EventBridge — API Caller
A Lambda function triggered by an Amazon EventBridge rule that loads an authentication token from AWS Secrets Manager, calls an external HTTP API, and persists the response to a DynamoDB table.
- Trigger: EventBridge Rule (scheduled or event-pattern)
- Destination: External HTTP API + DynamoDB Table
Code
- Function code:
templates/eventbridge - Unit tests:
tests/eventbridge - Infra stack:
infra/stacks/eventbridge.py
Data models
| Model | Description |
|---|---|
EventBridgeEvent |
Incoming EventBridge event payload (source, detail_type, detail) |
ApiResponse |
Response from the external HTTP API (status) |
Settings |
Runtime configuration from environment variables |
Environment variables
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
API_URL |
URL of the external HTTP API to call |
SECRET_NAME |
AWS Secrets Manager secret name holding the API token |
SERVICE_NAME |
Powertools service name |
METRICS_NAMESPACE |
CloudWatch metrics namespace |
TABLE_NAME |
DynamoDB table name for persisting API responses |