YAML for Early Exit

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End the run successfully at this point. The remaining actions are skipped and the ON_SUCCESS actions run. Use trigger conditions to decide when the run ends early.

YAML parameters for Early Exit

PARAMETERS
reasonrequiredstring
Why the run ends early. Variables are replaced, the result is printed in the action logs and exported as BUDDY_ACTION_EARLY_EXIT_REASON.
typerequiredstring

Value: EARLY_EXIT

actionrequiredstring
Unique identifier for the action within the pipeline.
trigger_timestring enum
Specifies when the action should be executed. ON_SUCCESS actions run after every successful run, also one ended by an EARLY_EXIT action.
Allowed enum:
ON_EVERY_EXECUTION,
ON_SUCCESS,
ON_FAILURE,
ON_BACK_TO_SUCCESS,
ON_WARNING,
ON_WAIT_FOR_APPROVE,
ON_TERMINATE
loopstring[]
The list of variables for dynamic action execution. The action runs once for each value.
run_only_on_first_failureboolean
When true, the action runs only on the first failure instead of on each failure. Used only when trigger_time is ON_FAILURE.
disabledboolean
When set to true the action is disabled. By default it is set to false.
timeoutinteger
The timeout in seconds. It cannot exceed the action time limit of the workspace plan; a higher value is rejected.
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_intervalinteger
Delay time between auto retries in seconds.
retry_countinteger
Number of retries if the action fails.

Constraints: ≤ 10

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
trigger_conditionsTriggerConditionYaml[]
The list of trigger conditions to meet so that the action can be triggered.
variablesVariableYaml[]
The list of variables you can use in the action.

Last modified on Nov 10, 2026

YAML examples for Early Exit

End the run early on production

yaml
- action: "Skip tests on production"
  type: "EARLY_EXIT"
  trigger_time: "ON_EVERY_EXECUTION"
  reason: "Tests do not run on $BUDDY_RUN_ENV"
  trigger_conditions:
    - trigger_condition: "VAR_IS"
      trigger_variable_key: "BUDDY_RUN_ENV"
      trigger_variable_value: "production"

End the run early

yaml
- action: "End the run"
  type: "EARLY_EXIT"
  reason: "Nothing more to do"