Create an AWS Elemental MediaConvert job with Step Functions

Learn how to use Step Functions to create an AWS Elemental MediaConvert job using the CreateJob API.

Step Functions can control certain Amazon services directly from Using Amazon States Language to define Step Functions workflows (ASL). To learn more, see Integrating other services and Passing parameters to a service API in Step Functions.

Supported MediaConvert APIs:

The following includes a Task state that submits an MediaConvert job and waits for it to complete.

{
    "StartAt": "MediaConvert_CreateJob",
    "States": {
        "MediaConvert_CreateJob": {
        "Type": "Task",
        "Resource": "arn:aws:states:::mediaconvert:createJob.sync",
        "Parameters": {
            "Role": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/Admin",
            "Settings": {
            "OutputGroups": [
                {
                "Outputs": [
                    {
                    "ContainerSettings": {
                        "Container": "MP4"
                    },
                    "VideoDescription": {
                        "CodecSettings": {
                        "Codec": "H_264",
                        "H264Settings": {
                            "MaxBitrate": 1000,
                            "RateControlMode": "QVBR",
                            "SceneChangeDetect": "TRANSITION_DETECTION"
                        }
                        }
                    },
                    "AudioDescriptions": [
                        {
                        "CodecSettings": {
                            "Codec": "AAC",
                            "AacSettings": {
                            "Bitrate": 96000,
                            "CodingMode": "CODING_MODE_2_0",
                            "SampleRate": 48000
                            }
                        }
                        }
                    ]
                    }
                ],
                "OutputGroupSettings": {
                    "Type": "FILE_GROUP_SETTINGS",
                    "FileGroupSettings": {
                    "Destination": "s3://DOC-EXAMPLE-DESTINATION-BUCKET/"
                    }
                }
                }
            ],
            "Inputs": [
                {
                "AudioSelectors": {
                    "Audio Selector 1": {
                    "DefaultSelection": "DEFAULT"
                    }
                },
                "FileInput": "s3://DOC-EXAMPLE-SOURCE-BUCKET/DOC-EXAMPLE-SOURCE_FILE"
                }
            ]
            }
        },
        "End": true
        }
    }
}

For information about how to configure IAM permissions when using Step Functions with MediaConvert, see IAM policies for AWS Elemental MediaConvert calls in Step Functions.