/admin/terraform-versions API reference for Terraform Enterprise | Terraform

The /admin/terraform-versions API endpoint lets site administrators manage which versions of Terraform are available to use for Terraform operations.

Terraform Enterprise Only: The admin API is exclusive to Terraform Enterprise, and can only be used by the admins and operators who install and maintain their organization's Terraform Enterprise instance.

List all Terraform versions

GET /api/v2/admin/terraform-versions

This endpoint lists all known versions of Terraform.

Status	Response	Reason
200	JSON API document (`type: "terraform-versions"`)	Successfully listed Terraform versions
404	JSON API error object	Client is not an administrator.

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[version]`	Optional. A query string. This will find an exact Terraform version matching the version queried. This option takes precedence over search queries.
`search[version]`	Optional. A search query string. This will search for Terraform versions matching the version number queried.
`page[number]`	Optional. If omitted, the endpoint will return the first page.
`page[size]`	Optional. If omitted, the endpoint will return 20 Terraform versions per page.

Sample Request

curl \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
  "https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/admin/terraform-versions"

Sample Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "tool-L4oe7rNwn7J4E5Yr",
      "type": "terraform-versions",
      "attributes": {
        "version": "0.11.8",
        "url": "https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/0.11.8/terraform_0.11.8_linux_amd64.zip",
        "sha": "84ccfb8e13b5fce63051294f787885b76a1fedef6bdbecf51c5e586c9e20c9b7",
        "deprecated": false,
        "deprecated-reason": null,
        "official": true,
        "enabled": true,
        "beta": false,
        "usage": 0,
        "created-at": "2018-08-15T22:34:24.561Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "tool-qcbYn12vuRKPgPpy",
      "type": "terraform-versions",
      "attributes": {
        "version": "0.11.7",
        "url": "https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/0.11.7/terraform_0.11.7_linux_amd64.zip",
        "sha": "6b8ce67647a59b2a3f70199c304abca0ddec0e49fd060944c26f666298e23418",
        "deprecated": false,
        "deprecated-reason": null,
        "official": true,
        "enabled": true,
        "beta": false,
        "usage": 2,
        "created-at": null
      }
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "self": "https://tfe.example.com/api/v2/admin/terraform-versions?page%5Bnumber%5D=1&page%5Bsize%5D=20",
    "first": "https://tfe.example.com/api/v2/admin/terraform-versions?page%5Bnumber%5D=1&page%5Bsize%5D=20",
    "prev": null,
    "next": "https://tfe.example.com/api/v2/admin/terraform-versions?page%5Bnumber%5D=2&page%5Bsize%5D=20",
    "last": "https://tfe.example.com/api/v2/admin/terraform-versions?page%5Bnumber%5D=4&page%5Bsize%5D=20"
  },
  "meta": {
    "pagination": {
      "current-page": 1,
      "prev-page": null,
      "next-page": 2,
      "total-pages": 4,
      "total-count": 70
    }
  }
}

Create a Terraform version

POST /api/v2/admin/terraform-versions

Status	Response	Reason
201	JSON API document (`type: "terraform-versions"`)	The Terraform version was successfully created
404	JSON API error object	Client is not an administrator
422	JSON API error object	Validation errors

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 `"terraform-versions"`
`data.attributes.version`	string		A semantic version string in N.N.N or N.N.N-bundleName format (e.g. `"0.11.0"`, `"0.12.20-beta1"`.)
`data.attributes.url`	string		The URL where a ZIP-compressed 64-bit Linux binary of this version can be downloaded
`data.attributes.sha`	string		The SHA-256 checksum of the compressed Terraform binary
`data.attributes.deprecated`	bool	`false`	Whether or not this version of Terraform is deprecated
`data.attributes.deprecated-reason`	string	`null`	Additional context about why a version of Terraform is deprecated. Field is null unless deprecated is true.
`data.attributes.official`	bool	`false`	Whether or not this is an official release of Terraform
`data.attributes.enabled`	bool	`true`	Whether or not this version of Terraform is enabled for use in HCP Terraform
`data.attributes.beta`	bool	`false`	Whether or not this version of Terraform is a beta pre-release

Sample Payload

{
  "data": {
    "type": "terraform-versions",
    "attributes": {
      "version": "0.11.8",
      "url": "https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/0.11.8/terraform_0.11.8_linux_amd64.zip",
      "sha": "84ccfb8e13b5fce63051294f787885b76a1fedef6bdbecf51c5e586c9e20c9b7",
      "official": true,
      "enabled": true,
      "beta": false
    }
  }
}

