swf:StartWorkflowExecution

Write

swf:StartWorkflowExecution is a Write access-level action in the swf service. Grants permission to start an execution of the workflow type in the specified domain using the provided workflowId and input data

Resource types

ARNs that swf:StartWorkflowExecution can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:swf::${Account}:/domain/${DomainName} required
domain

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants swf:StartWorkflowExecution.

swf:tagList.member.0 String

Filters access by the specified tag

swf:tagList.member.1 String

Filters access by the specified tag

swf:tagList.member.2 String

Filters access by the specified tag

swf:tagList.member.3 String

Filters access by the specified tag

swf:tagList.member.4 String

Filters access by the specified tag

swf:taskList.name String

Filters access by the name of the tasklist

swf:workflowType.name String

Filters access by the name of the workflow type

swf:workflowType.version String

Filters access by the version of the workflow type

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by tag of the resource

Example IAM policy

A minimal policy that allows swf:StartWorkflowExecution. Replace "Resource": "*" with a specific ARN to follow least privilege.

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowSwfStartWorkflowExecution",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "swf:StartWorkflowExecution",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Related actions in swf

swf:CancelTimer Write swf:CancelWorkflowExecution Write swf:CompleteWorkflowExecution Write swf:ContinueAsNewWorkflowExecution Write swf:CountClosedWorkflowExecutions Read swf:CountOpenWorkflowExecutions Read swf:CountPendingActivityTasks Read swf:CountPendingDecisionTasks Read swf:DeleteActivityType Write swf:DeleteWorkflowType Write swf:DeprecateActivityType Write swf:DeprecateDomain Write

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