Menu
Knowledge Base
Submit Support Request
RSS Feed Subscribe to CenturyLink Cloud Knowledge Base
Knowledge Base  /  Runner
Knowledge Base  /  Runner

Runner Job Service

Updated by Anthony Hakim on Apr 27, 2016
Article Code: kb/485

Audience

This article is to support customers of Runner, a product that enables teams, developers, and engineers to quickly provision, interact, and modify their environments anywhere - CenturyLink Cloud, third-party cloud providers, and on-premises. Additionally, the responses in this FAQ document are specific to using the service through the Control Portal.

Job Service Overview

The Job Service is the primary component of the Runner product. Users can create, modify, and execute jobs at anytime. Many of the other services were created in tandem with the Job Service, and enhance the Job Execution capabilities. The Job Service accepts a payload that references a playbook to be used, whether that is using a public or private GitHub repository. When using a private GitHub repository, GitHub credentials are required.

The Job Service is a simple, text-based job and task definition. These jobs are executed by a highly available service with the ability to execute massively parallel tasks. It also provides the capability to schedule jobs at a defined interval.

The job actions can be performed via REST API calls. The API works with JSON messages over HTTP. It relies on the standard HTTP verbs including GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE.

The URL format of the service is: https://api.runner.ctl.io/{resource}/{account alias}.

For example, to retrieve all the Jobs created at the account alias level, you would issue a GET request to https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/XXXX. The HTTP request must include headers Content-Type (set to application/json) and Authorization (set to ‘Bearer Token from authentication API’).

In addition to managing Runner Jobs the Job Service will allow you to define execution schedules for your Jobs.

Job Service/Job Schedule Service API Details

  1. Job Service
  1. Job Schedule Service – The Scheduling service allows you to define a set interval at which a job will automatically execute.

CREATE JOB

Creates a Runner job in a given account. The Runner jobs have to be scripted plays using Ansible. Calls to this operation must include a token acquired from the authentication endpoint. See the Login API for information on acquiring this token.

When to use it

Use this API operation when you would like to create a new job definition to execute the tasks specified in the referenced playbook. You also have the option to run it immediately or execute it later by issuing a start request.

URL

Structure

POST https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/{accountAlias}?immediate=true|false

Example

POST https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/XXXX?immediate=false

Request

URI Parameters

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
accountAlias string Short code for a particular account. Yes
immediate boolean Set to “true” if the job to be executed immediately after creation. Default is “false”. No

Content Properties

Playbooks can be executed in couple of different ways:

  1. We recommend to have your playbook in a GitHubHib Repository for complex plays that are referencing multiple dependent playbooks/templates. Please refer to the Repository Entity information listed below.
NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
description string Description of the job. No
executionTtl integer You can mention the time in minutes expected for the job execution to be complete. If the execution doesn’t complete before the specified time, then it will be gracefully stopped. Default value is “180”. No
callbacks array Callback entity schema No
playbookTags array If you would like to execute only specific plays/tasks tags, you can list them as comma separated array of string. No
repository complex Repository entity schema. Please read the above note. Yes
hosts array Hosts entity schema Yes
properties array Property entity schema No
sshPrivateKey string The default private key (base64 encoded) when connecting to hosts during playbook execution. No
useDynamicInventory boolean Instructs Runner to gather all hosts of your account alias. This makes all hosts available as inventory during the playbook execution. Your playbook can then filter the hosts using the hosts property. No

Callbacks Entity

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
url string Your callback webhook url. Yes
level string You can choose the level of information you would like to receive from DEBUG, ERROR, RESULT. When not specified the default value will be “DEBUG” No

Repository Entity

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
credentials array Required only when executing playbooks from a private GitHub repository. No
url string Playbook GitHub repository url. Note: HTTPS url should be provided. Yes
branch string Repository branch or tag where the playbook is present. Note: Not required if the playbook is in master branch. No
defaultPlaybook string Name of the playbook to be executed with file extension. Yes

Credentials Entity

In order to execute the playbook from your private GitHub repository, please provide a username and password or SSH Key associated with your GitHub account.

Note: GitHub credentials are NOT required for a playbook in a public repository.

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
username string User name of your private GitHub repository.
password string Password of your private GitHub repository.
sshPrivateKey string The private key (base64 encoded) associated with your private GitHub account.

Hosts Entity

Define list of hosts and their related variable made available to the playbook when a play or task is executed for that host.

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
id string Host name on which the play is to be executed. Yes
hostVars array Host vars are made available to the playbook when a play or task is executed for that host. No
sshPrivateKey string Private Key (base64 encoded) required when any task to be performed on the specified host connected via SSH. No

Properties Entity

This entity can be used to pass any additional variables to the playbook as extra variables. Similar to the command line –extra-vars argument.

