YAML for Terraform CLI

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Execute Terraform CLI commands with integration-based authentication.

YAML parameters for Terraform CLI

PARAMETERS

versionrequiredstring

The version of Terraform to use

commandsrequiredstring

List of shell commands to execute.

typerequiredstring

Value: TERRAFORM

actionrequiredstring

Unique identifier for the action within the pipeline.

integrationstring

Terraform integration (GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT|AMAZON)

regionstring

The cloud provider region for Terraform resources

backendstring enum

The Terraform backend configuration. Required when integration is set. Defaults to CUSTOM when no integration

Allowed enum:

CUSTOM,

AMAZON,

GOOGLE,

ARTIFACT

artifactstring

The artifact identifier used as the Terraform backend. Required when backend is ARTIFACT

artifact_versionstring

The version of the artifact used as the Terraform backend

working_directorystring

The directory in which the Terraform commands are executed. Available when backend is ARTIFACT

state_namestring

The name of the Terraform state stored in the backend

shellstring enum

The shell used to execute commands. Default: BASH.

Allowed enum:

SH,

BASH,

POWERSHELL

setup_commandsstring

Commands to run before the main commands (e.g., for installing dependencies).

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

loopstring[]

The list of variables for dynamic action execution. The action runs once for each value.

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.

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_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 Sep 28, 2026

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YAML examples for Terraform CLI

Terraform infrastructure commands

yaml
- action: "terraform plan -input=false"
  type: "TERRAFORM"
  version: "latest"
  commands: |-
    terraform init -input=false
    terraform plan -input=false
    #terraform apply -auto-approve -input=false
  backend: "CUSTOM"

Terraform with AWS backend

yaml
- action: "terraform plan -input=false"
  type: "TERRAFORM"
  commands: |-
    terraform init -input=false
    terraform plan -input=false
    #terraform apply -auto-approve -input=false
  version: "latest"
  integration: "amazon-web-services"
  backend: "AMAZON"

Terraform with artifact state backend

yaml
- action: "terraform plan -input=false"
  type: "TERRAFORM"
  commands: |-
    terraform init -input=false
    terraform plan -input=false
    #terraform apply -auto-approve -input=false
  version: "latest"
  backend: "ARTIFACT"
  artifact: "terraform-state"
  artifact_version: "1.0.0"
  working_directory: "/buddy/terraform"
  state_name: "production"