Get Backend
amplifybackend.get_backend
ActionAmazon Web Servicesconnection required
Calls the AWS amplifybackend API (SigV4).
Provides project-level details for your Amplify UI project.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- AWS AmplifyBackend
- Secret shape
- {"access_key_id", "secret_access_key"}
- Config it needs
- region
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
2 fields, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
region AWS region (overrides the connection). | string | No | — | — | — |
app_id Id of the app to act on, from its Amplifybackend URL or console — not its name. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
AmplifyFeatureFlags | string | — |
AmplifyMetaConfig | string | — |
AppId | string | — |
AppName | string | — |
{
"AmplifyFeatureFlags": "",
"AmplifyMetaConfig": "",
"AppId": "",
"AppName": ""
}Related AWS AmplifyBackend nodes
See Get Backend run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the AWS AmplifyBackend connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.