{
    "property1": "value1",
    "property2": "value2"
}

Example

{
    "description": "Sample Job",
    "repository": {
        "credentials": {
            "username": "GitHub username",
            "password": "GitHub password"
        },
        "defaultPlaybook": "example.yml",
        "branch": "feature",
        "url": "https://GitHub.com/yourrepository.GitHub"
    },
    "callbacks": [
        {
            "url": "your callback webhook",
            "level": "DEBUG"
        }
    ],
    "hosts": [
        {
            "hostVars": {
                    "ansible_connection": "ssh",
                    "datacenter": "VA1"
                },
            "sshPrivateKey" : "TUlJRW93SUJBQUtDQVF........WE81ZnQ1dg==",
            "id": "localhost"
        }
    ]
}
Response

The response will be a list of objects containing entities for each job created in the given account.

Below is the representation of Job Execution Status for various requests:

Job Execution Status

Entity Definition

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
id string ID of the job.
description string Description of the job.
executionTtl integer The time in minutes expected for the job execution to be complete.
repository complex GitHub repository specifications where the playbook is related to the job is present.
hosts array Defined list of hosts and their related variables provided part of request payload.
callbacks array Call back webhook urls where you would like to view live feed of job status.
createdTime integer Timestamp when the Job was created.
lastUpdatedTime integer Timestamp when the Job was last updated.
links array Collection of entity links that point to resources related to this policy.

Example

[
  {
    "id": "1111505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d",
    "accountAlias": "XXXX",
    "description": "Sample Job",
    "executionTtl": null,
    "repository": {
      "url": "https://GitHub.com/yourrepository.GitHub",
      "branch": "feature",
      "defaultPlaybook": "example.yml",
      "credentials": {
        "username": "GitHub username",
        "password": "GitHub password"
      }
    },
    "hosts": [
      {
        "id": "localhost",
        "hostVars": {
          "ansible_connection": "ssh",
          "datacenter": "VA1",
          "public_key": "ssh-rsa B3NzaC1yc......rhizlpix3f test@test\n",
      "state": "present"
        }
      }
    ],
    "properties": {},
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "callbacks": [
      {
        "url": "your callback webhook",
        "level": "DEBUG"
      }
    ],
    "createdTime": 1440785845177,
    "lastUpdatedTime": 1440785845177,
    "links": [
      {
        "ref": "self",
        "id": "52f9505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d",
        "href": "/v2/workflow/XXXX/jobs/52f9505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d",
        "verbs": [
          "GET",
          "POST",
          "DELETE"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]
GET JOB

Gets a given Runner job by ID. Calls to this operation must include a token acquired from the authentication endpoint. See the Login API for information on acquiring this token.

When to use it
Use this API operation when you would like to get the details of a specific job created within a given account.

URL

Structure

GET https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/{accountAlias}/{jobId}

Example

GET https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/XXXX/1111505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d

Request

URI Parameters

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
accountAlias string Short code for a particular account. Yes
id string ID of the job being queried. Yes
Response

The response will be a Job object containing all its entities.

Entity Definition

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
id string ID of the job.
accountAlias string The account alias under which the job was created.
description string Description of the job.
executionTtl integer The time in minutes expected for the job execution to be complete.
repository array GitHub repository details where the playbook is related to the job is present.
hosts array Hosts entity schema
callbacks array Call back webhook urls where you would like to view live feed of job status.
createdTime integer Timestamp when the Job was created.
lastUpdatedTime integer Timestamp when the Job was last updated.
links array Collection of entity links that point to resources related to this policy.

Repository Entity

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
credentials array Credentials of a private GitHub repository where the playbook is present.
url string Playbook GitHub repository url.
branch string Repository branch or tag where the playbook is present.
defaultPlaybook string Name of the playbook to be executed with file extension.

Credentials Entity

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
username string User name of your private GitHub repository.
password string Password of your private GitHub repository.

Hosts Entity

Defined list of hosts and their related variable made available to the playbook when a play or task is executed for that host.

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
id string Host name on which the play is to be executed.
hostVars array Host vars are made available to the playbook when a play or task is executed for that host.

Example


[
  {
    "id": "1111505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d",
    "accountAlias": "XXXX",
    "description": "Your job description",
    "executionTtl": null,
    "repository": {
      "url": "https://GitHub.com/yourrepository.GitHub",
      "branch": "repository_branch",
      "defaultPlaybook": "example.yml",
      "credentials": {
        "username": "GitHub username",
        "password": "GitHub password"
      }
    },
    "hosts": [
      {
        "id": "localhost",
        "hostVars": {
          "ansible_connection": "local",
          "datacenter": "VA1"
        }
      }
    ],
    "properties": {},
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "callbacks": [
      "your callback webhook"
    ],
    "links": [
      {
        "ref": "self",
        "id": "52f9505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d",
        "href": "/v2/workflow/XXXX/jobs/52f9505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d",
        "verbs": [
          "GET",
          "POST",
          "DELETE"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]

UPDATE JOB

Updates the details of an existing Runner job by ID. Calls to this operation must include a token acquired from the authentication endpoint. See the Login API for information on acquiring this token.

When to use it

Use this API operation when you would like to update the details of a specific job created within a given account. Basically you can re-write the entire Job description of an existing Job.

URL

Structure

PUT https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/{accountAlias}/{id}?immediate=true|false

Example

PUT https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/XXXX/1111505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d

Request

URI Parameters

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
accountAlias string Short code for a particular account. Yes
id string ID of the job being updated. Yes
immediate boolean Set to “true” if the job to be executed immediately after creation. Default is “false”. No

Content Properties

Playbooks can be executed in couple of different ways:

  1. We recommend to have your playbook in a GitHubHib Repository for complex plays that are referencing multiple dependent playbooks/templates. Please refer to the Repository Entity information listed below.
NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
description string Description of the job. No
executionTtl integer You can mention the time in minutes expected for the job execution to be complete. If the execution doesn’t complete before the specified time, then it will be gracefully stopped. Default value is “180”. No
callbacks array Callback entity schema. No
playbookTags array If you would like to execute only specific plays/tasks tags, you can list them as comma separated array of string. No
repository complex Repository entity schema. Please read the above note. Yes
hosts array Hosts entity schema. Yes
properties array Property entity schema. No
sshPrivateKey string The default private key (base64 encoded) when connecting to hosts during playbook execution. No
useDynamicInventory boolean Instructs Runner to gather all hosts of your account alias. This makes all hosts available as inventory during the playbook execution. Your playbook can then filter the hosts using the hosts property. No

Callbacks Entity

You could use callback webhook URLs, to receive a live feed of your job execution.

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
url string Your callback webhook URL. Yes
level string You can choose the level of information you would like to receive from DEBUG, ERROR, RESULT. When not specified the default value will be “DEBUG”. No

Repository Entity

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
credentials array Required only when executing playbooks from a private GitHub repository. No
url string Playbook GitHub repository URL. Note: HTTPS URL should be provided. Yes
branch string Repository branch or tag where the playbook is present. Note: Not required if the playbook is in master branch. No
defaultPlaybook string Name of the playbook to be executed with file extension. Yes
playbookTags array If you have a large playbook and would like to execute only specific plays/tasks tags, you can list them as comma separated array of string. No

Credentials Entity

In order to execute the playbook from your private GitHub repository please provide username and password or SSH Key associated with your GitHub account.

Note: GitHub credentials are NOT required for a playbook in a public repository.

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
username string User name of your private GitHub repository.
password string Password of your private GitHub repository.
sshPrivateKey string The private key (base64 encoded) associated with your private GitHub account.

Hosts Entity

Define list of hosts and their related variable made available to the playbook when a play or task is executed for that host.

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
id string Host name on which the play is to be executed. Yes
hostVars array Host vars are made available to the playbook when a play or task is executed for that host. No
sshPrivateKey string Private Key (base64 encoded) required when any task to be performed on the specified host connected via SSH. No

Properties Entity

This entity can be used to pass any additional variables to the playbook as extra variables. Similar to the command line –extra-vars argument.

{
    "property1": "value1",
    "property2": "value2"
}

Example

{
    "description": "Sample Job",
    "repository": {
        "credentials": {
            "username": "GitHub username",
            "password": "GitHub password"
        },
        "defaultPlaybook": "example.yml",
        "branch": "feature",
        "url": "https://GitHub.com/yourrepository.GitHub"
    },
    "callbacks": [
        {
            "url": "your callback webhook",
            "level": "DEBUG"
        }
    ],
    "hosts": [
        {
            "hostVars": {
                    "ansible_connection": "ssh",
                    "datacenter": "VA1"
                },
            "sshPrivateKey" : "TUlJRW93SUJBQU.......WE81ZnQ1dg==",
            "id": "localhost"
        }
    ]
}
Response

The response will be a list of objects containing entities for each job created in the given account.

Entity Definition

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
id string ID of the job.
description string Description of the job.
executionTtl integer The time in minutes expected for the job execution to be complete.
repository complex GitHub repository specifications where the playbook is related to the job is present.
hosts array Defined list of hosts and their related variables provided part of request payload.
callbacks array Call back webhook urls where you would like to view live feed of job status.
createdTime integer Timestamp when the Job was created.
lastUpdatedTime integer Timestamp when the Job was last updated.
links array Collection of entity links that point to resources related to this policy.

