Amplify / Client / start_job

start_job#

Amplify.Client.start_job(**kwargs)#

Starts a new job for a branch of an Amplify app.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.start_job(
    appId='string',
    branchName='string',
    jobId='string',
    jobType='RELEASE'|'RETRY'|'MANUAL'|'WEB_HOOK',
    jobReason='string',
    commitId='string',
    commitMessage='string',
    commitTime=datetime(2015, 1, 1)
)
Parameters:

  • appId (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The unique ID for an Amplify app.

  • branchName (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The name of the branch to use for the job.

  • jobId (string) – The unique ID for an existing job. This is required if the value of jobType is RETRY.

  • jobType (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    Describes the type for the job. The job type RELEASE starts a new job with the latest change from the specified branch. This value is available only for apps that are connected to a repository.

    The job type RETRY retries an existing job. If the job type value is RETRY, the jobId is also required.

  • jobReason (string) – A descriptive reason for starting the job.

  • commitId (string) – The commit ID from a third-party repository provider for the job.

  • commitMessage (string) – The commit message from a third-party repository provider for the job.

  • commitTime (datetime) – The commit date and time for the job.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'jobSummary': {
        'jobArn': 'string',
        'jobId': 'string',
        'commitId': 'string',
        'commitMessage': 'string',
        'commitTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'startTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'status': 'PENDING'|'PROVISIONING'|'RUNNING'|'FAILED'|'SUCCEED'|'CANCELLING'|'CANCELLED',
        'endTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'jobType': 'RELEASE'|'RETRY'|'MANUAL'|'WEB_HOOK',
        'sourceUrl': 'string',
        'sourceUrlType': 'ZIP'|'BUCKET_PREFIX'
    }
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) –

    The result structure for the run job request.

    • jobSummary (dict) –

      The summary for the job.

      • jobArn (string) –

        The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the job.

      • jobId (string) –

        The unique ID for the job.

      • commitId (string) –

        The commit ID from a third-party repository provider for the job.

      • commitMessage (string) –

        The commit message from a third-party repository provider for the job.

      • commitTime (datetime) –

        The commit date and time for the job.

      • startTime (datetime) –

        The start date and time for the job.

      • status (string) –

        The current status for the job.

      • endTime (datetime) –

        The end date and time for the job.

      • jobType (string) –

        The type for the job. If the value is RELEASE, the job was manually released from its source by using the StartJob API. This value is available only for apps that are connected to a repository.

        If the value is RETRY, the job was manually retried using the StartJob API. If the value is WEB_HOOK, the job was automatically triggered by webhooks. If the value is MANUAL, the job is for a manually deployed app. Manually deployed apps are not connected to a Git repository.

      • sourceUrl (string) –

        The source URL for the files to deploy. The source URL can be either an HTTP GET URL that is publicly accessible and downloads a single .zip file, or an Amazon S3 bucket and prefix.

      • sourceUrlType (string) –

        The type of source specified by the sourceURL. If the value is ZIP, the source is a .zip file. If the value is BUCKET_PREFIX, the source is an Amazon S3 bucket and prefix. If no value is specified, the default is ZIP.

Exceptions