Supported Languages for Serverless Functions

Vercel Serverless Functions can be deployed in multiple languages:

• Node.js
• Go
• Python
• Ruby

File Extensions: .js, .ts
Default Version: 16.x (or defined)

import { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from 'next';
 
export default function handler(
  request: NextApiRequest,
  response: NextApiResponse,
) {
  // pages/api/[name].ts -> /api/lee
  // request.query.name -> "lee"
  const { name } = request.query;
  return response.end(`Hello ${name}!`);
}

For more advanced usage of Node.js on the Vercel platform, including information about the request and response objects, extended helpers for Node.js on Vercel, private npm packages, or advanced configuration, see the Node.js runtime documentation.

File Extension: .go
Default Version: Go 1.16 (or defined)

Go files in the api directory that export a function matching the net/http Go API will be served as Serverless Functions.

For example, the following would live in api/date.go:

package handler
 
import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "time"
)
 
func Handler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
    currentTime := time.Now().Format(time.RFC850)
    fmt.Fprintf(w, currentTime)
}

An example Go function that returns the current date.

When deployed, the example function above will be served as a Serverless Function, returning the latest date.

For more advanced usage of Go on the Vercel platform, including dependencies, build configuration, private dependencies, or advanced configuration, see the Go runtime documentation.

File Extension: .py
Default Version: Python 3.9

Python files within the api directory, containing an handler variable that inherits from the BaseHTTPRequestHandler class or an app variable that exposes a WSGI or ASGI application, will be served as Serverless Functions.

For example, the following would live in api/date.py:

from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler
from datetime import datetime
 
class handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
  def do_GET(self):
    self.send_response(200)
    self.send_header('Content-type', 'text/plain')
    self.end_headers()
    self.wfile.write(str(datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')).encode())
    return

An example Python function that returns the current date.

When deployed, the example function above will be served as a Serverless Function, returning the current date and time.

For more advanced usage of Python on the Vercel platform, including dependencies, WSGI applications, ASGI applications, or advanced configuration, see the Python runtime documentation.

File Extension: .rb
Default Version: Ruby 2.7.x

Ruby files that define a singular HTTP handler, within the api directory, will be served as Serverless Functions.

For example, the following would live in api/date.rb:

Handler = Proc.new do |request, response|
  response.status = 200
  response['Content-Type'] = 'text/text; charset=utf-8'
  response.body = "Current Time: #{Time.new}"
end

An example Ruby function that returns the current date.

When deployed, the example function above will be served as a Serverless Function, returning the current date and time. See it live with the following link: https://ruby-date.vercel.app/api/date

For more advanced usage of Ruby on the Vercel platform, including dependencies, or Rack interfaces, see the Ruby runtime documentation.

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