name : begin-transaction.rst **To start a SQL transaction** The following ``begin-transaction`` example starts a SQL transaction. :: aws rds-data begin-transaction \ --resource-arn "arn:aws:rds:us-west-2:123456789012:cluster:mydbcluster" \ --database "mydb" \ --secret-arn "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:123456789012:secret:mysecret" Output:: { "transactionId": "ABC1234567890xyz" } For more information, see `Using the Data API for Aurora Serverless <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/data-api.html>`__ in the *Amazon RDS User Guide*.