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The Workflows connector defines the built-in functions that can be used to access other Google Cloud products within a workflow.

This page provides an overview of the individual connector. There is no need to import or load connector libraries in a workflowconnectors work out of the box when used in a call step.

Kubernetes Engine API

Builds and manages container-based applications, powered by the open source Kubernetes technology. To learn more, see the Kubernetes Engine API documentation.

Note: The Kubernetes Engine API is distinct from the Kubernetes API, which is used to make requests to a Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) cluster's control plane endpoint. To call the Kubernetes API in a workflow, use the Kubernetes API connector.

Kubernetes Engine connector sample

YAML

# This workflow demonstrates how to use the Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) connector:
# Create a GKE cluster and then delete it
# Each step waits until the long-running operation of creating or deleting the cluster completes
# Expected output: "SUCCESS"
main:
  params: []
  steps:
    - init:
        assign:
          - project_id: ${sys.get_env("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT_ID")}
          - cluster_zone: "us-central1-a"
          - cluster_id: "CLUSTER_ID"  # replace CLUSTER_ID placeholder
          - cluster_full_name: ${"projects/" + project_id + "/locations/" + cluster_zone + "/clusters/" + cluster_id}
    - create_gke_cluster:
        call: googleapis.container.v1.projects.zones.clusters.create
        args:
          projectId: ${project_id}
          zone: ${cluster_zone}
          body:
            cluster:
              name: ${cluster_id}
              initial_node_count: 1
            parent: ${"projects/" + project_id + "/locations/" + cluster_zone}
    - assert_running:
        call: assert_cluster_status
        args:
          expected_status: "RUNNING"
          project_id: ${project_id}
          cluster_zone: ${cluster_zone}
          cluster_id: ${cluster_id}
          cluster_full_name: ${cluster_full_name}
    - delete_gke_cluster:
        call: googleapis.container.v1.projects.zones.clusters.delete
        args:
          projectId: ${project_id}
          zone: ${cluster_zone}
          clusterId: ${cluster_id}
          name: ${cluster_full_name}
    - the_end:
        return: "SUCCESS"

assert_cluster_status:
  params:
    [expected_status, project_id, cluster_zone, cluster_id, cluster_full_name]
  steps:
    - get_cluster:
        call: googleapis.container.v1.projects.zones.clusters.get
        args:
          projectId: ${project_id}
          zone: ${cluster_zone}
          clusterId: ${cluster_id}
          name: ${cluster_full_name}
        result: cluster
    - compare:
        switch:
          - condition: ${cluster.status == expected_status}
            next: end
    - fail:
        raise: ${"Expected VM status is " + expected_status + ". Received " + cluster.status + " instead."}

JSON

{
  "main": {
    "params": [],
    "steps": [
      {
        "init": {
          "assign": [
            {
              "project_id": "${sys.get_env(\"GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT_ID\")}"
            },
            {
              "cluster_zone": "us-central1-a"
            },
            {
              "cluster_id": "CLUSTER_ID"
            },
            {
              "cluster_full_name": "${\"projects/\" + project_id + \"/locations/\" + cluster_zone + \"/clusters/\" + cluster_id}"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "create_gke_cluster": {
          "call": "googleapis.container.v1.projects.zones.clusters.create",
          "args": {
            "projectId": "${project_id}",
            "zone": "${cluster_zone}",
            "body": {
              "cluster": {
                "name": "${cluster_id}",
                "initial_node_count": 1
              },
              "parent": "${\"projects/\" + project_id + \"/locations/\" + cluster_zone}"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "assert_running": {
          "call": "assert_cluster_status",
          "args": {
            "expected_status": "RUNNING",
            "project_id": "${project_id}",
            "cluster_zone": "${cluster_zone}",
            "cluster_id": "${cluster_id}",
            "cluster_full_name": "${cluster_full_name}"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "delete_gke_cluster": {
          "call": "googleapis.container.v1.projects.zones.clusters.delete",
          "args": {
            "projectId": "${project_id}",
            "zone": "${cluster_zone}",
            "clusterId": "${cluster_id}",
            "name": "${cluster_full_name}"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "the_end": {
          "return": "SUCCESS"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "assert_cluster_status": {
    "params": [
      "expected_status",
      "project_id",
      "cluster_zone",
      "cluster_id",
      "cluster_full_name"
    ],
    "steps": [
      {
        "get_cluster": {
          "call": "googleapis.container.v1.projects.zones.clusters.get",
          "args": {
            "projectId": "${project_id}",
            "zone": "${cluster_zone}",
            "clusterId": "${cluster_id}",
            "name": "${cluster_full_name}"
          },
          "result": "cluster"
        }
      },
      {
        "compare": {
          "switch": [
            {
              "condition": "${cluster.status == expected_status}",
              "next": "end"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "fail": {
          "raise": "${\"Expected VM status is \" + expected_status + \". Received \" + cluster.status + \" instead.\"}"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Module: googleapis.container.v1.projects.aggregated.usableSubnetworks

