YAML for Terraform Apply

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Run terraform/tofu apply on a plan file produced by a preceding Terraform Plan action in the same pipeline run.

YAML parameters for Terraform Apply

PARAMETERS

toolrequiredstring enum

The Terraform tool to run: OPENTOFU, TERRAFORM (FOSS, up to 1.5.7) or CUSTOM.

Allowed enum:

OPENTOFU,

TERRAFORM,

CUSTOM

typerequiredstring

Value: TERRAFORM_APPLY

actionrequiredstring

Unique identifier for the action within the pipeline.

plan_file_pathstring

Path to the plan file. Defaults to $BUDDY_ACTION_TF_PLAN_OUTPUT_FILE (output of the preceding Terraform Plan action).

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. Required when tool is CUSTOM.

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. Required when docker_registry is OTHER.

loginstring

Username for Docker registry authentication. Used with password when docker_registry is OTHER.

passwordstring

Password for Docker registry authentication. Used with login when docker_registry is OTHER.

regionstring

The region of the Docker registry (for Amazon ECR).

integrationstring

Docker registry integration used to pull the custom image.

working_directorystring

Path relative to the repository root. Defaults to ..

additional_argsstring

Extra CLI arguments appended to the command, as a single space-separated string. Example: -var-file=prod.tfvars -parallelism=20.

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.

backendTerraformRunBackendYaml

State backend configuration: type (CUSTOM, AMAZON, GOOGLE, ARTIFACT), integration, region, artifact and artifact_version. Defaults to CUSTOM, which means the backend is declared in the Terraform code. The backend integration is separate from the action integration pulling the custom runner image.

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 21, 2026

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YAML examples for Terraform Apply

Terraform Apply

yaml
- action: "Terraform Apply"
  type: "TERRAFORM_APPLY"
  tool: "OPENTOFU"
  version: "1.9.0"

Terraform Apply with explicit plan file

yaml
- action: "Terraform Apply"
  type: "TERRAFORM_APPLY"
  tool: "OPENTOFU"
  version: "1.9.0"
  working_directory: "./infrastructure/prod"
  tf_workspace: "production"
  plan_file_path: "$BUDDY_ACTION_TF_PLAN_OUTPUT_FILE"
  additional_args: "-parallelism=20"

Terraform Apply with state in a Buddy artifact

yaml
- action: "Terraform Apply"
  type: "TERRAFORM_APPLY"
  tool: "OPENTOFU"
  version: "1.9.0"
  working_directory: "./infrastructure/prod"
  backend:
    type: "ARTIFACT"
    artifact: "terraform-state"
    artifact_version: "1.0.0"

Terraform Apply with custom image from a private registry

yaml
- action: "Terraform Apply"
  type: "TERRAFORM_APPLY"
  tool: "CUSTOM"
  custom_binary_path: "/usr/local/bin/tofu"
  docker_image_name: "mycompany/terraform-runner"
  docker_image_tag: "1.9.5"
  image_location: "PRIVATE_REGISTRY"
  docker_registry: "OTHER"
  registry: "my.registry.com"
  login: "buddyworks"
  password: "${top_secret_password}"
  working_directory: "./infrastructure/prod"