Describe Stacks
cloudformation.describe_stacks
ActionAmazon Web Servicesconnection required
Calls the AWS cloudformation API (SigV4).
Read stack status and outputs.
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
3 fields, none 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 One stack (optional). | string | No | — | — | — |
next_token Continue a previous run of this node from where it stopped: the next_token value that run emitted. | string | No | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
stacks One entry per stack, each carrying stack_id, change_set_id, role_arn and the parent_id/root_id that relate a nested stack to its root, plus tags, parameters, outputs and output_details. | array | — |
count | number | — |
next_token Cursor for the next page; empty when there are no further pages. | string | — |
{
"count": 0,
"next_token": "",
"stacks": []
}Related AWS CloudFormation nodes
See Describe Stacks 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.