AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.StartSyncExecution API
The #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.StartSyncExecution API from AWS Step Functions — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=awsstepfunctions.startsyncexecution.
The #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.StartSyncExecution API from AWS Step Functions — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=awsstepfunctions.startsyncexecution.
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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
version: '2016-11-23'
x-release: v4
title: 'AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.StartSyncE…'
description: 'Step Functions
Step Functions is a service that lets you coordinate the components of distributed applications and microservices using visual workflows.'
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name: Mike Ralphson
email: mike.ralphson@gmail.com
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license:
name: Apache 2.0 License
url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/
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x-serviceName: states
x-origin:
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servers:
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region:
description: The AWS region
enum:
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description: The AWS SFN multi-region endpoint
- url: https://states.{region}.amazonaws.com
variables:
region:
description: The AWS region
enum:
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description: The AWS SFN multi-region endpoint
- url: http://states.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn
variables:
region:
description: The AWS region
enum:
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description: The AWS SFN endpoint for China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia)
- url: https://states.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn
variables:
region:
description: The AWS region
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description: The AWS SFN endpoint for China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia)
security:
- hmac: []
tags:
- name: '#X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.StartSyncExecution'
paths:
/#X-Amz-Target=AWSStepFunctions.StartSyncExecution:
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Content-Sha256'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Date'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Algorithm'
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post:
operationId: StartSyncExecution
description: 'Starts a Synchronous Express state machine execution. StartSyncExecution is not available for STANDARD workflows.
StartSyncExecution will return a 200 OK response, even if your execution fails, because the status code in the API response doesn''t reflect function errors. Error codes are reserved for errors that prevent your execution from running, such as permissions errors, limit errors, or issues with your state machine code and configuration.
This API action isn''t logged in CloudTrail.'
responses:
'200':
description: Success
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/StartSyncExecutionOutput'
'480':
description: InvalidArn
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/InvalidArn'
'481':
description: InvalidExecutionInput
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/InvalidExecutionInput'
'482':
description: InvalidName
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/InvalidName'
'483':
description: StateMachineDoesNotExist
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/StateMachineDoesNotExist'
'484':
description: StateMachineDeleting
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/StateMachineDeleting'
'485':
description: StateMachineTypeNotSupported
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/StateMachineTypeNotSupported'
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/StartSyncExecutionInput'
parameters:
- name: X-Amz-Target
in: header
required: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- AWSStepFunctions.StartSyncExecution
summary: AWS Step Functions - Start Sync Execution
x-microcks-operation:
delay: 0
dispatcher: FALLBACK
tags:
- '#X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.StartSyncExecution'
components:
schemas:
BilledMemoryUsed:
type: integer
minimum: 0
SensitiveError:
type: string
minLength: 0
maxLength: 256
format: password
StartSyncExecutionInput:
type: object
required:
- stateMachineArn
title: StartSyncExecutionInput
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: The name of the execution.
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:
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- description: Passes the X-Ray trace header. The trace header can also be passed in the request payload.
BillingDetails:
type: object
properties:
billedMemoryUsedInMB:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/BilledMemoryUsed'
- description: Billed memory consumption of your workflow, in MB.
billedDurationInMilliseconds:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/BilledDuration'
- description: Billed duration of your workflow, in milliseconds.
description: An object that describes workflow billing details.
StateMachineDeleting: {}
StartSyncExecutionOutput:
type: object
required:
- executionArn
- startDate
- stopDate
- status
properties:
executionArn:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Arn'
- description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that identifies the execution.
stateMachineArn:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Arn'
- description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that identifies the state machine.
name:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Name'
- description: The name of the execution.
startDate:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Timestamp'
- description: The date the execution is started.
stopDate:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Timestamp'
- description: If the execution has already ended, the date the execution stopped.
status:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/SyncExecutionStatus'
- description: The current status of the execution.
error:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/SensitiveError'
- description: The error code of the failure.
cause:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/SensitiveCause'
- description: A more detailed explanation of the cause of the failure.
input:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/SensitiveData'
- description: The string that contains the JSON input data of the execution. Length constraints apply to the payload size, and are expressed as bytes in UTF-8 encoding.
inputDetails:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CloudWatchEventsExecutionDataDetails'
output:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/SensitiveData'
- description: <p>The JSON output data of the execution. Length constraints apply to the payload size, and are expressed as bytes in UTF-8 encoding.</p> <note> <p>This field is set only if the execution succeeds. If the execution fails, this field is null.</p> </note>
outputDetails:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CloudWatchEventsExecutionDataDetails'
traceHeader:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/TraceHeader'
- description: The X-Ray trace header that was passed to the execution.
billingDetails:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/BillingDetails'
- description: An object that describes workflow billing details, including billed duration and memory use.
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: {}
BilledDuration:
type: integer
minimum: 0
includedDetails:
type: boolean
Arn:
type: string
minLength: 1
maxLength: 256
InvalidExecutionInput: {}
Timestamp:
type: string
format: date-time
InvalidArn: {}
SensitiveCause:
type: string
minLength: 0
maxLength: 32768
format: password
SyncExecutionStatus:
type: string
enum:
- SUCCEEDED
- FAILED
- TIMED_OUT
CloudWatchEventsExecutionDataDetails:
type: object
properties:
included:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/includedDetails'
- description: 'Indicates whether input or output was included in the response. Always <code>true</code> for API calls. '
description: Provides details about execution input or output.
StateMachineTypeNotSupported: {}
parameters:
X-Amz-Date:
name: X-Amz-Date
in: header
schema:
type: string
required: false
X-Amz-Signature:
name: X-Amz-Signature
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schema:
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required: false
X-Amz-Content-Sha256:
name: X-Amz-Content-Sha256
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schema:
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required: false
X-Amz-Security-Token:
name: X-Amz-Security-Token
in: header
schema:
type: string
required: false
X-Amz-Credential:
name: X-Amz-Credential
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
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/
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