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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: '2016-11-23'
  x-release: v4
  title: 'AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.StartExecu…'
  description: 'Step Functions

    Step Functions is a service that lets you coordinate the components of distributed applications and microservices using visual workflows.'
  x-logo:
    url: https://api.apis.guru/v2/cache/logo/https_twitter.com_awscloud_profile_image.png
    backgroundColor: '#FFFFFF'
  termsOfService: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
  contact:
    name: Mike Ralphson
    email: mike.ralphson@gmail.com
    url: https://github.com/mermade/aws2openapi
    x-twitter: PermittedSoc
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0 License
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/
  x-providerName: amazonaws.com
  x-serviceName: states
  x-origin:
  - contentType: application/json
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aws/aws-sdk-js/master/apis/states-2016-11-23.normal.json
    converter:
      url: https://github.com/mermade/aws2openapi
      version: 1.0.0
    x-apisguru-driver: external
  x-apiClientRegistration:
    url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/gp/aws/developer/registration/index.html?nc2=h_ct
  x-apisguru-categories:
  - cloud
  x-preferred: true
servers:
- url: http://states.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - us-east-1
      - us-east-2
      - us-west-1
      - us-west-2
      - us-gov-west-1
      - us-gov-east-1
      - ca-central-1
      - eu-north-1
      - eu-west-1
      - eu-west-2
      - eu-west-3
      - eu-central-1
      - eu-south-1
      - af-south-1
      - ap-northeast-1
      - ap-northeast-2
      - ap-northeast-3
      - ap-southeast-1
      - ap-southeast-2
      - ap-east-1
      - ap-south-1
      - sa-east-1
      - me-south-1
      default: us-east-1
  description: The AWS SFN multi-region endpoint
- url: https://states.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - us-east-1
      - us-east-2
      - us-west-1
      - us-west-2
      - us-gov-west-1
      - us-gov-east-1
      - ca-central-1
      - eu-north-1
      - eu-west-1
      - eu-west-2
      - eu-west-3
      - eu-central-1
      - eu-south-1
      - af-south-1
      - ap-northeast-1
      - ap-northeast-2
      - ap-northeast-3
      - ap-southeast-1
      - ap-southeast-2
      - ap-east-1
      - ap-south-1
      - sa-east-1
      - me-south-1
      default: us-east-1
  description: The AWS SFN multi-region endpoint
- url: http://states.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - cn-north-1
      - cn-northwest-1
      default: cn-north-1
  description: The AWS SFN endpoint for China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia)
- url: https://states.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - cn-north-1
      - cn-northwest-1
      default: cn-north-1
  description: The AWS SFN endpoint for China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia)
security:
- hmac: []
tags:
- name: '#X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.StartExecution'
paths:
  /#X-Amz-Target=AWSStepFunctions.StartExecution:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Content-Sha256'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Date'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Algorithm'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Credential'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Security-Token'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Signature'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-SignedHeaders'
    post:
      operationId: StartExecution
      description: 'Starts a state machine execution. If the given state machine Amazon Resource Name (ARN) is a qualified state machine ARN, it will fail with ValidationException.


        A qualified state machine ARN refers to a Distributed Map state defined within a state machine. For example, the qualified state machine ARN arn:partition:states:region:account-id:stateMachine:stateMachineName/mapStateLabel refers to a Distributed Map state with a label mapStateLabel in the state machine named stateMachineName.


        StartExecution is idempotent for STANDARD workflows. For a STANDARD workflow, if StartExecution is called with the same name and input as a running execution, the call will succeed and return the same response as the original request. If the execution is closed or if the input is different, it will return a 400 ExecutionAlreadyExists error. Names can be reused after 90 days.


