{"id":399,"date":"2021-12-22T14:09:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T14:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/tutorials\/2015\/02\/05\/jenkins-command-line-reference-for-login-and-trigger-a-job\/"},"modified":"2022-03-04T12:52:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T12:52:46","slug":"jenkins-command-line-reference-for-login-and-trigger-a-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/jenkins-command-line-reference-for-login-and-trigger-a-job\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Login to Jenkins using commands and API?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Working commands for Login<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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# Method 1 - Login to Jenkins using CLI and Username and Password<\/span>\r\n$ java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http:\/\/13.235.81.87:8080\/ -auth rajesh:1190c7e6cb8e3b65515f8495966814ad58 who-am-i<\/span>\r\n$ java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http:\/\/13.235.81.87:8080\/ -auth rajesh:1190c7e6cb8e3b65515f8495966814ad58 delete-job test<\/span><\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PHP<\/span> (<\/span>php<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
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##Command to know the status of Build?<\/h2>\n\n\n
$ curl http:\/\/myjenkins\/job\/myjob\/lastBuild\/api\/json | grep --color result\\\":null<\/span>\n$ echo<\/span> $?<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PHP<\/span> (<\/span>php<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
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##Trigger a Jenkins Job without authentication<\/h2>\n\n\n
$ wget http:\/\/yourserver\/job\/MyJobname\/build?delay=0sec<\/span>\n$ wget -O - $HUDSON_URL\/job\/JOBNAME\/build\n$ curl http:\/\/jenkins:8080\/job\/my%20job\/build<\/span><\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PHP<\/span> (<\/span>php<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
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##Trigger a Jenkins Job with authentication<\/h2>\n\n\n
$ curl --user dbacher:$MY_API_TOKEN http:\/\/jenkins:8080\/job\/my%20job\/build\n$ curl --user <your_jenkins_username<\/span>><\/span>:<your_jenkins_API_key<\/span>><\/span>http:\/\/<jenkins_server_url<\/span>><\/span>\/job\/<your_jenkins_job_name<\/span>><\/span>\/build<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> HTML, XML<\/span> (<\/span>xml<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
##Running commands against a secure Jenkins (basic auth or ssh keys)<\/h2>\n\n\n
$ java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http:\/\/myjenkins help --username me --password mypassword<\/span>\n$ java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http:\/\/myjenkins help -i ~\/.ssh\/id_rsa<\/span><\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> JavaScript<\/span> (<\/span>javascript<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
##Triggering a job build against a secure Jenkins (avoiding a 1.5 year old open bug!)<\/h2>\n\n\n
$ java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http:\/\/myjenkins build 'My Awesome Jenkins Job' -i ~\/.ssh\/id_rsa<\/span>\n$ java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http:\/\/myjenkins build 'My Awesome Jenkins Job' -i ~\/.ssh\/id_rsa -s -v<\/span><\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> JavaScript<\/span> (<\/span>javascript<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
##Passing parameters when triggering a job build<\/h2>\n\n\n
$ java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http:\/\/myjenkins build 'Deploy XYZ App' -i ~\/.ssh\/id_rsa -s -v -p target_env=api.cloudfoundry.com -p branch=master<\/span><\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> JavaScript<\/span> (<\/span>javascript<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
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How to get your_jenkins_API_key?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  • Login to your Jenkins.<\/li>
  • Click on the username in the top right.<\/li>
  • Click on Configure.<\/li>
  • Click on \u2018Show API Token\u2019 button.<\/li>
  • You got it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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