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

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

AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeExecution API is one of 27 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.DescribeExecution. 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 15 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

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 15 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
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.DescribeExecution 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.DescribeExecution 1
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeExecution
AWS Step Functions - Describe Execution
DescribeExecution 8 params body → 200480481

Schemas 15

The contract defines 15 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are DescribeExecutionOutput (14 properties), DescribeExecutionInput (1 property), CloudWatchEventsExecutionDataDetails (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ExecutionStatus
string
includedDetails
boolean
Arn
string
Name
string
SensitiveData
string
CloudWatchEventsExecutionDataDetails
object
Provides details about execution input or output.
1 property
SensitiveCause
string
Timestamp
string
SensitiveError
string
TraceHeader
string
DescribeExecutionInput
object
1 property 1 required
InvalidArn
DescribeExecutionOutput
object
14 properties 4 required
LongArn
string
ExecutionDoesNotExist

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

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

Other APIs AWS Step Functions publishes across the network.

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