AWS Lambda Powertools Cheat Sheet

Logging, tracing, and metrics helpers

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Focus Areas

Focus
Emit structured logs and metrics
Instrument traces across handlers

Commands & Queries

pip install aws-lambda-powertools
Add the package
@logger.inject_lambda_context
Enrich logs
@tracer.capture_lambda_handler
Create tracing spans

Summary

Powertools unify observability and reliability in Lambda functions.

💡 Pro Tip: Decorate handlers with logger/tracer wrappers to keep boilerplate thin.
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