🧩 How to Fix SQS Visibility Timeout in AWS Lambda

How to Fix SQS Visibility Timeout in AWS Lambda

Have you seen this error during deployment? This might look confusing, but don’t worry β€” it’s easy to fix once you understand how Lambda and SQS work together. What This Error Means When AWS Lambda reads a message from SQS, that message becomes β€œinvisible” to other consumers for a short time. This is called the … Read more

How to Avoid AWS Lambda Timeout When Processing HubSpot Records

How to Avoid AWS Lambda Timeout When Processing HubSpot Records

🧠 The Problem When using AWS Lambda to process HubSpot objects records (specially for company data), there is a limit. One Lambda function can only run for up to 15 minutes. If it takes longer, it will stop automatically. This happened in our setup. The Lambda logs showed this error: We were using batch processing, … Read more

πŸ” How to Parse Custom Logs in Datadog Using Grok Rules

How to Parse Custom Logs in Datadog Using Grok Rules

πŸ“˜ Why Log Parsing is Important in Datadog? When your apps or microservices send logs to Datadog, sometimes the log is just plain text or raw JSON. If you want to search, filter, and monitor specific values like objectId, eventId, or sourceId, you need to extract those values first. This is called log parsing. Parsing … Read more

πŸ’‘Understanding Lambda’s Event and Context Parameters

Understanding Lambda's Event and Context Parameters

So, you’re diving into the world of AWS Lambda, building serverless functions that spring to life with just a trigger. You’ve written your first lambda_handler, and you’re staring at those two mysterious parameters: event and context. What are they, and why do they matter? Don’t worry, you’re not alone! Let’s demystify these core components of … Read more

πŸ”„ Sync HubSpot Company Records to S3 Using AWS Lambda and Step Functions

Sync HubSpot Company Records to S3 Using AWS Lambda and Step Functions

In this guide, I will show you how to build an AWS Lambda project that gets HubSpot company records and saves them to an S3 bucket. We use Step Functions to continue the batch process safely. This helps avoid Lambda timeout problems. βœ… What This Lambda Function Does πŸ—‚οΈ Project Structure πŸ”§ handler.py This is … Read more

πŸ’‘Understanding HTTP Status Codes and Who Should Fix Them

Understanding HTTP Status Codes and Who Should Fix Them

🧠This guide is perfect for beginners learning how to troubleshoot API or website issues based on status codes. When working with APIs or websites, you may see HTTP status codes like 200, 300, 404, or 500. These codes help us know if the request was successful or if there was a problem. This guide explains … Read more

βš™οΈ Setting Up Datadog Monitoring for Containerized AWS Lambda Functions

Setting Up Datadog Monitoring for Containerized AWS Lambda Functions

πŸ“ Introduction πŸ’‘ Brief overview of what you’re setting up and its purpose This guide will walk you through setting up Datadog monitoring for AWS Lambda functions deployed as Docker container images. By integrating Datadog, you gain comprehensive observability into your Lambda functions, including traces, metrics, and logs, which is vital for troubleshooting and performance … Read more

πŸ› οΈ Fixing GitLab CI/CD Hangs: Building Docker Images for Lambda Runtime with MSSQL and ODBC

⚠️ Problem Definition πŸ“Œ Precise description of the issue The GitLab CI/CD pipeline was consistently hanging during the Docker image build process. Specifically, the build would stall while attempting to retrieve the Microsoft GPG key required for verifying the msodbcsql17 package from the Microsoft repository. 🚨 Error messages and symptoms The pipeline would reach a … Read more