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Terraform Apply

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

Creates a new Terraform Apply action in the pipeline

Request

REQUIRED SCOPES
PIPELINE_WRITE
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

BODY PARAMETERS
typerequiredstring
The type of the action

Value: TERRAFORM_APPLY

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_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
toolrequiredstring enum
The Terraform tool to run: OPENTOFU, TERRAFORM (FOSS, up to 1.5.7) or CUSTOM
Allowed enum:
OPENTOFU,
TERRAFORM,
CUSTOM
versionstring
Tool version, e.g. 1.9.0 or latest. Required unless tool is CUSTOM
custom_binary_pathstring
Path to the binary inside the Docker image, e.g. /usr/local/bin/tofu. Required when tool is CUSTOM
docker_image_namestring
Custom Docker image to run in. Defaults to the Buddy Terraform runner
docker_image_tagstring
Tag of the custom Docker image
image_locationstring enum
The location of the image used by the action
Allowed enum:
PUBLIC_REGISTRY,
PRIVATE_REGISTRY,
ACTION,
ARTIFACT_REGISTRY
docker_registrystring enum
The type of registry from which the image is retrieved
Allowed enum:
NONE,
DOCKER_HUB,
AMAZON_ECR,
GOOGLE_GCR,
GOOGLE_ARTIFACT_REGISTRY,
OTHER,
GIT_HUB_CONTAINER_REGISTRY,
ARTIFACT_REGISTRY,
DIGITAL_OCEAN_CONTAINER_REGISTRY
registrystring
The URL of the Docker registry
loginstring
The username for the Docker registry
passwordstring
The password for the Docker registry
regionstring
The region for the Docker registry (for AWS ECR)
integrationDockerIntegrationRef
Docker registry integration (DOCKER_HUB|GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT|AMAZON|GIT_HUB|GIT_HUB_ENTERPRISE)
working_directorystring
Path relative to the repository root. Defaults to .
tf_workspacestring
Terraform workspace to run in, exported to the tool as TF_WORKSPACE. Set the same value in the Plan and Apply actions, otherwise Apply runs against a different state. Defaults to default, or to TF_WORKSPACE set as a pipeline variable
additional_argsstring
Extra CLI arguments appended to the command, as a single space-separated string
backendTerraformRunBackendRequest
The Terraform state backend configuration
plan_file_pathstring
Path to the plan file. Defaults to $BUDDY_ACTION_TF_PLAN_OUTPUT_FILE (output of the preceding Terraform Plan action)

Response

RESPONSE BODY
typestring
The type of the action

Value: TERRAFORM_APPLY

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_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
toolstring enum
The Terraform tool to run: OPENTOFU, TERRAFORM (FOSS, up to 1.5.7) or CUSTOM
Allowed enum:
OPENTOFU,
TERRAFORM,
CUSTOM
versionstring
Tool version, e.g. 1.9.0 or latest. Required unless tool is CUSTOM
custom_binary_pathstring
Path to the binary inside the Docker image, e.g. /usr/local/bin/tofu. Required when tool is CUSTOM
docker_image_namestring
Custom Docker image to run in. Defaults to the Buddy Terraform runner
docker_image_tagstring
Tag of the custom Docker image
image_locationstring enum
The location of the image used by the action
Allowed enum:
PUBLIC_REGISTRY,
PRIVATE_REGISTRY,
ACTION,
ARTIFACT_REGISTRY
docker_registrystring enum
The type of registry from which the image is retrieved
Allowed enum:
NONE,
DOCKER_HUB,
AMAZON_ECR,
GOOGLE_GCR,
GOOGLE_ARTIFACT_REGISTRY,
OTHER,
GIT_HUB_CONTAINER_REGISTRY,
ARTIFACT_REGISTRY,
DIGITAL_OCEAN_CONTAINER_REGISTRY
registrystring
The URL of the Docker registry
loginstring
The username for the Docker registry
passwordstring
The password for the Docker registry
regionstring
The region for the Docker registry (for AWS ECR)
integrationIntegrationIdentifierView
The integration used by the action
working_directorystring
Path relative to the repository root. Defaults to .
tf_workspacestring
Terraform workspace to run in, exported to the tool as TF_WORKSPACE. Set the same value in the Plan and Apply actions, otherwise Apply runs against a different state. Defaults to default, or to TF_WORKSPACE set as a pipeline variable
additional_argsstring
Extra CLI arguments appended to the command, as a single space-separated string
backendTerraformRunBackendView
The Terraform state backend configuration
plan_file_pathstring
Path to the plan file. Defaults to $BUDDY_ACTION_TF_PLAN_OUTPUT_FILE (output of the preceding Terraform Plan action)

Last modified on Sep 21, 2026

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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": "Terraform Apply",
  "type": "TERRAFORM_APPLY",
  "trigger_time": "ON_EVERY_EXECUTION",
  "tool": "OPENTOFU",
  "version": "1.9.0",
  "working_directory": "./infrastructure/prod",
  "tf_workspace": "production",
  "plan_file_path": "$BUDDY_ACTION_TF_PLAN_OUTPUT_FILE"
}'
STATUS
200 OK