Comprehensive and Detailed Step-by-Step Explanation:

To confirm that the HTTP headers, body, and responses meet expectations, you need to test the specific HTTP Task state in isolation and inspect the details.

Option A: TestState API with TRACE:

The TestState API allows developers to test individual states in a state machine without executing the entire workflow.

Setting the inspection level to TRACE provides detailed information about the HTTP request and response, including headers, body, and status codes.

This option provides the precise and granular testing required to verify the HTTP Task functionality.

Why Other Options Are Incorrect:

Option B:The DEBUG inspection level provides less detailed information than TRACE and focuses on general debugging, not a detailed view of HTTP interactions.

Option C:Step Functions does not have a "data flow simulator" to test individual tasks; this option is not valid.

Option D:Changing the state machine’s log level to ALL increases logging granularity for the entire state machine but does not allow isolated testing of a specific HTTP Task.