{
  "id": "state-machine",
  "title": "State machine object",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/7.8/references/rest-api/objects/state-machine/",
  "summary": "An object that represents a state machine.",
  "content": "\nA state machine object tracks the status of database actions.\n\nA state machine contains the following attributes:\n\n| Name        | Type/Value | Description |\n|-------------|------------|-------------|\n| action_uid  | string     | A globally unique identifier of the action |\n| object_name | string     | Name of the object being manipulated by the state machine |\n| status      | pending    | Requested state machine has not started |\n|             | active     | State machine is currently running |\n|             | completed  | Operation complete |\n|             | failed     | Operation or state machine failed |\n| name        | string     | Name of the running (or failed) state machine |\n| state       | string     | Current state within the state machine, when known |\n| error       | string     | A descriptive error string for failed state machine, when known |\n",
  "tags": ["docs","operate","rs"],
  "last_updated": "2026-04-01T08:10:08-05:00"
}