Terraform Cloud List Runs

List and filter runs from Terraform Cloud workspaces with formatted output.

When to Use

Scenario	Use this skill	Alternative
List recent runs for any TFC workspace	`tfc-list-runs`	-
Filter runs by status, operation, or source	`tfc-list-runs`	-
List runs across an entire org	`tfc-list-runs`	-
Search runs by commit SHA or user	`tfc-list-runs`	-
Quick status of a single known run ID	`tfc-run-status`	Use run-status for one run's details
View plan/apply log output for a run	`tfc-run-logs`	Use run-logs for log content
Analyze structured plan JSON	`tfc-plan-json`	Use plan-json for resource change details
List runs for known Forum Virium workspaces	`tfc-workspace-runs`	Use workspace-runs for shorthand access

Prerequisites

export TFE_TOKEN="your-api-token"        # User or team token
export TFE_ADDRESS="app.terraform.io"    # Optional

Core Commands

List Recent Runs for a Workspace

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

TOKEN="${TFE_TOKEN:?TFE_TOKEN not set}"
BASE_URL="https://${TFE_ADDRESS:-app.terraform.io}/api/v2"
WORKSPACE_ID="${1:?Usage: $0 <workspace-id> [limit]}"
LIMIT="${2:-10}"

curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "$BASE_URL/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/runs?page[size]=$LIMIT" | \
  jq -r '.data[] | [
    .id,
    .attributes.status,
    .attributes."created-at"[0:19],
    (.attributes.message // "No message")[0:50]
  ] | @tsv' | \
  column -t -s $'\t'

List Runs by Workspace Name (requires org)

TOKEN="${TFE_TOKEN:?TFE_TOKEN not set}"
BASE_URL="https://${TFE_ADDRESS:-app.terraform.io}/api/v2"
ORG="ForumViriumHelsinki"
WORKSPACE="infrastructure-gcp"

# Get workspace ID first
WS_ID=$(curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "$BASE_URL/organizations/$ORG/workspaces/$WORKSPACE" | \
  jq -r '.data.id')

# List runs
curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "$BASE_URL/workspaces/$WS_ID/runs?page[size]=10" | \
  jq -r '.data[] | "\(.id) | \(.attributes.status) | \(.attributes."created-at"[0:19]) | \(.attributes.message // "No message")"'

Filter by Status

TOKEN="${TFE_TOKEN:?TFE_TOKEN not set}"
BASE_URL="https://${TFE_ADDRESS:-app.terraform.io}/api/v2"
WORKSPACE_ID="ws-abc123"

# Filter by single status
curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "$BASE_URL/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/runs?filter[status]=errored" | \
  jq -r '.data[] | "\(.id) | \(.attributes.status) | \(.attributes."created-at")"'

# Filter by multiple statuses
curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "$BASE_URL/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/runs?filter[status]=errored,canceled" | \
  jq -r '.data[] | "\(.id) | \(.attributes.status)"'

Filter by Status Group

# Non-final runs (in progress)
curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "$BASE_URL/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/runs?filter[status_group]=non_final"

# Final runs (completed)
curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "$BASE_URL/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/runs?filter[status_group]=final"

# Discardable runs
curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "$BASE_URL/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/runs?filter[status_group]=discardable"

Include Plan-Only Runs

By default, plan-only runs are excluded. To include them:

curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "$BASE_URL/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/runs?filter[operation]=plan_and_apply,plan_only,save_plan,refresh_only,destroy"

List Runs Across Organization

TOKEN="${TFE_TOKEN:?TFE_TOKEN not set}"
BASE_URL="https://${TFE_ADDRESS:-app.terraform.io}/api/v2"
ORG="ForumViriumHelsinki"

# All runs in org (limited info, no total count)
curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "$BASE_URL/organizations/$ORG/runs?page[size]=20" | \
  jq -r '.data[] | "\(.id) | \(.attributes.status)"'

# Filter by workspace names
curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "$BASE_URL/organizations/$ORG/runs?filter[workspace_names]=infrastructure-gcp,infrastructure-github"

Formatted Output Examples

Table Format with Resource Changes

curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "$BASE_URL/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/runs?page[size]=10&include=plan" | \
  jq -r '
    ["RUN_ID", "STATUS", "ADD", "CHG", "DEL", "CREATED"],
    (.data[] | [
      .id,
      .attributes.status,
      (.relationships.plan.data.id as $pid |
        (.included[] | select(.id == $pid) | .attributes."resource-additions" // 0)),
      (.relationships.plan.data.id as $pid |
        (.included[] | select(.id == $pid) | .attributes."resource-changes" // 0)),
      (.relationships.plan.data.id as $pid |
        (.included[] | select(.id == $pid) | .attributes."resource-destructions" // 0)),
      .attributes."created-at"[0:19]
    ]) | @tsv' | column -t

JSON Output for Further Processing

curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "$BASE_URL/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/runs?page[size]=5" | \
  jq '[.data[] | {
    id: .id,
    status: .attributes.status,
    created: .attributes."created-at",
    message: .attributes.message,
    has_changes: .attributes."has-changes",
    auto_apply: .attributes."auto-apply"
  }]'

Available Filter Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example Values
`filter[status]`	Run status	`applied`, `errored`, `planned`, `canceled`
`filter[status_group]`	Status group	`non_final`, `final`, `discardable`
`filter[operation]`	Operation type	`plan_and_apply`, `plan_only`, `destroy`
`filter[source]`	Run source	`tfe-api`, `tfe-ui`, `tfe-configuration-version`
`filter[timeframe]`	Time period	`2024`, `year`, `month`
`search[user]`	VCS username	Username string
`search[commit]`	Commit SHA	SHA string
`search[basic]`	Combined search	Search term

Run Statuses

Final States: applied, planned_and_finished, discarded, errored, canceled, force_canceled, policy_soft_failed

Non-Final States: pending, planning, planned, cost_estimating, policy_checking, confirmed, applying, and others

Pagination

# Page 2 with 20 items per page
curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "$BASE_URL/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/runs?page[number]=2&page[size]=20"

# Check pagination info
curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "$BASE_URL/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/runs" | \
  jq '.meta.pagination'

Rate Limiting

The /runs endpoint has a special rate limit of 30 requests/minute (not 30/second like most endpoints). Plan accordingly when scripting.

tfc-list-runs