Using Actix with AWS Lambda

[spirrello]

Hi,

I'm working on setting up an API with AWS Lambda + AWS API Gateway and would like to use the Actix HTTP router. Is this possible? If so can you provide an example?

Thank you for your help in advance.

• Stefano

[robjtede]

I've no experience in trying but I highly doubt that it's possible yet.

[vincent-thomas]

@spirrello Api Gateway is the router in that scenario, don't think api gateway has a rust runtime

[spirrello]

Thx for the matchit suggestion. I'll take a look at that.

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On Fri, Jul 17, 2026 at 4:59 AM Sami El Akkad ***@***.***> wrote: Using the full Actix Web server inside AWS Lambda/API Gateway is not the natural fit because Lambda does not give Actix a normal long-running socket listener. API Gateway receives the HTTP request and invokes your Lambda handler. The usual Rust Lambda shape is: API Gateway event -> Lambda runtime handler -> your routing logic -> Lambda response If you want Actix-like routing, use a framework-independent router crate such as matchit inside the Lambda handler. Example shape: let mut router = matchit::Router::new(); router.insert("/users/:id", Route::UserShow).unwrap(); router.insert("/health", Route::Health).unwrap(); match router.at(path) { Ok(matched) => match matched.value { Route::UserShow => { /* build Lambda response */ } Route::Health => { /* build Lambda response */ } }, Err(_) => { /* 404 */ }} If you want a full web framework on Lambda, look for frameworks/adapters designed around Lambda's event model rather than a socket server. Actix Web is strongest when it owns the HTTP server process directly, for example on ECS, EC2, Fly.io, a VM, or a container behind a load balancer. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2841?email_source=notifications&email_token=ABWXQ5EFK3A3L6LT2HZZXS35FHTHNA5CNFSNUABIM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2ENFZWG5LTONUW63SDN5WW2ZLOOQXTCNZWG4YDQNBTUZZGKYLTN5XKO3LFNZ2GS33OUVSXMZLOOSWGM33PORSXEX3DNRUWG2Y#discussioncomment-17670843>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABWXQ5BPPOK5SLWDYV7ZRG35FHTHNAVCNFSNUABHKJSXA33TNF2G64TZHMYTANJTG44TKNRZHNCGS43DOVZXG2LPNY5TIMZRGA2DMONBOYBA> . Triage notifications, keep track of coding agent tasks and review pull requests on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://github.com/notifications/mobile/ios/ABWXQ5BG5S2D3LDEX3XE5FL5FHTHNA5CNFSNUABIM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2ENFZWG5LTONUW63SDN5WW2ZLOOQXTCNZWG4YDQNBTUZZGKYLTN5XKO3LFNZ2GS33OUVSXMZLOOSVGM33PORSXEX3JN5ZQ> and Android <https://github.com/notifications/mobile/android/ABWXQ5DC7JN65DDZQSATXNL5FHTHNA5CNFSNUABIM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2ENFZWG5LTONUW63SDN5WW2ZLOOQXTCNZWG4YDQNBTUZZGKYLTN5XKO3LFNZ2GS33OUVSXMZLOOSXGM33PORSXEX3BNZSHE33JMQ>. Download it today! You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>