Front-End Web & Mobile

Category: AWS Lambda

Extensibility functionality in AWS Amplify

New in AWS Amplify: Integrate with SQL databases, OIDC/SAML providers, and the AWS CDK

Welcome to “Extensibility Day” of AWS Amplify’s Launch Week! With Amplify Gen 2, we’re providing four new capabilities to customize your app according to your business need. Today, we’re announcing the ability to: Integrate with existing data sources (including PostgreSQL or MySQL databases) Authenticate with any OpenID Connect (OIDC) or SAML authentication provider Customize any […]

Amplify Functions: Create serverless functions using TypeScript, powered by AWS Lambda

AWS Amplify is excited to announce the general availability of its Function offering for Gen 2. Amplify Functions are defined, authored, and consumed using TypeScript; whether they be a handler for your custom queries and mutations, or a trigger for your authentication resource. Under the hood, Amplify Functions are powered by AWS Lambda; however, Amplify […]

Accessing resources in a Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) from Next.js API Routes

Accessing resources in a Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) from Next.js API Routes

Developers often need to access resources deployed inside of a Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) from Next.js applications deployed to AWS Amplify Hosting. An Amazon VPC can enable enterprises to launch resources in an isolated virtual network; however, developers may find it challenging to connect frontend applications to call APIs and databases within the Amazon […]

Query Heterogeneous Data Sources through AWS AppSync GraphQL APIs

AWS AppSync and Amazon API Gateway are managed API services designed to provide a unified endpoint enabling front end clients to access resources stored in various data sources. This article underscores the advantages of employing AppSync as the API solution for external clients to access your data sources via GraphQL. Introduction GraphQL, an API protocol, […]

Apollo GraphQL Federation with AWS AppSync

This article was written by Florian Chazal, Senior Specialist Solutions Architect, AWS Update (August 2022): This blog post has been updated to comply with the new Apollo Federation spec v2.0. If you are migrating from v1 check the official documentation. Apollo Federation is an architecture and specification used to build and connect multiple distributed backend […]

Optimize waste collection with Amazon Location Service and SageMaker

Routing optimization for waste bin collection In everyday life, we often use routing services to get directions on how to get from point A (i.e. home) to point B (i.e. work). Behind the scenes of these services, there are algorithms that calculate the best way to reach point B from point A and provide with […]

Building a full-stack chat application with AWS and NextJS

June 27, 2024: This blog post covers Amplify Gen 1. For new Amplify apps, we recommend using Amplify Gen 2. You can learn more about Gen 2 in our launch blog post. Modern chat apps require a rich set of features. These features include file storage, real-time updates, and the ability to fetch data on both the […]

Building a GraphQL API with Java and AWS Lambda

Modern applications are driven by rich UI experience. GraphQL APIs are gaining popularity with developers and teams of all sizes as an alternative to REST APIs to support these applications. AWS Lambda is a serverless, event-driven compute service that lets you run code for virtually any type of application or backend service without provisioning or […]

How to create a one-time password authentication flow using Amplify Flutter

AWS Amplify is a set of tools and services that enables mobile and front-end web developers to build secure, scalable full-stack applications powered by AWS. Amplify recently released a new enhancement for the authentication category to allow Flutter developers to set up custom authentication challenges using Amazon Cognito AWS Lambda triggers.  This guide shows how to […]

Case Study: State Auto cuts production time to a day using AWS AppSync and AWS Amplify

State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company (State Auto), a property and casualty insurer operating in 33 US states, provides insurance products covering personal, commercial, farm and ranch, and workers’ compensation risks. In 2019, State Auto decided to create a cloud-native version of its traditional technology stack using Amazon Web Services (AWS). State Auto sells insurance products […]