aws:pause – Pause an automation - Amazon Systems Manager
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aws:pause – Pause an automation

This action pauses the automation. Once paused, the automation status is Waiting. To continue the automation, use the SendAutomationSignal API operation with the Resume signal type. We recommend using the aws:sleep or aws:approve action for more granular control of your workflows.

Note

The default timeout for this action is 7 days (604800 seconds) and the maximum value is 30 days (2592000 seconds). You can limit or extend the timeout by specifying the timeoutSeconds parameter for an aws:pause step.

Input

The input is as follows.

YAML
name: pauseThis
action: aws:pause
timeoutSeconds: 1209600
inputs: {}
JSON
{
    "name": "pauseThis",
    "action": "aws:pause",
    "timeoutSeconds": "1209600",
    "inputs": {}
}
Output
None