openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Rundeck Jobs 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: Jobs
  description: List, create, import, export, run, and delete automation jobs.
paths:
  /project/{project}/jobs:
    get:
      operationId: listJobs
      summary: List Jobs for a Project
      description: Returns a list of all jobs in the specified project. Can be filtered by group path, job name, or specific job IDs.
      tags:
      - Jobs
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectName'
      - name: idList
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated list of Job IDs to include
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: groupPath
        in: query
        description: Group or partial group path to filter jobs. Use "-" for top-level jobs only.
        schema:
          type: string
          default: '*'
      - name: jobFilter
        in: query
        description: Filter by job name (substring match)
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: jobExactFilter
        in: query
        description: Exact job name to match
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of jobs
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Job'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /job/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getJobDefinition
      summary: Get Job Definition
      description: Retrieves the definition and configuration of a specific job by its unique ID.
      tags:
      - Jobs
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/JobId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Job definition
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Job'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteJob
      summary: Delete a Job
      description: Permanently deletes a job by its unique ID.
      tags:
      - Jobs
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/JobId'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Job deleted successfully
        '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:
      - Jobs
      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:
      - Jobs
      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'
components:
  schemas:
    Job:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique job ID (UUID)
        name:
          type: string
          description: The job name
        group:
          type: string
          description: The job group path (e.g., "ops/deploy")
        project:
          type: string
          description: The project this job belongs to
        description:
          type: string
          description: Job description
        href:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: API self-link URL
        permalink:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Web UI permalink
        scheduled:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the job has a schedule
        scheduleEnabled:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the schedule is active
        enabled:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the job is enabled
        averageDuration:
          type: integer
          description: Average execution duration in milliseconds
    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
    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'
    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
  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'
  parameters:
    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
  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/