Netlify CLI


functions

Manage netlify functions The functions command will help you manage the functions in this site

Usage

netlify functions
Subcommanddescription
functions:buildbuild functions locally
functions:createcreate a new function locally
functions:invoketrigger a function while in netlify dev with simulated data, good for testing function calls including Netlify's Event Triggered Functions

Examples

netlify functions:create --name function-xyz
netlify functions:build --name function-abc --timeout 30s

functions:build

build functions locally

Usage

netlify functions:build

Flags

  • functions (option) - Specify a functions folder to build to
  • src (option) - Specify the source folder for the functions

functions:create

create a new function locally

Usage

netlify functions:create

Arguments

  • name - name of your new function file inside your functions folder

Flags

  • name (option) - function name
  • url (option) - pull template from URL

Examples

netlify functions:create
netlify functions:create hello-world
netlify functions:create --name hello-world

functions:invoke

trigger a function while in netlify dev with simulated data, good for testing function calls including Netlify's Event Triggered Functions

Usage

netlify functions:invoke

Arguments

  • name - function name to invoke

Flags

  • name (option) - function name to invoke
  • functions (option) - Specify a functions folder to parse, overriding netlify.toml
  • querystring (option) - Querystring to add to your function invocation
  • payload (option) - Supply POST payload in stringified json, or a path to a json file
  • identity (boolean) - simulate Netlify Identity authentication JWT. pass --no-identity to affirm unauthenticated request

Examples

$ netlify functions:invoke
$ netlify functions:invoke myfunction
$ netlify functions:invoke --name myfunction
$ netlify functions:invoke --name myfunction --identity
$ netlify functions:invoke --name myfunction --no-identity
$ netlify functions:invoke myfunction --payload "{"foo": 1}"
$ netlify functions:invoke myfunction --querystring "foo=1
$ netlify functions:invoke myfunction --payload "./pathTo.json"