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/admin/terraform-versions

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "tool-L4oe7rNwn7J4E5Yr",
    "type": "terraform-versions",
    "attributes": {
      "version": "0.11.8",
      "url": "https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/0.11.8/terraform_0.11.8_linux_amd64.zip",
      "sha": "84ccfb8e13b5fce63051294f787885b76a1fedef6bdbecf51c5e586c9e20c9b7",
      "official": true,
      "deprecated": false,
      "deprecated-reason": null,
      "enabled": true,
      "beta": false,
      "usage": 0,
      "created-at": "2018-08-15T22:34:24.561Z"
    }
  }
}

Show a Terraform version

GET /api/v2/admin/terraform-versions/:id

Parameter	Description
`:id`	The ID of the Terraform version to show

Status	Response	Reason
200	JSON API document (`type: "terraform-versions"`)	The request was successful
404	JSON API error object	Terraform version not found, or client is not an administrator

Sample Request

curl \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
  https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/admin/terraform-versions/tool-L4oe7rNwn7J4E5Yr

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "tool-L4oe7rNwn7J4E5Yr",
    "type": "terraform-versions",
    "attributes": {
      "version": "0.11.8",
      "url": "https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/0.11.8/terraform_0.11.8_linux_amd64.zip",
      "sha": "84ccfb8e13b5fce63051294f787885b76a1fedef6bdbecf51c5e586c9e20c9b7",
      "official": true,
      "deprecated": false,
      "deprecated-reason": null,
      "enabled": true,
      "beta": false,
      "usage": 0,
      "created-at": "2018-08-15T22:34:24.561Z"
    }
  }
}

Update a Terraform version

PATCH /api/v2/admin/terraform-versions/:id

Parameter	Description
`:id`	The ID of the Terraform version to update

Status	Response	Reason
200	JSON API document (`type: "terraform-versions"`)	The Terraform version was successfully updated
404	JSON API error object	Terraform version not found, or client is not an administrator
422	JSON API error object	Validation errors

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 `"terraform-versions"`
`data.attributes.version`	string	(previous value)	A semantic version string in N.N.N or N.N.N-bundleName format (e.g. `"0.11.0"`, `"0.12.20-beta1"`.)
`data.attributes.url`	string	(previous value)	The URL where a ZIP-compressed 64-bit Linux binary of this version can be downloaded
`data.attributes.sha`	string	(previous value)	The SHA-256 checksum of the compressed Terraform binary
`data.attributes.official`	bool	(previous value)	Whether or not this is an official release of Terraform
`data.attributes.deprecated`	bool	(previous value)	Whether or not this version of Terraform is deprecated
`data.attributes.deprecated-reason`	string	(previous value)	Additional context about why a version of Terraform is deprecated.
`data.attributes.enabled`	bool	(previous value)	Whether or not this version of Terraform is enabled for use in HCP Terraform
`data.attributes.beta`	bool	(previous value)	Whether or not this version of Terraform is a beta pre-release

Sample Payload

{
  "data": {
    "type": "terraform-versions",
    "attributes": {
      "deprecated": true,
      "deprecated-reason": "A bug was discovered in this version of Terraform. Please upgrade as soon as possible"
    }
  }
}

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/admin/terraform-versions/tool-L4oe7rNwn7J4E5Yr

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "tool-L4oe7rNwn7J4E5Yr",
    "type": "terraform-versions",
    "attributes": {
      "version": "0.11.8",
      "url": "https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/0.11.8/terraform_0.11.8_linux_amd64.zip",
      "sha": "84ccfb8e13b5fce63051294f787885b76a1fedef6bdbecf51c5e586c9e20c9b7",
      "official": true,
      "deprecated": true,
      "deprecated-reason": "A bug was discovered in this version of Terraform. Please upgrade as soon as possible",
      "enabled": true,
      "beta": false,
      "usage": 0,
      "created-at": "2018-08-15T22:34:24.561Z"
    }
  }
}

Delete a Terraform version

DELETE /api/v2/admin/terraform-versions/:id

This endpoint removes a Terraform version from HCP Terraform. Versions cannot be removed if they are labeled as official versions of Terraform or if there are workspaces using them.

Parameter	Description
`:id`	The ID of the Terraform version to delete

Status	Response	Reason
204	Empty response	The Terraform version was successfully deleted
404	JSON API error object	Terraform version not found, or client is not an administrator
422	JSON API error object	The Terraform version cannot be removed (it is official or is in use)

Sample Request

curl \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
  --request DELETE \
  https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/admin/terraform-versions/tool-L4oe7rNwn7J4E5Yr

Admin Terraform Versions API

List all Terraform versions

Query Parameters

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Sample Response

Create a Terraform version

Request Body

Sample Payload

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Sample Response

Show a Terraform version

Sample Request

Sample Response

Update a Terraform version

Request Body

Sample Payload

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Sample Response

Delete a Terraform version

Sample Request