Use CreateCustomActionType with an AWS SDK or CLI

To create a custom action

This example creates a custom action for AWS CodePipeline using an already-created JSON file (here named MyCustomAction.json) that contains the structure of the custom action. For more information about the requirements for creating a custom action, including the structure of the file, see the AWS CodePipeline User Guide.

aws codepipeline create-custom-action-type --cli-input-json file://MyCustomAction.json

Contents of JSON file MyCustomAction.json:

{
    "category": "Build",
    "provider": "MyJenkinsProviderName",
    "version": "1",
    "settings": {
        "entityUrlTemplate": "https://192.0.2.4/job/{Config:ProjectName}/",
        "executionUrlTemplate": "https://192.0.2.4/job/{Config:ProjectName}/lastSuccessfulBuild/{ExternalExecutionId}/"
    },
    "configurationProperties": [
        {
            "name": "MyJenkinsExampleBuildProject",
            "required": true,
            "key": true,
            "secret": false,
            "queryable": false,
            "description": "The name of the build project must be provided when this action is added to the pipeline.",
            "type": "String"
        }
    ],
    "inputArtifactDetails": {
        "maximumCount": 1,
        "minimumCount": 0
    },
    "outputArtifactDetails": {
        "maximumCount": 1,
        "minimumCount": 0
    }
}

This command returns the structure of the custom action.

Example 1: This example creates a new custom action with the specified properties.

New-CPCustomActionType -Category Build -ConfigurationProperty @{"Description" = "The name of the build project must be provided when this action is added to the pipeline."; "Key" = $True; "Name" = "ProjectName"; "Queryable" = $False; "Required" = $True; "Secret" = $False; "Type" = "String"} -Settings_EntityUrlTemplate "https://my-build-instance/job/{Config:ProjectName}/" -Settings_ExecutionUrlTemplate "https://my-build-instance/job/mybuildjob/lastSuccessfulBuild{ExternalExecutionId}/" -InputArtifactDetails_MaximumCount 1 -OutputArtifactDetails_MaximumCount 1 -InputArtifactDetails_MinimumCount 0 -OutputArtifactDetails_MinimumCount 0 -Provider "MyBuildProviderName" -Version 1

Output:

ActionConfigurationProperties : {ProjectName}
Id                            : Amazon.CodePipeline.Model.ActionTypeId
InputArtifactDetails          : Amazon.CodePipeline.Model.ArtifactDetails
OutputArtifactDetails         : Amazon.CodePipeline.Model.ArtifactDetails
Settings                      : Amazon.CodePipeline.Model.ActionTypeSettings