STEP 1
Select Rundeck in workflow
Pick Rundeck app in the workflow builder [4] - just one click to select the app.
Rundeck Integration
Run jobs, track executions, and manage projects in Rundeck. Automate Rundeck deploys, issues, and webhook events across engineering workflows. When Watch Executions fires, automatically update documentation, notify a team, or continue with Browse Job Groups.
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Supported triggers and actions for Rundeck integration
Triggers can detect changes in Rundeck and run actions that can create, search or modify data inside Rundeck automatically [3] — exactly how you set them.
- Watch ExecutionsTriggers when executions are detected.
- Watch Job CompletionsTriggers when job completions are detected.
- Browse Job GroupsBrowses job groups.
- Export JobsRetrieves export jobs.
- Get ExecutionReturns execution.
- Get Execution MetricsReturns execution metrics.
- Get Execution ModeReturns execution mode.
- Get Execution OutputReturns execution output.
- Get Execution Output NodeReturns execution output node.
- Get Execution Output StateReturns execution output state.
- Get Execution Output StepReturns execution output step.
- Get Execution Result DataReturns execution result data.
- Get Execution StateReturns execution state.
- Get FeatureReturns feature.
- Get JobReturns job.
- Get Job ForecastReturns job forecast.
- Get Job InfoReturns job info.
- Get Job Input FilesReturns job input files.
- Get Job MetadataReturns job metadata.
- Get Job TagsReturns job tags.
How to integrate Rundeck in automation workflow?
3 simple steps to make your Rundeck connected with other apps in automation workflows on WEXTL. Up to 10 minutes integration set up.
STEP 2
Connect Rundeck
When prompted, authorize access to Rundeck in WEXTL once. Rundeck credentials are encrypted and never shared with WEXTL. Authorization will be reused in any future API calls [3].
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STEP 3
Build a workflow
Build your workflow with Rundeck yourself or with WEXTL® AI Builder. Connect Rundeck to any available integrations [5], or use HTTP node to go beyond them.
Rundeck
How Rundeck connects and integrates with WEXTL
Save and approve your credentials once — WEXTL® stores authorization information encrypted and reuses the authentication whenever Rundeck app is called in workflows. That allows your developer tools automations to run without your attention, per defined schedule [7]. Explore documentation [6] for a detailed list of fields that Rundeck supports.
The following table illustrates what fields Rundeck integration require during authorization flow inside our workflow builder [4].
Connect Rundeck
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Demonstration of Rundeck connection step inside WEXTL Workflow Builder [4].
| Field | Type | Help |
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Base URLRequired | url | Server origin only, e.g. https://rundeck.example.com — no /api/N path. |
API TokenRequired | password | — |
Connect Rundeck to popular apps on WEXTL
Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with Rundeck below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with Rundeck. If the app you search for is not available in WEXTL yet, you can use HTTP node [10] instead to integrate it directly.
Example automation with Rundeck integration
Select Watch Job Completions trigger from Rundeck - this will be a starting point in your automation. Whenever event happens in Rundeck, workflow will start [7] from Watch Job Completions node.
Search for Create/Import Jobs, connect it as the next step of integration sequence. You can use filters between Watch Job Completions and Create/Import Jobs, so only important data pass from Watch Job Completions to the next step. WEXTL gives you full control over the process of Rundeck automation. All parts of workflow are visible on the canvas [4].
Rundeck on WEXTL has 143 modules for creating developer tools automations. Explore Rundeck documentation for more.
Rundeck
Watch Job Completions
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Create/Import Jobs
Demonstration of how visual Rundeck automation [6] looks in WEXTL.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about automating Rundeck in your workflows.
Rundeck has 2 triggers, including "Watch Executions" and "Watch Job Completions". Triggers are start points of the workflow, and automations may start from them.
Integration has 141 actions, including "Browse Job Groups", "Export Jobs", and "Get Execution", and more. Refer to our Rundeck Documentation for detailed inputs and outputs.
No. Most automations are built visually on the canvas by picking triggers, actions, and mapping fields. You can add custom JavaScript with Functions when advanced logic is needed — but our customers do that in rare cases [4].
Yes. Connections are authenticated per account, credentials are encrypted at rest, and you can enforce approvals and team-level access controls on any automation.
The Rundeck integration on WEXTL runs directly on its vendor public API — every field name, authentication method, and rate limit is controlled by Rundeck official API and covered in documentation [3]. WEXTL handles the request signing and pagination for you.
Absolutely. Where Rundeck provides native webhooks, you can use instant triggers to eliminate polling delay. For custom webhooks, WEXTL offers Custom Webhook node, so you can start automation whenever Rundeck or any other service sends event to webhook URL.
WEXTL is an AI-first visual canvas. The platform allows you to describe automation in plain text — and AI will wire nodes for Rundeck inside the workflow builder [4]. You can also use built-in workflow nodes (AI Agent, Human in the Loop, Condition, Aggregate Results) in pair with Rundeck modules to craft complex integration flows with branches, filtering, and conditional logic. There are absolutely no limits of what you can build.
References
List of sources used to gather information about the Rundeck integration.
- Rundeck integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
- Internal Rundeck integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
- Official Rundeck vendor API documentation — used to verify field meanings, authentication flows, and anything our own specs don't fully capture.
- WEXTL® Visual Workflow Builder, anonymized data from our technical support team.
- WEXTL® Apps Library
- WEXTL® Rundeck App Documentation
- WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
- WEXTL® HTTP node documentation