Red Hat Jobs API

Operations for launching, monitoring, and managing automation job executions and their output.

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OpenAPI Specification

red-hat-jobs-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Add-Ons Jobs API
  description: The Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform API provides programmatic access to the automation controller for managing IT infrastructure automation. It supports creating and launching job templates, managing inventories, tracking job execution status, and configuring credentials for connecting to managed hosts and external services.
  version: '2.6'
  contact:
    name: Red Hat Support
    url: https://access.redhat.com/support
  termsOfService: https://www.redhat.com/en/about/terms-use
servers:
- url: https://ansible-platform.example.com
  description: Ansible Automation Platform Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Jobs
  description: Operations for launching, monitoring, and managing automation job executions and their output.
paths:
  /api/v2/jobs/:
    get:
      operationId: listJobs
      summary: Red Hat List Jobs
      description: Retrieves a paginated list of job executions. Jobs represent individual runs of job templates against inventories.
      tags:
      - Jobs
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSizeParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SearchParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrderingParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved jobs
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginatedJobList'
              examples:
                Listjobs200Example:
                  summary: Default listJobs 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    count: 10
                    next: https://www.example.com
                    previous: https://www.example.com
                    results:
                    - id: abc123
                      name: Example Title
                      status: new
                      failed: true
                      started: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      finished: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      elapsed: 42.5
                      job_template: 10
                      inventory: 10
                      project: 10
                      playbook: example_value
                      launch_type: manual
                      created: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnauthorizedError'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /api/v2/jobs/{id}/:
    get:
      operationId: getJob
      summary: Red Hat Get a Job
      description: Retrieves the details of a specific job execution, including its status, timing, and associated template information.
      tags:
      - Jobs
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved job details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Job'
              examples:
                Getjob200Example:
                  summary: Default getJob 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: abc123
                    name: Example Title
                    status: new
                    failed: true
                    started: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                    finished: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                    elapsed: 42.5
                    job_template: 10
                    inventory: 10
                    project: 10
                    playbook: example_value
                    launch_type: manual
                    created: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnauthorizedError'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFoundError'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /api/v2/jobs/{id}/cancel/:
    post:
      operationId: cancelJob
      summary: Red Hat Cancel a Job
      description: Cancels a running job. Only jobs that are currently pending or running can be cancelled.
      tags:
      - Jobs
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdParam'
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Job cancellation accepted
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnauthorizedError'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFoundError'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  parameters:
    IdParam:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique numeric identifier of the resource.
      schema:
        type: integer
    OrderingParam:
      name: ordering
      in: query
      description: The field to use for ordering results. Prefix with a dash for descending order (e.g., -created).
      schema:
        type: string
    PageParam:
      name: page
      in: query
      description: The page number for paginated results.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
    PageSizeParam:
      name: page_size
      in: query
      description: The number of results to return per page.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 200
        default: 25
    SearchParam:
      name: search
      in: query
      description: A search term to filter results by name or description.
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    Job:
      type: object
      description: A job represents a single execution of a job template, tracking the playbook run status, timing, and output.
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: The unique identifier of the job.
          example: abc123
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the job.
          example: Example Title
        status:
          type: string
          description: The current execution status of the job.
          enum:
          - new
          - pending
          - waiting
          - running
          - successful
          - failed
          - error
          - canceled
          example: new
        failed:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the job execution failed.
          example: true
        started:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the job execution started.
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        finished:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the job execution finished.
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        elapsed:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: The elapsed time in seconds for job execution.
          example: 42.5
        job_template:
          type: integer
          description: The ID of the job template that was executed.
          example: 10
        inventory:
          type: integer
          description: The ID of the inventory used for this job.
          example: 10
        project:
          type: integer
          description: The ID of the project used for this job.
          example: 10
        playbook:
          type: string
          description: The playbook that was executed.
          example: example_value
        launch_type:
          type: string
          description: How the job was launched.
          enum:
          - manual
          - relaunch
          - callback
          - scheduled
          - dependency
          - workflow
          - sync
          - scm
          example: manual
        created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time the job record was created.
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
    PaginatedJobList:
      type: object
      description: A paginated list of jobs.
      properties:
        count:
          type: integer
          example: 10
        next:
          type: string
          format: uri
          nullable: true
          example: https://www.example.com
        previous:
          type: string
          format: uri
          nullable: true
          example: https://www.example.com
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Job'
          example: []
    Error:
      type: object
      description: An error response from the API.
      properties:
        detail:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable description of the error.
          example: example_value
  responses:
    NotFoundError:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    UnauthorizedError:
      description: Authentication credentials are missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: OAuth 2.0 Bearer token for authenticating API requests to the automation controller.
externalDocs:
  description: Ansible Automation Platform API Documentation
  url: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_ansible_automation_platform/2.6/html-single/automation_execution_api_overview/index