aid: aws-step-functions
name: AWS Step Functions
description: AWS Step Functions is a serverless orchestration service that lets you coordinate distributed applications and
  microservices using visual workflows, integrating with AWS services and supporting error handling and retries.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- AWS
- iPaaS
- Orchestration
- Serverless
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aws-step-functions/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-27'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: aws-step-functions:aws-step-functions
  name: AWS Step Functions
  description: AWS Step Functions is a serverless orchestration service that lets you coordinate distributed applications
    and microservices using visual workflows, integrating with AWS services and supporting error handling and retries. Define
    workflows in Amazon States Language with standard and express workflow types.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/step-functions/
  baseURL: https://states.{region}.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - iPaaS
  - Orchestration
  - Serverless
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/getting-started.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-step-functions-openapi.json
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/apireference/Welcome.html
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/aws-step-functions.yaml
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/step-functions/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/step-functions/pricing/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/category/application-services/aws-step-functions/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/releasenotes/aws-step-functions/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/aws-step-functions-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/aws-step-functions-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Visual Workflow Design
    description: Design and visualize workflows using the Workflow Studio drag-and-drop interface.
  - name: Amazon States Language
    description: Define workflows in a JSON-based structured language with built-in error handling and retry logic.
  - name: AWS Service Integrations
    description: Natively integrate with over 220 AWS services without writing custom code.
  - name: Standard Workflows
    description: Long-running, durable workflows with exactly-once task execution semantics.
  - name: Express Workflows
    description: High-volume, short-duration workflows optimized for cost with at-least-once execution.
  - name: Error Handling
    description: Built-in retry logic and catch blocks for graceful error handling and fallback paths.
  - name: Parallel Execution
    description: Run parallel branches simultaneously within the same state machine execution.
  - name: Map State
    description: Process arrays of items in parallel using the Map state for dynamic fan-out.
  - name: Wait for Callback
    description: Pause workflows waiting for external events using task tokens.
  - name: X-Ray Integration
    description: Built-in tracing via AWS X-Ray for end-to-end visibility into workflow executions.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Microservice Orchestration
    description: Coordinate multiple microservices in a reliable, fault-tolerant workflow.
  - name: Data Processing Pipelines
    description: Build ETL pipelines that process data in parallel across multiple services.
  - name: Human Approval Workflows
    description: Implement approval workflows that wait for human decisions via task tokens.
  - name: Event-Driven Automation
    description: Automate complex multi-step processes triggered by events.
  - name: Machine Learning Pipelines
    description: Orchestrate ML model training, evaluation, and deployment using SageMaker integrations.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: AWS Lambda
    description: Invoke Lambda functions as Task states in workflows.
  - name: Amazon SQS
    description: Send and receive messages from SQS queues as part of workflows.
  - name: Amazon DynamoDB
    description: Read and write DynamoDB records directly from workflow states.
  - name: Amazon ECS
    description: Run ECS tasks and Fargate containers as workflow steps.
  - name: Amazon SageMaker
    description: Orchestrate ML training, processing, and deployment workflows.
  - name: AWS Glue
    description: Trigger and monitor Glue ETL jobs from Step Functions workflows.
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Sign in
- name: Agent Mode
- name: Why AWS Marketplace?
- name: Get started in AWS Marketplace
- name: Industry
- name: Resources
- name: Become a Channel Partner
- name: Sell in AWS Marketplace
- name: Manage Your Account
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com