Agents and agent pools API reference

An Agent Pool represents a group of Agents, often related to one another by sharing a common network segment or purpose. A workspace may be configured to use one of the organization's agent pools to run remote operations with isolated, private, or on-premises infrastructure.

Note: HCP Terraform Free edition includes one self-hosted agent. Refer to HCP Terraform pricing for details.

List Agent Pools

GET /organizations/:organization_name/agent-pools

Parameter	Description
`:organization_name`	The name of the organization.

This endpoint allows you to list agent pools, their agents, and their tokens for an organization.

Status	Response	Reason
200	JSON API document (`type: "agent-pools"`)	Success
404	JSON API error object	Organization not found

Query Parameters

This endpoint supports pagination with standard URL query parameters. Remember to percent-encode [ as %5B and ] as %5D if your tooling doesn't automatically encode URLs.

Parameter	Description
`q`	Optional. A search query string. Agent pools are searchable by name.
`sort`	Optional. Allows sorting the returned agents pools. Valid values are `"name"` and `"created-at"`. Prepending a hyphen to the sort parameter will reverse the order (e.g. `"-name"`).
`page[number]`	Optional. If omitted, the endpoint will return the first page.
`page[size]`	Optional. If omitted, the endpoint will return 20 agent pools per page.
`filter[allowed_workspaces][name]`	Optional. Filters agent pools to those associated with the given workspace. The workspace must have permission to use the agent pool. Refer to Scoping Agent Pools to Specific Workspaces.

Response fields

Responses for this endpoint can contain an attributes object with the following fields:

Field name	Type	Description
`data.attributes.agent-count`	number	The number of agents in `Idle`, `Busy` or `Unknown` states. Agents that are `Exited` or `Errored` are excluded.
`data.attributes.meta.status-counts.total`	number	The total number of resources the filter was applied to.
`data.attributes.meta.status-counts.matching`	number	The total number of resources returned, which match the filter you applied.

Sample Request

curl \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
  --request GET \
  https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/organizations/my-organization/agent-pools

Sample Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "apool-yoGUFz5zcRMMz53i",
      "type": "agent-pools",
      "attributes": {
        "name": "example-pool",
        "created-at": "2020-08-05T18:10:26.964Z",
        "organization-scoped": false,
        "agent-count": 3
      },
      "relationships": {
        "agents": {
          "links": {
            "related": "/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-yoGUFz5zcRMMz53i/agents"
          }
        },
        "authentication-tokens": {
          "links": {
            "related": "/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-yoGUFz5zcRMMz53i/authentication-tokens"
          }
        },
        "workspaces": {
          "data": [
            {
              "id": "ws-9EEkcEQSA3XgWyGe",
              "type": "workspaces"
            }
          ]
        },
        "allowed-workspaces": {
          "data": [
            {
              "id": "ws-x9taqV23mxrGcDrn",
              "type": "workspaces"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "links": {
        "self": "/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-yoGUFz5zcRMMz53i"
      }
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "self": "https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/organizations/my-organization/agent-pools?page%5Bnumber%5D=1&page%5Bsize%5D=20",
    "first": "https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/organizations/my-organization/agent-pools?page%5Bnumber%5D=1&page%5Bsize%5D=20",
    "prev": null,
    "next": null,
    "last": "https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/organizations/my-organization/agent-pools?page%5Bnumber%5D=1&page%5Bsize%5D=20"
  },
  "meta": {
    "pagination": {
      "current-page": 1,
      "prev-page": null,
      "next-page": null,
      "total-pages": 1,
      "total-count": 1
    },
    "status-counts": {
      "total": 1,
      "matching": 1
    }
  }
}

List Agents

GET /agent-pools/:agent_pool_id/agents

Parameter	Description
`:agent_pool_id`	The ID of the Agent Pool to list.

Status	Response	Reason
200	JSON API document (`type: "agents"`)	Success
404	JSON API error object	Agent Pool not found, or user unauthorized to perform action

Query Parameters

This endpoint supports pagination with standard URL query parameters. Remember to percent-encode [ as %5B and ] as %5D if your tooling doesn't automatically encode URLs.

Parameter	Description
`filter[last-ping-since]`	Optional. Accepts a date in ISO8601 format (ex. `2020-08-11T10:41:23Z`).
`page[number]`	Optional. If omitted, the endpoint will return the first page.
`page[size]`	Optional. If omitted, the endpoint will return 20 agents per page.

