YAML for Wait for apply

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Pause pipeline execution and wait for manual approval before continuing.

YAML parameters for Wait for apply

PARAMETERS

typerequiredstring

Value: WAIT_FOR_APPLY

actionrequiredstring

Unique identifier for the action within the pipeline.

permissionsPermissionsYaml

Access permissions for the action.

commentstring

Comment to add when approving/rejecting.

descriptionstring

Description or message shown to approvers.

prevent_self_approvalboolean

If set to true, the approver must be different from the person who triggered the run. Default: false.

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 7, 2026

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YAML examples for Wait for apply

Wait for deployment approval

yaml
  - action: "Wait for apply"
    type: "WAIT_FOR_APPLY"
    trigger_time: "ON_EVERY_EXECUTION"
    comment: "Do you want to deploy ${BUDDY_RUN_COMMIT} to Production?"

Wait for approval by different user

yaml
  - action: "Wait for apply"
    type: "WAIT_FOR_APPLY"
    trigger_time: "ON_EVERY_EXECUTION"
    comment: "Do you want to deploy to Production?"
    prevent_self_approval: true

Wait for approval with permissions

yaml
  - action: "Wait for apply"
    type: "WAIT_FOR_APPLY"
    trigger_time: "ON_EVERY_EXECUTION"
    comment: "Do you want to deploy?"
    permissions:
      others: "DENIED"
      users:
        alex@buddy.works: "DENIED"
        mike@buddy.works: "ALLOWED"
      groups:
        frontend: "DENIED"
        backend: "ALLOWED"