        StartExecution is not idempotent for EXPRESS workflows.'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StartExecutionOutput'
        '480':
          description: ExecutionLimitExceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExecutionLimitExceeded'
        '481':
          description: ExecutionAlreadyExists
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExecutionAlreadyExists'
        '482':
          description: InvalidArn
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvalidArn'
        '483':
          description: InvalidExecutionInput
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvalidExecutionInput'
        '484':
          description: InvalidName
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvalidName'
        '485':
          description: StateMachineDoesNotExist
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StateMachineDoesNotExist'
        '486':
          description: StateMachineDeleting
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StateMachineDeleting'
        '487':
          description: ValidationException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationException'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/StartExecutionInput'
      parameters:
      - name: X-Amz-Target
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - AWSStepFunctions.StartExecution
      summary: AWS Step Functions - Start Execution
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      tags:
      - '#X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.StartExecution'
components:
  parameters:
    X-Amz-Date:
      name: X-Amz-Date
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Signature:
      name: X-Amz-Signature
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Content-Sha256:
      name: X-Amz-Content-Sha256
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Credential:
      name: X-Amz-Credential
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Security-Token:
      name: X-Amz-Security-Token
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-SignedHeaders:
      name: X-Amz-SignedHeaders
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Algorithm:
      name: X-Amz-Algorithm
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
  schemas:
    StateMachineDeleting: {}
    StateMachineDoesNotExist: {}
    SensitiveData:
      type: string
      maxLength: 262144
      format: password
    TraceHeader:
      type: string
      pattern: \p{ASCII}*
      minLength: 0
      maxLength: 256
    Name:
      type: string
      minLength: 1
      maxLength: 80
    InvalidName: {}
    ExecutionLimitExceeded: {}
    Arn:
      type: string
      minLength: 1
      maxLength: 256
    InvalidExecutionInput: {}
    Timestamp:
      type: string
      format: date-time
    StartExecutionInput:
      type: object
      required:
      - stateMachineArn
      title: StartExecutionInput
      properties:
        stateMachineArn:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Arn'
          - description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the state machine to execute.
        name:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Name'
          - description: '<p>The name of the execution. This name must be unique for your Amazon Web Services account, region, and state machine for 90 days. For more information, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/limits.html#service-limits-state-machine-executions"> Limits Related to State Machine Executions</a> in the <i>Step Functions Developer Guide</i>.</p> <p>A name must <i>not</i> contain:</p> <ul> <li> <p>white space</p> </li> <li> <p>brackets <code>&lt; &gt; { } [ ]</code> </p> </li> <li> <p>wildcard characters <code>? *</code> </p> </li> <li> <p>special characters <code>" # % \ ^ | ~ ` $ &amp; , ; : /</code> </p> </li> <li> <p>control characters (<code>U+0000-001F</code>, <code>U+007F-009F</code>)</p> </li> </ul> <p>To enable logging with CloudWatch Logs, the name should only contain 0-9, A-Z, a-z, - and _.</p>'
        input:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SensitiveData'
          - description: '<p>The string that contains the JSON input data for the execution, for example:</p> <p> <code>"input": "{\"first_name\" : \"test\"}"</code> </p> <note> <p>If you don''t include any JSON input data, you still must include the two braces, for example: <code>"input": "{}"</code> </p> </note> <p>Length constraints apply to the payload size, and are expressed as bytes in UTF-8 encoding.</p>'
        traceHeader:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/TraceHeader'
          - description: Passes the X-Ray trace header. The trace header can also be passed in the request payload.
    ValidationException: {}
    ExecutionAlreadyExists: {}
    InvalidArn: {}
    StartExecutionOutput:
      type: object
      required:
      - executionArn
      - startDate
      properties:
        executionArn:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Arn'
          - description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that identifies the execution.
        startDate:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Timestamp'
          - description: The date the execution is started.
  securitySchemes:
    hmac:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      description: Amazon Signature authorization v4
      x-amazon-apigateway-authtype: awsSigv4
externalDocs:
  description: Amazon Web Services documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/states/
x-hasEquivalentPaths: true