Sample Request

curl \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
  --request GET \
  https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-xkuMi7x4LsEnBUdY/agents

Sample Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "agent-A726QeosTCpCumAs",
      "type": "agents",
      "attributes": {
        "name": "my-cool-agent",
        "status": "idle",
        "ip-address": "123.123.123.123",
        "last-ping-at": "2020-10-09T18:52:25.246Z"
      },
      "links": {
        "self": "/api/v2/agents/agent-A726QeosTCpCumAs"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "agent-4cQzjbr1cnM6Pcxr",
      "type": "agents",
      "attributes": {
        "name": "my-other-cool-agent",
        "status": "exited",
        "ip-address": "123.123.123.123",
        "last-ping-at": "2020-08-12T15:25:09.726Z"
      },
      "links": {
        "self": "/api/v2/agents/agent-4cQzjbr1cnM6Pcxr"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "agent-yEJjXQCucpNxtxd2",
      "type": "agents",
      "attributes": {
        "name": null,
        "status": "errored",
        "ip-address": "123.123.123.123",
        "last-ping-at": "2020-08-11T06:22:20.300Z"
      },
      "links": {
        "self": "/api/v2/agents/agent-yEJjXQCucpNxtxd2"
      }
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "self": "https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-yoGUFz5zcRMMz53i/agents?page%5Bnumber%5D=1&page%5Bsize%5D=20",
    "first": "https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-yoGUFz5zcRMMz53i/agents?page%5Bnumber%5D=1&page%5Bsize%5D=20",
    "prev": null,
    "next": null,
    "last": "https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-yoGUFz5zcRMMz53i/agents?page%5Bnumber%5D=1&page%5Bsize%5D=20"
  },
  "meta": {
    "pagination": {
      "current-page": 1,
      "prev-page": null,
      "next-page": null,
      "total-pages": 1,
      "total-count": 3
    }
  }
}

Show an Agent Pool

GET /agent-pools/:id

Parameter	Description
`:id`	The ID of the Agent Pool to show

Status	Response	Reason
200	JSON API document (`type: "agent-pools"`)	Success
404	JSON API error object	Agent Pool not found, or user unauthorized to perform action

Sample Request

curl \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
  --request GET \
  https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-MCf6kkxu5FyHbqhd

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "apool-yoGUFz5zcRMMz53i",
    "type": "agent-pools",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "example-pool",
      "created-at": "2020-08-05T18:10:26.964Z",
      "organization-scoped": false
    },
    "relationships": {
      "agents": {
        "links": {
          "related": "/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-yoGUFz5zcRMMz53i/agents"
        }
      },
      "authentication-tokens": {
        "links": {
          "related": "/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-yoGUFz5zcRMMz53i/authentication-tokens"
        }
      },
      "workspaces": {
        "data": [
          {
            "id": "ws-9EEkcEQSA3XgWyGe",
            "type": "workspaces"
          }
        ]
      },
      "allowed-workspaces": {
        "data": [
          {
            "id": "ws-x9taqV23mxrGcDrn",
            "type": "workspaces"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "links": {
      "self": "/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-yoGUFz5zcRMMz53i"
    }
  }
}

Show an Agent

GET /agents/:id

Parameter	Description
`:id`	The ID of the agent to show

Status	Response	Reason
200	JSON API document (`type: "agents"`)	Success
404	JSON API error object	Agent not found, or user unauthorized to perform action

Sample Request

curl \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
  --request GET \
  https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/agents/agent-73PJNzbZB5idR7AQ

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "agent-Zz9PTEcUgBtYzht8",
    "type": "agents",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "my-agent",
      "status": "busy",
      "ip-address": "123.123.123.123",
      "last-ping-at": "2020-09-08T18:47:35.361Z"
    },
    "links": {
      "self": "/api/v2/agents/agent-Zz9PTEcUgBtYzht8"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint lists details about an agent along with that agent's status. Learn more about agents statuses.

Delete an Agent

DELETE /agents/:id

Parameter	Description
`:id`	The ID of the agent to delete

Status	Response	Reason
204	No Content	Success
412	JSON API error object	Agent is not deletable. Agents must have a status of `unknown`, `errored`, or `exited` before being deleted.
404	JSON API error object	Agent not found, or user unauthorized to perform action

Sample Request

curl \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  --request DELETE \
  https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/agents/agent-73PJNzbZB5idR7AQ

Create an Agent Pool

POST /organizations/:organization_name/agent-pools

Parameter	Description
`:organization_name`	The name of the organization.

This endpoint allows you to create an Agent Pool for an organization. Only one Agent Pool may exist for an organization.

Status	Response	Reason
201	JSON API document (`type: "agent-pools"`)	Agent Pool successfully created
404	JSON API error object	Organization not found or user unauthorized to perform action
422	JSON API error object	Malformed request body (missing attributes, wrong types, etc.)

Request Body

This POST endpoint requires a JSON object with the following properties as a request payload.

