Execute via shell script
Trigger test execution from outside our app with a cURL command
If you need to trigger test execution from outside our app, you can do it with a cURL command.
You can retrieve it conveniently with prefilled parameters from within the app by selecting start via terminal
from the run all active
button dropdown on test reports
page:
Run your test suite from your terminal using cURL command, 05/2025
cURL command to run your test suite, 05/2025
The command will return a response with a link to your test report and some other information, see the API Reference.
If you follow this link, you can find the test report containing all test results of your execution.
Parameters
See API Reference
Blocking your pipeline
You can block your pipeline by polling the resulting test-report until the status is “PASSED” with a call to the test report API - see our API Reference.
See the API Reference or a reference implementation in our Github Action
Create an API key
The option to create your API key can be found within the settings menu.
Account settings menu icon, 5/2025
Click on Create an API key
.
Create an API key button, 05/2025
You then will be navigated to our auth provider where you can create a new organization-level API key.
Create a new Octomind API key in the settings, 05/2025
Copy the Octomind API key
You can only copy the API key once, so make sure to do that now. You should not share it with anyone.
Add the API key to your CI provider as a secret to run test reports from the CI.
Watch this this video for more insight on how to run Octomind tests: