Trigger.dev Runs API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Trigger.dev Management Batches Runs API
  description: The Trigger.dev Management API provides comprehensive REST endpoints for managing workflow runs, tasks, schedules, deployments, queues, environment variables, batches, and waitpoints. Enables programmatic control over the full lifecycle of background job workflows including triggering, monitoring, cancellation, and observability. Authenticated via bearer token (secret API key starting with tr_dev_, tr_prod_, or tr_stg_).
  version: 3.1.0
  contact:
    url: https://trigger.dev
  license:
    name: AGPL-3.0
    url: https://github.com/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://api.trigger.dev
  description: Trigger.dev Cloud API
- url: https://your-self-hosted-instance.com
  description: Self-hosted Trigger.dev instance
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Runs
  description: List, retrieve, cancel, replay, reschedule, tag, and inspect run events, results, and traces.
paths:
  /api/v1/runs:
    get:
      operationId: listRuns
      summary: List Runs
      description: Returns a paginated list of runs filtered by status, task, tags, date range, and other criteria.
      tags:
      - Runs
      parameters:
      - name: filter[status]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunStatus'
        description: Filter by run status
      - name: filter[taskIdentifier]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        description: Filter by task identifiers
      - name: filter[tag]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        description: Filter by tags
      - name: filter[isTest]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
        description: Filter to test runs only
      - name: filter[createdAt.from]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        description: Filter runs created after this time
      - name: filter[createdAt.to]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        description: Filter runs created before this time
      - name: page[size]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 10
          maximum: 100
          default: 25
        description: Runs per page
      - name: page[after]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Run ID to paginate after
      - name: page[before]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Run ID to paginate before
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Paginated list of runs
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListRunsResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
  /api/v1/runs/{runId}:
    get:
      operationId: getRunById
      summary: Retrieve Run
      description: Retrieve detailed information about a specific run including status, payload, output, hierarchy (root/parent/children), attempts, tags, and cost metadata.
      tags:
      - Runs
      parameters:
      - name: runId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Run identifier (prefixed with run_)
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Run details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Run'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Run not found
  /api/v1/runs/{runId}/cancel:
    post:
      operationId: cancelRun
      summary: Cancel Run
      description: Cancel a queued or executing run.
      tags:
      - Runs
      parameters:
      - name: runId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Run identifier
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Run cancelled
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Run'
        '404':
          description: Run not found
  /api/v1/runs/{runId}/replay:
    post:
      operationId: replayRun
      summary: Replay Run
      description: Replay a completed run with the same payload. Creates a new run with the original task and payload.
      tags:
      - Runs
      parameters:
      - name: runId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Run identifier
      responses:
        '200':
          description: New run created via replay
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TriggerTaskResponse'
        '404':
          description: Run not found
  /api/v1/runs/{runId}/reschedule:
    post:
      operationId: rescheduleRun
      summary: Reschedule Run
      description: Reschedule a delayed run to execute at a new time.
      tags:
      - Runs
      parameters:
      - name: runId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - delay
              properties:
                delay:
                  type: string
                  description: New delay duration (e.g., 1h, 30m)
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Run rescheduled
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Run'
  /api/v1/runs/{runId}/tags:
    put:
      operationId: addTagsToRun
      summary: Add Tags to Run
      description: Add one or more tags to an existing run for filtering and organization.
      tags:
      - Runs
      parameters:
      - name: runId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - tags
              properties:
                tags:
                  type: array
                  maxItems: 10
                  items:
                    type: string
                    maxLength: 128
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Tags added successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Run'
  /api/v1/runs/{runId}/events:
    get:
      operationId: retrieveRunEvents
      summary: Retrieve Run Events
      description: Retrieve the OpenTelemetry spans / events for a specific run, including timing, level, kind, and nested events. Used for tracing and debugging task execution.
      tags:
      - Runs
      parameters:
      - name: runId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Run identifier (prefixed with run_)
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of run events
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  events:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunEvent'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Run not found
  /api/v1/runs/{runId}/result:
    get:
      operationId: retrieveRunResult
      summary: Retrieve Run Result
      description: Retrieve the final result of a completed run, including output payload or error details.
      tags:
      - Runs
      parameters:
      - name: runId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Run result
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  ok:
                    type: boolean
                  output:
                    description: Successful output payload
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      message:
                        type: string
                      stack:
                        type: string
        '404':
          description: Run not found
  /api/v1/runs/{runId}/trace:
    get:
      operationId: retrieveRunTrace
      summary: Retrieve Run Trace
      description: Retrieve the distributed trace tree for a run including all child runs, spans, and timing data.
      tags:
      - Runs
      parameters:
      - name: runId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Run trace tree
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
        '404':
          description: Run not found
  /api/v1/runs/{runId}/metadata:
    put:
      operationId: updateRunMetadata
      summary: Update Run Metadata
      description: Update the metadata object attached to a run. Useful for storing custom progress or context.
      tags:
      - Runs
      parameters:
      - name: runId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                metadata:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Metadata updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Run'
components:
  schemas:
    RunStatus:
      type: string
      enum:
      - QUEUED
      - EXECUTING
      - REATTEMPTING
      - WAITING_FOR_DEPLOY
      - WAITING_TO_RESUME
      - COMPLETED_SUCCESSFULLY
      - COMPLETED_WITH_ERRORS
      - INTERRUPTED
      - CANCELLED
      - CRASHED
      - FAILED_TO_RUN
      - TIMED_OUT
      - EXPIRED
      - DELAYED
      - SYSTEM_FAILURE
      description: Current status of a task run
    ListRunsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Run'
        pagination:
          type: object
          properties:
            next:
              type: string
              description: Run ID for next page
            previous:
              type: string
              description: Run ID for previous page
    Run:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - status
      - taskIdentifier
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Run identifier (prefixed with run_)
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunStatus'
        taskIdentifier:
          type: string
          description: The task that this run executes
        version:
          type: string
          description: Deployment version that ran the task
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        startedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        finishedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        isTest:
          type: boolean
        payload:
          description: The payload data passed to the task
        output:
          description: The task's return value (if completed successfully)
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        relatedRuns:
          type: object
          properties:
            root:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunReference'
            parent:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunReference'
            children:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunReference'
        attempts:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunAttempt'
        schedule:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
            type:
              type: string
            expression:
              type: string
    RunEvent:
      type: object
      properties:
        spanId:
          type: string
        parentId:
          type: string
        runId:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        startTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        duration:
          type: integer
          description: Span duration in nanoseconds
        isError:
          type: boolean
        isPartial:
          type: boolean
        isCancelled:
          type: boolean
        level:
          type: string
          enum:
          - TRACE
          - DEBUG
          - LOG
          - INFO
          - WARN
          - ERROR
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
          - INTERNAL
          - SERVER
          - CLIENT
          - PRODUCER
          - CONSUMER
        attemptNumber:
          type: integer
        taskSlug:
          type: string
        events:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: true
        style:
          type: object
          properties:
            icon:
              type: string
            variant:
              type: string
            accessory:
              type: string
    RunReference:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunStatus'
        taskIdentifier:
          type: string
    TriggerTaskResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Run identifier (prefixed with run_)
    RunAttempt:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
        startedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        completedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
            stack:
              type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Secret API key (starts with tr_dev_, tr_prod_, or tr_stg_). Set TRIGGER_SECRET_KEY environment variable or pass in Authorization header.