up:: [[AWS Lambda MOC]] # Asynchronous Lambda Invocation In order to invoke a Lambda asynchronously, pass `InvocationType="Event"` to the `invoke()` call. This is useful for, among other things, a hub/message routing Lambda that calls other ones in a fire-and-forget manner. [^1] [^1]: This is likely not an ideal architecture, there are usually better alternatives ## Source - [[MLE-51#^mrowd0|MLE-51]] - [Lambda API Invoke AWS Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/API_Invoke.html)