如何从Lambda中的Secure REST API获取数据以获取Alexa技能？

Question

I am creating a Alexa Skill that will get data from BPM tool.

My BPM Tool provide a secure rest api that we can invoke with basic auth like username and password.

How can i call this type of web api in node.js code created in lambda?

Answer 1

Steps:

1) Create Amazon API Gateway api for alexa and deploy into stage

2) Write lambda to work with Alexa Skill

3) Call your API end poingt into your node.js

• https://github.com/alexa
• https://github.com/alexa/alexa-skills-kit-sdk-for-nodejs

Answer 2

If you are worried about credentials, you can set those up as environment variables for your lambda .

With that out of the way, you should be able to use any http library (like axios or needle ) to make the requests to the service.