Amazon Simple Workflow Service

aid: amazon-swf
name: Amazon Simple Workflow Service
description: >-
  Amazon Simple Workflow Service (Amazon SWF) helps developers build, run, and
  scale background jobs that have parallel or sequential steps. It is a fully
  managed state tracker and task coordinator in the cloud that manages intertask
  dependencies, scheduling, and concurrency for application workflows.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Automation
- AWS
- Task Coordination
- Workflow
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-swf/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-04-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-swf:amazon-swf-api
  name: Amazon Simple Workflow Service API
  description: >-
    The Amazon SWF API provides programmatic access to manage workflows,
    activity tasks, decision tasks, and workflow execution history. It enables
    developers to coordinate distributed application components using
    asynchronous task processing and state tracking.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/swf/
  baseURL: https://swf.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - AWS
  - Task Coordination
  - Workflow
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonswf/latest/developerguide/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonswf/latest/apireference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonswf/latest/developerguide/swf-dg-intro-to-swf.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/swf/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/swf/faqs/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-swf/refs/heads/main/openapi/amazon-swf-openapi-original.yml
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/swf/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonswf/latest/developerguide/
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/swf/
- 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: SignUp
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/signup?request_type=register
- type: Login
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/console/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Task Coordination
    description: Manages inter-task dependencies, scheduling, and concurrency for distributed workflows.
  - name: State Tracking
    description: Durably maintains application execution state throughout workflow lifecycle.
  - name: Long-Running Workflows
    description: Supports workflows that run for up to 1 year with activity timeouts and retries.
  - name: Decider and Activity Workers
    description: Separates orchestration logic (deciders) from execution logic (activity workers).
  - name: Workflow Versioning
    description: Supports multiple versions of workflow and activity types for safe deployments.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Media Processing Pipelines
    description: Coordinate multi-step media encoding, transcoding, and publishing workflows.
  - name: Order Processing
    description: Orchestrate e-commerce order fulfillment with parallel and sequential steps.
  - name: Data Analytics Workflows
    description: Manage ETL pipelines and data processing jobs across distributed systems.
  - name: Human Task Orchestration
    description: Coordinate workflows that require human review or approval steps.
- type: SpectralRules
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-swf/refs/heads/main/rules/amazon-swf-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-swf/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/amazon-swf-vocabulary.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-swf/refs/heads/main/capabilities/amazon-swf-workflow-management.yaml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: [email protected]