Is it not possible to deploy json files in netlify functions?

[JeffML]

My (mis?) understanding is if I use Netlify Dev deployment, I don’t need to bundle or zip anything. Here’s the original issue(s):

Firebase: include GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS json file in bundle

Hello, I was getting a cryptic error when trying to bundle up the firebase code with netlify-lambda. That issue was fixed by following these instructions. With that problem solved, my next is to get the credentials loaded via the GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS environment variable. I can add this to my environment in the Build & deploy settings in the Netflify project console: GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS = "./mycreds-xxx.json" However, the json file is not included in functions-build. …

My next attempt is going to be to ditch netlify-lambda and webpack, shove the .json in my functions folder, change netlify.toml to point to the functions folder (instead of functions-build) and just deploy via Netlify Dev’s CLI. What could go wrong?