• AWS Systems Manager Change Manager is no longer open to new customers. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For more information, see AWS Systems Manager Change Manager availability change.
• The AWS Systems Manager CloudWatch Dashboard will no longer be available after April 30, 2026. Customers can continue to use Amazon CloudWatch console to view, create, and manage their Amazon CloudWatch dashboards, just as they do today. For more information, see Amazon CloudWatch Dashboard documentation.
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.
Output
- None
