Rundeck

Rundeck Projects API

Create and manage Rundeck projects which organize jobs and node configurations.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

GET /projects List All Projects #
POST /projects Create a Project #
GET /project/{project} Get Project Info #
DELETE /project/{project} Delete a Project #
GET /project/{project}/executions List Project Executions #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.rundeck.com/docs/api/
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Authentication
https://docs.rundeck.com/docs/api/#authentication

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/rundeck/openapi/rundeck-projects-api-openapi.yml

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/rundeck/rundeck-api-specs

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/rundeck/json-schema/rundeck-job-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://artifacts.apis.io/rundeck/json-structure/rundeck-job-structure.json

Other Resources

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Versioning
https://docs.rundeck.com/docs/api/#api-versioning
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SpectralRules
https://artifacts.apis.io/rundeck/rules/rundeck-rules.yml
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Vocabulary
https://artifacts.apis.io/rundeck/vocabulary/rundeck-vocabulary.yml
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JSONLD
https://artifacts.apis.io/rundeck/json-ld/rundeck-context.jsonld

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OpenAPI Specification

rundeck-projects-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Rundeck Projects 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: Projects
  description: Create and manage Rundeck projects which organize jobs and node configurations.
paths:
  /projects:
    get:
      operationId: listProjects
      summary: List All Projects
      description: Returns a list of all projects that the authenticated user has access to.
      tags:
      - Projects
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of projects
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Project'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: createProject
      summary: Create a Project
      description: Creates a new Rundeck project with the specified name and configuration.
      tags:
      - Projects
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateProjectRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Project created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Project'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '409':
          description: Project already exists
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  /project/{project}:
    get:
      operationId: getProject
      summary: Get Project Info
      description: Returns information about a specific project including name, description, and configuration.
      tags:
      - Projects
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectName'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Project details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Project'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteProject
      summary: Delete a Project
      description: Permanently deletes a project and all of its associated jobs, executions, and configuration.
      tags:
      - Projects
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectName'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Project deleted successfully
        '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:
      - Projects
      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:
    ProjectName:
      name: project
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The name of the Rundeck project
      schema:
        type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing API token
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request - invalid parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  schemas:
    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'
    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
    Project:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The unique name of the project
        description:
          type: string
          description: A description of the project
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Self-link URL for this project resource
        config:
          type: object
          description: Project configuration key-value properties
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
    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
    CreateProjectRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name for the new project
        description:
          type: string
          description: Optional description for the project
        config:
          type: object
          description: Initial project configuration
          additionalProperties:
            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
  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/