Download

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POST
/workspaces
/:workspace
/projects
/:project_name
/pipelines
/:pipeline_id
/actions

Creates a new Download action in the pipeline

Request

REQUIRED SCOPES

EXECUTION_MANAGE

URL PARAMETERS

workspacerequiredstring

The human-readable ID of the workspace

Example: "my-company"

project_namerequiredstring

The human-readable ID of the project

Example: "my-project"

pipeline_idrequiredinteger

The ID of the pipeline

Example: 123

POST PARAMETERS

typerequiredstring enum

The type of the action

Allowed enum:

DOWNLOAD

urlread-onlystring

API endpoint to GET this object

html_urlread-onlystring

Web URL to view this object in Buddy.works

after_action_idinteger

The numerical ID of the action, after which this action should be added

namerequiredstring

The name of the action

trigger_timestring enum

Specifies when the action should be executed

Allowed enum:

ON_EVERY_EXECUTION,

ON_SUCCESS,

ON_FAILURE,

ON_BACK_TO_SUCCESS,

ON_WARNING,

ON_WAIT_FOR_APPROVE,

ON_TERMINATE

trigger_conditionsTriggerConditionView[]

The list of trigger conditions to meet so that the action can be triggered

run_nextstring enum

Defines whether the action should run in parallel with the next one

Allowed enum:

WAIT_ON_SUCCESS,

IN_SOFT_PARALLEL,

IN_HARD_PARALLEL

run_only_on_first_failureboolean

Defines whether the action should be executed on each failure. Restricted to and required if the trigger_time is ON_FAILURE

variablesEnvironmentVariableView[]

The list of variables you can use the action

disabledboolean

When set to true the action is disabled. By default it is set to false

timeoutinteger

The timeout in seconds

ignore_errorsboolean

If set to true the execution will proceed, mark action as a warning and jump to the next action. Doesn't apply to deployment actions

retry_countinteger

Number of retries if the action fails

retry_intervalinteger

Delay time between auto retries in seconds

loopstring[]

The list of commands that will be executed in a loop

current_revisionstring

The git revision of the last successful run of the action

permissionsPermissionsView

Access permissions configuration

source_pathrequiredstring

The path to the source file or directory to download

destination_pathrequiredstring

The path where the downloaded files will be saved

recursiveboolean

If set to true, directories will be downloaded recursively

overwriteboolean

If set to true, existing files will be overwritten

download_excludesstring[]

The list of files or directories to exclude from download

download_includesstring[]

The list of files or directories to include in download

targetsTargetView[]

The list of FTP server targets

Response

RESPONSE BODY

typestring enum

The type of the action

Allowed enum:

DOWNLOAD

urlread-onlystring

API endpoint to GET this object

html_urlread-onlystring

Web URL to view this object in Buddy.works

idinteger

The ID of the action

namestring

The name of the action

current_revisionstring

The git revision of the last successful run of the action

trigger_timestring enum

Specifies when the action should be executed

Allowed enum:

ON_EVERY_EXECUTION,

ON_SUCCESS,

ON_FAILURE,

ON_BACK_TO_SUCCESS,

ON_WARNING,

ON_WAIT_FOR_APPROVE,

ON_TERMINATE

trigger_conditionsTriggerConditionView[]

The list of trigger conditions to meet so that the action can be triggered

run_nextstring enum

Defines whether the action should run in parallel with the next one

Allowed enum:

WAIT_ON_SUCCESS,

IN_SOFT_PARALLEL,

IN_HARD_PARALLEL

run_only_on_first_failureboolean

Defines whether the action should be executed on each failure. Restricted to and required if the trigger_time is ON_FAILURE

variablesEnvironmentVariableView[]

The list of variables you can use the action

disabledboolean

When set to true the action is disabled. By default it is set to false

timeoutinteger

The timeout in seconds

ignore_errorsboolean

If set to true the execution will proceed, mark action as a warning and jump to the next action. Doesn't apply to deployment actions

retry_countinteger

Number of retries if the action fails

retry_intervalinteger

Delay time between auto retries in seconds

last_execution_statusstring enum

The status of the last run of the action

Allowed enum:

INPROGRESS,

ENQUEUED,

TERMINATED,

SUCCESSFUL,

FAILED,

INITIAL,

NOT_EXECUTED,

SKIPPED,

TERMINATING,

WAITING_FOR_APPLY,

WAITING_FOR_VARIABLES,

WAITING_FOR_SETTABLE_VARIABLES,

WAITING_FOR_VT_SESSION

pipelineShortPipelineView

Short representation of a pipeline

permissionsPermissionsView

Access permissions configuration

loopstring[]

The list of commands that will be executed in a loop

source_pathstring

The path to the source file or directory to download

destination_pathstring

The path where the downloaded files will be saved

recursiveboolean

If set to true, directories will be downloaded recursively

overwriteboolean

If set to true, existing files will be overwritten

download_excludesstring[]

The list of files or directories to exclude from download

download_includesstring[]

The list of files or directories to include in download

targetsTargetView[]

The list of FTP server targets

Last modified on Mar 18, 2026

Edit action Get action

Request example


curl -X POST "https://api.buddy.works/workspaces/:workspace/projects/:project_name/pipelines/:pipeline_id/actions" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "name": "Download files from FTP server",
  "type": "DOWNLOAD",
  "trigger_time": "ON_EVERY_EXECUTION",
  "source_path": "/source",
  "recursive": false,
  "targets": [
    {
      "type": "FTP",
      "secure": false,
      "identifier": "ftp_target_1",
      "host": "192.0.2.1",
      "port": "21",
      "auth": {
        "username": "user",
        "password": "secure!gYTKjljwPt4nAffHn6mGEQ==.5rkCAHX55eiwOqJ73oGg6g=="
      },
      "path": "/var/www"
    }
  ],
  "destination_path": "/assets",
  "overwrite": false
}'

STATUS
200 OK