Gradle Failures API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Develocity Auth Failures API
  description: 'The Develocity API allows programmatic interaction with various aspects of Develocity, from configuration to inspecting build data.

    '
  version: 2026.2.0
  license:
    name: Develocity License
    url: https://gradle.com/help/legal-gradle-software-license-agreement
  termsOfService: https://gradle.com/help/legal-terms-of-use
  contact:
    name: Gradle
    url: https://gradle.com
  x-logo:
    url: https://assets.gradle.com/logo/develocity-logo.svg
    altText: Develocity
servers:
- url: https://develocity.example.com
  description: Your Develocity instance.
security:
- DevelocityAccessKeyOrToken: []
tags:
- name: Failures
  x-displayName: 'Failures (Beta)

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  description: "Endpoints related to retrieving details about failures of builds from the Develocity instance. \nTo access these endpoints the user requires the `Access build data via the API` permission.\n\n**<mark>Beta:</mark> _The Failures API is unstable and is likely to change in future._**\n"
paths:
  /api/failures/builds/{id}:
    parameters:
    - in: path
      name: id
      schema:
        type: string
      required: true
      description: The Build Scan ID.
    - in: query
      name: BuildFailuresQuery
      explode: true
      description: The query parameters used to retrieve the failures of a build.
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/BuildFailuresQuery'
    get:
      operationId: GetBuildFailures
      summary: Get the failures of a build.
      description: '**<mark>Beta:</mark>** Returns the failures of a build, organized by build tool (Gradle, Maven, npm).

        The response structure includes nested objects for each build tool containing their respective failures.

        '
      tags:
      - Failures
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The failures of a build.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BuildFailures'
              example:
                buildToolType: gradle
                gradle:
                  buildFailures:
                  - header: Task :codeNarcMain failed
                    message: 'A failure occurred while executing org.gradle.api.plugins.quality.internal.CodeNarcAction

                      > CodeNarc rule violations were found. See the report at: file:///Users/user/project/build/reports/codenarc/main.html

                      '
                    taskPath: :codeNarcMain
                    location: Build file 'build.gradle' line 3
                    stacktrace: "        at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.lambda$executeIfValid$1(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:130)\nCaused by: org.gradle.workers.internal.DefaultWorkerExecutor$WorkExecutionException: A failure occurred while executing org.gradle.api.plugins.quality.internal.CodeNarcAction\n        at org.gradle.workers.internal.DefaultWorkerExecutor$WorkItemExecution.waitForCompletion(DefaultWorkerExecutor.java:287)\n"
                  testFailures:
                  - id:
                      workUnitName: :test
                      suiteName: example.ExampleTest
                      testName: failingTest
                    message: 'org.junit.ComparisonFailure: expected:<[1]> but was:<[2]>

                      '
                    stacktrace: "        at example.ExampleTest.failingTest(ExampleTest.java:10)\nCaused by: org.junit.ComparisonFailure: expected:<[1]> but was:<[2]>\n        at org.junit.ComparisonFailure.create(ComparisonFailure.java:41)\n"
                maven: null
                npm: null
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequestError'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFoundError'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnexpectedError'
        '503':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotReadyError'
  /api/failures/groups:
    description: 'The failure groups for the given query

      '
    get:
      operationId: GetFailureGroups
      summary: Get a list of failure groups.
      description: '**<mark>Beta:</mark>** Returns the list of failure groups.

        '
      tags:
      - Failures
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: query
        explode: true
        required: true
        description: The query parameters used to retrieve the list of failure groups.
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FailureGroupsQuery'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of failure groups.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FailureGroupsResponse'
              example:
                content:
                - type: build
                  failureCount: 10
                  firstOccurrence: '2025-01-15T10:00:00Z'
                  lastOccurrence: '2025-06-10T15:30:00Z'
                  exampleFailure:
                    message: 'A failure occurred while executing org.gradle.api.plugins.quality.internal.CodeNarcAction

                      > CodeNarc rule violations were found. See the report at: file:///Users/user/project/build/reports/codenarc/main.html

                      '
                    relevantLog: 'Violation: Rule=VariableName P=2 Line=304 Msg=[Variable named isAtLeastGradle9_2 in class com.gradle.scan.server.test.vmcv.scan.tests.suitedetailsview.IntermediaryNodeFailureCrossVersionTest$IntermediaryNodeFailureCrossVersionTest_JUnit4 does not match the pattern [a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*] Src=[def isAtLeastGradle9_2 = gradleVersion.isAtLeast(GradleVersions.V9_2_0)]

                      '
                  buildIds:
                  - bsfohatb6uw2u
                  - begl4bohhoy2i
                  - beo6lnhluzkbbg
                - type: test
                  failureCount: 25
                  firstOccurrence: '2025-05-15T10:00:00Z'
                  lastOccurrence: '2025-07-11T15:30:00Z'
                  exampleFailure:
                    message: 'org.junit.ComparisonFailure: expected:<[1]> but was:<[2]>

