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Run job

Starts a new job run for the given job

Required permission

Project > Jobs > General > Read

Path parameters

    • projectId

      string required

      ID of the project

    • jobId

      string required

      ID of the job

Request body

  • {object}
    • runtimeEnvironment

      {object}

      An object containing the environment variables overrides to use when running the job. Keys may only contain letters, numbers, hyphens, forward slashes and dots.

      • runtimeFiles

        {object}

        Secret files as JSON object, encrypted at rest. File path must be absolute

        • billing

          {object}
          • deploymentPlan

            string

            The ID of the deployment plan override to use.

            pattern
            ^[A-Za-z0-9-]+$
        • deployment

          (multiple options: oneOf)
          • {object}

            Optional: Override the run to use a previously built commit

            • docker

              {object}

              Allows for customization of docker runtime

              • configType

                string required

                Type of entrypoint & command override configuration

                one of
                default, customEntrypoint, customCommand, customEntrypointCustomCommand
              • customEntrypoint

                string

                Custom entrypoint which should be used. Required in case where configType is customEntrypoint or customEntrypointCustomCommand

              • customCommand

                string

                Custom command which should be used. Required in case where configType is customCommand or customEntrypointCustomCommand

            • buildpack

              {object}

              Allows for customization of buildpack runtime

              • configType

                string required

                Type of buildpack run configuration

                one of
                default, customProcess, customCommand, customEntrypointCustomCommand, originalEntrypointCustomCommand
              • customProcess

                string

                Custom process which should be run. Required in case where configType is customProcess

              • customEntrypoint

                string

                Custom entrypoint which should be run. Required in case where configType is customEntrypointCustomCommand

              • customCommand

                string

                Custom command which should be run. Required in case where configType is customCommand, customEntrypointCustomCommand or originalEntrypointCustomCommand

            • storage

              {object}
              • ephemeralStorage

                {object}
                • storageSize

                  integer

                  Ephemeral storage per container in MB

                  one of
                  1024, 2048, 5120, 10240, 20480, 30720, 40960, 51200, 61440, 81920, 102400, 122880, 153600, 204800
                  min
                  1024
                  max
                  204800
              • shmSize

                integer

                Configures the amount of available memory-backed disk space available to /dev/shm

                one of
                64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 5120, 10240
                min
                64
                max
                10240
            • internal

              {object}

              Optional: Specify the commit to run

              • id

                string

                ID of the build service to deploy

                pattern
                ^[A-Za-z0-9-]+$
              • branch

                string

                Branch to deploy

              • buildSHA

                (multiple options: oneOf)

                Commit SHA to deploy, or 'latest' to deploy the most recent commit

                • string
                  min length
                  40
                  max length
                  40
                • OR

                • string
                  one of
                  latest
              • buildId

                string

                ID of the build that should be deployed

            OR

          • {object}

            Optional: Override the run to use an external image

            • docker

              {object}

              Allows for customization of docker runtime

              • configType

                string required

                Type of entrypoint & command override configuration

                one of
                default, customEntrypoint, customCommand, customEntrypointCustomCommand
              • customEntrypoint

                string

                Custom entrypoint which should be used. Required in case where configType is customEntrypoint or customEntrypointCustomCommand

              • customCommand

                string

                Custom command which should be used. Required in case where configType is customCommand or customEntrypointCustomCommand

            • buildpack

              {object}

              Allows for customization of buildpack runtime

              • configType

                string required

                Type of buildpack run configuration

                one of
                default, customProcess, customCommand, customEntrypointCustomCommand, originalEntrypointCustomCommand
              • customProcess

                string

                Custom process which should be run. Required in case where configType is customProcess

              • customEntrypoint

                string

                Custom entrypoint which should be run. Required in case where configType is customEntrypointCustomCommand

              • customCommand

                string

                Custom command which should be run. Required in case where configType is customCommand, customEntrypointCustomCommand or originalEntrypointCustomCommand

            • storage

              {object}
              • ephemeralStorage

                {object}
                • storageSize

                  integer

                  Ephemeral storage per container in MB

                  one of
                  1024, 2048, 5120, 10240, 20480, 30720, 40960, 51200, 61440, 81920, 102400, 122880, 153600, 204800
                  min
                  1024
                  max
                  204800
              • shmSize

                integer

                Configures the amount of available memory-backed disk space available to /dev/shm

                one of
                64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 5120, 10240
                min
                64
                max
                10240
            • external

              {object}

              Optional: Specify the external image to run

              • imagePath

                string required

                Image to be deployed. When not deploying from Dockerhub the URL must be specified.

                pattern
                ^(?:(?:https?:\/\/)?([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+\.[a-zA-Z0-9\.\-]+)(\/v1)?)?(?:\/)?([a-zA-Z/-9\.\-_]+)(?:\:([a-zA-Z/-9\.\-_\:]+)|\@([a-zA-Z/-9\.\-_\:]+))$
              • credentials

                string

                ID of the saved credentials to use to access this external image.

                pattern
                ^[A-Za-z0-9-]+$

      Response body

      • {object}

        Response object.

        • data

          {object} required

          Result data.

          • id

            string required

            The ID of the job run

          • runName

            string required

            The name of the job run

      API
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      JS Client

      POST /v1/projects/{projectId}/jobs/{jobId}/runs

      Example request

      Request body
      curl
      curl --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
        --header "Authorization: Bearer NORTHFLANK_API_TOKEN" \
        --request POST \
        --data '{"runtimeEnvironment":{"VARIABLE_1":"abcdef","VARIABLE_2":"12345"},"runtimeFiles":{"/dir/fileName":{"data":"VGhpcyBpcyBhbiBleGFtcGxlIHdpdGggYSB0ZW1wbGF0ZWQgJHtOT0RFX0VOVn0gdmFyaWFibGU=","encoding":"utf-8"}},"billing":{"deploymentPlan":"nf-compute-20"},"deployment":{"docker":{"configType":"default"},"storage":{"ephemeralStorage":{"storageSize":1024}},"internal":{"id":"example-build-service","branch":"master","buildId":"premium-guide-6393"}}}' \
        https://api.northflank.com/v1/projects/{projectId}/jobs/{jobId}/runs

      Example response

      200 OK

      Details about the new job run.

      JSON

      {
        "data": {
          "id": "d34582a4-35bd-4c71-8e7c-e36999b88723",
          "runName": "example-job-5fcf67bc56e1913e21d49504"
        }
      }

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