# "Serverless Error: Rest API id could not be resolved." but Serverless service does not use Rest API resources

**URL:** <https://forum.serverless.com/t/serverless-error-rest-api-id-could-not-be-resolved-but-serverless-service-does-not-use-rest-api-resources/14686>\
**Category:** Serverless Framework\
**Created:** [April 9, 2021, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/serverless-error-rest-api-id-could-not-be-resolved-but-serverless-service-does-not-use-rest-api-resources/14686 "2021-04-09T12:18:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/serverless-error-rest-api-id-could-not-be-resolved-but-serverless-service-does-not-use-rest-api-resources/14686/1 "2021-04-09T12:18:50Z")

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Hi,

I’m experiencing an intermittent issue when running `serverless deploy`. My configuration does not use API Gateway or any API-associated resources; however, I get the following issue:

> Serverless Error ----------------------------------------
> 
> ```
> Rest API id could not be resolved.
> 
> This might be caused by a custom API Gateway configuration.
> 
> In given setup stage specific options such as `tracing`, `logs` and `tags` are not supported.
> 
> Please update your configuration (or open up an issue if you feel that there's a way to support your setup).
> 
> Get Support --------------------------------------------
> 
> Docs: docs.serverless.com
> Bugs: github.com/serverless/serverless/issues
> Issues: forum.serverless.com
> 
> Your Environment Information ---------------------------
> 
> Operating System: linux
> Node Version: 10.16.3
> Framework Version: 2.31.0 (local)
> Plugin Version: 4.5.2
> SDK Version: 4.2.2
> Components Version: 3.7.7
> 
> ```

Raising this here as I’m not sure whether this is a bug or an issue with my configuration, but I see this on some deployments but not others. Sometimes the issue is fixed after a redeploy.

My (trimmed and scrubbed) configuration:

```auto
service:
  name: utils
  prefix: lambdas

plugins:
  - serverless-plugin-ifelse
  - serverless-webpack
  - serverless-vpc-discovery
  - serverless-deployment-bucket
  - serverless-pseudo-parameters
  - serverless-plugin-lambda-dead-letter
  - serverless-plugin-tracing
  - serverless-prune-plugin
  - serverless-stack-termination-protection
  - serverless-plugin-lambda-insights

custom:
  stage: dummy

  versions_enabled:
    example: true

  serverless_deployment_s3_bucket_name:
    example: ${self:service.prefix}-example

  vpc:
    vpcName: example-${self:provider.stage}
    subnetNames:
      - Private_1a-1_${self:provider.stage}
      - Private_1b-1_${self:provider.stage}
    securityGroupNames:
      - serverless

  currentStage: ${self:provider.stage}
  
  serverlessIfElse:
    - If: '"${self:custom.currentStage}" == "local"'
      Exclude:
        - functions.example1
    - If: '"${opt:custom_stage, self:custom.stage}" == "example"'
      Set:
        - custom.lambdaInsights.defaultLambdaInsights: false
        - custom.prune.automatic: false

  prune:
    automatic: true
    includeLayers: true
    number: 5

  serverlessTerminationProtection:
    stages:
      - prod

  lambdaInsights:
    defaultLambdaInsights: true
    attachPolicy: false

provider:
  name: aws
  stackName: ${self:service.prefix}-${opt:stage}-${self:service.name}
  runtime: nodejs10.x
  stage: ${opt:custom_stage, opt:stage}
  tracing: true
  timeout: 30
  logRetentionInDays: 180
  deploymentBucket:
    role: arn:aws:iam::#{AWS::AccountId}:role/${self:service.prefix}-${self:provider.stage}-deploymentBucket-role
    name: ${self:custom.serverless_deployment_s3_bucket_name.${opt:stage, 'example'}, self:custom.serverless_deployment_s3_bucket_name.example}
    serverSideEncryption: AES256 # Server-side encryption method
    blockPublicAccess: true # Prevents public access via ACLs or bucket policies
  versionFunctions: true
  environment:
    STAGE: ${opt:stage, 'example'}
    NODE_ENV: production
    ENVIRONMENT: ${self:provider.stage}
    SUPPRESS_NO_CONFIG_WARNING: true
    ALLOW_CONFIG_MUTATIONS: true

functions:
  example1:
    role: arn:aws:iam::#{AWS::AccountId}:role/${self:service.prefix}-${self:provider.stage}-example1-role
    name: ${self:service.prefix}-${opt:stage}-v3-example1
    handler: handler-utils.example1
    tracing: false
    memorySize: ${ssm:/mxp-plus/${self:provider.stage}/example1_MEMORY~true}

  example2:
    role: arn:aws:iam::#{AWS::AccountId}:role/${self:service.prefix}-${self:provider.stage}-example2-role
    name: ${self:service.prefix}-${opt:stage}-v3-example2
    handler: handler-utils.example2
    tracing: false