Functions
`list`	Lists subnetworks that are usable for creating clusters in a project.

Module: googleapis.container.v1.projects.locations

Functions
`getServerConfig`	Returns configuration info about the Google Kubernetes Engine service.

Module: googleapis.container.v1.projects.locations.clusters

Functions
`completeIpRotation`	Completes master IP rotation.
`create`	Creates a cluster, consisting of the specified number and type of Google Compute Engine instances. By default, the cluster is created in the project's default network. One firewall is added for the cluster. After cluster creation, the Kubelet creates routes for each node to allow the containers on that node to communicate with all other instances in the cluster. Finally, an entry is added to the project's global metadata indicating which CIDR range the cluster is using.
`delete`	Deletes the cluster, including the Kubernetes endpoint and all worker nodes. Firewalls and routes that were configured during cluster creation are also deleted. Other Google Compute Engine resources that might be in use by the cluster, such as load balancer resources, are not deleted if they weren't present when the cluster was initially created.
`get`	Gets the details of a specific cluster.
`getJwks`	Gets the public component of the cluster signing keys in JSON Web Key format. This API is not yet intended for general use, and is not available for all clusters.
`list`	Lists all clusters owned by a project in either the specified zone or all zones.
`setAddons`	Sets the addons for a specific cluster.
`setLegacyAbac`	Enables or disables the ABAC authorization mechanism on a cluster.
`setLocations`	Sets the locations for a specific cluster. Deprecated. Use projects.locations.clusters.update instead.
`setLogging`	Sets the logging service for a specific cluster.
`setMaintenancePolicy`	Sets the maintenance policy for a cluster.
`setMasterAuth`	Sets master auth materials. Currently supports changing the admin password or a specific cluster, either via password generation or explicitly setting the password.
`setMonitoring`	Sets the monitoring service for a specific cluster.
`setNetworkPolicy`	Enables or disables Network Policy for a cluster.
`setResourceLabels`	Sets labels on a cluster.
`startIpRotation`	Starts master IP rotation.
`update`	Updates the settings of a specific cluster.
`updateMaster`	Updates the master for a specific cluster.

Module: googleapis.container.v1.projects.locations.clusters.nodePools

Functions
`create`	Creates a node pool for a cluster.
`delete`	Deletes a node pool from a cluster.
`get`	Retrieves the requested node pool.
`list`	Lists the node pools for a cluster.
`rollback`	Rolls back a previously Aborted or Failed NodePool upgrade. This makes no changes if the last upgrade successfully completed.
`setAutoscaling`	Sets the autoscaling settings for the specified node pool.
`setManagement`	Sets the NodeManagement options for a node pool.
`setSize`	Sets the size for a specific node pool. The new size will be used for all replicas, including future replicas created by modifying NodePool.locations.
`update`	Updates the version and/or image type for the specified node pool.

Module: googleapis.container.v1.projects.locations.clusters.well_known

Functions
`getOpenid_configuration`	Gets the OIDC discovery document for the cluster. See the OpenID Connect Discovery 1.0 specification for details. This API is not yet intended for general use, and is not available for all clusters.

Module: googleapis.container.v1.projects.locations.operations

Functions
`cancel`	Cancels the specified operation.
`get`	Gets the specified operation.
`list`	Lists all operations in a project in a specific zone or all zones.

Module: googleapis.container.v1.projects.zones

Functions
`getServerconfig`	Returns configuration info about the Google Kubernetes Engine service.

