Jobs /

Start job build

Start a new build for the given job. Given a commit sha, it will build that commit.

Required permission

Project > Jobs > Deployment > Deploy Build

Path parameters

projectId
string required
ID of the project
jobId
string required
ID of the job

Request body

{object}
Start a build with the current settings

sha
string
Commit sha to build. If not provided, will build the most recent commit of the job's branch.
min length
40
max length
40

{object}
Start a build with overrides for the current settings

sha
string
Commit sha to build. If not provided, will build the most recent commit of the job's branch.
min length
40
max length
40
overrides
{object}
An optional object that may specify several different overrides on the build level.

buildArguments
{object}
Build arguments that will be set on this build only. In case of conflicts these values take precedence.

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

docker
{object}
Overrides for docker build settings.

dockerFilePath
string
The file path of the Dockerfile.
pattern
^\/([a-zA-Z0-9-._]+\/)*[a-zA-Z0-9-._]+$
dockerWorkDir
string
The working directory of the Dockerfile.
pattern
^\/([a-zA-Z0-9-._]+\/)*[a-zA-Z0-9-._]*$
dockerfileTarget
string
If your Dockerfile contains multiple build stages, you can specify the target stage by entering its name here.
pattern
^[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+$

Response body

{object}
Response object.

data
{object} required
Result data.

id
string required
ID of the build.
branch
string
Name of the branch the built commit belongs to.
pullRequestId
number
ID of the pull request the commit belongs to.
sha
string
The sha of the built commit.
createdAt
string
Timestamp of the build initiation.
status
string
The status of the build.
concluded
boolean
Whether the build has finished.

API

CLI

JS Client

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

Example request

Request body

Start a build with the current settings

curl

curl --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer NORTHFLANK_API_TOKEN" \
  --request POST \
  --data '{"sha":"262ed9817b3cad5142fbceabe0c9e371e390d616"}' \
  https://api.northflank.com/v1/projects/{projectId}/jobs/{jobId}/build

Start a build with overrides for the current settings

curl

curl --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer NORTHFLANK_API_TOKEN" \
  --request POST \
  --data '{"sha":"262ed9817b3cad5142fbceabe0c9e371e390d616","overrides":{"buildArguments":{"ARGUMENT_1":"abcdef","ARGUMENT_2":"12345"},"buildFiles":{"/dir/fileName":{"data":"VGhpcyBpcyBhbiBleGFtcGxlIHdpdGggYSB0ZW1wbGF0ZWQgJHtOT0RFX0VOVn0gdmFyaWFibGU=","encoding":"utf-8"}},"docker":{"dockerFilePath":"/Dockerfile","dockerWorkDir":"/"}}}' \
  https://api.northflank.com/v1/projects/{projectId}/jobs/{jobId}/build

Example response

200 OK

Returns data about the build initiated

JSON

{
  "data": {
    "id": "joyous-view-6290",
    "branch": "main",
    "sha": "12c15e7ee25fd78f567ebf87f9178b8ad70025b3",
    "createdAt": "2021-07-28T15:55:38.296Z",
    "status": "PENDING",
    "concluded": false
  }
}