• safeRestart via API
• execute Groovy script with an API call
• stop build via api
• get builds information
• list plugins
  • using api (curl)
  • using cli
• builds
  • get particular build parameters
  • get all parameters via Json format

reference:

• Example for Jenkins API
• CSRF Protection Explained
• Remote access API
• How to build a job using the REST API and cURL?
• 7 useful Jenkins Rest services

safeRestart via API

$ SERVER='https://localhost:443'
$ COOKIEJAR="$(mktemp)"
$ CRUMB=$(curl --cookie-jar "${COOKIEJAR}" \
               "https://${SERVER}/crumbIssuer/api/json" |
               jq -r '.crumbRequestField + ":" + .crumb'
         )
$ curl -v \
      -X POST \
      --cookie "${COOKIEJAR}" \
      -H "${CRUMB}" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -H "Accept: application/json"
      https://${SERVER}/safeRestart

execute Groovy script with an API call

$ curl -v \
       --user username:ApiToken \
       -d "script=$(cat /tmp/script.groovy)" \
       --cookie "${COOKIEJAR}" \
       -H "${CRUMB}" \
       http://JENKINS_URL/scriptText

# or
$ curl -v \
       --user username:ApiToken \
       -d "script=println 'this script works'" \
       --cookie "${COOKIEJAR}" \
       -H "${CRUMB}" \
       http://JENKINS_URL/scriptText

stop build via api

get builds information

[!TIP] reference:

• USING JENKINS / HUDSON REMOTE API TO CHECK JOBS STATUS
• justlaputa/jenkins-api.md

• via job api

  $ curl -sSLg \
         --cookie "${COOKIEJAR}" \
         -H "${CRUMB}" \
         http://jenkins:8080/job/my-job/api/json?tree=builds[id,number,duration,timestamp,builtOn]
  

• get particular fields for all builds

  [!TIP] api format: api/json?tree=allBuilds[Bartifact,description,building,displayName,duration,estimatedDuration,fullDisplayName,id,number,queueId,result,timestamp,url]

  $ curl -s \
         --globoff \
         --cookie "${COOKIEJAR}" \
         -H "${CRUMB}" \
         'https://<JENKINS_DOMAIN_NAME>/job/<jobname>/api/json?tree=allBuilds[artifact,description,building,displayName,duration,estimatedDuration,fullDisplayName,id,number,queueId,result,timestamp,url]' |
         jq --raw-output .
  

list plugins

using api (curl)

$ curl -s \
       -u<username>:<password> \
       --cookie "${COOKIEJAR}" \
       -H "${CRUMB}" \
       https://<JENKINS_DOMAIN_NAME>/pluginManager/api/json?depth=1  |
       jq -r '.plugins[] | "\(.shortName):\(.version)"' |
       sort

• or

  $ curl -s \
         --cookie "${COOKIEJAR}" \
         -H "${CRUMB}" \
         'https://<JENKINS_DOMAIN_NAME>/pluginManager/api/json?pretty=1&tree=plugins\[shortName,longName,version\]'
  {
    "_class": "hudson.LocalPluginManager",
    "plugins": [
      {
        "longName": "SSH Credentials Plugin",
        "shortName": "ssh-credentials",
        "version": "1.18.1"
      },
      {
        "longName": "Configuration as Code Plugin",
        "shortName": "configuration-as-code",
        "version": "1.47"
      },
      ...
  }
  

using cli

$ cat plugin.groovy
def plugins = jenkins.model.Jenkins.instance.getPluginManager().getPlugins()
plugins.each {println "${it.getShortName()}: ${it.getVersion()}"}

• by jar

  $ curl -fsSL -O https://JENKINS_URL/jnlpJars/jenkins-cli.jar
  $ java -jar jenkins-cli.jar \
    [-auth <username>:<password>] \
    -s https://JENKINS_URL groovy = < plugin.groovy
  

  • or

    $ java -jar jenkins-cli.jar \
      [-auth <username>:<password>] \
      -s https://JENKINS_URL \
      list-plugins
    

• by ssh

  $ ssh [-i <private-key>] [-l <user>] -p <port> JENKINS_URL groovy =< plugin.groovy
  

  • or

    $ ssh [-i <private-key>] [-l <user>] -p <port> JENKINS_URL list-plugins
    

  • or

    $ ssh [-i <private-key>] [-l <user>] -p <port> JENKINS_URL groovy < = <script.groovy>
    

builds

get particular build parameters

$ curl -s https://<JENKINS_DOMAIN_NAME>/job/<jobname>/<buildnum>/api/xml?xpath=/workflowRun/action/parameter[name="<param_name>"]/value

• remove xml tag

  $ curl -s 'https://<JENKINS_DOMAIN_NAME>/job/<jobname>/<buildnum>/api/xml?xpath=/workflowRun/action/parameter\[name="tester"\]/value' |
         sed -re 's:<[^>]+>([^<]+)<.*$:\1:'
  

• i.e.:

  $ curl -s --globoff 'https://<JENKINS_DOMAIN_NAME>/job/<jobname>/<buildnum>/api/xml?xpath=/*/action/parameter[name=%22id%22]'
  <parameter _class="hudson.model.StringParameterValue"><name>id</name><value>marslo</value></parameter>
  
  $ curl -s --globoff 'https://<JENKINS_DOMAIN_NAME>/job/<jobname>/<buildnum>/api/xml?xpath=/*/action/parameter[name=%22id%22]/value'
  <value>marslo</value>
  
  $ curl -s --globoff 'https://<JENKINS_DOMAIN_NAME>/job/<jobname>/<buildnum>/api/xml?xpath=/*/action/parameter[name=%22id%22]/value' |
         sed -re 's:<[^>]+>([^<]+)<.*$:\1:'
  marslo
  

get all parameters via Json format

[!TIP|label:api:] https://<JENKINS_DOMAIN_NAME>/job/<jobname>/<buildnum>/api/json?tree=actions[parameters[*]]

$ curl -s --globoff 'https://<JENKINS_DOMAIN_NAME>/job/<jobname>/<buildnum>/api/json?tree=actions[parameters[*]]' | jq --raw-output '.actions[].parameters[]?'
{
  "_class": "hudson.model.StringParameterValue",
  "name": "id",
  "value": "marslo"
}
{
  "_class": "hudson.model.StringParameterValue",
  "name": "gender",
  "value": "female"
}

• additional format

  $ curl -s --globoff 'https://<JENKINS_DOMAIN_NAME>/job/<jobname>/<buildnum>/api/json?tree=actions[parameters[*]]' | jq --raw-output '.actions[].parameters[]? | .name + "\t" + .value'
  id  marslo
  gender  female
  

[!TIP|label:jq tips:]

• remove empty line from output i.e.:
  • original jq --raw-output .actions[].parameters
  • remove empty line: jq --raw-output '[.actions[].parameters | select(length > 0) ]'

$ curl -s --globoff 'https://<JENKINS_DOMAIN_NAME>/job/<jobname>/<buildnum>/api/json?tree=actions[parameters[*]]' | jq --raw-output '[.actions[].parameters | select(length > 0)]'
[
  [
    {
      "_class": "hudson.model.StringParameterValue",
      "name": "id",
      "value": "marslo"
    },
    {
      "_class": "hudson.model.StringParameterValue",
      "name": "gender",
      "value": "female"
    }
  ]
]