amplify getting started

lambda function
----
exports.handler = async (event) => {
    console.log(event)
    const customerId = event.pathParameters.customerId;
    const customer = {'customerId': customerId, 'customerName': "Customer " + customerId };
    const response = {
        statusCode: 200,
    //  Uncomment below to enable CORS requests
     headers: {
         "Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*",
         "Access-Control-Allow-Headers": "*"
     }, 
        body: JSON.stringify(customer),
    };
    return response;
};

index.js
---
import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import './index.css';
import App from './App';
import reportWebVitals from './reportWebVitals';
import Amplify from "aws-amplify";
import awsExports from "./aws-exports";
Amplify.configure(awsExports);

ReactDOM.render(
  <React.StrictMode>
    <App />
  </React.StrictMode>,
  document.getElementById('root')
);

// If you want to start measuring performance in your app, pass a function
// to log results (for example: reportWebVitals(console.log))
// or send to an analytics endpoint. Learn more: https://bit.ly/CRA-vitals
reportWebVitals();


app.js
---
import logo from './logo.svg';
import './App.css';
import Amplify, { API } from 'aws-amplify'
import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'

const myAPI = "YOUR API HERE"
const path = '/customers'; 

const App = () => {
  const [input, setInput] = useState("")
  const [customers, setCustomers] = useState([])

  //Function to fetch from our backend and update customers array
  function getCustomer(e) {
    let customerId = e.input
    API.get(myAPI, path + "/" + customerId)
       .then(response => {
         console.log(response)
         let newCustomers = [...customers]
         newCustomers.push(response)
         setCustomers(newCustomers)

       })
       .catch(error => {
         console.log(error)
       })
  }

  return (
    
    <div className="App">
      <h1>Super Simple React App</h1>
      <div>
          <input placeholder="customer id" type="text" value={input} onChange={(e) => setInput(e.target.value)}/>      
      </div>
      <br/>
      <button onClick={() => getCustomer({input})}>Get Customer From Backend</button>

      <h2 style={{visibility: customers.length > 0 ? 'visible' : 'hidden' }}>Response</h2>
      {
       customers.map((thisCustomer, index) => {
         return (
        <div key={thisCustomer.customerId}>
          <span><b>CustomerId:</b> {thisCustomer.customerId} - <b>CustomerName</b>: {thisCustomer.customerName}</span>
        </div>)
       })
      }
    </div>
  )
}

export default App;

thank you, this is very helpful !

Great comprehensive tutorial!

Thanks, very informative

Hey guys, does this project costing any money? I can't afford because I am still a student.

XtraS001

Amazon AWS should have a free tier subscription. I am unsure if you are still required to add a credit card to your account.

Hi - I had some issues getting the sample code to work. Got the error export 'default' (imported as 'Amplify') was not found in 'aws-amplify'.

Below is the fixed code:

index.js
-------------------------------------
import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import './index.css';
import App from './App';
import reportWebVitals from './reportWebVitals';
// import Amplify from "aws-amplify";
// import awsExports from "./aws-exports";
// Amplify.configure(awsExports);

ReactDOM.render(
  <React.StrictMode>
    <App />
  </React.StrictMode>,
  document.getElementById('root')
);

// If you want to start measuring performance in your app, pass a function
// to log results (for example: reportWebVitals(console.log))
// or send to an analytics endpoint. Learn more: https://bit.ly/CRA-vitals
reportWebVitals();


App.js
-------------------------------------
import logo from './logo.svg';
import './App.css';
import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
import {Amplify, API} from "aws-amplify";
import awsExports from "./aws-exports";
Amplify.configure(awsExports);

const myAPI = "amplifydemoapi"
const path = '/customers'; 

const App = () => {
  const [input, setInput] = useState("")
  const [customers, setCustomers] = useState([])

  //Function to fetch from our backend and update customers array
  function getCustomer(e) {
    let customerId = e.input
    API.get(myAPI, path + "/" + customerId)
       .then(response => {
         console.log(response)
         let newCustomers = [...customers]
         newCustomers.push(response)
         setCustomers(newCustomers)

       })
       .catch(error => {
         console.log(error)
       })
  }

  return (
    
    <div className="App">
      <h1>Super Simple React App</h1>
      <div>
          <input placeholder="customer id" type="text" value={input} onChange={(e) => setInput(e.target.value)}/>      
      </div>
      <br/>
      <button onClick={() => getCustomer({input})}>Get Customer From Backend</button>

      <h2 style={{visibility: customers.length > 0 ? 'visible' : 'hidden' }}>Response</h2>
      {
       customers.map((thisCustomer, index) => {
         return (
        <div key={thisCustomer.customerId}>
          <span><b>CustomerId:</b> {thisCustomer.customerId} - <b>CustomerName</b>: {thisCustomer.customerName}</span>
        </div>)
       })
      }
    </div>
  )
}

export default App;

Hi - I had some issues getting the sample code to work. Got the error export 'default' (imported as 'Amplify') was not found in 'aws-amplify'.

