Terraform Cloud Run Status

Quick status check for Terraform Cloud runs with resource change counts, timestamps, and available actions.

When to Use

Scenario	Use this skill	Alternative
Check if a run succeeded, failed, or is in progress	tfc-run-status	-
See resource add/change/destroy counts	tfc-run-status	-
Check if a run can be confirmed, canceled, or discarded	tfc-run-status	-
Poll a run until completion	tfc-run-status	-
View cost estimate for a run	tfc-run-status	-
Read full plan/apply log output	tfc-run-logs	Use run-logs for detailed log content
Analyze resource changes as structured data	tfc-plan-json	Use plan-json for JSON plan analysis
List multiple runs or filter by status	tfc-list-runs	Use list-runs for run history queries

Prerequisites

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

Core Commands

Complete Status Check

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

TOKEN="${TFE_TOKEN:?TFE_TOKEN not set}"
BASE_URL="https://${TFE_ADDRESS:-app.terraform.io}/api/v2"
RUN_ID="${1:?Usage: $0 <run-id>}"

curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "$BASE_URL/runs/$RUN_ID?include=plan,apply,cost-estimate" | \
  jq -r '
    "Run ID:      " + .data.id,
    "Status:      " + .data.attributes.status,
    "Message:     " + (.data.attributes.message // "No message"),
    "Created:     " + .data.attributes."created-at",
    "Has Changes: " + (.data.attributes."has-changes" | tostring),
    "Auto-Apply:  " + (.data.attributes."auto-apply" | tostring),
    "",
    "Resource Changes:",
    "  Additions:    " + ((.included[] | select(.type == "plans") | .attributes."resource-additions") // 0 | tostring),
    "  Changes:      " + ((.included[] | select(.type == "plans") | .attributes."resource-changes") // 0 | tostring),
    "  Destructions: " + ((.included[] | select(.type == "plans") | .attributes."resource-destructions") // 0 | tostring),
    "",
    "Actions:",
    "  Confirmable:     " + (.data.attributes.actions."is-confirmable" | tostring),
    "  Cancelable:      " + (.data.attributes.actions."is-cancelable" | tostring),
    "  Discardable:     " + (.data.attributes.actions."is-discardable" | tostring),
    "  Force-Cancelable:" + (.data.attributes.actions."is-force-cancelable" | tostring)
  '

Quick Status Only

TOKEN="${TFE_TOKEN:?TFE_TOKEN not set}"
RUN_ID="run-abc123"

curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TFE_TOKEN" \
  "https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/runs/$RUN_ID" | \
  jq -r '.data.attributes.status'

Status with Timestamps

curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TFE_TOKEN" \
  "https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/runs/$RUN_ID" | \
  jq -r '
    .data.attributes |
    "Status: " + .status,
    "Timestamps:",
    "  Created:   " + (."created-at" // "N/A"),
    "  Planned:   " + (."status-timestamps"."planned-at" // "N/A"),
    "  Applied:   " + (."status-timestamps"."applied-at" // "N/A")
  '

Check Available Actions

curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TFE_TOKEN" \
  "https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/runs/$RUN_ID" | \
  jq '.data.attributes.actions'

Check Permissions

curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TFE_TOKEN" \
  "https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/runs/$RUN_ID" | \
  jq '.data.attributes.permissions'

Poll Until Complete

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

TOKEN="${TFE_TOKEN:?TFE_TOKEN not set}"
RUN_ID="${1:?Usage: $0 <run-id>}"

FINAL_STATES="applied planned_and_finished planned_and_saved discarded errored canceled force_canceled policy_soft_failed"

while true; do
  STATUS=$(curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
    "https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/runs/$RUN_ID" | \
    jq -r '.data.attributes.status')

  echo "$(date +%H:%M:%S) Status: $STATUS"

  if echo "$FINAL_STATES" | grep -qw "$STATUS"; then
    echo "Run completed with status: $STATUS"
    exit 0
  fi

  sleep 5
done

JSON Output

Full Run Details

curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TFE_TOKEN" \
  "https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/runs/$RUN_ID" | \
  jq '{
    id: .data.id,
    status: .data.attributes.status,
    message: .data.attributes.message,
    created_at: .data.attributes."created-at",
    has_changes: .data.attributes."has-changes",
    auto_apply: .data.attributes."auto-apply",
    is_destroy: .data.attributes."is-destroy",
    actions: .data.attributes.actions,
    timestamps: .data.attributes."status-timestamps"
  }'

With Cost Estimate

curl -sf --header "Authorization: Bearer $TFE_TOKEN" \
  "https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/runs/$RUN_ID?include=cost-estimate" | \
  jq '
    if .included then
      (.included[] | select(.type == "cost-estimates")) as $ce |
      {
        status: .data.attributes.status,
        cost: {
          prior_monthly: $ce.attributes."prior-monthly-cost",
          proposed_monthly: $ce.attributes."proposed-monthly-cost",
          delta_monthly: $ce.attributes."delta-monthly-cost"
        }
      }
    else
      {status: .data.attributes.status, cost: "N/A"}
    end
  '

Run Status Reference

Final States (run completed)

• applied - Successfully applied
• planned_and_finished - Plan-only or no changes
• planned_and_saved - Saved plan ready for confirmation
• discarded - User discarded the run
• errored - Run encountered an error
• canceled - User canceled the run
• force_canceled - Forcefully terminated
• policy_soft_failed - Sentinel soft fail (plan-only)

Non-Final States (in progress)

• pending - Initial state
• fetching / fetching_completed - Retrieving config
• queuing / plan_queued - Waiting for capacity
• planning - Plan in progress
• planned - Plan complete, awaiting confirmation
• cost_estimating / cost_estimated - Cost estimation
• policy_checking / policy_checked - Sentinel evaluation
• policy_override - Soft fail, override available
• confirmed - User confirmed the plan
• apply_queued / applying - Apply in progress

Action States

Action	When Available
is-confirmable	Status is planned, cost_estimated, policy_checked, or policy_override
is-cancelable	Status is planning or applying
is-discardable	Status is pending, planned, cost_estimated, policy_checked, or policy_override
is-force-cancelable	Cancel was called and cooloff period elapsed

See Also

• tfc-run-logs: Get plan/apply logs for a run
• tfc-list-runs: List recent runs in a workspace
• tfc-plan-json: Get structured plan JSON output