Create Stack
cloudformation.create_stack
ActionAmazon Web Servicesconnection required
Calls the AWS cloudformation API (SigV4).
Create a stack from a template.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- AWS CloudFormation
- Secret shape
- {"access_key_id", "secret_access_key"}
- Config it needs
- region
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
6 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 | — | — | — |
stack_name Name of the stack to act on, as Cloudformation spells it. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
template_url s3:// or https:// template URL. | string | No | — | — | — |
template_body Inline template. | string | No | — | — | — |
parameters Template parameters. | object | No | — | — | — |
capabilities e.g. ["CAPABILITY_IAM"]. | array | No | — | array of string | — |
- At least one of template_url, template_body must be set.
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
stack_id | string | — |
stack_name | string | — |
{
"stack_id": "",
"stack_name": ""
}Related AWS CloudFormation nodes
See Create Stack run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the AWS CloudFormation connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.