Rundeck
Rundeck Executions API

Monitor running executions, retrieve execution history, and manage execution state.
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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Rundeck Executions API
  description: The Rundeck REST API provides programmatic access to all Rundeck functionality including job management, execution control, project administration, node management, user management, ACL policies, system administration, and cluster operations. The current API version is 58. Rundeck is an open source runbook automation service developed by PagerDuty that enables IT teams to run automation tasks across nodes, manage self-service operations, and maintain execution history.
  version: '58'
  contact:
    name: Rundeck Support
    url: https://www.rundeck.com/support
    email: support@rundeck.com
  termsOfService: https://www.rundeck.com/terms-of-service
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://github.com/rundeck/rundeck/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: http://localhost:4440/api/58
  description: Local Rundeck Instance (Version 58)
- url: https://your-rundeck-server.example.com/api/58
  description: Production Rundeck Instance
security:
- tokenAuth: []
tags:
- name: Executions
  description: Monitor running executions, retrieve execution history, and manage execution state.
paths:
  /project/{project}/run/command:
    post:
      operationId: runAdHocCommand
      summary: Run an Ad Hoc Command
      description: Runs an ad hoc command on nodes in the specified project without requiring a pre-defined job.
      tags:
      - Executions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectName'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AdHocCommandRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Command execution started
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExecutionReference'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /job/{id}/executions:
    get:
      operationId: listJobExecutions
      summary: List Job Executions
      description: Returns a list of executions for a specific job, with optional filtering by status.
      tags:
      - Executions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/JobId'
      - name: status
        in: query
        description: Filter executions by status
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - running
          - succeeded
          - failed
          - aborted
      - name: max
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of results to return
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 20
      - name: offset
        in: query
        description: Offset for pagination
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of executions
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExecutionList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    post:
      operationId: runJob
      summary: Run a Job
      description: Triggers a new execution of the specified job with optional arguments, node filter, and execution options.
      tags:
      - Executions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/JobId'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunJobRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Job execution started
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Execution'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /execution/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getExecution
      summary: Get Execution Status
      description: Returns the current status and details of an execution by its unique ID. Use this to poll for completion of asynchronously started jobs.
      tags:
      - Executions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ExecutionId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Execution status and details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Execution'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteExecution
      summary: Delete an Execution
      description: Deletes an execution record by its unique ID.
      tags:
      - Executions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ExecutionId'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Execution deleted
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden - execution is currently running
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /execution/{id}/abort:
    post:
      operationId: abortExecution
      summary: Abort an Execution
      description: Aborts a currently running execution. The execution will transition to aborted status.
      tags:
      - Executions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ExecutionId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Abort request submitted
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AbortResult'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /execution/{id}/output:
    get:
      operationId: getExecutionOutput
      summary: Get Execution Output Log
      description: Returns the log output for an execution in real-time or after completion. Supports streaming via offset parameter for tailing live executions.
      tags:
      - Executions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ExecutionId'
      - name: offset
        in: query
        description: Byte offset to read from
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      - name: lastlines
        in: query
        description: Number of lines from end of log
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: format
        in: query
        description: Output format
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - text
          - json
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Execution log output
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExecutionOutput'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /project/{project}/executions:
    get:
      operationId: listProjectExecutions
      summary: List Project Executions
      description: Returns executions across all jobs in a project with optional filtering.
      tags:
      - Executions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectName'
      - name: status
        in: query
        description: Filter by execution status
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - running
          - succeeded
          - failed
          - aborted
      - name: max
        in: query
        description: Maximum results per page
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 20
      - name: offset
        in: query
        description: Pagination offset
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of executions
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExecutionList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  parameters:
    ExecutionId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique ID of the execution
      schema:
        type: string
    ProjectName:
      name: project
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The name of the Rundeck project
      schema:
        type: string
    JobId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique ID of the job
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: boolean
          description: Always true for error responses
        errorCode:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
        apiversion:
          type: integer
          description: API version that produced this response
    JobReference:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        group:
          type: string
        project:
          type: string
        href:
          type: string
          format: uri
        permalink:
          type: string
          format: uri
    ExecutionReference:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Execution ID
        permalink:
          type: string
          format: uri
        href:
          type: string
          format: uri
        status:
          type: string
    ExecutionList:
      type: object
      properties:
        paging:
          type: object
          properties:
            count:
              type: integer
            total:
              type: integer
            offset:
              type: integer
            max:
              type: integer
        executions:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Execution'
    ExecutionOutput:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        offset:
          type: string
        completed:
          type: boolean
        execCompleted:
          type: boolean
        hasFailedNodes:
          type: boolean
        execState:
          type: string
        lastModified:
          type: string
        execDuration:
          type: integer
        entries:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              time:
                type: string
              level:
                type: string
              log:
                type: string
              user:
                type: string
              node:
                type: string
    Execution:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Execution ID
        href:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: API self-link
        permalink:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Web UI permalink
        status:
          type: string
          description: Current execution status
          enum:
          - running
          - succeeded
          - failed
          - aborted
          - timedout
          - failed-with-retry
          - scheduled
        project:
          type: string
          description: Project name
        user:
          type: string
          description: User who triggered the execution
        dateStarted:
          type: object
          properties:
            unixtime:
              type: integer
            date:
              type: string
              format: date-time
        dateEnded:
          type: object
          properties:
            unixtime:
              type: integer
            date:
              type: string
              format: date-time
        job:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobReference'
        description:
          type: string
        argstring:
          type: string
        serverUUID:
          type: string
    RunJobRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        argString:
          type: string
          description: Job argument string (e.g., "-option1 value1 -option2 value2")
        loglevel:
          type: string
          description: Override log level for this execution
          enum:
          - DEBUG
          - VERBOSE
          - INFO
          - WARN
          - ERROR
        asUser:
          type: string
          description: Run as this user (requires admin)
        filter:
          type: string
          description: Node filter expression to override job's default nodes
        runAtTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Schedule this execution for a future time
    AbortResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        abort:
          type: object
          properties:
            status:
              type: string
              enum:
              - aborted
              - failed
              - pending
            reason:
              type: string
        execution:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExecutionReference'
    AdHocCommandRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - exec
      properties:
        exec:
          type: string
          description: The command to execute on target nodes
        filter:
          type: string
          description: Node filter expression
        loglevel:
          type: string
          description: Log level for the command execution
          enum:
          - DEBUG
          - VERBOSE
          - INFO
          - WARN
          - ERROR
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request - invalid parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing API token
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    tokenAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Rundeck-Auth-Token
      description: API token for authentication. Obtain tokens from the Rundeck web interface under User Profile > User API Tokens or via the /api/V/tokens endpoint.
externalDocs:
  description: Rundeck API Documentation
  url: https://docs.rundeck.com/docs/api/
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