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Update template

Update a template

Required permission

Account > Templates > General > Update

Path parameters

    • templateId

      string required
      ID of the template

Request body

  • {object}
    Update template

    • name

      string required
      Name of the template.
      min length
      3
      max length
      100
      pattern
      ^[a-zA-Z0-9]+((-|\s)[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*$

    • description

      string
      Description of the template.
      max length
      200
      pattern
      ^[a-zA-Z0-9.,?\s\\/'"()[\];`%^&*\-_:!]+$

    • apiVersion

      string required
      The version of the Northflank API to run the template against.
      one of
      v1.2

    • options

      {object}
      Options regarding how the template is run.

      • autorun

        boolean
        If true, the template will run automatically whenever a change is made to it.

      • concurrencyPolicy

        string
        Defines the concurrency behaviour of the template with respect to parallel runs.
        one of
        allow, queue, forbid

    • arguments

      {object}
      A set of arguments that can be referenced in a template using '${args.argumentName}'.

      • gitops

        {object}

        • vcsService

          string required
          The VCS provider to use.
          one of
          bitbucket, gitlab, github, self-hosted, azure

        • selfHostedVcsId

          string
          If projectType is self-hosted, the ID of the self-hosted vcs to use.
          pattern
          ^([A-Za-z0-9-]+\/[A-Za-z0-9-]+)|([0-9a-f]{24})$

        • accountLogin

          string
          By default, if you have multiple version control accounts of the same provider linked, Northflank will pick a linked account that has access to the repository. If `accountLogin` is provided, Northflank will instead use your linked account with that login name.

        • vcsLinkId

          string
          Legacy key. Please used accountLogin instead.

        • repoUrl

          string required
          URL of the Git repo to sync the file with.
          pattern
          ^(https:\/\/)?((www(\.[a-zA-Z0-9\-]{2,})+\.)?[a-zA-Z0-9\-]{2,})(\.([a-zA-Z0-9\-]{2,}))+(\/([a-zA-Z0-9\-._]{2,}))+?$

        • branch

          string required
          The name of the branch to use.

        • filePath

          string required
          The file path in the repository. If using an existing file, it should be in JSON format.
          pattern
          ^\/([a-zA-Z0-9-._]+\/)*[a-zA-Z0-9-._]+$

      • $schema

        string

      • spec

        (multiple options: oneOf) required
        A node representing an action to be performed as part of the template.

      • argumentOverrides

        {object}
        Argument overrides stored outside of the template. If GitOps is enabled, these will not be saved in version control.
      OR
      • {object}
        Update template GitOps settings (replace current template with git template)

        • name

          string required
          Name of the template.
          min length
          3
          max length
          100
          pattern
          ^[a-zA-Z0-9]+((-|\s)[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*$

        • description

          string
          Description of the template.
          max length
          200
          pattern
          ^[a-zA-Z0-9.,?\s\\/'"()[\];`%^&*\-_:!]+$

        • argumentOverrides

          {object}
          Argument overrides stored outside of the template. If GitOps is enabled, these will not be saved in version control.

          • gitops

            {object} required
            GitOps data for syncing this template with a file in version control. If set to `null`, removes GitOps handling from this template.

            • vcsService

              string required
              The VCS provider to use.
              one of
              bitbucket, gitlab, github, self-hosted, azure

            • selfHostedVcsId

              string
              If projectType is self-hosted, the ID of the self-hosted vcs to use.
              pattern
              ^([A-Za-z0-9-]+\/[A-Za-z0-9-]+)|([0-9a-f]{24})$

            • accountLogin

              string
              By default, if you have multiple version control accounts of the same provider linked, Northflank will pick a linked account that has access to the repository. If `accountLogin` is provided, Northflank will instead use your linked account with that login name.

            • vcsLinkId

              string
              Legacy key. Please used accountLogin instead.

            • repoUrl

              string required
              URL of the Git repo to sync the file with.
              pattern
              ^(https:\/\/)?((www(\.[a-zA-Z0-9\-]{2,})+\.)?[a-zA-Z0-9\-]{2,})(\.([a-zA-Z0-9\-]{2,}))+(\/([a-zA-Z0-9\-._]{2,}))+?$

            • branch

              string required
              The name of the branch to use.

            • filePath

              string required
              The file path in the repository. If using an existing file, it should be in JSON format.
              pattern
              ^\/([a-zA-Z0-9-._]+\/)*[a-zA-Z0-9-._]+$

        Response body

        • {object}
          Response object.

