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AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.CreateActivity API

The #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.CreateActivity API from AWS Step Functions — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=awsstepfunctions.createactivity.

AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.CreateActivity API is one of 26 APIs that AWS Step Functions publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 12 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, 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 3.0.0
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 #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.CreateActivity 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.CreateActivity 1
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AWSStepFunctions.CreateActivity
AWS Step Functions - Create Activity
CreateActivity 8 params body → 200480481482

Schemas 12

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

InvalidName
TagValue
string
Tag
object
Tags are key-value pairs that can be associated with Step Functions state machines and activities. An array of key-value pairs. For more information, see Using…
2 properties
ActivityLimitExceeded
CreateActivityOutput
object
2 properties 2 required
Arn
string
Timestamp
string
Name
string
CreateActivityInput
object
2 properties 1 required
TagKey
string
TooManyTags
TagList
array

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

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

Other APIs AWS Step Functions publishes across the network.

AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.CreateStateMachine API
AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DeleteActivity API
AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DeleteStateMachine API
AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeActivity API
AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeExecution API
AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeMapRun API
AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeStateMachine API
AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeStateMachineForExecution API
AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.GetActivityTask API
AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.GetExecutionHistory API
AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.ListActivities API
AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.ListExecutions API