Example

[
  {
    "id": "1111505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d",
    "accountAlias": "XXXX",
    "description": "Sample Job",
    "executionTtl": null,
    "repository": {
      "url": "https://GitHub.com/yourrepository.GitHub",
      "branch": "feature",
      "defaultPlaybook": "example.yml",
      "credentials": {
        "username": "GitHub username",
        "password": "GitHub password"
      }
    },
    "hosts": [
      {
        "id": "localhost",
        "hostVars": {
          "ansible_connection": "ssh",
          "datacenter": "VA1",
          "public_key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAAAQQDxt+1boRV5ZuyTPJsmz2mBe0AG+9zaSRrRHVIgwjl5uHso9GZAn8G7+hAKJuHSzfxTQXGwTdLmozrhizlpix3f test@test\n",
      "state": "present"
        }
      }
    ],
    "properties": {},
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "callbacks": [
      {
        "url": "your callback webhook",
        "level": "DEBUG"
      }
    ],
    "createdTime": 1440785845177,
    "lastUpdatedTime": 1556785845177,
    "links": [
      {
        "ref": "self",
        "id": "52f9505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d",
        "href": "/v2/workflow/XXXX/jobs/52f9505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d",
        "verbs": [
          "GET",
          "POST",
          "DELETE"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]

DELETE JOB

Delete an existing Runner job in a given account. Calls to this operation must include a token acquired from the authentication endpoint. See the Login API for information on acquiring this token.

When to use it

Use this API operation when you would like to delete an existing job within a given account.

URL

Structure

DELETE https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/{accountAlias}/{id}

Example

DELETE https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/XXXX/e436f511-21f9-4cda-9026-a68cd6112240

Request

URI Parameters

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
accountAlias string Short code for a particular account. Yes
id string ID of the job to be deleted from the account. Yes
Response
HTTP CODE DESCRIPTION
204 Sent when a request to delete a Job is successful.

GET JOBS

Retrieve the list of jobs created within a given account alias. Calls to this operation must include a token acquired from the authentication endpoint. See the Login API for information on acquiring this token.

When to use it

Use this API operation when you would like to retrieve the list of jobs published within a given account and view the details of a job.

URL

Structure

GET https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/{accountAlias}?page=0&size=100

Example

GET https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/XXXX

Request

URI Parameters

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
accountAlias string Short code for a particular account. Yes
page integer You can specify the page number for which you would like to get the results for. Default is “0”. No
size integer You can specify the page size between 1 to 100. Default is “100”. No
Response

The response will be a list of objects containing entities for each job created in the given account in the order of last created. Along with total number of jobs created under your account alias.

Note: The maximum number of records per request is 100, use the combination of page and size to recursively retrieve subsequent records.

Entity Definition

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
totalSize integer Total number of jobs created under your account alias.
page integer The current page number based on your query.
size integer Page size of your query.
results array List of jobs

Jobs Entity

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
id string ID of the job.
accountAlias string The account alias under which the job was created.
description string Description of the job.
executionTtl integer The time in minutes expected for the job execution to be complete.
repository array GitHub repository details where the playbook is related to the job is present.
hosts array Hosts entity schema
callbacks array Call back webhook urls where you would like to view live feed of job status.
createdTime integer Timestamp when the Job was created.
lastUpdatedTime integer Timestamp when the Job was last updated.
links array Collection of entity links that point to resources related to this policy.

Repository Entity

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
credentials array Credentials of a private GitHub repository where the playbook is present.
url string Playbook GitHub repository URL.
branch string Repository branch or tag where the playbook is present.
defaultPlaybook string Name of the playbook to be executed with file extension.

Credentials Entity

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
username string User name of your private GitHub repository.
password string Password of your private GitHub repository.

Hosts Entity

Defined list of hosts and their related variable made available to the playbook when a play or task is executed for that host.

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
id string Host name on which the play is to be executed.
hostVars array Host vars are made available to the playbook when a play or task is executed for that host.

Example

{
    "totalSize": 2000,
    "page": 0,
    "size": 100,
    "results": [
                  {
                    "id": "1111505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d",
                    "accountAlias": "XXXX",
                    "description": "Your job description",
                    "executionTtl": null,
                    "repository": {
                      "url": "https://GitHub.com/yourrepository.GitHub",
                      "branch": "repository_branch",
                      "defaultPlaybook": "example.yml",
                      "credentials": {
                        "username": "GitHub username",
                        "password": "GitHub password"
                      }
                    },
                    "hosts": [
                      {
                        "id": "localhost",
                        "hostVars": {
                          "ansible_connection": "local",
                          "datacenter": "VA1"
                        }
                      }
                    ],
                    "properties": {},
                    "status": "ACTIVE",
                    "callbacks": [
                      {
                        "url": "your callback webhook",
                        "level": "DEBUG"
                      }
                    ],
                    "createdTime": 1440785845177,
                    "lastUpdatedTime": 1440785845177,
                    "links": [
                      {
                        "ref": "self",
                        "id": "52f9505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d",
                        "href": "/v2/workflow/XXXX/jobs/52f9505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d",
                        "verbs": [
                          "GET",
                          "POST",
                          "DELETE"
                        ]
                      }
                    ]
                  }
    ]
}

START JOB

Creates an execution of an existing job by ID against different host(s). Calls to this operation must include a token acquired from the authentication endpoint. See the Login API for information on acquiring this token. Once the execution is created, it will be queued to start at the earliest. Live status feed of the execution can be viewed with your callback(s) URL if you have defined at the time of job creation.

