AWS SDK Version 3 for .NET
API Reference

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Starts a state machine execution.

A qualified state machine ARN can either refer to a Distributed Map state defined within a state machine, a version ARN, or an alias ARN.

The following are some examples of qualified and unqualified state machine ARNs:

If you start an execution with an unqualified state machine ARN, Step Functions uses the latest revision of the state machine for the execution.

To start executions of a state machine version, call StartExecution and provide the version ARN or the ARN of an alias that points to the version.

StartExecution is idempotent for STANDARD workflows. For a STANDARD workflow, if you call StartExecution with the same name and input as a running execution, the call succeeds and return the same response as the original request. If the execution is closed or if the input is different, it returns a 400 ExecutionAlreadyExists error. You can reuse names after 90 days.

StartExecution isn't idempotent for EXPRESS workflows.

Note:

This is an asynchronous operation using the standard naming convention for .NET 4.5 or higher. For .NET 3.5 the operation is implemented as a pair of methods using the standard naming convention of BeginStartExecution and EndStartExecution.

Namespace: Amazon.StepFunctions
Assembly: AWSSDK.StepFunctions.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z

Syntax

C#
public abstract Task<StartExecutionResponse> StartExecutionAsync(
         StartExecutionRequest request,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken
)

Parameters

request
Type: Amazon.StepFunctions.Model.StartExecutionRequest

Container for the necessary parameters to execute the StartExecution service method.

cancellationToken
Type: System.Threading.CancellationToken

A cancellation token that can be used by other objects or threads to receive notice of cancellation.

Return Value


The response from the StartExecution service method, as returned by StepFunctions.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
ExecutionAlreadyExistsException The execution has the same name as another execution (but a different input). Executions with the same name and input are considered idempotent.
ExecutionLimitExceededException The maximum number of running executions has been reached. Running executions must end or be stopped before a new execution can be started.
InvalidArnException The provided Amazon Resource Name (ARN) is not valid.
InvalidExecutionInputException The provided JSON input data is not valid.
InvalidNameException The provided name is not valid.
KmsAccessDeniedException Either your KMS key policy or API caller does not have the required permissions.
KmsInvalidStateException The KMS key is not in valid state, for example: Disabled or Deleted.
KmsThrottlingException Received when KMS returns ThrottlingException for a KMS call that Step Functions makes on behalf of the caller.
StateMachineDeletingException The specified state machine is being deleted.
StateMachineDoesNotExistException The specified state machine does not exist.
ValidationException The input does not satisfy the constraints specified by an Amazon Web Services service.

Version Information

.NET:
Supported in: 8.0 and newer, Core 3.1

.NET Standard:
Supported in: 2.0

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5 and newer

See Also