Module: googleapis.container.v1.projects.zones.clusters

Functions
`addons`	Sets the addons for a specific cluster.
`completeIpRotation`	Completes master IP rotation.
`create`	Creates a cluster, consisting of the specified number and type of Google Compute Engine instances. By default, the cluster is created in the project's default network. One firewall is added for the cluster. After cluster creation, the Kubelet creates routes for each node to allow the containers on that node to communicate with all other instances in the cluster. Finally, an entry is added to the project's global metadata indicating which CIDR range the cluster is using.
`delete`	Deletes the cluster, including the Kubernetes endpoint and all worker nodes. Firewalls and routes that were configured during cluster creation are also deleted. Other Google Compute Engine resources that might be in use by the cluster, such as load balancer resources, are not deleted if they weren't present when the cluster was initially created.
`get`	Gets the details of a specific cluster.
`legacyAbac`	Enables or disables the ABAC authorization mechanism on a cluster.
`list`	Lists all clusters owned by a project in either the specified zone or all zones.
`locations`	Sets the locations for a specific cluster. Deprecated. Use projects.locations.clusters.update instead.
`logging`	Sets the logging service for a specific cluster.
`master`	Updates the master for a specific cluster.
`monitoring`	Sets the monitoring service for a specific cluster.
`resourceLabels`	Sets labels on a cluster.
`setMaintenancePolicy`	Sets the maintenance policy for a cluster.
`setMasterAuth`	Sets master auth materials. Currently supports changing the admin password or a specific cluster, either via password generation or explicitly setting the password.
`setNetworkPolicy`	Enables or disables Network Policy for a cluster.
`startIpRotation`	Starts master IP rotation.
`update`	Updates the settings of a specific cluster.

Module: googleapis.container.v1.projects.zones.clusters.nodePools

Functions
`autoscaling`	Sets the autoscaling settings for the specified node pool.
`create`	Creates a node pool for a cluster.
`delete`	Deletes a node pool from a cluster.
`get`	Retrieves the requested node pool.
`list`	Lists the node pools for a cluster.
`rollback`	Rolls back a previously Aborted or Failed NodePool upgrade. This makes no changes if the last upgrade successfully completed.
`setManagement`	Sets the NodeManagement options for a node pool.
`setSize`	Sets the size for a specific node pool. The new size will be used for all replicas, including future replicas created by modifying NodePool.locations.
`update`	Updates the version and/or image type for the specified node pool.

Module: googleapis.container.v1.projects.zones.operations

Functions
`cancel`	Cancels the specified operation.
`get`	Gets the specified operation.
`list`	Lists all operations in a project in a specific zone or all zones.

Module: googleapis.container.v1beta1.projects.aggregated.usableSubnetworks

Functions
`list`	Lists subnetworks that can be used for creating clusters in a project.

Module: googleapis.container.v1beta1.projects.locations

Functions
`getServerConfig`	Returns configuration info about the Google Kubernetes Engine service.
`list`	Fetches locations that offer Google Kubernetes Engine.

Module: googleapis.container.v1beta1.projects.locations.clusters

Functions
`completeIpRotation`	Completes master IP rotation.
`create`	Creates a cluster, consisting of the specified number and type of Google Compute Engine instances. By default, the cluster is created in the project's default network. One firewall is added for the cluster. After cluster creation, the Kubelet creates routes for each node to allow the containers on that node to communicate with all other instances in the cluster. Finally, an entry is added to the project's global metadata indicating which CIDR range the cluster is using.
`delete`	Deletes the cluster, including the Kubernetes endpoint and all worker nodes. Firewalls and routes that were configured during cluster creation are also deleted. Other Google Compute Engine resources that might be in use by the cluster, such as load balancer resources, are not deleted if they weren't present when the cluster was initially created.
`get`	Gets the details for a specific cluster.
`getJwks`	Gets the public component of the cluster signing keys in JSON Web Key format. This API is not yet intended for general use, and is not available for all clusters.
`list`	Lists all clusters owned by a project in either the specified zone or all zones.
`setAddons`	Sets the addons for a specific cluster.
`setLegacyAbac`	Enables or disables the ABAC authorization mechanism on a cluster.
`setLocations`	Sets the locations for a specific cluster. Deprecated. Use projects.locations.clusters.update instead.
`setLogging`	Sets the logging service for a specific cluster.
`setMaintenancePolicy`	Sets the maintenance policy for a cluster.
`setMasterAuth`	Sets master auth materials. Currently supports changing the admin password or a specific cluster, either via password generation or explicitly setting the password.
`setMonitoring`	Sets the monitoring service for a specific cluster.
`setNetworkPolicy`	Enables or disables Network Policy for a cluster.
`setResourceLabels`	Sets labels on a cluster.
`startIpRotation`	Starts master IP rotation.
`update`	Updates the settings for a specific cluster.
`updateMaster`	Updates the master for a specific cluster.