When to use it

Use this API operation when you would like to explicitly start a job execution on any host(s).

URL

Structure

POST https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/{accountAlias}/{id}/start

Example

POST https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/XXXX/1111505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d/start

Request

URI Parameters

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
accountAlias string Short code for a particular account. Yes
id string ID of the job to be started. Yes

Content Properties

Based on your job definition you have to start an execution by passing in required host(s) information. If you would like to start the execution without any host, then you have to POST an empty object.

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
hosts array Hosts entity schema. No
sshPrivateKey string SSH private key (base64 encoded) that can be used to connect listed hosts. No

Hosts Entity

Define list of hosts and their related variable made available to the playbook, when a playbook or task is executed for that host.

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
id string Host name on which the play is to be executed. Yes
sshPrivateKey string Private Key (base64 encoded) required when any task to be performed on the specified host connected via SSH. No

Example

{
    "hosts": [
        {
            "id": "localhost"
        }
    ]
}
Response

An execution document will be your response but you could view the execution details by making a call to the GET Job Executions.

Entity Definition

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
execution_id string Execution ID of the queried Job.
start number EPOCH format of job execution start Date time in UTC.
end number EPOCH format of job execution end Date time in UTC.
job_id string ID of the job being queried.
account_alias string Short code for a particular account.
status string Will be PENDING at the time of start.

Examples

{
    "start": null
    "end": null
    "job_id": "1111505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d"
    "execution_id": "44fdcfa2-6a7f-46d3-9f71-22e629e2358a"
    "account_alias": "XXXX"
    "status": "PENDING"
    "repository_log": null
    "failed_hosts": [0]
    "is_vpn_established": false
}

GET JOB EXECUTIONS

Gets details of all the executions of a particular Job by ID. Calls to this operation must include a token acquired from the authentication endpoint. See the Login API for information on acquiring this token.

When to use it

Use this API operation when you would like to get details of all the executions of a particular job created within your account.

URL

Structure

GET https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/{accountAlias}/{jobId}/executions?page=0&size=100

Example

GET https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/XXXX/ba7e6f6a-2673-4580-a297-8d7e44483bd7/executions

Request

URI Parameters

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
accountAlias string Short code for a particular account. Yes
id string ID of the job being queried. Yes
page integer You can specify the page number for which you would like to get the results for. Default is “0”. No
size integer You can specify the page size between 1 to 100. Default is “100”. No
Response

Preview of all executions of a particular job.

Entity Definition

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
totalSize integer Total number of executions for a queried job.
page integer The current page number based on your query.
size integer Page size of your query.
results array List of job executions.

Job Executions Entity

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
execution_id string Execution ID of the queried Job.
timers array History of execution timers.
job_id string ID of the job being queried.
account_alias string Short code for a particular account.
status string Current status of the execution. Status transition from PENDING -> RUNNING -> SUCCESS/FAILURE.
repository_log string GitHub commit version of the playbook, if the defined playbook is from GitHub repository.
failed_hosts array List of failed hosts.
is_vpn_established boolean Set to true if the execution has any VPN connections enabled part of the play.

Execution Timers Entity

An execution will have multiple timers only when it is restarted.

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
start number EPOCH format of job execution start Date time in UTC.
end number EPOCH format of job execution end Date time in UTC.

Example

{
    "totalSize": 2,
    "page": 0,
    "size": 2,
    "results": [
        {
            "start": 1444924450534,
            "end": 1444924452123,
            "job_id": "ba7e6f6a-2673-4580-a297-8d7e44483bd7",
            "execution_id": "43324ce3-dc2a-480e-94b9-1ea705373111",
            "account_alias": "XXXX",
            "status": "FAILURE",
            "repository_log": {
              "recent_commit": [
                  {
                       "commit": "b087e1a44c79d0576d7cccd249d3e71a3c54fe12",
                       "author": "Author name",  
                       "author_email": "sample@xxx.com",  
                       "date": "Wed Sep 16 16:27:20 2015 -0500",  
                       "message": "Latest commit"
                  }
              ],
              "tags": []
            },
            "failed_hosts": [
                                "localhost"
            ],
            "is_vpn_established": false
        },
        {
            "start": 1444919575778,
            "end": null,
            "job_id": "ba7e6f6a-2673-4580-a297-8d7e44483bd7",
            "execution_id": "44fdcfa2-6a7f-46d3-9f71-22e629e2358a",
            "account_alias": "XXXX",
            "status": "RUNNING",
            "repository_log": {
              "recent_commit": [
                  {
                       "commit": "b087e1a44c79d0576d7cccd249d3e71a3c54fe12",
                       "author": "Author name",  
                       "author_email": "sample@xxx.com",  
                       "date": "Wed Sep 16 16:27:20 2015 -0500",  
                       "message": "Latest commit"
                  }
              ],
              "tags": []
            },                                         "failed_hosts": [        
            ],
            "is_vpn_established": false,
            "id": "61671a90-93f2-491a-b8f2-aed515f0b5a6"
        }
    ]   
 }

