--- title: "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 source_url: https://awstip.com/how-to-add-a-lambda-layer-to-an-aws-lambda-function-eefec897672e type: article source: "AWS Tip" published: 2024-05-09T17:29:23.592Z updated: 2024-05-09T17:29:22.935Z tags: ["aws", "python", "serverless", "aws-lambda", "pandas"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 5 comments: 0 language: 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: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- 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)