Describe Flow
mediaconnect.describe_flow
ActionAmazon Web Servicesconnection required
Calls the AWS mediaconnect API (SigV4).
Displays the details of a flow.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- AWS MediaConnect
- 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 | — | — | — |
flow_arn The ARN of the flow that you want to describe. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
Flow | object | — |
Messages | object | — |
{
"Flow": {},
"Messages": {}
}Related AWS MediaConnect nodes
See Describe Flow run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the AWS MediaConnect connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.