RESTART JOB EXECUTION

Restarts a failed execution of an existing job by ID against failed host(s). Calls to this operation must include a token acquired from the authentication endpoint. See the Login API for information on acquiring this token. Once the execution is created, it will be queued to restart at the earliest. Live status feed of the execution can be viewed with your callback(s) URL if you have defined at the time of job creation.

When to use it

This API operation is applicable only on Failed executions of a job. Use this API operation when you would like to execute the same play against the failed host(s).

URL

Structure

POST https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/{accountAlias}/{jobId}/executions/{executionId}/restart

Example

POST https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/XXXX/1111505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d/executions/44fdcfa2-6a7f-46d3-9f71-22e629e2358a/restart

Request

URI Parameters

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
accountAlias string Short code for a particular account. Yes
jobId string ID of the job to be restarted. Yes
executionId string Execution ID of the job to be restarted. Yes

Content Properties

Based on your job definition you can restart an execution by passing in required failed host(s) information. If you would like to restart the execution without any host, then you have to POST an empty object.

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
hosts array Hosts entity schema No
sshPrivateKey string SSH private key (base64 encoded) that can be used to connect listed hosts. No

Hosts Entity

Define list of failed host(s) and their related variable made available to the playbook when a play or task is executed for that host.

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
id string Host name on which the play is to be executed. Yes
sshPrivateKey string Private Key (base64 encoded) required when any task to be performed on the specified host connected via SSH. No

Example

{
    "hosts": [
        {
            "id": "localhost"
        }
    ]
}
Response

An execution document with your previous run timer details with an updated status as “PENDING” will be your response. You could view the execution details by making a call to the GET Job Executions.

Entity Definition

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
execution_id string Execution ID of the queried Job.
timers array History of execution timers.
job_id string ID of the job being queried.
account_alias string Short code for a particular account.
status string Will be PENDING at the time of re-start.
repository_log string GitHub commit version of the playbook, if the defined playbook is from GitHub repository.
failed_hosts array List of failed hosts.
is_vpn_established boolean Set to true if the execution has any VPN connections enabled part of the play.

Execution Timers Entity

An execution will have multiple timers only when it is restarted.

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
start number EPOCH format of job execution start Date time in UTC.
end number EPOCH format of job execution end Date time in UTC.

Example

{
    "timers": [
        {
          "start": 1445359386400,
          "end": 1445359388219
        }
    ],
    job_id: "1111505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d",
    execution_id: "44fdcfa2-6a7f-46d3-9f71-22e629e2358a",
    account_alias: "XXXX",
    status: "PENDING",
    repository_log: null,
    failed_hosts: [0],
    is_vpn_established: false
}

STOP JOB EXECUTION

To stop a Pending/Initializing/Running/Stopping job execution gracefully. Calls to this operation must include a token acquired from the authentication endpoint. See the Login API for information on acquiring this token. Live status feed of the execution can be viewed with your callback(s) url if you have defined at the time of job creation.

When to use it

Use this API operation when you would like to stop a Pending/Initializing/Running/Stopping execution of a job.

URL

Structure

POST https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/{accountAlias}/{jobId}/executions/{executionId}/stop

Example

POST https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/XXXX/1111505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d/executions/44fdcfa2-6a7f-46d3-9f71-22e629e2358a/stop

Request

URI Parameters

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
accountAlias string Short code for a particular account. Yes
id string ID of the job. Yes
executionId string Execution ID of the job to be stopped. Yes

Content Properties

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
expiryDuration number Stop signal expiry duration in seconds. Default value is zero seconds. No

Example

{
    "expiryDuration": 5
 }
Response

An execution document with your previous run timer details with an updated status as “STOPPING” will be your response. Eventually the status will change to STOPPED. You can view the execution details by making a call to the GET Job Executions.

Note: Tasks that are executed until the stop request will not rollback.

Entity Definition

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
execution_id string Execution ID of the queried Job.
timers array History of execution timers.
job_id string ID of the job being queried.
account_alias string Short code for a particular account.
status string Will be STOPPING at the time of stop.
repository_log string GitHub commit version of the playbook, if the defined playbook is from GitHub repository.
failed_hosts array List of failed hosts.
is_vpn_established boolean Set to true if the execution has any VPN connections enabled part of the play.