```

The stack deploys correctly - this is the (trimmed and scrubbed) output:

```auto
(node:27279) ExperimentalWarning: The fs.promises API is experimental

(node:27279) ExperimentalWarning: The dns.promises API is experimental

Serverless: Deprecation warning: "provider.stage" is not accessible (configured behind variables which cannot be resolved at this stage).

            Starting with next major release, this will be communicated with a thrown error.

            Set "variablesResolutionMode: 20210219" in your service config, to adapt to this behavior now

            More Info: https://www.serverless.com/framework/docs/deprecations/#NEW_VARIABLES_RESOLVER

Serverless: Deprecation warning: Starting from next major object notation for "service" property will no longer be recognized. Set "service" property directly with service name.

            More Info: https://www.serverless.com/framework/docs/deprecations/#SERVICE_OBJECT_NOTATION

Serverless: Configuration warning:

Serverless: at 'provider.deploymentBucket': unrecognized property 'role'

Serverless: at 'provider.tracing': should be object

Serverless: at 'service': unrecognized property 'prefix'

Serverless:  

Serverless: Learn more about configuration validation here: http://slss.io/configuration-validation

Serverless:  

Serverless: Deprecation warning: Starting with next major, Serverless will throw on configuration errors by default. Adapt to this behavior now by adding "configValidationMode: error" to service configuration

            More Info: https://www.serverless.com/framework/docs/deprecations/#CONFIG_VALIDATION_MODE_DEFAULT

Serverless: Deprecation warning: Resolution of lambda version hashes was improved with better algorithm, which will be used in next major release.

            Switch to it now by setting "provider.lambdaHashingVersion" to "20201221"

            More Info: https://www.serverless.com/framework/docs/deprecations/#LAMBDA_HASHING_VERSION_V2

Serverless: Using deployment bucket 'example'

Serverless: Updating VPC config...

Serverless: Bundling with Webpack...

Hash: 0b783937fe08ace30a88

Version: webpack 4.46.0

Time: 170936ms

Built at: 04/08/2021 1:49:29 PM

                                   Asset Size Chunks Chunk Names

config/custom-environment-variables.json 8.27 KiB [emitted]        

                     config/default.json 6.97 KiB [emitted]        

            config/development-mock.json 5.38 KiB [emitted]        

                 config/development.json 7.61 KiB [emitted]        

                        handler-utils.js 21.1 MiB 0 [emitted] handler-utils

                    handler-utils.js.map 12.6 MiB 0 [emitted] [dev] handler-utils

Entrypoint handler-utils = handler-utils.js handler-utils.js.map

   [0] ./node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/core.js 2.43 KiB {0} [built]

   [1] ./node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/node_loader.js 3.88 KiB {0} [built]

   [4] ./node_modules/tslib/tslib.es6.js 10 KiB {0} [built]

   [7] ./node_modules/mxp-service-common/dist/index.js 1.37 KiB {0} [built]

  [10] external "fs" 42 bytes {0} [built]

  [11] ./node_modules/mxp-schemas/dist/index.js 2.95 KiB {0} [built]

  [14] ./node_modules/mxp-service-common/dist/lib/logger.js 5.7 KiB {0} [built]

  [18] external "path" 42 bytes {0} [built]

  [31] ./node_modules/mxp-utils/dist/index.js 3.07 KiB {0} [built]

