How to kill a Jenkins job via the script console

kill-jenkins-job-via-script-console.md

How to kill a Jenkins job via the Script Console

Steps

Step 1

Find the name of the job, this is usually in the URL - https://jenkins.domain.io/job/job-name-example/123 In this example URL the job name would be - job-name-example

Step 2

Find the number of the job, this is usually in the URL - https://jenkins.domain.io/job/job-name-example/123 In this example URL the job number would be - 123

Step 3

Navigate to the Script Console in Jenkins UI - https://jenkins.domain.io/script

Step 4

Paste the following code block into the console and replace the JOB_NAME and JOB_NUMBER for the values you found in step 2 and 3.

Jenkins.instance.getItemByFullName("JOB_NAME").getBuildByNumber(JOB_NUMBER).finish(hudson.model.Result.ABORTED, new java.io.IOException("Manually aborting job via Script Console"));

Step 5

Click Run

Step 6

Check the job has been aborted by going back to the original job url - https://jenkins.domain.io/job/job-name-example/123