Agents API

On this page:

List agents

Returns a paginated list of an organization’s agents. The list only includes connected agents - agents in a disconnected state are not returned.

curl "https://api.buildkite.com/v2/organizations/{org.slug}/agents"

[
  {
    "id": "0b461f65-e7be-4c80-888a-ef11d81fd971",
    "graphql_id": "QWdlbnQtLS1mOTBhNzliNC01YjJlLTQzNzEtYjYxZS03OTA4ZDAyNmUyN2E=",
    "url": "https://api.buildkite.com/v2/organizations/my-great-org/agents/my-agent",
    "web_url": "https://buildkite.com/organizations/buildkite/my-great-org/agents/0b461f65-e7be-4c80-888a-ef11d81fd971",
    "name": "my-agent",
    "connection_state": "connected",
    "hostname": "some.server",
    "ip_address": "144.132.19.12",
    "user_agent": "buildkite-agent/2.1.0 (linux; amd64)",
    "version": "2.1.0",
    "creator": {
      "id": "2eba97bc-7cc7-427f-8feb-1008c72aa1d8",
      "name": "Keith Pitt",
      "email": "me@keithpitt.com",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e14f55d3f939977cecbf51b64ff6f861",
      "created_at": "2015-05-09T21:05:59.874Z"
    },
    "created_at": "2014-02-24T22:33:45.263Z",
    "job": {
      "id": "cd164055-9649-452b-8d8e-28fe67370a1e",
      "graphql_id": "Sm9iLS0tMTQ4YWQ0MzgtM2E2My00YWIxLWIzMjItNzIxM2Y3YzJhMWFi",
      "type": "script",
      "name": "rspec",
      "agent_query_rules": ["*"],
      "state": "passed",
      "build_url": "https://api.buildkite.com/v2/organizations/my-great-org/pipelines/sleeper/builds/50",
      "web_url": "https://buildkite.com/my-great-org/sleeper/builds/50#cd164055-9649-452b-8d8e-28fe67370a1e",
      "log_url": "https://api.buildkite.com/v2/organizations/my-great-org/pipelines/sleeper/builds/50/jobs/cd164055-9649-452b-8d8e-28fe67370a1e/log",
      "raw_log_url": "https://api.buildkite.com/v2/organizations/my-great-org/pipelines/sleeper/builds/50/jobs/cd164055-9649-452b-8d8e-28fe67370a1e/log.txt",
      "artifacts_url": "https://api.buildkite.com/v2/organizations/my-great-org/pipelines/sleeper/builds/50/jobs/cd164055-9649-452b-8d8e-28fe67370a1e/artifacts",
      "script_path": "sleep 1",
      "command": "sleep 1",
      "soft_failed": false,
      "exit_status": 0,
      "artifact_paths": "*",
      "agent": null,
      "created_at": "2015-07-30T12:58:22.942Z",
      "scheduled_at": "2015-07-30T12:58:22.935Z",
      "started_at": "2015-07-30T12:58:34.000Z",
      "finished_at": "2015-07-30T12:58:37.000Z"
    },
    "last_job_finished_at": null,
    "priority": null,
    "meta_data": ["key1=val1","key2=val2"]
  }
]

Optional query string parameters:

name Filters the results by the given agent name

Example: ?name=ci-agent-1
hostname Filters the results by the given hostname

Example: ?hostname=ci-box-1
version Filters the results by the given exact version number

Example: ?version=2.1.0

Required scope: read_agents

Success response: 200 OK

Get an agent

Returns the details for a single agent, looked up by unique ID. Any valid agents can be returned, including running and disconnected agents.

curl "https://api.buildkite.com/v2/organizations/{org.slug}/agents/{id}"

{
  "id": "0b461f65-e7be-4c80-888a-ef11d81fd971",
  "graphql_id": "QWdlbnQtLS1mOTBhNzliNC01YjJlLTQzNzEtYjYxZS03OTA4ZDAyNmUyN2E=",
  "url": "https://api.buildkite.com/v2/organizations/my-great-org/agents/my-agent",
  "web_url": "https://buildkite.com/organizations/buildkite/my-great-org/agents/0b461f65-e7be-4c80-888a-ef11d81fd971",
  "name": "my-agent",
  "connection_state": "connected",
  "hostname": "some.server",
  "ip_address": "144.132.19.12",
  "user_agent": "buildkite-agent/2.1.0 (linux; amd64)",
  "version": "2.1.0",
  "creator": {
    "id": "2eba97bc-7cc7-427f-8feb-1008c72aa1d8",
    "graphql_id": "VXNlci0tLThmNzFlOWI1LTczMDEtNDI4ZS1hMjQ1LWUwOWI0YzI0OWRiZg==",
    "name": "Keith Pitt",
    "email": "me@keithpitt.com",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e14f55d3f939977cecbf51b64ff6f861",
    "created_at": "2015-05-09T21:05:59.874Z"
  },
  "created_at": "2015-05-09T21:05:59.874Z",
  "job": {
    "id": "cd164055-9649-452b-8d8e-28fe67370a1e",
    "graphql_id": "Sm9iLS0tZGM5YTg5MmQtM2I5Ny00MzgyLWEzYzItNWJhZmU5M2RlZWI1",
    "type": "script",
    "name": "rspec",
    "agent_query_rules": ["*"],
    "state": "passed",
    "build_url": "https://api.buildkite.com/v2/organizations/my-great-org/pipelines/sleeper/builds/50",
    "web_url": "https://buildkite.com/my-great-org/sleeper/builds/50#cd164055-9649-452b-8d8e-28fe67370a1e",
    "log_url": "https://api.buildkite.com/v2/organizations/my-great-org/pipelines/sleeper/builds/50/jobs/cd164055-9649-452b-8d8e-28fe67370a1e/log",
    "raw_log_url": "https://api.buildkite.com/v2/organizations/my-great-org/pipelines/sleeper/builds/50/jobs/cd164055-9649-452b-8d8e-28fe67370a1e/log.txt",
    "artifacts_url": "https://api.buildkite.com/v2/organizations/my-great-org/pipelines/sleeper/builds/50/jobs/cd164055-9649-452b-8d8e-28fe67370a1e/artifacts",
    "script_path": "sleep 1",
    "command": "sleep 1",
    "soft_failed": false,
    "exit_status": 0,
    "artifact_paths": "*",
    "agent": null,
    "created_at": "2015-07-30T12:58:22.942Z",
    "scheduled_at": "2015-07-30T12:58:22.935Z",
    "started_at": "2015-07-30T12:58:34.000Z",
    "finished_at": "2015-07-30T12:58:37.000Z"
  },
  "last_job_finished_at": null,
  "priority": null,
  "meta_data": ["key1=val1","key2=val2"]
}

Required scope: read_agents

Success response: 200 OK

Stop an agent

Required permissions

To stop an agent you need either

Instruct an agent to stop accepting new build jobs and shut itself down.

curl -X PUT "https://api.buildkite.com/v2/organizations/{org.slug}/agents/{id}/stop" \
  -d '{
    "force": true
  }'

Optional request body properties:

force If the agent is currently processing a job, the job and the build will be canceled.

Default: true

Required scope: write_agents

Success response: 204 No Content

Error responses:

400 Bad Request { "message": "Can only stop connected agents" }

Spotted a typo? Something missing? Please open an issue or contribute an update.