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Deployment API - Deploy Package

Overview

This endpoint executes a deployment on an Appian environment. You can specify the name and description of the deployment, as well as upload Admin Console settings, a deployment package, import customization file, plug-in file, and/or database scripts.

A deployment package is a single ZIP file that can contain a package, an application, multiple applications, or multiple packages.

  • HTTP Request Method: POST
  • Header: Action-Type: import
  • Endpoint: /deployments

Tip:  If the Action-Type header is not provided, the endpoint will automatically default to import. This means there is no meaningful difference between versions 1 and 2 of the endpoint.

Request

When performing a POST request, you must define a request body using the multipart/form-data content type. Form data allows you to send key-value pairs and upload files, such as your deployment package.

Each POST request’s body must include a JSON object (application/json content type) and form parameters (uploaded files). The JSON object is a list of key-value pairs, as listed below.

JSON object parameters

Key Value Required
name Name of the deployment. This name will appear in the Deploy view in Appian Designer. Yes
description Description of the deployment. This description will appear in the Deploy view in Appian Designer. No
adminConsoleSettingsFileName File name of the Admin Console settings (.zip). No*
packageFileName File name of the deployment package (.zip). No*
customizationFileName File name of the import customization file (.properties). No*
pluginsFileName File name of the plug-ins file (.zip). No*
dataSource Name or UUID of the data source. If the data source is connected through the Admin Console, use the value in the Name field. If the data source is connected through a data source connected system, use the UUID of the connected system. No*
databaseScripts Array of data. Each element of the array consists of an object with a file name and an order ID used for execution order of the scripts (see below). No*
databaseScripts.fileName File name of each database script to be executed (.sql or .ddl). No
dataScripts.orderId The order in which each database script will be executed, starting at 1. No
  • A adminConsoleSettingsFileName, packageFileName, customizationFileName, pluginsFileName, or dataSource with accompanying databaseScripts must be provided in order to create a valid deployment. Any combination of these can be deployed together but at least one must be present for the deployment to be successful.

Request example

In addition to the JSON object below, the request should have the referenced files attached.

Request

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POST /deployments

JSON object example

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{
   "name": "Fraud Investigation Management Release 1.0",
   "description": "Base functionality to input and manage fraud cases",
   "adminConsoleSettingsFileName": "ACME Brand Standards.zip",
   "packageFileName": "Fraud Investigation Management.zip",
   "customizationFileName": "Fraud Investigation Management.properties",
   "pluginsFileName": "DEV Fraud Investigation Management Plug-ins.zip",
   "dataSource": "jdbc/AppianAnywhere",
   "databaseScripts": [
      {
         "fileName": "Create Tables.sql", "orderId": "1"
      },
      {
         "fileName": "Update Reference Data.sql", "orderId": "2"
      }
   ]
}

cURL example

If you’re calling the API from a command line interface, you can use cURL to make a request. The cURL command with the above JSON object and its corresponding files looks like:

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curl --location --request \
POST 'https://mysite.appiancloud.com/suite/deployment-management/v2/deployments' \
--header 'Appian-API-Key: <API key>' \
--header 'Action-Type: import' \
--form json='{
      "name": "Fraud Investigation Management Release 1.0",
      "description": "Base functionality to input and manage fraud cases", 
      "packageFileName": "Fraud Investigation Management.zip",
      "customizationFileName": "Fraud Investigation Management.properties",
      "adminConsoleSettingsFileName": "ACME Brand Standards.zip",
      "pluginsFileName": "DEV Fraud Investigation Management Plug-ins.zip",
      "dataSource": "jdbc/AppianAnywhere",
      "databaseScripts": [
         {
            "fileName": "Create Tables.sql", "orderId": "1"
         },
         {
            "fileName": "Update Reference Data.sql", "orderId": "2"
         }
      ]
   }' \
--form packageFileName=@'/tmp/Fraud Investigation Management.zip' \
--form customizationFileName=@'Fraud Investigation Management.properties' \
--form adminConsoleSettingsFileName=@'ACME Brand Standards.zip' \
--form pluginsFileName=@'DEV Fraud Investigation Management Plug-ins.zip' \
--form databaseScript1=@'Create Tables.sql' \
--form databaseScript2=@'Update Reference Data.sql'

Each form parameter requires a key name. Key names do not need to match anything in the JSON object.

Response

Successful response

Attribute Value
uuid UUID of the deployment. This can be used to retrieve details of the deployment.
url The URL to use to retrieve the details of the deployment.
status Status of the deployment. These correspond to the statuses that appear on the Deploy view in Appian Designer.

Possible statuses: IN_PROGRESS, COMPLETED, COMPLETED_WITH_ERRORS, FAILED, PENDING_REVIEW, or REJECTED.

Response example

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{
   "uuid": "d243b14c-3ba5-41c3-9f51-76da51beb8f5",
   "url": "https://mysite.appiancloud.com/suite/deployment-management/v2/deployments/d243b14c-3ba5-41c3-9f51-76da51beb8f5/",
   "status": "IN_PROGRESS"
}

Deployment API - Deploy Package

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