remote_triggers.md

How to remote remotely trigger Jenkins

Create user

• Login to Jenkins
• Manage Jenkins -> Manage Users -> Create User

Allow user to build/discover/read

• Login to Jenkins
• Manage Jenkins -> Configure Global Security
• User/group to add
• Enable: Overall read, Job build/discover/read
• Save

Get API token for user

• Logout of Jeknins
• Login to Jenkins as user
• People -> USER -> Configure -> Show API Token

Enable job for remote trigger

• Login to Jenkins
• Job -> Configure > check "Trigger builds remotely" -> Add
• "Authentication Token" -> Save

Curl example

JENKINS_URL=""
JOB=""
USER=""
TOKEN=""
JOB_TOKEN=""
PARAMETERS=""

Regular Build

curl --user ${USER}:${TOKEN} ${JENKINS_UR}/job/${JOB}/build?token=${JOB_TOKEN}"

Build with parameters

curl --user ${USER}:${TOKEN} ${JENKINS_URL}/job/${JOB}/buildWithParameters -d "token=${JOB_TOKEN}&${PARAMETERS}"