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How to Access HTTP request headers in Lambda function?

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#51 opened on Feb 4, 2016

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see: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31372167/how-to-access-http-headers-for-request-to-aws-api-gateway-using-lambda

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Tech stack
javascriptaws
Domain
backendapi
Issue type
documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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under 1 hour
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
basic AWS Lambda knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
The issue asks how to access HTTP request headers in an AWS Lambda function behind API Gateway. The provided Stack Overflow link contains solutions. To contribute, one could add a section in the README or an example file that demonstrates accessing headers from the event object. Look at existing examples in the repository to follow the format. No prior PRs or comments from maintainers are visible.