StartTransaction
Starts a new transaction and returns its transaction ID. Transaction IDs are opaque objects that you can use to identify a transaction.
Request Syntax
{
"TransactionType": "string"
}Request Parameters
For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.
The request accepts the following data in JSON format.
- TransactionType
-
Indicates whether this transaction should be read only or read and write. Writes made using a read-only transaction ID will be rejected. Read-only transactions do not need to be committed.
Type: String
Valid Values:
READ_AND_WRITE | READ_ONLYRequired: No
Response Syntax
{
"TransactionId": "string"
}Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.
The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.
- TransactionId
-
An opaque identifier for the transaction.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 255.
Pattern:
[\p{L}\p{N}\p{P}]*
Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.
- InternalServiceException
-
An internal service error occurred.
HTTP Status Code: 500
- OperationTimeoutException
-
The operation timed out.
HTTP Status Code: 400
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
