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service:
  id: "aws-lambda"
  name: "AWS Lambda"
  provider: "AWS"
  category: "serverless"
  url: "https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/"
  free_tier:
    type: "always-free"
    always_free:
      included: true
      limits:
        - "1M requests/month"
        - "400,000 GB-seconds compute time/month"
      duration: "Always"
  regions:
    always_free:
      - "All AWS regions"
    note: ""
  gotchas:
    - "Cold starts can add latency"
    - "Regional pricing differences"
    - "VPC networking incurs additional costs"
    - "Function timeout limit of 15 minutes"
  best_for:
    - "Event-driven applications"
    - "API backends"
    - "Data processing tasks"
    - "Microservices"
  not_for:
    - "Long-running processes (>15 minutes)"
    - "High memory requirements without optimization"
    - "Applications requiring persistent connections"
  complementary_services:
    - service_id: "aws-api-gateway"
      notes: "For creating HTTP APIs that trigger Lambda functions"
    - service_id: "aws-dynamodb"
      notes: "For serverless NoSQL database storage"
    - service_id: "aws-s3"
      notes: "For storing function code and static assets"
  cost:
    under_free_tier: "$0"
    typical_after_free: "$0.20 per 1M requests + $0.0000166667 per GB-second"
    scaling_trajectory: "Pay per execution and compute time"
  requirements:
    credit_card: false
    phone_verification: false
    identity_verification: false
    minimum_age: 18
    geography_restrictions: "Subject to AWS sanctions and export controls"
  resources:
    official_docs: "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/"
    free_tier_page: "https://aws.amazon.com/free/free-tier/"
    tutorial: "https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/hands-on/run-serverless-code/"
    community: "https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/"
  metadata:
    last_verified: "2026-01-26"
    verified_by: "Kilo Code"
    source: "AWS official documentation"
    notes: ""
  flags:
    time_sensitive: false
    cost_risk: "low"
    vendor_lock_in: "medium"
    learning_curve: "medium"
    setup_time: 15