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Harness Orchestration Executions API

The Orchestration Executions API from Harness — 18 operation(s) for orchestration executions.

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Operations 19

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

POST /rmg/api/orchestration/execution/startRelease/{id} Start executing a release · Start Release Execution #
Ask an LLM
“How do I kick off a release in Harness release orchestration?”
“Can I pass release input YAML when starting a release execution?”
Tell an agent
Start release {id} with input YAML {input_yaml}.
Begin executing release {id} in project {project}.
GET /rmg/api/orchestration/execution/{releaseId}/phases Get the phases of a release · Get Phases by Release ID #
Ask an LLM
“What phases make up a release and what YAML configures each one?”
“Can I filter a release's phases by status?”
Tell an agent
List the phases of release {release_id}.
Show release {release_id}'s phases with status {status}.
GET /rmg/api/orchestration/execution/{releaseId}/phase/{phaseIdentifier}/activities Get the activities in a release phase · Get Activities by Release and Phase ID #
Ask an LLM
“Which activities run inside a given phase of my release?”
“Can I narrow a phase's activity list to only failed ones?”
Tell an agent
List the activities in phase {phase} of release {release_id}.
Show activities with status {status} in phase {phase} of release {release_id}.
GET /rmg/api/orchestration/execution/{releaseId}/phase/{phaseIdentifier}/activity/{activityIdentifier}/tasks Get the tasks of a release activity · Get Orchestration Execution Tasks by Activity #
Ask an LLM
“What tasks sit under a particular activity in a release phase?”
“Can I see the individual tasks a release activity broke into?”
Tell an agent
List the tasks for activity {activity} in phase {phase} of release {release_id}.
Show tasks of activity execution {activity_execution_id} under activity {activity}, phase {phase}, release {release_id}.
GET /rmg/api/orchestration/execution/release/{releaseId}/phase/{phaseIdentifier}/activity/{activityIdentifier}/retry-history Get the retry history of a release activity · Get Activity Retry History By Identifiers #
Ask an LLM
“How many times was a release activity retried, and what happened each time?”
“Can I page through the retry attempts of one activity in a release?”
Tell an agent
Show the retry history of activity {activity} in phase {phase} of release {release_id}.
List retries up to index {max_retry} for activity {activity}, phase {phase}, release {release_id}.
GET /rmg/api/orchestration/execution/activity/{activityId}/input Get the input values of an activity execution · Get Activity Execution Inputs #
Ask an LLM
“What inputs were given to a specific activity execution?”
“Where can I check the values an activity execution started with?”
Tell an agent
Show the inputs for activity execution {activity_id}.
Get input values used by activity run {activity_id}.
GET /rmg/api/orchestration/release/{releaseId}/phase/{phaseIdentifier}/activity/{activityIdentifier} Get full details of a release activity execution · Get Activity Execution Detail #
Ask an LLM
“Can I see the YAML and pipeline execution details behind one release activity?”
“What details are recorded for a specific retry of a release activity?”
Tell an agent
Get details of activity {activity} in phase {phase} of release {release_id}.
Show retry {retry_index} of activity {activity}, phase {phase}, release {release_id}.
GET /rmg/api/orchestration/execution/release/{releaseId}/phase/{phaseIdentifier}/output Get the outputs of a release phase · Get Phase Execution Outputs #
Ask an LLM
“What output values did a release phase produce?”
“Can I read the outputs of one particular phase execution?”
Tell an agent
Show the outputs of phase {phase} in release {release_id}.
Get outputs from phase execution {phase_execution_id} of phase {phase}, release {release_id}.
GET /rmg/api/orchestration/execution/release/{releaseId}/phase/{phaseIdentifier}/activity/{activityIdentifier}/output Get the outputs of a release activity · Get Activity Execution Outputs #
Ask an LLM
“Which output values did an individual release activity emit?”
“Can I fetch outputs for one activity rather than the whole phase?”
Tell an agent
Read what single activity {activity} emitted as output under phase {phase}, release {release_id}.
Get activity outputs for execution {activity_execution_id} of {activity} in phase {phase}, release {release_id}.
POST /rmg/api/orchestration/execution/activity/{activityId}/output Submit outputs for a manual activity · Submit Activity Execution Outputs #
Ask an LLM
