# Deploying A Flask based REST API to AWS Lambda (Serverless) using Zappa

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Author: masnun

Published: 2017-11-24T15:41:25Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Abu Ashraf Masnun](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/abu-ashraf-masnun.md>)

Topics: [AWS Lambda](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws-lambda.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/serverless.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [Flask](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/flask.md>), [REST API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rest-api.md>), [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>), [Amazon API Gateway](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/amazon-api-gateway.md>), [Amazon S3](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/amazon-s3.md>)

Tags: [api-gateway](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api-gateway.md>), [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [aws-lambda](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws-lambda.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [django](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/django.md>), [flask](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/flask.md>), [lambda](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lambda.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [rest-api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rest-api.md>), [run](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/run.md>), [s3](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/s3.md>), [serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial on deploying a Flask-based REST API to AWS Lambda with Zappa. It explains how Zappa automates configuration for API Gateway and S3 and supports deploying WSGI applications, then begins covering Flask setup and AWS credentials.

## Source excerpt

I have heard about AWS Lambda and all the cool things happening in the serverless world. I have also deployed Go functions using the Apex framework for serverless deployment. But recently I have started working on some Python projects again and decided to see how well the Python community is adapting to the serverless era. [...] The post Deploying A Flask based REST API to AWS Lambda (Serverless) using Zappa appeared first on Abu Ashraf Masnun.