Functions overview
Serverless functions open a world of possibilities for running on-demand, server-side code without having to run a dedicated server. However, managing service discovery, configuring API gateways, and coordinating deployments between your app and your functions can quickly become overwhelming.
With Netlify Functions, your serverless functions are version-controlled, built, and deployed along with the rest of your Netlify site, and we will automatically handle service discovery through our built-in API gateway. This eliminates overhead and brings the power of Deploy Previews and rollbacks to your functions.
For longer-running function tasks, Background Functions allow for extended execution time using asynchronous invocation.
Currently, you can deploy functions built with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Go.
# Manage your functions
Functions deployed from Netlify are immutable. This means that an update to a function on your production branch won’t change the version that was deployed in a branch deploy, or in a Deploy Preview. You can access all versions of your functions in the Netlify web interface, under the Functions tab.
By default, the list displays all of the functions, including background functions, in the current production deploy. To find functions on another deploy, you can use the search field at the top of the list. You can start typing to jump to a particular branch, or find a Deploy Preview by number.
# Default deployment options
By default, all functions are deployed with:
- us-east-1 AWS Lambda region
- 1024MB of memory
- 10 second execution limit for synchronous functions
- 15 minute execution limit for background functions
# Custom deployment options
If you want to deploy your functions on different AWS regions, tweak memory or execution time limits, or deploy functions onto your own AWS account (in order to integrate with other AWS services on your account), please contact sales.
# More Functions resources
- Build functions with JavaScript
- Build functions with TypeScript
- Build functions with Go
- Trigger functions on events
- Functions and Identity
- Background Functions overview
- Deploy functions
- Function logs
- Optional configuration for functions
- Functions usage and billing
- Jamstack Explorers: up and running with serverless functions
# Community resources
To get inspired, you can explore real-world serverless function code examples and tutorials created by the community.
Visit our Forums to join the conversation about Functions.
Optional configuration for functions: Directory
Optional configuration for functions: Directory
JavaScript functions: The handler method
Optional configuration for functions: Node.js version for runtime
Tools for building JavaScript functions
Go functions: The handler method
Go functions: Accessing the ClientContext
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