--- title: How to add a Lambda layer to an AWS Lambda function description: This post provides a step-by-step guide on how to add a Lambda layer to an AWS Lambda function using the AWS console. It explains what AWS Lambda is, why a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-add-a-lambda-layer-to-an-aws-lambda-function-wfet0ferh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to add a Lambda layer to an AWS Lambda function | daily.dev og:description: This post provides a step-by-step guide on how to add a Lambda layer to an AWS Lambda function using the AWS console. It explains what AWS Lambda is, why a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-add-a-lambda-layer-to-an-aws-lambda-function-wfet0ferh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/wfet0FERh.png og:image:alt: How to add a Lambda layer to an AWS Lambda function og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to add a Lambda layer to an AWS Lambda function **[AWS Tip](https://daily.dev/sources/awstip)** · 4 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary This post provides a step-by-step guide on how to add a Lambda layer to an AWS Lambda function using the AWS console. It explains what AWS Lambda is, why a Lambda layer is often required, and demonstrates the process with a Python example. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#aws](https://daily.dev/tags/aws), [#python](https://daily.dev/tags/python), [#serverless](https://daily.dev/tags/serverless), [#aws-lambda](https://daily.dev/tags/aws-lambda), [#pandas](https://daily.dev/tags/pandas) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-add-a-lambda-layer-to-an-aws-lambda-function-wfet0ferh) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"How to add a Lambda layer to an AWS Lambda function","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-add-a-lambda-layer-to-an-aws-lambda-function-wfet0ferh","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-add-a-lambda-layer-to-an-aws-lambda-function-wfet0ferh"},"datePublished":"2024-05-09T17:29:23.592Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T17:29:22.935Z","description":"This post provides a step-by-step guide on how to add a Lambda layer to an AWS Lambda function using the AWS console. It explains what AWS Lambda is, why a...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/bdc2685f12f3b579c83a3259cd10931d?_a=AQAEuiZ","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/bdc2685f12f3b579c83a3259cd10931d?_a=AQAEuiZ","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"AWS Tip","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"AWS Tip","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/aea5725665d4494d8470f6c11612e774","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/awstip"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-add-a-lambda-layer-to-an-aws-lambda-function-wfet0ferh","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":5},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"aws,python,serverless,aws-lambda,pandas","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"AWS Tip","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/awstip"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How to add a Lambda layer to an AWS Lambda function"}]} ```