Lambda Async Invocation Tips Cheat Sheet

DLQs, retries, idempotency

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Focus Areas

Focus
Emit idempotency IDs
Push failed events to DLQ

Commands & Queries

aws lambda update-function-configuration --function-name fn --maximum-concurrent-executions 10
Throttle
aws lambda invoke --invocation-type Event --function-name fn
Async invoke
aws lambda create-event-source-mapping
Trigger

Summary

Async best practices prevent duplicates and errors.

💡 Pro Tip: Record `AsyncInvoke` logs for each retry.
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