ExecuteAction Method

Description

Executes an existing action. The action must be enabled.

HTTP Request

PUT https://api.skeddly.com/api/Actions/<id>/Execute

URL Parameters

id

The ID of the action.

Type: string

Required: Yes

Returns

An ActionExecution object.

Sample Request

HTTP

PUT /api/Actions/a-00000001/Execute HTTP/1.1
Host: api.skeddly.com
Authorization: AccessKey <api key>

Bash

curl -X PUT "https://api.skeddly.com/api/Actions/a-00000001/Execute"
  -H "Authorization: AccessKey <api key>"

Python

import skeddly
client = skeddly.Client()
execution = client.execute_action("a-12345678")

Sample Response

{
    "actionExecutionId": "ae-00000001",
    "status": "running",
    "startDate": "2016-06-01T12:00:00Z",
    "trigger": "user",
    "actionId": "a-00000001",
    "actionVersionId": "av-00000001",
    "actionType": "amazon-start-ec2-instance",
    "actionName": "Start My Instances",
    "timeZoneId": "UTC",
    "credentialId": "cred-00000001"
}