# DescribedWorkflow
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Describes the properties of the specified workflow

## Contents
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 ** Arn **   <a name="TransferFamily-Type-DescribedWorkflow-Arn"></a>
Specifies the unique Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the workflow.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 20. Maximum length of 1600.  
Pattern: `arn:\S+`   
Required: Yes

 ** Description **   <a name="TransferFamily-Type-DescribedWorkflow-Description"></a>
Specifies the text description for the workflow.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `[\w- ]*`   
Required: No

 ** OnExceptionSteps **   <a name="TransferFamily-Type-DescribedWorkflow-OnExceptionSteps"></a>
Specifies the steps (actions) to take if errors are encountered during execution of the workflow.  
Type: Array of [WorkflowStep](API_WorkflowStep.md) objects  
Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 8 items.  
Required: No

 ** Steps **   <a name="TransferFamily-Type-DescribedWorkflow-Steps"></a>
Specifies the details for the steps that are in the specified workflow.  
Type: Array of [WorkflowStep](API_WorkflowStep.md) objects  
Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 8 items.  
Required: No

 ** Tags **   <a name="TransferFamily-Type-DescribedWorkflow-Tags"></a>
Key-value pairs that can be used to group and search for workflows. Tags are metadata attached to workflows for any purpose.  
Type: Array of [Tag](API_Tag.md) objects  
Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 50 items.  
Required: No

 ** WorkflowId **   <a name="TransferFamily-Type-DescribedWorkflow-WorkflowId"></a>
A unique identifier for the workflow.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Fixed length of 19.  
Pattern: `w-([a-z0-9]{17})`   
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/transfer-2018-11-05/DescribedWorkflow) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/transfer-2018-11-05/DescribedWorkflow) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/transfer-2018-11-05/DescribedWorkflow)