Amazon Step Functions

name: Amazon Step Functions
description: Amazon Step Functions is a serverless workflow orchestration service that lets you coordinate distributed applications and microservices using visual workflows, enabling you to build and 
  update state machines that react to events, manage retries, and orchestrate complex business processes.
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url: https://aws.amazon.com/step-functions/
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-04-19'
apis:
- name: Amazon Step Functions API
  description: >-
    Core API for creating and managing state machines and executions in AWS
    Step Functions, enabling serverless workflow orchestration for
    coordinating distributed applications and microservices.
  image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/step-functions/
  baseURL: https://states.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - AWS
  - Orchestration
  - Serverless
  - State Machine
  - Workflow
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/apireference/Welcome.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-step-functions.yaml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/step-functions/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/step-functions/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/step-functions/faqs/
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/step-functions/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/apireference/Welcome.html
- 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: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/category/application-services/aws-step-functions/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/states/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-step-functions-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-step-functions-vocabulary.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
  url: capabilities/shared/amazon-step-functions.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Visual Workflow
    description: Design and visualize workflows using Amazon States Language (ASL).
  - name: Serverless Orchestration
    description: Orchestrate Lambda, ECS, Fargate, SNS, SQS, and 220+ AWS services.
  - name: Error Handling
    description: Built-in retry and catch capabilities for fault-tolerant workflows.
  - name: Express Workflows
    description: High-throughput workflows for event processing at scale.
  - name: Standard Workflows
    description: Long-running durable workflows with exactly-once execution.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Microservice Orchestration
    description: Coordinate multiple microservices into cohesive workflows.
  - name: Data Processing Pipelines
    description: Build ETL and data transformation pipelines with automatic retries.
  - name: IT Automation
    description: Automate IT and business processes with visual workflow design.
  - name: ML Model Training Pipelines
    description: Orchestrate SageMaker model training, evaluation, and deployment.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: AWS Lambda
    description: Invoke Lambda functions as workflow steps.
  - name: Amazon ECS
    description: Run ECS/Fargate tasks as part of workflows.
  - name: Amazon DynamoDB
    description: Read and write DynamoDB tables directly from workflows.
  - name: Amazon SNS
    description: Publish SNS notifications from workflow steps.
  - name: Amazon SageMaker
    description: Orchestrate ML training and inference pipelines.
  - name: AWS Glue
    description: Run Glue ETL jobs from workflow steps.
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/partners/
integrations:
  - name: Partner Programs
  - name: Resources
  - name: Success Stories
  - name: Work with an AWS Partner
  - name: AWS Marketplace
  - name: AWS Partner Central
  - name: Partner Paths
  - name: co-sell with AWS
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: [email protected]
  url: https://apievangelist.com
tags:
- AWS
- Orchestration
- Serverless
- State Machine
- Workflow
x-type: company