invoke lambda function from AWS Javascript SDK

lambdainvoke.js

//Source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33659059/invoke-amazon-lambda-function-from-node-app?rq=1


var AWS = require('aws-sdk');

// you shouldn't hardcode your keys in production! See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/guide/node-configuring.html
AWS.config.update({accessKeyId: 'akid', secretAccessKey: 'secret'});

var lambda = new AWS.Lambda();
var params = {
  FunctionName: 'myImageProcessingLambdaFn', /* required */
  Payload: PAYLOAD_AS_A_STRING
};
lambda.invoke(params, function(err, data) {
  if (err) console.log(err, err.stack); // an error occurred
  else     console.log(data);           // successful response
});