### [Read this on the main serverless docs site](https://www.serverless.com/framework/docs/providers/google/cli-reference/invoke-local) # Google - Invoke Local Invokes deployed function locally. It allows to send event data to the function, read logs and display other important information of the function invocation. ```bash serverless invoke local -f functionName ``` ## Options - `--function` or `-f` The name of the function in your service that you want to invoke. **Required**. - `--data` or `-d` Data you want to pass into the function - `--path` or `-p` Path to JSON or YAML file holding input data. This path is relative to the root directory of the service. - `--raw` Pass data as a raw string even if it is JSON. If not set, JSON data are parsed and passed as an object. - `--contextPath` or `-x`, The path to a json file holding input context to be passed to the invoked function. This path is relative to the root directory of the service. - `--context` or `-c`, String data to be passed as a context to your function. Same like with `--data`, context included in `--contextPath` will overwrite the context you passed with `--context` flag. - `--env` or `-e` String representing an environment variable to set when invoking your function, in the form `=`. Can be repeated for more than one environment variable. > Keep in mind that if you pass both `--path` and `--data`, the data included in the `--path` file will overwrite the data you passed with the `--data` flag. ## Examples ### Local function invocation ```bash serverless invoke local -f functionName ``` ### Local function invocation with data ```bash serverless invoke local -f functionName -d '{ "data": "hello world" }' ``` ### Local function invocation with data passing ```bash serverless invoke local -f functionName -p path/to/file.json # OR serverless invoke local -f functionName -p path/to/file.yaml ``` ### Local function invocation, setting environment variables ```bash serverless invoke local -f functionName -e VAR1=value1 # Or more than one variable serverless invoke local -f functionName -e VAR1=value1 -e VAR2=value2 ```