Appwrite provides a variety of Function Templates to help you jump start your function development. You can use Appwrite Function Templates as examples or boilerplates to add new functionality to your Appwrite project.
Find templates
You can find all available templates by navigating to the Appwrite Console, under your project > Functions > Templates.
You can filter functions by searching, filter by use case, or filter by runtime. Click Create function to create a function from a template.
Create with templates
The create function wizard has five steps.
Configuration
Pick a display name for your function and an ID. You will later use the ID to programmatically execute or configure the function. Pick the runtime language you wish the function to be created in, not all runtimes are available for all templates.
Variables
Appwrite Functions uses environment variables to pass constants and secrets to your Appwrite Functions. You'll provide information like API keys and other secrets to integrations in this step. If you need an Appwrite API key, you'll be propted to generate one.
Connect
You can choose to clone a new repository to your GitHub profile or organization, or to connect to an existing repository.
If you choose connect to an existing repository, the function's code will be cloned to the root folder you specify under the Branch step.
Repository
Configure the connected respository for your Appwrite Function. This will be the repository holding the source code for your function. When the code in this repository is updated, new deployments will be created.
Branch
Production branch specifies the branch connected to your Appwrite Function. When new commits are made to this branch, a new deployment is automatically created and deployed.
The root directory specifies the folder holding your function template's code.
When a PR is made to the branch, a new deployment is built, but not activated. A comment is made to your PR about the build, unless you enable Silent mode.
Available templates
| Template | Description | Runtimes |
| Starter | A simple starter function that returns "Hello, world!" | Node.js, Python, PHP, Dart, Node.js (TypeScript), Bun, Deno, Ruby, Kotlin, C++, .NET, Java, Swift |
| Sync with Meilisearch | Syncs documents in an Appwrite database collection to a Meilisearch index to add search-as-you-type search boxes to your app. | Node.js, Python, PHP, Node.js (TypeScript), Bun, Deno, Ruby, Kotlin |
| WhatsApp with Vonage | Simple bot to answer WhatsApp messages. | Node.js, Python, PHP, Dart, Node.js (TypeScript), Bun, Deno, Ruby |
| Prompt ChatGPT | Ask question, and let OpenAI GPT-3.5-turbo answer. | Node.js, Python, PHP, Dart |
| Censor with Redact | Automatically remove sensitive data from messages. | Node.js, Python, Dart |
| Email Contact Form | Sends an email with the contents of a HTML form. | Node.js, Python, PHP |
| Sync with Algolia | Intuitive search bar for any data in Appwrite Databases. | Node.js, Python, PHP |
| Discord Command Bot | Add Discord commands to your servers using Discord Interactions. | Node.js, Python |
| Github Issue Bot | Automate the process of responding to newly opened issues on a GitHub repository. | Node.js, Node.js (TypeScript) |
| Analyze with PerspectiveAPI | Automate moderation by using AI to measure the toxicity of messages. | Node.js |
| Generate PDF | Generate PDFs programmatically with Appwrite Functions. | Node.js |
| Payments with Stripe | Receive card payments and store paid orders. | Node.js |
| Push Notification with FCM | Send push notifications to your users using Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM). | Node.js |
| Slack Command Bot | Simple command bot using Slack API | Node.js |
| Storage Cleaner | Storage cleaner function to remove all files older than X number of days from the specified bucket. | Node.js |
| Subscriptions with Stripe | Receive recurring card payments and grant subscribers extra permissions. | Node.js |
| URL Shortener | Generate URL with short ID and redirect to the original URL when visited. | Node.js |