gcp.gke.node_pool.create

Start creation of a GKE node pool and return the provider long-running operation.

Overview

Property	Value
Workflow type	Linear
Library	Base-gcp
Version	1.0

Input Schema

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
connection_uuid	uuid	Yes	—	GCP CloudConnection UUID.
project_id	string	No	—	GCP project override; defaults to the connection project.
location	string	Yes	—	GKE cluster region or zone.
cluster_name	string	Yes	—	Parent cluster name.
name	string	Yes	—	Node pool name.
node_count	integer	No	—	Initial node count.
machine_type	string	No	—	GCE machine type for nodes.
disk_size_gb	integer	No	—	Boot disk size in GiB.
disk_type	string	No	—	Boot disk type.
image_type	string	No	—	GKE node image type.
service_account	string	No	—	Node service account email.
oauth_scopes	list	No	—	OAuth scopes for node service account.
labels	json	No	—	Kubernetes labels for nodes.
tags	list	No	—	GCE network tags for nodes.
taints	list	No	—	Kubernetes taints for nodes.
metadata	json	No	—	GCE metadata for nodes.
autoscaling	json	No	—	Provider autoscaling payload.
management	json	No	—	Provider node management payload.
upgrade_settings	json	No	—	Provider upgrade settings payload.
version	string	No	—	Node pool Kubernetes version.
max_pods_per_node	integer	No	—	Maximum pods per node.
spot	boolean	No	—	Use spot VMs for nodes.
preemptible	boolean	No	—	Use preemptible VMs for nodes.
request_id	string	No	—	Optional provider request id for retry safety.

Output Schema

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
connection_uuid	uuid	No	—	GCP CloudConnection UUID echoed from input.
project_id	string	No	—	Effective GCP project.
authenticated_project_id	string	No	—	Project resolved by credential validation.
auth_validation	boolean	No	—	True when credential validation succeeded.
default_service_account	string	No	—	Default compute service account
cluster_status	string	No	—	Parent cluster status observed before creation.
cluster	json	No	—	Sanitized parent cluster summary.
location	string	No	—	GKE cluster region or zone.
cluster_name	string	No	—	Parent cluster name.
name	string	No	—	Node pool name.
node_count	integer	No	—	Initial node count.
machine_type	string	No	—	GCE machine type for nodes.
disk_size_gb	integer	No	—	Boot disk size in GiB.
disk_type	string	No	—	Boot disk type.
image_type	string	No	—	GKE node image type.
service_account	string	No	—	Node service account email.
oauth_scopes	list	No	—	OAuth scopes for node service account.
labels	json	No	—	Kubernetes labels for nodes.
tags	list	No	—	GCE network tags for nodes.
taints	list	No	—	Kubernetes taints for nodes.
metadata	json	No	—	GCE metadata for nodes.
autoscaling	json	No	—	Provider autoscaling payload.
management	json	No	—	Provider node management payload.
upgrade_settings	json	No	—	Provider upgrade settings payload.
version	string	No	—	Node pool Kubernetes version.
max_pods_per_node	integer	No	—	Maximum pods per node.
spot	boolean	No	—	Use spot VMs for nodes.
preemptible	boolean	No	—	Use preemptible VMs for nodes.
request_id	string	No	—	Optional provider request id for retry safety.
provider_resource_id	string	No	—	Full provider node-pool resource path.
operation_name	string	No	—	GKE long-running operation name.
operation_status	string	No	—	Initial provider operation status.
operation	json	No	—	Sanitized provider operation response.
node_pool_request	json	No	—	Sanitized node-pool create request sent to GKE.
failure_reason	string	No	—	Human-readable failure reason.
failed_step	string	No	—	Failed logical step.
failed_layer	json	No	—	Engine failed layer.
failed_at_state	string	No	—	State where failure occurred.
error	string	No	—	Error message.
error_type	string	No	—	Error class.
failed_at	string	No	—	ISO failure timestamp.

States

State	Initial	Terminal	Success	Auto-advance	Description
pending	Yes	No	—	preflight	—
executing	No	No	—	complete	—
preflighting	No	No	—	execute	—
completed	No	Yes	Yes	—	—
failed	No	Yes	No	—	—

State Diagram

Transitions

From	Action	To	Description
pending	preflight	preflighting	—
preflighting	execute	executing	—
executing	complete	completed	—
* (any state)	fail	failed	—

API Usage

POST /api/workflows/start
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "workflow_type": "gcp.gke.node_pool.create",
  "initial_data": {
    "connection_uuid": "value",
    "location": "value",
    "cluster_name": "value",
    "name": "value"
  }
}