AWS Step Functions

Start execution

Start a state machine execution.

Inputs

Field

Type

Description

region [required]

enum

default: us-east-1

stateMachineArn [required]

string

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the state machine to execute.

name

string

Optional name of the execution. This name must be unique for your AWS account, Region, and state machine for 90 days. For more information, see Limits Related to State Machine Executions in the AWS Step Functions Developer Guide.

input

object

The string that contains the JSON input data for the execution

traceHeader

string

Optional X-ray trace header.

Outputs

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Field

Type

Description

execution [required]

object

executionArn [required]

string

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that identifies the execution.

startDate [required]

date-time

The date the execution is started.

amzRequestId [required]

string