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Amazon Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeStateMachine API

The #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeStateMachine API from Amazon Step Functions — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=awsstepfunctions.describestatemachine.

Amazon Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeStateMachine API is one of 37 APIs that Amazon Step Functions publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeStateMachine. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, and pricing.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 21 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2016-11-23.

Requests are made against 4 base URLs: http://states.{region}.amazonaws.com, https://states.{region}.amazonaws.com, http://states.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn, https://states.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn.

1 operations 1 paths 21 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2016-11-23
Base URL
https://states.amazonaws.com
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Amazon Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeStateMachine API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (hmac). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • hmac — Amazon Signature authorization v4

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

#X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeStateMachine 1
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeStateMachine
Amazon Describe State Machine
DescribeStateMachine 8 params body → 200480481

Schemas 21

The contract defines 21 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are DescribeStateMachineOutput (12 properties), LoggingConfiguration (3 properties), DescribeStateMachineInput (1 property), LogDestination (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Name
string
Timestamp
string
Arn
string
LoggingConfiguration
object
The LoggingConfiguration data type is used to set CloudWatch Logs options.
3 properties
CloudWatchLogsLogGroup
object
1 property
Enabled
boolean
StateMachineType
string
IncludeExecutionData
boolean
InvalidArn
DescribeStateMachineOutput
object
12 properties 6 required
MapRunLabel
string
LogDestinationList
array
StateMachineDoesNotExist
TracingConfiguration
object
Selects whether or not the state machine's X-Ray tracing is enabled. Default is false
1 property
LogLevel
string
StateMachineStatus
string
Definition
string
VersionDescription
string
LogDestination
object
1 property
RevisionId
string
DescribeStateMachineInput
object
1 property 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

amazon-step-functions-x-amz-target-awsstepfunctions-describestatemachine-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Amazon Step Functions publishes across the network.

Amazon Step Functions Executions API
Amazon Step Functions History API
Amazon Step Functions State Machines API
Amazon Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.CreateActivity API
Amazon Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.CreateStateMachine API
Amazon Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.CreateStateMachineAlias API
Amazon Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DeleteActivity API
Amazon Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DeleteStateMachine API
Amazon Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DeleteStateMachineAlias API
Amazon Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DeleteStateMachineVersion API
Amazon Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeActivity API
Amazon Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeExecution API
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