          • data

            {object} required
            Result data.

            • template

              {object} required
              Details about the updated template.

              • name

                string required
                Name of the template.
                min length
                3
                max length
                100
                pattern
                ^[a-zA-Z0-9]+((-|\s)[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*$

              • description

                string
                Description of the template.
                max length
                200
                pattern
                ^[a-zA-Z0-9.,?\s\\/'"()[\];`%^&*\-_:!]+$

              • apiVersion

                string required
                The version of the Northflank API to run the template against.
                one of
                v1.2

              • arguments

                {object}
                A set of arguments that can be referenced in a template using '${args.argumentName}'.

                • $schema

                  string

                • spec

                  (multiple options: oneOf) required
                  A node representing an action to be performed as part of the template.

                • id

                  string required
                  Identifier for the template
                  min length
                  3
                  max length
                  100
                  pattern
                  ^[a-zA-Z0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*$

                • gitops

                  {object}

                  • vcsService

                    string required
                    The VCS provider to use.
                    one of
                    bitbucket, gitlab, github, self-hosted, azure

                  • selfHostedVcsId

                    string
                    If projectType is self-hosted, the ID of the self-hosted vcs to use.
                    pattern
                    ^([A-Za-z0-9-]+\/[A-Za-z0-9-]+)|([0-9a-f]{24})$

                  • accountLogin

                    string
                    By default, if you have multiple version control accounts of the same provider linked, Northflank will pick a linked account that has access to the repository. If `accountLogin` is provided, Northflank will instead use your linked account with that login name.

                  • vcsLinkId

                    string
                    Legacy key. Please used accountLogin instead.

                  • repoUrl

                    string required
                    URL of the Git repo to sync the file with.
                    pattern
                    ^(https:\/\/)?((www(\.[a-zA-Z0-9\-]{2,})+\.)?[a-zA-Z0-9\-]{2,})(\.([a-zA-Z0-9\-]{2,}))+(\/([a-zA-Z0-9\-._]{2,}))+?$

                  • branch

                    string required
                    The name of the branch to use.

                  • filePath

                    string required
                    The file path in the repository. If using an existing file, it should be in JSON format.
                    pattern
                    ^\/([a-zA-Z0-9-._]+\/)*[a-zA-Z0-9-._]+$

                  • templateSha

                    string required
                    The SHA of the current commit that is being used for the template.

                • concurrencyPolicy

                  string
                  Defines the concurrency behaviour of the template with respect to parallel runs.
                  one of
                  allow, queue, forbid

                • options

                  {object} required

                  • autorun

                    boolean required
                    Whether autorun is enabled

                • createdAt

                  string
                  time of creation

                • updatedAt

                  string
                  time of update

              • templateRun

                {object}

                • name

                  string required
                  Name of the template.
                  min length
                  3
                  max length
                  100
                  pattern
                  ^[a-zA-Z0-9]+((-|\s)[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*$

                • description

                  string
                  Description of the template.
                  max length
                  200
                  pattern
                  ^[a-zA-Z0-9.,?\s\\/'"()[\];`%^&*\-_:!]+$

                • apiVersion

                  string required
                  The version of the Northflank API to run the template against.
                  one of
                  v1.2

                • options

                  {object}
                  Options regarding how the template is run.

                  • autorun

                    boolean
                    If true, the template will run automatically whenever a change is made to it.

                  • concurrencyPolicy

                    string
                    Defines the concurrency behaviour of the template with respect to parallel runs.
                    one of
                    allow, queue, forbid

                • arguments

                  {object}
                  A set of arguments that can be referenced in a template using '${args.argumentName}'.

                  • gitops

                    {object}

                    • vcsService

                      string required
                      The VCS provider to use.
                      one of
                      bitbucket, gitlab, github, self-hosted, azure

                    • selfHostedVcsId

                      string
                      If projectType is self-hosted, the ID of the self-hosted vcs to use.
                      pattern
                      ^([A-Za-z0-9-]+\/[A-Za-z0-9-]+)|([0-9a-f]{24})$

                    • accountLogin

                      string
                      By default, if you have multiple version control accounts of the same provider linked, Northflank will pick a linked account that has access to the repository. If `accountLogin` is provided, Northflank will instead use your linked account with that login name.

                    • vcsLinkId

                      string
                      Legacy key. Please used accountLogin instead.