“How do I unblock a manual release activity that's waiting for outputs?”
“Can I provide the output values for a manual step by API?”
Tell an agent
Submit outputs {outputs} for manual activity {activity_id}.
Complete waiting activity {activity_id} by posting its outputs {outputs}.
POST /rmg/api/orchestration/execution/task/{taskExecutionId}/comment Comment on a release execution task · Create Task Comment #
Ask an LLM
“Can I leave a note on a task while a release is running?”
“Is there a way to add a comment to an execution task?”
Tell an agent
Add comment {comment} to task {task_execution_id}.
Post a new comment on execution task {task_execution_id} saying {comment}.
PUT /rmg/api/orchestration/execution/task/comment/{commentId} Edit a comment on a release task · Update Task Comment #
Ask an LLM
“Can I edit a comment I already posted on a release task?”
“How would I correct a typo in an existing task comment?”
Tell an agent
Change task comment {comment_id} to read {comment}.
Edit existing comment {comment_id} with the text {comment}.
DELETE /rmg/api/orchestration/execution/task/comment/{commentId} Delete a comment from a release task · Delete Task Comment #
Ask an LLM
“Can I remove a comment that was posted on an execution task?”
“Is deleting a task comment permanent?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete task comment {comment_id}.
Remove comment {comment_id} from its execution task.
GET /rmg/api/orchestration/execution/task/{taskExecutionId}/comment/summary List the comments on a release task · Get Task Comments Summary #
Ask an LLM
“What comments have people left on an execution task?”
“Can I page through a task's comments with a cursor?”
Tell an agent
List the comments on task {task_execution_id}.
Show the next {limit} comments on task {task_execution_id} after cursor {cursor}.
PUT /rmg/api/orchestration/execution/task/{taskExecutionId}/status Change the status of a release task · Update Execution Task Status #
Ask an LLM
“Can I mark a release execution task as done by API?”
“What status values can I set on an execution task?”
Tell an agent
Set the status of task {task_execution_id} to {status}.
Mark execution task {task_execution_id} as {status}.
PUT /rmg/api/orchestration/execution/task/{taskExecutionId}/metadata Rename or re-describe a release task · Update Execution Task Metadata #
Ask an LLM
“Can I change the name of an execution task after the release has started?”
“Is it possible to update a task's description during a release?”
Tell an agent
Rename task {task_execution_id} to {name}.
Set the description of execution task {task_execution_id} to {description}.
GET /rmg/api/orchestration/{entityType}/events/{entityId} List events for a release entity · Get Events by Entity Type and Entity ID #
Ask an LLM
“What events have been recorded for a given release, phase or task?”
“Can I filter an entity's event history by event type?”
Tell an agent
Show the latest events for {entity_type} {entity_id}.
List {event_type} events on {entity_type} {entity_id}.
GET /rmg/api/release/{releaseId}/execution/activities Search a release's activities with filters · Get Paginated Activities by Release ID #
Ask an LLM
“Can I page through every activity in a release sorted by start time?”
“Which activities in a release are assigned to a particular user?”
Tell an agent
Page through all activities of release {release_id} with status {status}.
Find activities in release {release_id} assigned to user {user}.
GET /rmg/api/orchestration/execution/releaseInput/{releaseId} Get the latest input for a release · Get Latest Release Input by Release ID #
Ask an LLM
“What input YAML was most recently supplied for a release?”
“Where do I see the current release input values?”
Tell an agent
Show the latest release input for release {release_id}.
Get the current input YAML of release {release_id}.

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harness-orchestration-executions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Harness Orchestration Executions API
  version: '1.0'
  description: The Harness Software Delivery Platform uses OpenAPI Specification v3.0.
  contact:
    name: API Support
    email: contact@harness.io
    url: https://harness.io/
  x-logo:
    url: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/779232/Harnes_logo_horizontal.jpg?p=facebook
    altText: Harness
  termsOfService: https://harness.io/terms-of-use/
servers:
- url: https://app.harness.io
  description: Harness host URL
- url: https://{vanity}
  description: Vanity URL
  variables:
    vanity:
      default: app.harness.io
security:
- x-api-key: []
tags:


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