Amazon Simple Workflow Service
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (Amazon SWF) helps developers build, run, and scale background jobs that have parallel or sequential steps. It is a fully managed state tracker and task coordinator in the cloud that manages intertask dependencies, scheduling, and concurrency for application workflows.
APIs
Amazon Simple Workflow Service API
The Amazon SWF API provides programmatic access to manage workflows, activity tasks, decision tasks, and workflow execution history. It enables developers to coordinate distribu...
Capabilities
Features
Manages inter-task dependencies, scheduling, and concurrency for distributed workflows.
Durably maintains application execution state throughout workflow lifecycle.
Supports workflows that run for up to 1 year with activity timeouts and retries.
Separates orchestration logic (deciders) from execution logic (activity workers).
Supports multiple versions of workflow and activity types for safe deployments.
Use Cases
Coordinate multi-step media encoding, transcoding, and publishing workflows.
Orchestrate e-commerce order fulfillment with parallel and sequential steps.
Manage ETL pipelines and data processing jobs across distributed systems.
Coordinate workflows that require human review or approval steps.