                      '
                  buildIds:
                  - tsfohatb6uw2u
                  - teg4bohhoy2i
                  - teo6lnhluzkbbg
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequestError'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnexpectedError'
components:
  responses:
    UnexpectedError:
      description: The server encountered an unexpected error.
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiProblem'
          examples:
            UnexpectedErrorResponse:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/UnexpectedErrorApiProblemExample'
    NotFoundError:
      description: The referenced resource either does not exist or the permissions to know about it are missing.
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiProblem'
          examples:
            NotFoundResponse:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/NotFoundApiProblemExample'
    NotReadyError:
      description: The server is not ready to handle the request.
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiProblem'
          examples:
            IngestionNotCompletedResponse:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/IngestionNotCompletedApiProblemExample'
    BadRequestError:
      description: The request cannot be fulfilled due to a problem.
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiProblem'
          examples:
            RequestValidationApiProblemResponse:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/RequestValidationApiProblemExample'
  schemas:
    MavenFailures:
      type: object
      description: The build and test failures of a Maven build. `null` if the build is not a Maven build.
      nullable: true
      properties:
        buildFailures:
          description: A list of build failures.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MavenBuildFailure'
          type: array
        testFailures:
          description: A list of test failures. `null` if tests are not captured.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestFailure'
          type: array
          nullable: true
    BuildFailuresQuery:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BuildModelQuery'
      - type: object
        properties:
          maxFailures:
            type: integer
            format: int32
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 1000
            default: 100
            description: The maximum number of failures to return for each failure list independently. This limit applies separately to the buildFailures and testFailures lists.
    TestId:
      type: object
      description: Information required to uniquely identify a test.
      required:
      - workUnitName
      - suiteName
      properties:
        workUnitName:
          type: string
          description: Work unit name that executed the test.
        suiteName:
          type: string
          description: Suite name of the test, in most cases the class name.
        testName:
          type: string
          description: Name of the test. `null` when the test is a suite.
          nullable: true
    NpmFailures:
      type: object
      description: The build and test failures of an npm build. `null` if the build is not an npm build.
      nullable: true
      properties:
        buildFailures:
          description: A list of build failures.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NpmBuildFailure'
          type: array
        testFailures:
          description: A list of test failures. `null` if tests are not captured.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestFailure'
          type: array
          nullable: true
    TestFailure:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - message
      properties:
        id:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestId'
        message:
          type: string
          description: Failure message.
        stacktrace:
          type: string
          description: The failure stacktrace. `null` if there is no stacktrace available.
          nullable: true
    GradleBuildFailure:
      type: object
      required:
      - header
      - message
      properties:
        header:
          type: string
          description: Failure header.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Failure message.
        relevantLog:
          type: string
          description: Relevant console log. `null` if no relevant console log has been found.
          nullable: true
        location:
          type: string
          description: Failure location, which can be a build script or source file. `null` when the failure is not location aware.
          nullable: true
        taskPath:
          type: string
          description: The task path associated with this failure. `null` if no task is associated with the failure.
          nullable: true
        stacktrace:
          type: string
          description: The stacktrace of this failure. `null` if there is no stacktrace available.
          nullable: true
    MavenBuildFailure:
      type: object
      required:
      - header
      - message
      properties:
        header:
          type: string
          description: Failure header.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Failure message.
        relevantLog:
          type: string
          description: Relevant console log. `null` if no relevant console log has been found.
          nullable: true
        goalExecutionId:
          type: string
          description: The goal execution id associated with this failure. `null` if no goal execution is associated with the failure.
          nullable: true
        stacktrace:
          type: string
          description: The stacktrace of this failure. `null` if there is no stacktrace available.
          nullable: true
    FailureGroup:
      type: object
      description: 'A failure group.

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      required:
      - type
      - failureCount
      - firstOccurrence
      - lastOccurrence
      - exampleFailure
      - buildIds
      properties:
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FailureType'
        failureCount:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: The number of failures in this group.
        firstOccurrence:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: 'The timestamp of the first occurrence of this failure group.

            This is the timestamp of the earliest failure that belongs to this group and therefore may be outside the time range of the query.

            '
        lastOccurrence:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: 'The timestamp of the last occurrence of this failure group.

            This is the timestamp of the latest failure that belongs to this group and therefore may be outside the time range of the query.

            '
        exampleFailure:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Failure'
        buildIds:
          type: array
          description: Build Scan IDs for builds that contain failures that belong to this failure group.
          items:
            type: string
    BuildFailures:
      type: object
      description: 'The unified failures response for a build, containing build tool-specific failure information.

        Each build tool (gradle, maven, npm) has its own nested object with failures if applicable for that build.