 [115] ./node_modules/@sentry/node/esm/index.js + 46 modules 175 KiB {0} [built]

       | ./node_modules/@sentry/node/esm/index.js 1.44 KiB [built]

       | ./node_modules/@sentry/node/esm/version.js 118 bytes [built]

       | ./node_modules/@sentry/node/esm/transports/index.js 155 bytes [built]

       | ./node_modules/@sentry/node/esm/backend.js 4.64 KiB [built]

       | ./node_modules/@sentry/node/esm/client.js 1.38 KiB [built]

       | ./node_modules/@sentry/core/esm/index.js 698 bytes [built]

       | ./node_modules/@sentry/node/esm/handlers.js 9.88 KiB [built]

       | ./node_modules/@sentry/node/esm/integrations/index.js 309 bytes [built]

       | ./node_modules/@sentry/node/esm/sdk.js 4.63 KiB [built]

       | ./node_modules/@sentry/types/esm/severity.js 1.4 KiB [built]

       | ./node_modules/@sentry/types/esm/status.js 1.44 KiB [built]

       | ./node_modules/@sentry/hub/esm/scope.js 14.5 KiB [built]

       | ./node_modules/@sentry/types/esm/session.js 384 bytes [built]

       | ./node_modules/@sentry/hub/esm/session.js 3.14 KiB [built]

       | ./node_modules/@sentry/hub/esm/hub.js 15.5 KiB [built]

       | + 32 hidden modules

 [150] ./node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/aws.js 159 bytes {0} [built]

 [212] ./node_modules/csvtojson/v2/index.js 281 bytes {0} [built]

 [342] ./node_modules/source-map-support/register.js 25 bytes {0} [built]

 [836] ./node_modules/source-map-support/source-map-support.js 19.3 KiB {0} [built]

[3574] ./handler-utils.ts + 13 modules 96.2 KiB {0} [built]

       | ./handler-utils.ts 1.12 KiB [built]

       | ./services/init.ts 2.87 KiB [built]

       | ./handlers/utils/functions/example1.ts 4.32 KiB [built]

       | ./handlers/utils/functions/example2.ts 571 bytes [built]

    + 3594 hidden modules

Serverless: Packaging service...

Serverless: Tracing DISABLED for function "example1"

Serverless: Tracing DISABLED for function "example2"

Serverless: Using deployment bucket 'example'

Serverless: Uploading CloudFormation file to S3...

Serverless: Uploading artifacts...

Serverless: Uploading service utils.zip file to S3 (7.14 MB)...

Serverless: Validating template...

Serverless: Creating Stack...

Serverless: Checking Stack create progress...

.................................................................

Serverless: Stack create finished...

Service Information

service: utils

stage: example

region: us-east-1

stack: example-utils

resources: 21

api keys:

  None

endpoints:

  None

functions:

  example1: lambdas-example1

  example2: lambdas-example2

layers:

  None

 

 Serverless Error ----------------------------------------

Rest API id could not be resolved.

  This might be caused by a custom API Gateway configuration.

  

  In given setup stage specific options such as `tracing`, `logs` and `tags` are not supported.

  

  Please update your configuration (or open up an issue if you feel that there's a way to support your setup).

 

  Get Support --------------------------------------------

     Docs: docs.serverless.com

     Bugs: github.com/serverless/serverless/issues

     Issues: forum.serverless.com

 

  Your Environment Information ---------------------------

     Operating System: linux

     Node Version: 10.16.3

     Framework Version: 2.31.0 (local)

     Plugin Version: 4.5.2

     SDK Version: 4.2.2

     Components Version: 3.7.7

```
