aws.ec2.create_instance_with_user_data

Launch one EC2 instance with boot-time user data using a CloudConnection UUID.

Overview

Property	Value
Workflow type	Atomic
Library	Base-aws
Version	1.0

Input Schema

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
connection_uuid	uuid	Yes	—	CloudConnection UUID for the target AWS account.
region	string	No	—	AWS region override.
ami_id	string	Yes	—	AMI ID to launch.
instance_type	string	Yes	—	EC2 instance type.
subnet_id	string	Yes	—	VPC subnet ID to launch into.
security_group_ids	list	Yes	—	Security group IDs for the instance.
user_data	string	Yes	—	Boot-time user data script or cloud-init payload.
user_data_base64_encoded	boolean	No	—	True when user_data is already base64 encoded.
key_name	string	No	—	EC2 key pair name for SSH access.
iam_instance_profile	json	No	—	Provider-native IAM instance profile name or ARN object.
associate_public_ip_address	boolean	No	—	Whether to associate a public IPv4 address.
private_ip_address	string	No	—	Optional primary private IPv4 address.
block_device_mappings	list	No	—	Provider-native block device mappings.
metadata_options	json	No	—	Provider-native IMDS metadata options.
instance_initiated_shutdown_behavior	string	No	—	stop or terminate.
tags	json	No	—	Tags to apply to the instance as a key/value map (or a native TagSpecifications list).
client_token	string	No	—	Idempotency token for RunInstances.
wait_until_running	boolean	No	—	Wait for running state before completing.

Output Schema

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
connection_uuid	uuid	No	—	CloudConnection UUID echoed from input.
region	string	No	—	AWS region used.
instance_id	string	No	—	EC2 instance ID.
state	string	No	—	EC2 instance state.
private_ip	string	No	—	Private IPv4 address assigned to the instance.
public_ip	string	No	—	Public IPv4 address assigned to the instance.
image_id	string	No	—	AMI ID used.
instance_type	string	No	—	EC2 instance type used.
subnet_id	string	No	—	Subnet ID used.
vpc_id	string	No	—	VPC ID reported by EC2.
launch_time	string	No	—	Provider launch timestamp as ISO string when available.
instance	json	No	—	Sanitized provider instance object without user_data.
compensation_workflow	string	No	—	Suggested compensation workflow aws.ec2.terminate_instance.
failure_reason	string	No	—	Human-readable failure reason.
failed_step	string	No	—	Failed logical step.
failed_layer	json	No	—	Failed DAG layer if engine supplies one.
failed_at_state	string	No	—	State where failure occurred.
error	string	No	—	Error message.
error_type	string	No	—	Error class.
failed_at	string	No	—	ISO failure timestamp.

States

State	Initial	Terminal	Success	Auto-advance	Description
pending	Yes	No	—	execute	—
completed	No	Yes	Yes	—	—
failed	No	Yes	No	—	—

State Diagram

Transitions

From	Action	To	Description
pending	execute	completed	—
* (any state)	fail	failed	—

API Usage

POST /api/workflows/start
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "workflow_type": "aws.ec2.create_instance_with_user_data",
  "initial_data": {
    "connection_uuid": "value",
    "ami_id": "value",
    "instance_type": "value",
    "subnet_id": "value"
  }
}