Parse AWS Lambda JSON

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I have an AWS Lambda function that returns this:

{'Records': [{'EventSource': 'aws:sns', 'EventVersion': '1.0', 
'EventSubscriptionArn': 'deleted', 'Sns': {'Type': 'Notification', 'MessageId': 
'ID', 'TopicArn': 'deleted', 'Subject': None, 'Message': '{"addressLength":
{"NULL":true},"lName":{"NULL":true},"zipCode":{"NULL":true},"loanType":
{"S":"Car"},"city":{"NULL":true},"birthDate":{"NULL":true},"loanAmount":
{"N":"100000"},"ssn":{"NULL":true},"emailAddress":
{"S":"[email protected]"},"fName":{"S":"Testy"},"phoneNumber":
{"S":"2220009999"},"streetAddress":{"NULL":true},"LoanBotTableId":
{"S":"85863390"},"state":{"NULL":true}}', 'Timestamp': '2019-09-
24T06:09:37.025Z', 'SignatureVersion': '1', 'Signature': 'deleted',
 'SigningCertUrl': 'URL', 'UnsubscribeUrl': 'URL', 'MessageAttributes': {}}}]}

I am trying to get the Message information. When I use Message = event['Records'][0]['Sns']['Message']

I get:

{
    "addressLength": {
        "NULL": true
    },
    "lName": {
        "NULL": true
    },
    "zipCode": {
        "NULL": true
    },
    "loanType": {
        "S": "Car"
    },
    "city": {
        "NULL": true
    },
    "birthDate": {
        "NULL": true
    },
    "loanAmount": {
        "N": "9000"
    },
    "ssn": {
        "NULL": true
    },
    "emailAddress": {
        "S": "[email protected]"
    },
    "fName": {
        "S": "haad"
    },
    "phoneNumber": {
        "S": "9099999999"
    },
    "streetAddress": {
        "NULL": true
    },
    "LoanBotTableId": {
        "S": "39765985"
    },
    "state": {
        "NULL": true
    }
}

When I use

Message = event['Records'][0]['Sns']['Message']['phoneNumber']['S']

I get an

[ERROR] TypeError: string indices must be integers

Can someone help me get the information?

[ERROR] TypeError: string indices must be integers

Rashaad
– Rashaad

2019-09-24 06:29:55 +00:00
Commented Sep 24, 2019 at 6:29 — Rashaad
– Rashaad, Commented Sep 24, 2019 at 6:29

AlexandreS · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-24 06:30:26Z

3

The error you get is due to the fact that Message = event['Records'][0]['Sns']['Message'] is a string but you try to access a phoneNumber key, hence the error.

First, you should parse the json and then access the data:

message = event['Records'][0]['Sns']['Message']
parsed_message = json.loads(message)
phone_number = parsed_message['phoneNumber']['S']

answered Sep 24, 2019 at 6:30

AlexandreS

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