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AWS Step Functions AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeSt… API

The AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeSt… API from AWS Step Functions — 1 operation(s) for aws step functions #x amz target=awsstepfunctions.describest….

AWS Step Functions AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeSt… API is one of 8 APIs that AWS Step Functions publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, an API reference, and pricing.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 12 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 12 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.{region}.amazonaws.com
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

AWS Step Functions AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeSt… 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.

AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeSt… 1
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeStateMachineAlias
Amazon Describe State Machine Alias
DescribeStateMachineAlias 8 params body → 200480481482

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are DescribeStateMachineAliasOutput (6 properties), RoutingConfigurationListItem (2 properties), DescribeStateMachineAliasInput (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

RoutingConfigurationListItem
object
Contains details about the routing configuration of a state machine alias. In a routing configuration, you define an array of objects that specify up to two st…
2 properties 2 required
RoutingConfigurationList
array
VersionWeight
integer
Timestamp
string
DescribeStateMachineAliasOutput
object
6 properties
DescribeStateMachineAliasInput
object
1 property 1 required
Name
string
ResourceNotFound
ValidationException
InvalidArn
Arn
string
AliasDescription
string

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

aws-step-functions-aws-step-functions-x-amz-target-awsstepfunctions-describest-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs AWS Step Functions publishes across the network.

AWS Step Functions State Machines API
AWS Step Functions AWS Step Functions API
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AWS Step Functions AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DeleteStat… API
AWS Step Functions AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.ListStateM… API
AWS Step Functions AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.PublishSta… API
AWS Step Functions AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.UpdateStat… API
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