs with OpenAPI schemas

When to choose

• you are building APIs on AWS Lambda with API Gateway or ALB
• you want Express-like routing with zero dependencies
• cold-start performance and small bundle size matter
• you need built-in S3 file helpers in Lambda

When to avoid

• you are running a traditional long-lived Node.js server
• you need the full Express middleware ecosystem
• you deploy to non-AWS serverless platforms
• you need heavy features like WebSockets or SSR

Facets

framework · maturity active

web-framework api-framework routing middleware http-server web-development backend apis cloud-computing developer-tools serverless cloud aws-lambda api-gateway express-like zero-dependencies alb lambda-proxy nodejs

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