Trigger Build
jenkins.trigger_build
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Jenkins API with the connection's credentials.
Queue a build, with optional parameters.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- Username & password
- Providers
- Jenkins
- Secret shape
- the API token, or {"token": "…"}
- Config it needs
- base_url, user
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
2 fields, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
job Job name (folder/job for nested). | string | Yes | — | — | — |
parameters Build parameters (JSON). | object | No | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
status | string | — |
{
"status": ""
}Related Jenkins nodes
See Trigger Build run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Jenkins connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.