Below is the fixed code:

index.js
-------------------------------------
import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import './index.css';
import App from './App';
import reportWebVitals from './reportWebVitals';
// import Amplify from "aws-amplify";
// import awsExports from "./aws-exports";
// Amplify.configure(awsExports);

ReactDOM.render(
  <React.StrictMode>
    <App />
  </React.StrictMode>,
  document.getElementById('root')
);

// If you want to start measuring performance in your app, pass a function
// to log results (for example: reportWebVitals(console.log))
// or send to an analytics endpoint. Learn more: https://bit.ly/CRA-vitals
reportWebVitals();


App.js
-------------------------------------
import logo from './logo.svg';
import './App.css';
import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
import {Amplify, API} from "aws-amplify";
import awsExports from "./aws-exports";
Amplify.configure(awsExports);

const myAPI = "amplifydemoapi"
const path = '/customers'; 

const App = () => {
  const [input, setInput] = useState("")
  const [customers, setCustomers] = useState([])

  //Function to fetch from our backend and update customers array
  function getCustomer(e) {
    let customerId = e.input
    API.get(myAPI, path + "/" + customerId)
       .then(response => {
         console.log(response)
         let newCustomers = [...customers]
         newCustomers.push(response)
         setCustomers(newCustomers)

       })
       .catch(error => {
         console.log(error)
       })
  }

  return (
    
    <div className="App">
      <h1>Super Simple React App</h1>
      <div>
          <input placeholder="customer id" type="text" value={input} onChange={(e) => setInput(e.target.value)}/>      
      </div>
      <br/>
      <button onClick={() => getCustomer({input})}>Get Customer From Backend</button>

      <h2 style={{visibility: customers.length > 0 ? 'visible' : 'hidden' }}>Response</h2>
      {
       customers.map((thisCustomer, index) => {
         return (
        <div key={thisCustomer.customerId}>
          <span><b>CustomerId:</b> {thisCustomer.customerId} - <b>CustomerName</b>: {thisCustomer.customerName}</span>
        </div>)
       })
      }
    </div>
  )
}

export default App;

Breaking changes just try + import { Amplify } from 'aws-amplify' or refer below links
https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-js

Thanks @dipranjans - I tried those, but it did not work. I had to move the imports from index.js to App.js to get it to work.

Unfortunately I am no JavaScript or React expert, so I cannot offer any further explanations - perhaps you or some other kind soul can add some insights.

Thanks @dipranjans - I tried those, but it did not work. I had to move the imports from index.js to App.js to get it to work.
Unfortunately I am no JavaScript or React expert, so I cannot offer any further explanations - perhaps you or some other kind soul can add some insights.

Wait sorry changing it to - import { Amplify } from "aws-amplify" doesn't work on your index.js? I just followed multiple tutorial videos on Amplify and I got that error and solved it through that solution including this tutorial. This was the link to where I found that issue. It should solve it...

aws-amplify/amplify-js#10827

**UPDATE FOR IMPORTING AMPILFY **

INDEX.JS
import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client';
import './index.css';
import App from './App';
import reportWebVitals from './reportWebVitals';
import Amplify from '@aws-amplify/core';
import awsExports from "./aws-exports";
Amplify.configure(awsExports);

*Note, the package extension, if you still have an error run npm i aws-amplify

If you're still stuck after following the sections above, try: import { Amplify, API } from 'aws-amplify' along with removing the imports in index.js. Worked for me.

This was a good tutorial but I couldn't get past an issue where "API apiapib18b4ad0 does not exist". Both locally and online, the front-end was unable to connect to the backend. Anyone get this? And get past it?

Hi - I had some issues getting the sample code to work. Got the error export 'default' (imported as 'Amplify') was not found in 'aws-amplify'.