Execution Timers Entity

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
start number EPOCH format of job execution start Date time in UTC.
end number EPOCH format of job execution end Date time in UTC.

Example

{
    "timers": [
        {
          "start": 1445359386400,
          "end": 1445359388219
        }
    ],
    job_id: "1111505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d"
    execution_id: "44fdcfa2-6a7f-46d3-9f71-22e629e2358a"
    account_alias: "XXXX"
    status: "STOPPING"
    repository_log: null
    failed_hosts: [0]
    is_vpn_established: false
}

KILL JOB EXECUTION

To kill the process of a job execution with any of status as Pending/Initializing/Running/Stopping/Killing. Calls to this operation must include a token acquired from the authentication endpoint. See the Login API for information on acquiring this token.Calls to this operation must include a token acquired from the authentication endpoint. Live status feed of the execution can be viewed with your callback(s) url if you have defined at the time of job creation.

When to use it

Use this API operation when you would like to terminate an execution of a job with any of status as Pending/Initializing/Running/Stopping/Killing.

URL

Structure

POST https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/{accountAlias}/{jobId}/executions/{executionId}/kill

Example

POST https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/XXXX/1111505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d/executions/44fdcfa2-6a7f-46d3-9f71-22e629e2358a/kill

Request

URI Parameters

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
accountAlias string Short code for a particular account. Yes
id string ID of the job. Yes
executionId string Execution ID of the job to be killed. Yes

Content Properties

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
expiryDuration number Kill signal expiry duration in seconds. Default value is zero seconds. No

Example

{
    "expiryDuration": 5
 }
Response

An execution document with your previous run timer details with an updated status as “KILLING” will be your response. Eventually the status will change to KILLED. You can view the execution details by making a call to the GET Job Executions.

Note: Tasks that are executed until the kill request will not rollback.

Entity Definition

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
execution_id string Execution ID of the queried Job.
timers array History of execution timers.
job_id string ID of the job being queried.
account_alias string Short code for a particular account.
status string Will be KILLING at the time of kill.
repository_log string GitHub commit version of the playbook, if the defined playbook is from GitHub repository.
failed_hosts array List of failed hosts.
is_vpn_established boolean Set to true if the execution has any VPN connections enabled part of the play.

Execution Timers Entity

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
start number EPOCH format of job execution start Date time in UTC.
end number EPOCH format of job execution end Date time in UTC.

Example

{
    "timers": [
        {
          "start": 1445359386400,
          "end": 1445359388219
        }
    ],
    job_id: "1111505e-6773-494a-b2bf-d2cc2684710d"
    execution_id: "44fdcfa2-6a7f-46d3-9f71-22e629e2358a"
    account_alias: "XXXX"
    status: "KILLING"
    repository_log: null
    failed_hosts: [0]
    is_vpn_established: false
}

Job Schedule Service Overview

The Job Schedule Service, allows you to define a set interval at which a job will automatically execute. In order to use the Job Schedule Service, you will need to create a Service Account. Please refer to the Service Account KB article for detailed instructions.

CREATE JOB SCHEDULE

Define the schedule for an existing job. Have your Service Account Alias created. Calls to this operation must include a token acquired from the authentication endpoint. See the Login API for information on acquiring this token.

When to use it

Use this request when you would like to schedule an existing job in a timely manner.

URL

Structure

POST https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/{accountAlias}/{jobId}/schedules

Example

POST https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/XXXX/6f6546f8-316d-4cc0-b144-cac3f5668e8d/schedules

Request

URI Parameters

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
accountAlias string Short code for a particular account. Yes
id string ID of the job to be scheduled. Yes

Content Properties

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
description string Description of the job schedule. Yes
serviceAccountAlias string Service Account Alias created from API https://api.runner.ctl.io/serviceAccounts/{accountAlias} Yes
trigger array Trigger entity schema. Yes

Trigger Entity

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
type string Type of schedule expression, could be either “cron” or “date”. Yes
expression string Unix cron expression if the type is “cron” and UTC date format for “date” type. Yes

Example

{
    "description": "Job Schedule demo.",
    "type": {
        "type": "cron",
        "expression": "* * * * *"
    },
    "serviceAccountAlias": "demo-account-service-account1"
}
Response

A schedule document will be your response.

Note: You will need to save the ID for later to delete the schedule.

Entity Definition

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
id string Job scheduled ID.
jobId string ID of the job to be scheduled.
accountAlias string The account alias under which the job was created.
scheduleId string ID of the schedule that was created.
description string Description of the job schedule.

Example

{
    "id":"9b68b4cd-f642-4358-93b6-32f522fa1448",
    "jobId":"6f6546f8-316d-4cc0-b144-cac3f5668e8d",
    "accountAlias":"XXXX",
    "scheduleId":"3f3b1353-7048-4f51-bbb7-a741c1fd2f14",
    "description":"Job Schedule demo."
}

UPDATE JOB SCHEDULE

Update a schedule for an existing job. Have your Service Account Alias created. Calls to this operation must include a token acquired from the authentication endpoint. See the Login API for information on acquiring this token.

