Check automation results

The STACKIT Automation Service is currently in Public Preview (Beta).

After you have executed an automation, you need to check the progress and results of the automation execution. This guide explains how to monitor automation executions and retrieve their outputs.

Prerequisites

• Swagger API definition for the STACKIT Automation Service API.
• Automation Service has been enabled
• An executed automation

How to get the results of all executions for an automation

API

You need to provide the following information in your API requests:

• projectId
• regionId
• automationId

Use the following GET request to obtain an overview of all executions for a specific automation:

GET https://automation.api.eu01.stackit.cloud/v1beta/projects/{projectId}/regions/{regionId}/services/volumes/automations/{automationId}/executions

API Reference: GetAutomationExecutions.

Example output of the GET request:

[
  {
    "completed": "2025-07-21T20:32:28Z",
    "created": "2025-07-21T17:32:28Z",
    "id": "72c5178a-87fb-437f-88c8-c6f26b3ee4f7",
    "status": "running"
  }
]

STACKIT Portal

To get the results of all executions for a specific automation in the STACKIT Portal follow the steps below:

1. On the project overview navigate to Storage —> Disk Volumes —> Automations to display all created automations.
2. Chose the automation you want to check and click on it.
3. Click on Run History on the left side and it displays all runs of this automation and their execution status.

How to get the results of a specific automation execution

API

To check the detailed results of a specific execution, use the executionId from the execution overview and add it to the GET request shown below.

Provide the following information in your API requests:

• projectId
• regionId
• automationId
• executionId

Use the following GET request to obtain detailed information about a specific execution:

GET https://automation-service.api.stackit.cloud/v1beta/projects/{projectId}/regions/{region}/services/volumes/automations/{automationId}/executions/{executionId}

API Reference: GetAutomationExecutionDetails.

Example output of a completed execution:

{
  "automation": {
    "config": {
      "description": "Creates daily snapshots for all volumes with specified label",
      "id": "eb62d5e5-fc29-4203-9fe7-fe809ae0aefc",
      "input": {
        "labelsForCreatedSnapshots": {
          "key1": "value1",
          "key2": "value2"
        },
        "retentionDays": 7,
        "volumeLabelSelector": "myLabelkey1=myLabelValue,myLabelKey2=myOtherLabelValue"
      },
      "name": "My Daily Volume Snapshot Creation Automation",
      "templateId": "62c5178a-87fb-437f-88c8-c6f26b3ee4f6",
      "triggers": {
        "schedule": {
          "rrule": "DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20200803T023000\nRRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1"
        }
      }
    },
    "output": [
      {
        "step_one": "completed"
      },
      {
        "step_two": "completed"
      }
    ]
  },
  "completed": "2025-07-21T21:32:28Z",
  "created": "2025-07-21T17:32:28Z",
  "id": "1263fd13-be86-4fe4-a2aa-ef5526c607cd",
  "status": "completed"
}

STACKIT Portal

To see detailed results of a specific execution of an automation in the STACKIT Portal follow the steps below:

1. On the project overview navigate to Storage —> Disk Volumes —> Automations to display all created automations.
2. Chose the automation you want to check and click on it.
3. Click on Run History on the left side and it displays all runs of this automation and their execution status.
4. For more information about a specific execution you can click on a specific run and on the right side you see the available information including the status of the executed steps.

Please keep in mind that the maximum output size of your automation execution results is limited to 10,000 characters.

Understanding execution status

Automation executions can have the following statuses:

• PENDING: The execution is queued and waiting to start
• RUNNING: The execution is currently in progress
• SUCCESSFUL: The execution finished successfully
• FAILED: The execution encountered an error and stopped
• TERMINATED: The execution is terminated by the system, because there is another running execution for the same automation

Troubleshooting failed executions

If an execution fails, check the detailed execution results for error messages in the step outputs. Common issues include:

• Invalid parameters in the automation configuration
• Insufficient permissions to perform actions on resources
• Resources not found (e.g., volumes matching the label selector)

For more help, refer to the Automation Service FAQ or contact STACKIT support.