Module: googleapis.container.v1beta1.projects.locations.clusters.nodePools

Functions
`create`	Creates a node pool for a cluster.
`delete`	Deletes a node pool from a cluster.
`get`	Retrieves the requested node pool.
`list`	Lists the node pools for a cluster.
`rollback`	Rolls back a previously Aborted or Failed NodePool upgrade. This makes no changes if the last upgrade successfully completed.
`setAutoscaling`	Sets the autoscaling settings of a specific node pool.
`setManagement`	Sets the NodeManagement options for a node pool.
`setSize`	SetNodePoolSizeRequest sets the size of a node pool. The new size will be used for all replicas, including future replicas created by modifying NodePool.locations.
`update`	Updates the version and/or image type of a specific node pool.

Module: googleapis.container.v1beta1.projects.locations.clusters.well_known

Functions
`getOpenid_configuration`	Gets the OIDC discovery document for the cluster. See the OpenID Connect Discovery 1.0 specification for details. This API is not yet intended for general use, and is not available for all clusters.

Module: googleapis.container.v1beta1.projects.locations.operations

Functions
`cancel`	Cancels the specified operation.
`get`	Gets the specified operation.
`list`	Lists all operations in a project in the specified zone or all zones.

Module: googleapis.container.v1beta1.projects.zones

Functions
`getServerconfig`	Returns configuration info about the Google Kubernetes Engine service.

Module: googleapis.container.v1beta1.projects.zones.clusters

Functions
`addons`	Sets the addons for a specific cluster.
`completeIpRotation`	Completes master IP rotation.
`create`	Creates a cluster, consisting of the specified number and type of Google Compute Engine instances. By default, the cluster is created in the project's default network. One firewall is added for the cluster. After cluster creation, the Kubelet creates routes for each node to allow the containers on that node to communicate with all other instances in the cluster. Finally, an entry is added to the project's global metadata indicating which CIDR range the cluster is using.
`delete`	Deletes the cluster, including the Kubernetes endpoint and all worker nodes. Firewalls and routes that were configured during cluster creation are also deleted. Other Google Compute Engine resources that might be in use by the cluster, such as load balancer resources, are not deleted if they weren't present when the cluster was initially created.
`get`	Gets the details for a specific cluster.
`legacyAbac`	Enables or disables the ABAC authorization mechanism on a cluster.
`list`	Lists all clusters owned by a project in either the specified zone or all zones.
`locations`	Sets the locations for a specific cluster. Deprecated. Use projects.locations.clusters.update instead.
`logging`	Sets the logging service for a specific cluster.
`master`	Updates the master for a specific cluster.
`monitoring`	Sets the monitoring service for a specific cluster.
`resourceLabels`	Sets labels on a cluster.
`setMaintenancePolicy`	Sets the maintenance policy for a cluster.
`setMasterAuth`	Sets master auth materials. Currently supports changing the admin password or a specific cluster, either via password generation or explicitly setting the password.
`setNetworkPolicy`	Enables or disables Network Policy for a cluster.
`startIpRotation`	Starts master IP rotation.
`update`	Updates the settings for a specific cluster.

Module: googleapis.container.v1beta1.projects.zones.clusters.nodePools

Functions
`autoscaling`	Sets the autoscaling settings of a specific node pool.
`create`	Creates a node pool for a cluster.
`delete`	Deletes a node pool from a cluster.
`get`	Retrieves the requested node pool.
`list`	Lists the node pools for a cluster.
`rollback`	Rolls back a previously Aborted or Failed NodePool upgrade. This makes no changes if the last upgrade successfully completed.
`setManagement`	Sets the NodeManagement options for a node pool.
`setSize`	SetNodePoolSizeRequest sets the size of a node pool. The new size will be used for all replicas, including future replicas created by modifying NodePool.locations.
`update`	Updates the version and/or image type of a specific node pool.

Module: googleapis.container.v1beta1.projects.zones.operations

Functions
`cancel`	Cancels the specified operation.
`get`	Gets the specified operation.
`list`	Lists all operations in a project in the specified zone or all zones.

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