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

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

AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.GetActivityTask 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.GetActivityTask. 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 9 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 9 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.GetActivityTask 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.GetActivityTask 1
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AWSStepFunctions.GetActivityTask
AWS Step Functions - Get Activity Task
GetActivityTask 8 params body → 200480481482

Schemas 9

The contract defines 9 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are GetActivityTaskOutput (2 properties), GetActivityTaskInput (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Arn
string
ActivityDoesNotExist
Name
string
ActivityWorkerLimitExceeded
GetActivityTaskInput
object
2 properties 1 required
InvalidArn
TaskToken
string
GetActivityTaskOutput
object
2 properties
SensitiveDataJobInput
string

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

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

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AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeActivity API
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AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeMapRun API
AWS Step Functions #X Amz Target=AWSStepFunctions.DescribeStateMachine API
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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