Summary
Improve apify builds create for agentic workflows by adding --wait and clearer async follow-up output.
Problem
apify builds create starts a build. Agents need an easy way to either wait for the final build status or get concrete next commands for async debugging.
Proposal
Add:
apify builds create --wait --json
When --wait is used, the command should:
- create the build,
- wait for terminal status,
- return
0 only when the build succeeds,
- return non-zero for
FAILED, TIMED_OUT, and ABORTED,
- include final build status in
--json.
When --wait is not used, improve the output with concrete IDs and copy-pasteable commands:
Build started.
Actor: test-broken-actor (M4wKY3jNvHeoT87xA)
Build ID: abcdef123456789
Build number: 0.0.1
Status: RUNNING
This command does not wait for the build to finish.
To wait for the final status:
apify builds wait abcdef123456789 --json
To inspect logs:
apify builds log abcdef123456789
To inspect build metadata:
apify builds info abcdef123456789 --json
Desired JSON output without --wait
{
"ok": true,
"operation": "builds.create",
"waited": false,
"actor": {
"id": "M4wKY3jNvHeoT87xA",
"name": "test-broken-actor"
},
"build": {
"id": "abcdef123456789",
"number": "0.0.1",
"status": "RUNNING",
"url": "https://console.apify.com/actors/M4wKY3jNvHeoT87xA#/builds/0.0.1"
},
"next": {
"wait": "apify builds wait abcdef123456789 --json",
"log": "apify builds log abcdef123456789",
"info": "apify builds info abcdef123456789 --json"
}
}
Acceptance criteria
apify builds create --wait waits for final build status.
apify builds create --wait --json returns final structured JSON.
- Async output includes the concrete build ID.
- Async output includes copy-pasteable wait/log/info commands.
Summary
Improve
apify builds createfor agentic workflows by adding--waitand clearer async follow-up output.Problem
apify builds createstarts a build. Agents need an easy way to either wait for the final build status or get concrete next commands for async debugging.Proposal
Add:
When
--waitis used, the command should:0only when the build succeeds,FAILED,TIMED_OUT, andABORTED,--json.When
--waitis not used, improve the output with concrete IDs and copy-pasteable commands:Desired JSON output without
--wait{ "ok": true, "operation": "builds.create", "waited": false, "actor": { "id": "M4wKY3jNvHeoT87xA", "name": "test-broken-actor" }, "build": { "id": "abcdef123456789", "number": "0.0.1", "status": "RUNNING", "url": "https://console.apify.com/actors/M4wKY3jNvHeoT87xA#/builds/0.0.1" }, "next": { "wait": "apify builds wait abcdef123456789 --json", "log": "apify builds log abcdef123456789", "info": "apify builds info abcdef123456789 --json" } }Acceptance criteria
apify builds create --waitwaits for final build status.apify builds create --wait --jsonreturns final structured JSON.