Running automation tasks using the AWX API

This recipe will demonstrate how to initiate jobs on AWX using its powerful REST API. AWX provides a comprehensive API that allows users to interact with the system, query objects, execute automation tasks, and manage resources efficiently. Through this API, you can trigger job templates and workflow templates, retrieve the status of running jobs, and access all available resources configured within the AWX interface.

AWX’s REST API enables seamless retrieval and inspection of all objects and components within the system. We can use it to launch automation tasks and monitor their execution status. In this recipe, you will explore various ways to interact with the AWX API using the cURL command-line tool, but you could use other tools such as Postman or programming languages such as Python or Go to build more sophisticated integrations. Throughout the examples, you will utilize the jq Linux utility, a lightweight command-line JSON...