Properties without a default value are required.

Key path	Type	Default	Description
`data.type`	string		Must be `"agent-pools"`.
`data.attributes.name`	string		The name of the agent pool, which can only include letters, numbers, `-`, and `_`. This will be used as an identifier and must be unique in the organization.
`data.attributes.organization-scoped`	bool	true	The scope of the agent pool. If true, all workspaces in the organization can use the agent pool.
`data.relationships.allowed-workspaces.data.type`	string		Must be `"workspaces"`.
`data.relationships.allowed-workspaces.data.id`	string		The ID of the workspace that has permission to use the agent pool. Refer to Scoping Agent Pools to Specific Workspaces.

Sample Payload

{
    "data": {
        "type": "agent-pools",
        "attributes": {
            "name": "my-pool",
            "organization-scoped": false
        },
        "relationships": {
          "allowed-workspaces": {
            "data": [
              {
                "id": "ws-x9taqV23mxrGcDrn",
                "type": "workspaces"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
    }
}

Sample Request

curl \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
  --request POST \
  --data @payload.json \
  https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/organizations/my-organization/agent-pools

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "apool-55jZekR57npjHHYQ",
    "type": "agent-pools",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "my-pool",
      "created-at": "2020-10-13T16:32:45.165Z",
      "organization-scoped": false,

    },
    "relationships": {
      "agents": {
        "links": {
          "related": "/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-55jZekR57npjHHYQ/agents"
        }
      },
      "authentication-tokens": {
        "links": {
          "related": "/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-55jZekR57npjHHYQ/authentication-tokens"
        }
      },
      "workspaces": {
        "data": []
      },
      "allowed-workspaces": {
        "data": [
          {
            "id": "ws-x9taqV23mxrGcDrn",
            "type": "workspaces"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "links": {
      "self": "/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-55jZekR57npjHHYQ"
    }
  }
}

Update an Agent Pool

PATCH /agent-pools/:id

Parameter	Description
`:id`	The ID of the Agent Pool to update

Status	Response	Reason
200	JSON API document (`type: "agent-pools"`)	Success
404	JSON API error object	Agent Pool not found, or user unauthorized to perform action
422	JSON error document	Malformed request body (missing attributes, wrong types, etc.)

Request Body

This PATCH endpoint requires a JSON object with the following properties as a request payload.

Properties without a default value are required.

Key path	Type	Default	Description
`data.type`	string		Must be `"agent-pools"`.
`data.attributes.name`	string	(previous value)	The name of the agent pool, which can only include letters, numbers, `-`, and `_`. This will be used as an identifier and must be unique in the organization.
`data.attributes.organization-scoped`	bool	true	The scope of the agent pool. If true, all workspaces in the organization can use the agent pool.
`data.relationships.allowed-workspaces.data.type`	string		Must be `"workspaces"`.
`data.relationships.allowed-workspaces.data.id`	string		The ID of the workspace that has permission to use the agent pool. Refer to Scoping Agent Pools to Specific Workspaces.

Sample Payload

{
  "data": {
    "type": "agent-pools",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "example-pool",
      "organization-scoped": false
    },
    "relationships": {
      "allowed-workspaces": {
        "data": [
          {
            "id": "ws-x9taqV23mxrGcDrn",
            "type": "workspaces"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Sample Request

$ curl \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
  --request PATCH \
  --data @payload.json \
  https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-MCf6kkxu5FyHbqhd

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "apool-yoGUFz5zcRMMz53i",
    "type": "agent-pools",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "example-pool",
      "created-at": "2020-08-05T18:10:26.964Z"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "agents": {
        "links": {
          "related": "/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-yoGUFz5zcRMMz53i/agents"
        }
      },
      "authentication-tokens": {
        "links": {
          "related": "/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-yoGUFz5zcRMMz53i/authentication-tokens"
        }
      },
      "workspaces": {
        "data": [
          {
            "id": "ws-9EEkcEQSA3XgWyGe",
            "type": "workspaces"
          }
        ]
      },
      "allowed-workspaces": {
        "data": [
          {
            "id": "ws-x9taqV23mxrGcDrn",
            "type": "workspaces"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "links": {
      "self": "/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-yoGUFz5zcRMMz53i"
    }
  }
}

Delete an Agent Pool

DELETE /agent-pools/:agent_pool_id

Parameter	Description
`:agent_pool_id`	The ID of the agent pool ID to delete

Sample Request

$ curl \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
  --request DELETE \
  https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/agent-pools/apool-MCf6kkxu5FyHbqhd

The GET endpoints above can optionally return related resources, if requested with the include query parameter. The following resource types are available:

Resource Name	Description
`workspaces`	The workspaces attached to this agent pool.

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