aws.ec2.create_volume

Create an EBS volume 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.
workflow_run_id	string	No	—	Engine DAG run ID stamped onto child steps.
region	string	No	—	AWS region override.
availability_zone	string	Yes	—	Availability zone for the volume.
size	integer	No	—	Volume size in GiB.
volume_type	string	No	—	EBS volume type such as gp3 or io2.
iops	integer	No	—	Provisioned IOPS for the volume.
throughput	integer	No	—	Provisioned throughput in MiB/s for gp3.
snapshot_id	string	No	—	Snapshot ID to create the volume from.
encrypted	boolean	No	—	Whether the volume is encrypted.
kms_key_id	string	No	—	KMS key ID for encryption.
tags	json	No	—	Tags to apply to the volume as a key/value map (or a native TagSpecifications list).

Output Schema

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
connection_uuid	uuid	No	—	CloudConnection UUID echoed from input.
region	string	No	—	AWS region used.
volume_id	string	No	—	ID of the created EBS volume.
state	string	No	—	Provider volume state.
volume	json	No	—	Sanitized provider Volume object.
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_volume",
  "initial_data": {
    "connection_uuid": "value",
    "availability_zone": "value"
  }
}