Temporal CLI activity command reference

complete

Complete an Activity, marking it as successfully finished. Specify the Activity ID and include a JSON result for the returned value:

temporal activity complete \
    --activity-id YourActivityId \
    --workflow-id YourWorkflowId \
    --result '{"YourResultKey": "YourResultVal"}'

Use the following options to change the behavior of this command.

Flags:

--activity-id string

Activity ID to complete. Required.

--identity string

Identity of the user submitting this request.

--result string

Result JSON to return. Required.

Global Flags:

--address string

Temporal Service gRPC endpoint. (default "127.0.0.1:7233")

--api-key string

API key for request.

--codec-auth string

Authorization header for Codec Server requests.

--codec-endpoint string

Remote Codec Server endpoint.

--codec-header string[]

HTTP headers for requests to codec server. Format as a KEY=VALUE pair. May be passed multiple times to set multiple headers.

--color string-enum

Output coloring. Accepted values: always, never, auto. (default "auto")

--command-timeout duration

The command execution timeout. 0s means no timeout.

--config-file string

File path to read TOML config from, defaults to $CONFIG_PATH/temporal/temporal.toml where $CONFIG_PATH is defined as $HOME/.config on Unix, "$HOME/Library/Application Support" on macOS, and %AppData% on Windows.

note

Option is experimental.

--disable-config-env bool

If set, disables loading environment config from environment variables.

note

Option is experimental.

--disable-config-file bool

If set, disables loading environment config from config file.

note

Option is experimental.

--env string

Active environment name (ENV). (default "default")

--env-file string

Path to environment settings file. Defaults to $HOME/.config/temporalio/temporal.yaml.

--grpc-meta string[]

HTTP headers for requests. Format as a KEY=VALUE pair. May be passed multiple times to set multiple headers. Can also be made available via environment variable as TEMPORAL_GRPC_META_[name].

--log-format string-enum

Log format. Accepted values: text, json. (default "text")

--log-level string-enum

Log level. Default is "info" for most commands and "warn" for server start-dev. Accepted values: debug, info, warn, error, never. (default "info")

--namespace, -n string

Temporal Service Namespace. (default "default")

--no-json-shorthand-payloads bool

Raw payload output, even if the JSON option was used.

--output, -o string-enum

Non-logging data output format. Accepted values: text, json, jsonl, none. (default "text")

--profile string

Profile to use for config file.

note

Option is experimental.

--time-format string-enum

Time format. Accepted values: relative, iso, raw. (default "relative")

--tls bool

Enable base TLS encryption. Does not have additional options like mTLS or client certs. This is defaulted to true if api-key or any other TLS options are present. Use --tls=false to explicitly disable.

--tls-ca-data string

Data for server CA certificate. Can't be used with --tls-ca-path.

--tls-ca-path string

Path to server CA certificate. Can't be used with --tls-ca-data.

--tls-cert-data string

Data for x509 certificate. Can't be used with --tls-cert-path.

--tls-cert-path string

Path to x509 certificate. Can't be used with --tls-cert-data.

--tls-disable-host-verification bool

Disable TLS host-name verification.

--tls-key-data string

Private certificate key data. Can't be used with --tls-key-path.

--tls-key-path string

Path to x509 private key. Can't be used with --tls-key-data.

--tls-server-name string

Override target TLS server name.

fail

Fail an Activity, marking it as having encountered an error. Specify the Activity and Workflow IDs:

temporal activity fail \
    --activity-id YourActivityId \
    --workflow-id YourWorkflowId

Use the following options to change the behavior of this command.

Flags:

--activity-id string

Activity ID to fail. Required.

--detail string

Reason for failing the Activity (JSON).

--identity string

Identity of the user submitting this request.

--reason string

Reason for failing the Activity.

Global Flags:

--address string

Temporal Service gRPC endpoint. (default "127.0.0.1:7233")

--api-key string

API key for request.

--codec-auth string

Authorization header for Codec Server requests.