Below is the fixed code:

index.js
-------------------------------------
import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import './index.css';
import App from './App';
import reportWebVitals from './reportWebVitals';
// import Amplify from "aws-amplify";
// import awsExports from "./aws-exports";
// Amplify.configure(awsExports);

ReactDOM.render(
  <React.StrictMode>
    <App />
  </React.StrictMode>,
  document.getElementById('root')
);

// If you want to start measuring performance in your app, pass a function
// to log results (for example: reportWebVitals(console.log))
// or send to an analytics endpoint. Learn more: https://bit.ly/CRA-vitals
reportWebVitals();


App.js
-------------------------------------
import logo from './logo.svg';
import './App.css';
import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
import {Amplify, API} from "aws-amplify";
import awsExports from "./aws-exports";
Amplify.configure(awsExports);

const myAPI = "amplifydemoapi"
const path = '/customers'; 

const App = () => {
  const [input, setInput] = useState("")
  const [customers, setCustomers] = useState([])

  //Function to fetch from our backend and update customers array
  function getCustomer(e) {
    let customerId = e.input
    API.get(myAPI, path + "/" + customerId)
       .then(response => {
         console.log(response)
         let newCustomers = [...customers]
         newCustomers.push(response)
         setCustomers(newCustomers)

       })
       .catch(error => {
         console.log(error)
       })
  }

  return (
    
    <div className="App">
      <h1>Super Simple React App</h1>
      <div>
          <input placeholder="customer id" type="text" value={input} onChange={(e) => setInput(e.target.value)}/>      
      </div>
      <br/>
      <button onClick={() => getCustomer({input})}>Get Customer From Backend</button>

      <h2 style={{visibility: customers.length > 0 ? 'visible' : 'hidden' }}>Response</h2>
      {
       customers.map((thisCustomer, index) => {
         return (
        <div key={thisCustomer.customerId}>
          <span><b>CustomerId:</b> {thisCustomer.customerId} - <b>CustomerName</b>: {thisCustomer.customerName}</span>
        </div>)
       })
      }
    </div>
  )
}

export default App;

This worked!

I am almost there. I just can't get past the api call

ERROR in ./src/App.js 18:4-11
export 'API' (imported as 'API') was not found in 'aws-amplify' (possible exports: Amplify)

Any suggestsion?

I am using

Index.js
import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client';
import './index.css';
import App from './App';
import reportWebVitals from './reportWebVitals';
import { Amplify } from '@aws-amplify/core';
import awsExports from "./aws-exports";
import { API } from 'aws-amplify';

app.js
import logo from './logo.svg';
import './App.css';
import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
import {Amplify, API} from "aws-amplify";

After some trial and error, I was able to get this working with the latest/current version of Amplify (Gen 2).

See AWS Amplify Dev Center - Set up Amplify REST API for the example I referenced.

Here are the changes I made to the author's original index.js and App.js:

index.js

Replace line 6:
import Amplify from "aws-amplify";
with a slightly modified version using curly braces:
import { Amplify } from "aws-amplify";

App.js

Replace the older style API import on line 3:
import Amplify, { API } from 'aws-amplify'
with the newer get() method:
import { get } from 'aws-amplify/api';

Replace the getCustomer() function on lines 14-27:

function getCustomer(e) {
    let customerId = e.input
    API.get(myAPI, path + "/" + customerId)
       .then(response => {
         console.log(response)
         let newCustomers = [...customers]
         newCustomers.push(response)
         setCustomers(newCustomers)

       })
       .catch(error => {
         console.log(error)
       })
  }

with a version that uses the new get() method:

  async function getCustomer(e) {
    let customerId = e.input
    const restOperation = get({apiName: myAPI, path: path + "/" + customerId})
    const { body } = await restOperation.response;
    const response = await body.json();
    console.log(response)
    let newCustomers = [...customers]
    newCustomers.push(response)
    setCustomers(newCustomers)
  }

Another thing that got me was using the wrong value for myAPI. I originally pulled the first part of the API URL and it threw the following error when I tried to click the button to submit a customerId:

API name is invalid.
InvalidApiName: API name is invalid.

I found the correct value in \amplify\#current-cloud-backend\backend-config.json under the "api" key (line 3 for me).

Also, I'm probably the only dummy that copied the code and somehow skipped that line of App.js. I was getting the following error until I realized what was going on:

export 'default' (imported as 'App') was not found in './App' (module has no exports)

Don't forget the last line of App.js:
export default App;

Hope this help!

@johnyarbi Super Super helpful.

Thank you!

@johnyarbi Thank you so much! These changes are what it made it work.

I wanted to clarify one part of your code. You need to add:

import { get } from 'aws-amplify/api';

That is, the first import has to be:

import {Amplify, API} from "aws-amplify";

So, you don't replace the import of the Amplify, rather you add the {get} to it.