First-time install: executing the api/users/show fails with 401 about serverless HOT 1 CLOSED

When you run a Lambda function in your JAWS API, the data in that function's event.json file is submitted to the Lambda function. event.json should contain url params, url query strings and a JSON body submitted via a POST or PUT http request. -- I'm going to add this in comments in each of the event.json file and write more information to help you and everyone understand this tonight.

The event.json in the users/show function includes an access_token. This access_token is a JSON Web Token and it was left over from one of my own user records when I was developing JAWS. In short, the access token you are using does not pertain to any user records in your database.

You need to first follow the DynamoDB section in the Installation guide, run the user/sign-up function to create a user in your own DynamoDB Users table, then take the jwt/access token that is received when you sign up a new user and put it in the event.json to use with the users/show function.

Lots of helpful information on this process will be published in the next few hours.

Also, I will update the Installation guide to include that "Role Type" step. Sorry about that!

from serverless.