Building a Serverless Contact Form API with AWS Lambda, SES, Bedrock, and Terraform

When someone fills out a contact form on most websites, they get a generic auto-reply — something like “Thanks for reaching out. We’ve received your message.” It’s functional but forgettable.

I wanted something better.

So I built a serverless contact form API that not only sends the submitted form data to my email using AWS services but also replies to the user with a unique, AI-generated inspirational quote. Instead of a bland confirmation, users receive something that leaves a positive impression.

What This Project Does

• Accepts contact form submissions via a REST API

• Sends the form details to my email using Amazon SES

• Uses Amazon Bedrock to generate an inspirational quote

• Sends the user a confirmation email that includes the quote

• The website owner also gets an email with the message attached

• All deployed and managed through Terraform

Technologies Used

• AWS Lambda – Runs a Python script that processes form submissions.

• API Gateway – Exposes a RESTful endpoint for the frontend form.

• Amazon SES – Sends two emails: one to me and one to the user.

• Amazon Bedrock – Generates a unique inspirational quote with every submission.

• Terraform – Manages infrastructure as code.

Try It Yourself

Want to see it in action?
Head over to the contact page on my website and send me a message. You’ll receive an inspirational quote generated by Amazon Bedrock straight in your inbox!

Curious about how it's built?
👉 Check out the Terraform code on GitHub