--codec-endpoint string

Remote Codec Server endpoint.

--codec-header string[]

HTTP headers for requests to codec server. Format as a KEY=VALUE pair. May be passed multiple times to set multiple headers.

--color string-enum

Output coloring. Accepted values: always, never, auto. (default "auto")

--command-timeout duration

The command execution timeout. 0s means no timeout.

--config-file string

File path to read TOML config from, defaults to $CONFIG_PATH/temporal/temporal.toml where $CONFIG_PATH is defined as $HOME/.config on Unix, "$HOME/Library/Application Support" on macOS, and %AppData% on Windows.

note

Option is experimental.

--disable-config-env bool

If set, disables loading environment config from environment variables.

note

Option is experimental.

--disable-config-file bool

If set, disables loading environment config from config file.

note

Option is experimental.

--env string

Active environment name (ENV). (default "default")

--env-file string

Path to environment settings file. Defaults to $HOME/.config/temporalio/temporal.yaml.

--grpc-meta string[]

HTTP headers for requests. Format as a KEY=VALUE pair. May be passed multiple times to set multiple headers. Can also be made available via environment variable as TEMPORAL_GRPC_META_[name].

--log-format string-enum

Log format. Accepted values: text, json. (default "text")

--log-level string-enum

Log level. Default is "info" for most commands and "warn" for server start-dev. Accepted values: debug, info, warn, error, never. (default "info")

--namespace, -n string

Temporal Service Namespace. (default "default")

--no-json-shorthand-payloads bool

Raw payload output, even if the JSON option was used.

--output, -o string-enum

Non-logging data output format. Accepted values: text, json, jsonl, none. (default "text")

--profile string

Profile to use for config file.

note

Option is experimental.

--time-format string-enum

Time format. Accepted values: relative, iso, raw. (default "relative")

--tls bool

Enable base TLS encryption. Does not have additional options like mTLS or client certs. This is defaulted to true if api-key or any other TLS options are present. Use --tls=false to explicitly disable.

--tls-ca-data string

Data for server CA certificate. Can't be used with --tls-ca-path.

--tls-ca-path string

Path to server CA certificate. Can't be used with --tls-ca-data.

--tls-cert-data string

Data for x509 certificate. Can't be used with --tls-cert-path.

--tls-cert-path string

Path to x509 certificate. Can't be used with --tls-cert-data.

--tls-disable-host-verification bool

Disable TLS host-name verification.

--tls-key-data string

Private certificate key data. Can't be used with --tls-key-path.

--tls-key-path string

Path to x509 private key. Can't be used with --tls-key-data.

--tls-server-name string

Override target TLS server name.

pause

Pause an Activity.

If the Activity is not currently running (e.g. because it previously failed), it will not be run again until it is unpaused.

However, if the Activity is currently running, it will run to completion. If the Activity is on its last retry attempt and fails, the failure will be returned to the caller, just as if the Activity had not been paused.

Activities can be specified by their Activity ID or Activity Type. One of those parameters must be provided. If both are provided - Activity Type will be used, and Activity ID will be ignored.

Specify the Activity and Workflow IDs:

temporal activity pause \
    --activity-id YourActivityId \
    --workflow-id YourWorkflowId

Use the following options to change the behavior of this command.

Flags:

--activity-id, -a string

Activity ID to pause.

--activity-type, -g string

Activity Type to pause.

--identity string

Identity of the user submitting this request.

Global Flags:

--address string

Temporal Service gRPC endpoint. (default "127.0.0.1:7233")

--api-key string

API key for request.

--codec-auth string

Authorization header for Codec Server requests.

--codec-endpoint string

Remote Codec Server endpoint.

--codec-header string[]

HTTP headers for requests to codec server. Format as a KEY=VALUE pair. May be passed multiple times to set multiple headers.

--color string-enum

Output coloring. Accepted values: always, never, auto. (default "auto")

--command-timeout duration

The command execution timeout. 0s means no timeout.

