Set Metadata Instance
compute_engine.set_metadata_instance
ActionGoogle Cloudconnection required
Calls compute v1 POST /projects/{project}/zones/{zone}/instances/{instance}/setMetadata.
Sets metadata for the specified instance to the data included in the request.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- OAuth 2.0
- Providers
- Google Compute Engine
- Secret shape
- {"client_id", "client_secret", "refresh_token"}
- Config it needs
- project_id, zone
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
3 fields, 2 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
zone Zone (overrides connection). | string | No | — | — | — |
instance Instance name or id. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
body The Metadata resource, as the API defines it. | object | Yes | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
Extra keys beyond the ones listed can appear.
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
clientOperationId | string | — |
creationTimestamp | string | — |
description | string | — |
endTime | string | — |
error | object | — |
getHealthOperationMetadata | object | — |
getVersionOperationMetadata | object | — |
httpErrorMessage | string | — |
httpErrorStatusCode | integer | — |
id | string | — |
insertTime | string | — |
instancesBulkInsertOperationMetadata | object | — |
kind | string | — |
name | string | — |
operationGroupId | string | — |
operationType | string | — |
progress | integer | — |
region | string | — |
selfLink | string | — |
setCommonInstanceMetadataOperationMetadata | object | — |
startTime | string | — |
status | string | — |
statusMessage | string | — |
targetId | string | — |
targetLink | string | — |
user | string | — |
warnings | array | — |
zone | string | — |
{
"clientOperationId": "",
"creationTimestamp": "",
"description": "",
"endTime": "",
"error": {},
"getHealthOperationMetadata": {},
"getVersionOperationMetadata": {},
"httpErrorMessage": "",
"httpErrorStatusCode": 0,
"id": "",
"insertTime": "",
"instancesBulkInsertOperationMetadata": {},
"kind": "",
"name": "",
"operationGroupId": "",
"operationType": "",
"progress": 0,
"region": "",
"selfLink": "",
"setCommonInstanceMetadataOperationMetadata": {},
"startTime": "",
"status": "",
"statusMessage": "",
"targetId": "",
"targetLink": "",
"user": "",
"warnings": [],
"zone": ""
}See Set Metadata Instance run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Google Compute Engine connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.