Ansible Automation Platform

Ansible Automation Platform Job Templates API

Manage job templates

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Operations 2

GET /job_templates/ Ansible List Job Templates #

POST /job_templates/{id}/launch/ Ansible Launch Job Template #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Ansible Automation Controller Inventories Job Templates API
  description: RESTful API for the Ansible Automation Controller providing programmatic access to job templates, workflows, inventories, credentials, projects, and job execution.
  version: '2.0'
  contact:
    name: Ansible Community
    url: https://docs.ansible.com/
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-last-validated: '2026-04-18'
servers:
- url: https://controller-host/api/v2
  description: Ansible Automation Controller API v2
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Job Templates
  description: Manage job templates
paths:
  /job_templates/:
    get:
      operationId: listJobTemplates
      summary: Ansible List Job Templates
      description: List all job templates available in the controller.
      tags:
      - Job Templates
      parameters:
      - name: page
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - name: page_size
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 25
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved job templates.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobTemplateList'
              examples:
                ListJobTemplates200Example:
                  summary: Default listJobTemplates 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    count: 15
                    results:
                    - id: 1
                      name: Deploy Web App
                      description: Deploy web application to production
                      job_type: run
                      inventory: 1
                      project: 1
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /job_templates/{id}/launch/:
    post:
      operationId: launchJobTemplate
      summary: Ansible Launch Job Template
      description: Launch a job from a job template.
      tags:
      - Job Templates
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobLaunch'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Job launched successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Job'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    JobLaunch:
      type: object
      description: Parameters for launching a job.
      properties:
        extra_vars:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
          description: Extra variables for the job.
        inventory:
          type: integer
          description: Override inventory.
        limit:
          type: string
          description: Host limit pattern.
    JobTemplate:
      type: object
      description: An Ansible job template.
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        name:
          type: string
          example: Deploy Web App
        description:
          type: string
          example: Deploy web application to production
        job_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - run
          - check
          example: run
        inventory:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        project:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        playbook:
          type: string
          example: deploy.yml
        status:
          type: string
          example: successful
    JobTemplateList:
      type: object
      properties:
        count:
          type: integer
          example: 15
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobTemplate'
    Job:
      type: object
      description: An Ansible job execution.
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 100
        name:
          type: string
          example: Deploy Web App
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - pending
          - waiting
          - running
          - successful
          - failed
          - error
          - canceled
          example: running
        started:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2026-04-18T10:30:00Z'
        job_template:
          type: integer
          example: 1
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth2 token or personal access token.