--config-file string

File path to read TOML config from, defaults to $CONFIG_PATH/temporal/temporal.toml where $CONFIG_PATH is defined as $HOME/.config on Unix, "$HOME/Library/Application Support" on macOS, and %AppData% on Windows.

note

Option is experimental.

--disable-config-env bool

If set, disables loading environment config from environment variables.

note

Option is experimental.

--disable-config-file bool

If set, disables loading environment config from config file.

note

Option is experimental.

--env string

Active environment name (ENV). (default "default")

--env-file string

Path to environment settings file. Defaults to $HOME/.config/temporalio/temporal.yaml.

--grpc-meta string[]

HTTP headers for requests. Format as a KEY=VALUE pair. May be passed multiple times to set multiple headers. Can also be made available via environment variable as TEMPORAL_GRPC_META_[name].

--log-format string-enum

Log format. Accepted values: text, json. (default "text")

--log-level string-enum

Log level. Default is "info" for most commands and "warn" for server start-dev. Accepted values: debug, info, warn, error, never. (default "info")

--namespace, -n string

Temporal Service Namespace. (default "default")

--no-json-shorthand-payloads bool

Raw payload output, even if the JSON option was used.

--output, -o string-enum

Non-logging data output format. Accepted values: text, json, jsonl, none. (default "text")

--profile string

Profile to use for config file.

note

Option is experimental.

--time-format string-enum

Time format. Accepted values: relative, iso, raw. (default "relative")

--tls bool

Enable base TLS encryption. Does not have additional options like mTLS or client certs. This is defaulted to true if api-key or any other TLS options are present. Use --tls=false to explicitly disable.

--tls-ca-data string

Data for server CA certificate. Can't be used with --tls-ca-path.

--tls-ca-path string

Path to server CA certificate. Can't be used with --tls-ca-data.

--tls-cert-data string

Data for x509 certificate. Can't be used with --tls-cert-path.

--tls-cert-path string

Path to x509 certificate. Can't be used with --tls-cert-data.

--tls-disable-host-verification bool

Disable TLS host-name verification.

--tls-key-data string

Private certificate key data. Can't be used with --tls-key-path.

--tls-key-path string

Path to x509 private key. Can't be used with --tls-key-data.

--tls-server-name string

Override target TLS server name.

reset

Resetting an activity resets both the number of attempts and the activity timeout.

If activity is paused and 'keep_paused' flag is not provided - it will be unpaused. If activity is paused and 'keep_paused' flag is provided - it will stay paused. If activity is waiting for the retry, is will be rescheduled immediately. If the 'reset_heartbeats' flag is set, the activity heartbeat timer and heartbeats will be reset.

Activities can be specified by their Activity ID or Activity Type. One of those parameters must be provided. If both are provided - Activity Type will be used, and Activity ID will be ignored.

Specify the Activity Type of ID and Workflow IDs:

temporal activity reset \
    --activity-id YourActivityId \
    --workflow-id YourWorkflowId
    --keep-paused
    --reset-heartbeats

Use the following options to change the behavior of this command.

Flags:

--activity-id, -a string

Activity ID to pause.

--activity-type, -g string

Activity Type to pause.

--identity string

Identity of the user submitting this request.

--keep-paused bool

If activity was paused - it will stay paused.

--reset-heartbeats bool

Reset the Activity's heartbeat.

Global Flags:

--address string

Temporal Service gRPC endpoint. (default "127.0.0.1:7233")

--api-key string

API key for request.

--codec-auth string

Authorization header for Codec Server requests.

--codec-endpoint string

Remote Codec Server endpoint.

--codec-header string[]

HTTP headers for requests to codec server. Format as a KEY=VALUE pair. May be passed multiple times to set multiple headers.

--color string-enum

Output coloring. Accepted values: always, never, auto. (default "auto")

--command-timeout duration

The command execution timeout. 0s means no timeout.

--config-file string

File path to read TOML config from, defaults to $CONFIG_PATH/temporal/temporal.toml where $CONFIG_PATH is defined as $HOME/.config on Unix, "$HOME/Library/Application Support" on macOS, and %AppData% on Windows.

note

Option is experimental.