        '
      required:
      - buildToolType
      properties:
        buildToolType:
          type: string
          description: The build tool type of the build.
        gradle:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GradleFailures'
        maven:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MavenFailures'
        npm:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NpmFailures'
    Failure:
      type: object
      description: 'An individual failure instance.

        '
      required:
      - message
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: The failure message.
        relevantLog:
          type: string
          description: Relevant console log. `null` if no relevant console log has been found.
          nullable: true
    FailureGroupsQuery:
      type: object
      required:
      - query
      properties:
        failureTypes:
          type: array
          description: Allows restricting the search to failure types. By default all failure types are considered.
          default:
          - build
          - test
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FailureType'
        query:
          type: string
          description: 'A query for filtering the builds considered for failure groups, written in the Develocity advanced search query language.

            The query must contain a restriction on `buildStartTime` to ensure the search is bounded in time.

            See: https://gradle.com/help/advanced-search

            '
        maxFailureGroups:
          description: The maximum number of failure groups to return.
          type: integer
          format: int32
          default: 100
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 1000
        maxBuildIdsPerGroup:
          description: The maximum number of buildIds to return in a given FailureGroup.
          type: integer
          format: int32
          default: 20
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 1000
    ApiProblem:
      type: object
      description: 'Response detailing why a request was rejected.

        Adheres to the [RFC-7807](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7807) standard (colloquially known as "Problem JSON") for the response format.

        '
      required:
      - type
      - title
      - status
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code of the problem response.
        type:
          type: string
          description: A URN (Uniform Resource Name) identifying the type of the problem.
        title:
          type: string
          description: The underlying reason for the problem.
        detail:
          type: string
          description: A longer and comprehensive description of the problem. May be `null` if not available.
          nullable: true
    FailureGroupsResponse:
      type: object
      description: A list of failure groups.
      required:
      - content
      properties:
        content:
          type: array
          description: A list of failure groups.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FailureGroup'
    GradleFailures:
      type: object
      description: The build and test failures of a Gradle build. `null` if the build is not a Gradle build.
      nullable: true
      properties:
        buildFailures:
          description: A list of build failures.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GradleBuildFailure'
          type: array
        testFailures:
          description: A list of test failures. `null` if tests are not captured.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestFailure'
          type: array
          nullable: true
    AvailabilityWaitTimeoutSecs:
      type: integer
      minimum: 0
      description: The time in seconds the server should wait for ingestion before returning a wait timeout response.
    BuildModelQuery:
      type: object
      properties:
        availabilityWaitTimeoutSecs:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AvailabilityWaitTimeoutSecs'
    FailureType:
      type: string
      enum:
      - build
      - test
    NpmBuildFailure:
      type: object
      required:
      - header
      - message
      properties:
        header:
          type: string
          description: Failure header.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Failure message.
        relevantLog:
          type: string
          description: Relevant console log. `null` if no relevant console log has been found.
          nullable: true
        processName:
          type: string
          description: The full process name (executable name and parameters) for which this failure was detected.
          nullable: false
        stacktrace:
          type: string
          description: The stacktrace of this failure. `null` if there is no stacktrace available.
          nullable: true
  examples:
    RequestValidationApiProblemExample:
      value:
        type: urn:gradle:enterprise:api:problems:validation
        title: Request validation failed.
        detail: 'Numeric instance is lower than the required minimum (minimum: 1, found: 0) (Additional info: Query parameter: maxWaitSecs).

          '
        status: 400
    IngestionNotCompletedApiProblemExample:
      value:
        type: urn:gradle:enterprise:api:problems:build-processing-incomplete
        title: Build processing is incomplete.
        detail: 'The data of build 9r4d13f0r3v3r is not yet available for viewing. Please try again later.

          '
        status: 503
    UnexpectedErrorApiProblemExample:
      value:
        type: urn:gradle:enterprise:api:problems:unexpected-error
        title: Encountered an internal server error.
        detail: 'The ingestion of build 9r4d13f0r3v3r failed.

          '
        status: 500
    NotFoundApiProblemExample:
      value:
        type: urn:gradle:enterprise:api:problems:not-found
        title: The requested resource is not found or the permissions to know about it are missing.
        status: 404
  securitySchemes:
    DevelocityAccessKeyOrToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: Bearer <<Develocity Access Key or Token>>
      description: "All requests require a Develocity access key or token as a bearer token. \nGiven an access key of `l3an7wk3j4ze5v4mi7rvgjf2p7g44nvlswg4cpvdonjs7rzd4kmq`, the required header is `Authorization: Bearer l3an7wk3j4ze5v4mi7rvgjf2p7g44nvlswg4cpvdonjs7rzd4kmq`.\n\nPlease consult the [Develocity API User Manual](https://gradle.com/help/api-access-control) for guidance on how to provision access keys or tokens and check user permissions.\n"