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Start service build

Start a new build for the given combined or build service. If given a commit sha, it will build that commit. Otherwise, the most recent relevant commit will be built. If the service provided is a build service, a branch name or pull request to build from is required.

Required permission

Project > Services > Deployment > Deploy Build

Path parameters

projectId
string required
ID of the project
serviceId
string required
ID of the service

Request body

(multiple options: anyOf)
Build type

{object}

Build from bundle

bundleUrl
string required
URL of the bundle to be built
branch
string
sha
string

{object}

Build from git repository

sha
string
Commit sha to build. If not provided, builds the most recent relevant commit.
min length
40
max length
40
branch
string
Branch to build from. If `sha` is not provided, the latest commit of this branch will be built. Only supported by build services. Build services require either `branch` or `pullRequestId` field, but cannot be provided with both.
pullRequestId
integer
ID of a pull request to build from. If `sha` is not provided, the latest commit of this pull request will be built. Only supported by build services. Build services require either `branch` or `pullRequestId` field, but cannot be provided with both.
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.
registry
{object}

uri
string
URI of that can be used to pull the image from the registry

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}/services/{serviceId}/build

Example request

Request body

curl

curl --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer NORTHFLANK_API_TOKEN" \
  --request POST \
  --data '{"bundleUrl":"https://example.com/archive.tar"}' \
  https://api.northflank.com/v1/projects/{projectId}/services/{serviceId}/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
  }
}