--disable-config-env bool

If set, disables loading environment config from environment variables.

note

Option is experimental.

--disable-config-file bool

If set, disables loading environment config from config file.

note

Option is experimental.

--env string

Active environment name (ENV). (default "default")

--env-file string

Path to environment settings file. Defaults to $HOME/.config/temporalio/temporal.yaml.

--grpc-meta string[]

HTTP headers for requests. Format as a KEY=VALUE pair. May be passed multiple times to set multiple headers. Can also be made available via environment variable as TEMPORAL_GRPC_META_[name].

--log-format string-enum

Log format. Accepted values: text, json. (default "text")

--log-level string-enum

Log level. Default is "info" for most commands and "warn" for server start-dev. Accepted values: debug, info, warn, error, never. (default "info")

--namespace, -n string

Temporal Service Namespace. (default "default")

--no-json-shorthand-payloads bool

Raw payload output, even if the JSON option was used.

--output, -o string-enum

Non-logging data output format. Accepted values: text, json, jsonl, none. (default "text")

--profile string

Profile to use for config file.

note

Option is experimental.

--time-format string-enum

Time format. Accepted values: relative, iso, raw. (default "relative")

--tls bool

Enable base TLS encryption. Does not have additional options like mTLS or client certs. This is defaulted to true if api-key or any other TLS options are present. Use --tls=false to explicitly disable.

--tls-ca-data string

Data for server CA certificate. Can't be used with --tls-ca-path.

--tls-ca-path string

Path to server CA certificate. Can't be used with --tls-ca-data.

--tls-cert-data string

Data for x509 certificate. Can't be used with --tls-cert-path.

--tls-cert-path string

Path to x509 certificate. Can't be used with --tls-cert-data.

--tls-disable-host-verification bool

Disable TLS host-name verification.

--tls-key-data string

Private certificate key data. Can't be used with --tls-key-path.

--tls-key-path string

Path to x509 private key. Can't be used with --tls-key-data.

--tls-server-name string

Override target TLS server name.

unpause

Re-schedule a previously-paused Activity for execution.

If the Activity is not running and is past its retry timeout, it will be scheduled immediately. Otherwise, it will be scheduled after its retry timeout expires.

Use --reset-attempts to reset the number of previous run attempts to zero. For example, if an Activity is near the maximum number of attempts N specified in its retry policy, --reset-attempts will allow the Activity to be retried another N times after unpausing.

Use --reset-heartbeat to reset the Activity's heartbeats.

Activities can be specified by their Activity ID or Activity Type. One of those parameters must be provided. If both are provided - Activity Type will be used, and Activity ID will be ignored.

Activities can be unpaused in bulk via a visibility Query list filter:

temporal activity unpause \
    --query YourQuery \
    --reason YourReasonForTermination

Specify the Activity ID or Type and Workflow IDs:

temporal activity unpause \
    --activity-id YourActivityId \
    --workflow-id YourWorkflowId
    --reset-attempts
    --reset-heartbeats

Use the following options to change the behavior of this command.

Flags:

--activity-id, -a string

Activity ID to unpause. Can only be used without --query.

--activity-type, -g string

Activity Type to unpause.

--identity string

Identity of the user submitting this request.

--jitter, -j duration

The activity will start at random a time within the specified duration. Can only be used with --query.

--match-all bool

Every paused activity should be unpaused. This flag is ignored if activity-type is provided. Can only be used with --query.

--query, -q string

Content for an SQL-like QUERY List Filter. You must set either --workflow-id or --query.

--reason string

Reason for batch operation. Only use with --query. Defaults to user name.

--reset-attempts bool

Also reset the activity attempts.

--reset-heartbeats bool

Reset the Activity's heartbeats. Only works with --reset-attempts.

--rps float

Limit batch's requests per second. Only allowed if query is present.

