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There was an error communicating with AWS Step Functions


I was trying to play around with AWS Step functions following the instructions specified in the document(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/getting-started.html). While trying to create a state machine, I got the following error message. "There was an error communicating with AWS Step Functions, please try again later."

I am executing step functions in the region EU Ireland. I created a role by following the instructions mentioned in the link( https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/procedure-create-iam-role.html). Also tried to update the Role definition with policy " AdministratorAccess" assuming the role doesn't have required permission to create state machine, which didn't help either.

Could you help me with this issue.

Thanks!


Solution

  • The issue is with IAM permissions for the account using Step functions. Adding the policies mentioned in the document(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/concept-create-iam-advanced.html) lets you create step functions.