When to use it

Use this request when you would like to update a schedule of an existing job.

URL

Structure

PUT https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/{accountAlias}/{jobId}/schedules/{jobScheduleId}

Example

PUT https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/XXXX/6f6546f8-316d-4cc0-b144-cac3f5668e8d/schedules/9b68b4cd-f642-4358-93b6-32f522fa1448

Request

URI Parameters

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
accountAlias string Short code for a particular account. Yes
jobId string Job ID for which the scheduled will be updated. Yes
jobScheduleId string ID of the job schedule to be updated. Yes

Content Properties

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
description string Description of the job schedule. Yes
serviceAccountAlias string Service Account Alias created from API https://api.runner.ctl.io/serviceAccounts/{accountAlias} Yes
trigger array Trigger entity schema. Yes

Trigger Entity

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
type string Type of schedule expression, could be either “cron” or “date”. Yes
expression string Unix cron expression if the type is “cron” and UTC date format for “date” type. Yes

Example

{
    "description": "Job Schedule demo.",
    "type": {
        "type": "cron",
        "expression": "* 1 * * *"
    },
    "serviceAccountAlias": "demo-account-service-account1"
}
Response

The updated schedule document will be your response.

Note: We will need to save the ID field for later to delete the schedule.

Entity Definition

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
id string Job scheduled ID.
jobId string ID of the job to be scheduled.
accountAlias string The account alias under which the job schedule was created.
scheduleId string ID of the schedule that was created.
description string Description of the job schedule.

Example

{
    "id":"9b68b4cd-f642-4358-93b6-32f522fa1448",
    "jobId":"6f6546f8-316d-4cc0-b144-cac3f5668e8d",
    "accountAlias":"XXXX",
    "scheduleId":"3f3b1353-7048-4f51-bbb7-a741c1fd2f14",
    "description":"Job Schedule demo."
}

DELETE JOB SCHEDULE

Delete a schedule of an existing job. Have your Service Account Alias created. Calls to this operation must include a token acquired from the authentication endpoint. See the Login API for information on acquiring this token.

When to use it

Use this request when you would like to delete a schedule of an existing job.

URL

Structure

DELETE https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/{accountAlias}/{jobId}/schedules/{jobScheduleId}

Example

DELETE https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/XXXX/6f6546f8-316d-4cc0-b144-cac3f5668e8d/schedules/9b68b4cd-f642-4358-93b6-32f522fa1448

Request

URI Parameters

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
accountAlias string Short code for a particular account. Yes
jobId string Job ID for which the scheduled will be removed. Yes
jobScheduleId string ID of the job schedule to be removed. Yes

GET JOB SCHEDULE

Get schedule(s) of an existing job. Have your Service Account Alias created. Calls to this operation must include a token acquired from the authentication endpoint. See the Login API for information on acquiring this token.

When to use it

Use this request when you would like to get all the schedule(s) of an existing job.

URL

Structure

GET https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/{accountAlias}/{jobId}/schedules

Example

GET https://api.runner.ctl.io/jobs/XXX/6f6546f8-316d-4cc0-b144-cac3f5668e8d/schedules

Request

URI Parameters

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION REQ.
accountAlias string Short code for a particular account. Yes
jobId string Job ID for which the schedule(s) are requested. Yes
page integer You can specify the page number for which you would like to get the results for. Default is “0”. No
size integer You can specify the page size between 1 to 100. Default is “100”. No
Response

The updated schedule document will be your response.

Note: We will need to save the ID field for later to delete the schedule.

Entity Definition

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
totalSize integer Total number of job schedules created for the job under your account alias.
page integer The current page number based on your query.
size integer Page size of your query.
results array List of Job Schedules

Job Schedule Entity

NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
id string Job scheduled ID.
jobId string ID of the job for which the schedule(s) are requested.
accountAlias string The account alias under which the job schedule was created.
scheduleId string ID of the job schedule.
description string Description of the job schedule.

Example

{
  "totalSize": 1,
  "page": 0,
  "size": 1,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "e68e6bc3-75be-4f8c-8ee9-de13d6218278",
      "jobId": "6f6546f8-316d-4cc0-b144-cac3f5668e8d",
      "accountAlias": "XXX",
      "scheduleId": "26f9bd9e-8115-4e57-b1da-4d50c066dd09",
      "description": "Job Schedule demo."
    }
  ]
}

Related Topics

FAQs: Runner
Runner Service Account
Runner Catalogs & Products
The Runner Minion
How to Ansible with Runner

Source Markdown

View/Edit page source on Github

Top Articles

Capacity in the Cloud

Creating Users

Introducing Object Storage

How to Build a Blueprint

Latest

Release Notes