How To Write Serverless Java REST API With Azure Functions

A step by step guide with an example project

An Azure Function is a simple way of running small pieces of code in the cloud. You don’t have to worry about the infrastructure required to host that code. You can write the Function in C#, Java, JavaScript, PowerShell, Python, or any of the languages that are listed in the Supported languages in the Azure Functions article. In addition, with the consumption plan option, you only pay for the time when the code runs. Azure automatically scales your function in response to the demand from users.

In this post, we will go through how to write Java REST API using Azure Functions.

• Basics of Azure Functions
• Prerequisites
• Example Project
• Creating a Function App
• How To Run Azure Functions In IntelliJ
• Creating a Java REST API
• Deploy to the Function App
• Demo
• Monitor the API
• Summary
• Conclusion

Basics of Azure Functions

As I stated above you can run the small pieces of code with Azure Functions without worrying…