                    • repoUrl

                      string required
                      URL of the Git repo to sync the file with.
                      pattern
                      ^(https:\/\/)?((www(\.[a-zA-Z0-9\-]{2,})+\.)?[a-zA-Z0-9\-]{2,})(\.([a-zA-Z0-9\-]{2,}))+(\/([a-zA-Z0-9\-._]{2,}))+?$

                    • branch

                      string required
                      The name of the branch to use.

                    • filePath

                      string required
                      The file path in the repository. If using an existing file, it should be in JSON format.
                      pattern
                      ^\/([a-zA-Z0-9-._]+\/)*[a-zA-Z0-9-._]+$

                  • $schema

                    string

                  • spec

                    (multiple options: oneOf) required
                    A node representing an action to be performed as part of the template.

                  • refs

                    {object}

                    • id

                      string required
                      Identifier for the template run

                    • templateId

                      string required
                      Identifier for the template

                    • status

                      string required
                      Status of the template run
                      one of
                      pending, running, success, failure, aborted, aborting, queued, unknown, skipped, waiting, retrying, async_wait, approval_wait

                    • concluded

                      boolean required
                      Whether the run has concluded (aborted, success, failed)

                    • createdAt

                      string required
                      Timestamp the run was created at.

                    • updatedAt

                      string required
                      Timestamp the run was last updated at.
              API
              CLI
              JS Client

              POST /v1/templates/{templateId}

              Example request

              Request body
              Update template
              curl
              curl --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer NORTHFLANK_API_TOKEN" \
  --request POST \
  --data '{"name":"Example Template","description":"This is a sample template.","apiVersion":"v1.2","options":{"autorun":false,"concurrencyPolicy":"allow"},"gitops":{"vcsService":"github","accountLogin":"github-user","repoUrl":"https://github.com/northflank-examples/remix-postgres-redis-demo","branch":"main"},"spec":{"kind":"Workflow","spec":{"context":{"projectId":"example-project"},"type":"sequential"}}}' \
  https://api.northflank.com/v1/templates/{templateId}
              OR
              Update template GitOps settings (replace current template with git template)
              curl
              curl --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer NORTHFLANK_API_TOKEN" \
  --request POST \
  --data '{"name":"Example Template","description":"This is a sample template.","gitops":{"vcsService":"github","accountLogin":"github-user","repoUrl":"https://github.com/northflank-examples/remix-postgres-redis-demo","branch":"main"}}' \
  https://api.northflank.com/v1/templates/{templateId}

              Example response

              200 OK

              Details about the newly updated template.

              JSON

              {
  "data": {
    "template": {
      "name": "Example Template",
      "description": "This is a sample template.",
      "apiVersion": "v1.2",
      "spec": {
        "kind": "Workflow",
        "spec": {
          "context": {
            "projectId": "example-project"
          },
          "type": "sequential"
        }
      },
      "id": "example-template",
      "gitops": {
        "vcsService": "github",
        "accountLogin": "github-user",
        "repoUrl": "https://github.com/northflank-examples/remix-postgres-redis-demo",
        "branch": "main",
        "templateSha": "8c7e040ee3737ddc3a713363ae72bbe960e9fb16"
      },
      "concurrencyPolicy": "allow"
    },
    "templateRun": {
      "name": "Example Template",
      "description": "This is a sample template.",
      "apiVersion": "v1.2",
      "options": {
        "autorun": false,
        "concurrencyPolicy": "allow"
      },
      "gitops": {
        "vcsService": "github",
        "accountLogin": "github-user",
        "repoUrl": "https://github.com/northflank-examples/remix-postgres-redis-demo",
        "branch": "main"
      },
      "spec": {
        "settings": {
          "maxAttempts": 3,
          "backoff": {
            "type": "fixed",
            "delay": 60
          }
        },
        "kind": "Workflow",
        "response": {
          "status": "success",
          "retries": {
            "attempts": 1,
            "maxAttempts": 3,
            "timestamp": 1657296265
          },
          "startTime": 1657296265,
          "endTime": 1657296265
        }
      },
      "id": "3dd592f6-ce63-45ee-acf8-13dc5ec5235c",
      "templateId": "example-template",
      "status": "success",
      "concluded": true,
      "createdAt": "2021-01-01 12:00:00.000Z",
      "updatedAt": "2021-01-01 12:00:00.000Z"
    }
  }
}

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