:doc:`SWF <../../swf>` / Client / respond_activity_task_failed

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respond_activity_task_failed
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.. py:method:: SWF.Client.respond_activity_task_failed(**kwargs)

  

  Used by workers to tell the service that the  ActivityTask identified by the ``taskToken`` has failed with ``reason`` (if specified). The ``reason`` and ``details`` appear in the ``ActivityTaskFailed`` event added to the workflow history.

   

  A task is considered open from the time that it is scheduled until it is closed. Therefore a task is reported as open while a worker is processing it. A task is closed after it has been specified in a call to  RespondActivityTaskCompleted,  RespondActivityTaskCanceled, RespondActivityTaskFailed, or the task has `timed out <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonswf/latest/developerguide/swf-dg-basic.html#swf-dev-timeout-types>`__.

   

  **Access Control**

   

  You can use IAM policies to control this action's access to Amazon SWF resources as follows:

   

  
  * Use a ``Resource`` element with the domain name to limit the action to only specified domains.
   
  * Use an ``Action`` element to allow or deny permission to call this action.
   
  * You cannot use an IAM policy to constrain this action's parameters.
  

   

  If the caller doesn't have sufficient permissions to invoke the action, or the parameter values fall outside the specified constraints, the action fails. The associated event attribute's ``cause`` parameter is set to ``OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED``. For details and example IAM policies, see `Using IAM to Manage Access to Amazon SWF Workflows <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonswf/latest/developerguide/swf-dev-iam.html>`__ in the *Amazon SWF Developer Guide*.

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/swf-2012-01-25/RespondActivityTaskFailed>`_  


  **Request Syntax**
  ::

    response = client.respond_activity_task_failed(
        taskToken='string',
        reason='string',
        details='string'
    )
    
  :type taskToken: string
  :param taskToken: **[REQUIRED]** 

    The ``taskToken`` of the  ActivityTask.

     

    .. warning::

       

      ``taskToken`` is generated by the service and should be treated as an opaque value. If the task is passed to another process, its ``taskToken`` must also be passed. This enables it to provide its progress and respond with results.

      

    

  
  :type reason: string
  :param reason: 

    Description of the error that may assist in diagnostics.

    

  
  :type details: string
  :param details: 

    Detailed information about the failure.

    

  
  
  :returns: None
  **Exceptions**
  
  *   :py:class:`SWF.Client.exceptions.UnknownResourceFault`

  
  *   :py:class:`SWF.Client.exceptions.OperationNotPermittedFault`

  