--run-id, -r string

Run ID. Only use with --workflow-id. Cannot use with --query.

--workflow-id, -w string

Workflow ID. You must set either --workflow-id or --query.

--yes, -y bool

Don't prompt to confirm signaling. Only allowed when --query is present.

Global Flags:

--address string

Temporal Service gRPC endpoint. (default "127.0.0.1:7233")

--api-key string

API key for request.

--codec-auth string

Authorization header for Codec Server requests.

--codec-endpoint string

Remote Codec Server endpoint.

--codec-header string[]

HTTP headers for requests to codec server. Format as a KEY=VALUE pair. May be passed multiple times to set multiple headers.

--color string-enum

Output coloring. Accepted values: always, never, auto. (default "auto")

--command-timeout duration

The command execution timeout. 0s means no timeout.

--config-file string

File path to read TOML config from, defaults to $CONFIG_PATH/temporal/temporal.toml where $CONFIG_PATH is defined as $HOME/.config on Unix, "$HOME/Library/Application Support" on macOS, and %AppData% on Windows.

note

Option is experimental.

--disable-config-env bool

If set, disables loading environment config from environment variables.

note

Option is experimental.

--disable-config-file bool

If set, disables loading environment config from config file.

note

Option is experimental.

--env string

Active environment name (ENV). (default "default")

--env-file string

Path to environment settings file. Defaults to $HOME/.config/temporalio/temporal.yaml.

--grpc-meta string[]

HTTP headers for requests. Format as a KEY=VALUE pair. May be passed multiple times to set multiple headers. Can also be made available via environment variable as TEMPORAL_GRPC_META_[name].

--log-format string-enum

Log format. Accepted values: text, json. (default "text")

--log-level string-enum

Log level. Default is "info" for most commands and "warn" for server start-dev. Accepted values: debug, info, warn, error, never. (default "info")

--namespace, -n string

Temporal Service Namespace. (default "default")

--no-json-shorthand-payloads bool

Raw payload output, even if the JSON option was used.

--output, -o string-enum

Non-logging data output format. Accepted values: text, json, jsonl, none. (default "text")

--profile string

Profile to use for config file.

note

Option is experimental.

--time-format string-enum

Time format. Accepted values: relative, iso, raw. (default "relative")

--tls bool

Enable base TLS encryption. Does not have additional options like mTLS or client certs. This is defaulted to true if api-key or any other TLS options are present. Use --tls=false to explicitly disable.

--tls-ca-data string

Data for server CA certificate. Can't be used with --tls-ca-path.

--tls-ca-path string

Path to server CA certificate. Can't be used with --tls-ca-data.

--tls-cert-data string

Data for x509 certificate. Can't be used with --tls-cert-path.

--tls-cert-path string

Path to x509 certificate. Can't be used with --tls-cert-data.

--tls-disable-host-verification bool

Disable TLS host-name verification.

--tls-key-data string

Private certificate key data. Can't be used with --tls-key-path.

--tls-key-path string

Path to x509 private key. Can't be used with --tls-key-data.

--tls-server-name string

Override target TLS server name.

update-options

Update Activity options. Specify the Activity and Workflow IDs, and options you want to update. Updates are incremental, only changing the specified options.

temporal activity update-options \
    --activity-id YourActivityId \
    --workflow-id YourWorkflowId \
    --task-queue NewTaskQueueName \
    --schedule-to-close-timeout DURATION \
    --schedule-to-start-timeout DURATION \
    --start-to-close-timeout DURATION \
    --heartbeat-timeout DURATION \
    --retry-initial-interval DURATION \
    --retry-maximum-interval DURATION \
    --retry-backoff-coefficient NewBackoffCoefficient \
    --retry-maximum-attempts NewMaximumAttempts

Use the following options to change the behavior of this command.

Flags:

--activity-id string

Activity ID. Required.

--heartbeat-timeout duration

Maximum permitted time between successful worker heartbeats.

--identity string

Identity of the user submitting this request.

