Invalidate Cache
cloudfront.create_invalidation
ActionAmazon Web Servicesconnection required
Calls the AWS cloudfront API (SigV4).
Invalidate cached paths at the edge.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- Amazon CloudFront
- Secret shape
- {"access_key_id", "secret_access_key"}
- Config it needs
- region
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
4 fields, 2 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 | — | — | — |
distribution_id Id of the distribution to act on, from cloudfront.list_distributions — not its name. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
paths Paths to invalidate, e.g. ["/*"]. | array | Yes | — | ≥ 1 characters; array of string | — |
caller_reference Reuse to make a retry idempotent. | string | No | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
invalidation_id | string | — |
status | string | — |
caller_reference The idempotency token CloudFront recorded for this invalidation. | string | — |
path_count | number | — |
{
"caller_reference": "",
"invalidation_id": "",
"path_count": 0,
"status": ""
}Related Amazon CloudFront nodes
See Invalidate Cache run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Amazon CloudFront connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.