--retry-backoff-coefficient float

Coefficient used to calculate the next retry interval. The next retry interval is previous interval multiplied by the backoff coefficient. Must be 1 or larger.

--retry-initial-interval duration

Interval of the first retry. If retryBackoffCoefficient is 1.0 then it is used for all retries.

--retry-maximum-attempts int

Maximum number of attempts. When exceeded the retries stop even if not expired yet. Setting this value to 1 disables retries. Setting this value to 0 means unlimited attempts(up to the timeouts).

--retry-maximum-interval duration

Maximum interval between retries. Exponential backoff leads to interval increase. This value is the cap of the increase.

--schedule-to-close-timeout duration

Indicates how long the caller is willing to wait for an activity completion. Limits how long retries will be attempted.

--schedule-to-start-timeout duration

Limits time an activity task can stay in a task queue before a worker picks it up. This timeout is always non retryable, as all a retry would achieve is to put it back into the same queue. Defaults to the schedule-to-close timeout or workflow execution timeout if not specified.

--start-to-close-timeout duration

Maximum time an activity is allowed to execute after being picked up by a worker. This timeout is always retryable.

--task-queue string

Name of the task queue for the Activity.

Global Flags:

--address string

Temporal Service gRPC endpoint. (default "127.0.0.1:7233")

--api-key string

API key for request.

--codec-auth string

Authorization header for Codec Server requests.

--codec-endpoint string

Remote Codec Server endpoint.

--codec-header string[]

HTTP headers for requests to codec server. Format as a KEY=VALUE pair. May be passed multiple times to set multiple headers.

--color string-enum

Output coloring. Accepted values: always, never, auto. (default "auto")

--command-timeout duration

The command execution timeout. 0s means no timeout.

--config-file string

File path to read TOML config from, defaults to $CONFIG_PATH/temporal/temporal.toml where $CONFIG_PATH is defined as $HOME/.config on Unix, "$HOME/Library/Application Support" on macOS, and %AppData% on Windows.

note

Option is experimental.

--disable-config-env bool

If set, disables loading environment config from environment variables.

note

Option is experimental.

--disable-config-file bool

If set, disables loading environment config from config file.

note

Option is experimental.

--env string

Active environment name (ENV). (default "default")

--env-file string

Path to environment settings file. Defaults to $HOME/.config/temporalio/temporal.yaml.

--grpc-meta string[]

HTTP headers for requests. Format as a KEY=VALUE pair. May be passed multiple times to set multiple headers. Can also be made available via environment variable as TEMPORAL_GRPC_META_[name].

--log-format string-enum

Log format. Accepted values: text, json. (default "text")

--log-level string-enum

Log level. Default is "info" for most commands and "warn" for server start-dev. Accepted values: debug, info, warn, error, never. (default "info")

--namespace, -n string

Temporal Service Namespace. (default "default")

--no-json-shorthand-payloads bool

Raw payload output, even if the JSON option was used.

--output, -o string-enum

Non-logging data output format. Accepted values: text, json, jsonl, none. (default "text")

--profile string

Profile to use for config file.

note

Option is experimental.

--time-format string-enum

Time format. Accepted values: relative, iso, raw. (default "relative")

--tls bool

Enable base TLS encryption. Does not have additional options like mTLS or client certs. This is defaulted to true if api-key or any other TLS options are present. Use --tls=false to explicitly disable.

--tls-ca-data string

Data for server CA certificate. Can't be used with --tls-ca-path.

--tls-ca-path string

Path to server CA certificate. Can't be used with --tls-ca-data.

--tls-cert-data string

Data for x509 certificate. Can't be used with --tls-cert-path.

--tls-cert-path string

Path to x509 certificate. Can't be used with --tls-cert-data.

--tls-disable-host-verification bool

Disable TLS host-name verification.

--tls-key-data string

Private certificate key data. Can't be used with --tls-key-path.

--tls-key-path string

Path to x509 private key. Can't be used with --tls-key-data.

--tls-server-name string

Override target TLS server name.