start_run
Start a build run
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Runs a registered recipe. THIS IS THE TOOL THAT DOES THE REAL WORK: it reads the sources and can run for a long time. Four modes: sample (a bounded slice — always start here), full (the whole thing), refresh (forward from where the last run reached), backfill (one exact window). Example: {"recipe_id": "…", "recipe_digest": "…", "mode": "sample", "max_rows": 5000}. A sample must state at least one ceiling (max_rows, max_source_bytes or window); a backfill must state window {start, end}. Returns {run_id, status, mode, version, dashboard_url}. A run larger than the size that starts on its own comes back status "held" with projected_bytes and projected_runtime_seconds — show those to the user and call confirm_run only if they agree. Next: run_events to watch it, then query_run to check the rows it built.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| recipe_id | string | yes | |
| recipe_digest | string | yes | |
| mode | string | yes | |
| max_rows | integer | no | |
| max_source_bytes | integer | no | |
| window | object | no | |
| resource_class | string | no |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"recipe_id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"
},
"recipe_digest": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[0-9a-f]{64}$"
},
"mode": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"sample",
"full",
"refresh",
"backfill"
]
},
"max_rows": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 100000000
},
"max_source_bytes": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"window": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"start": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 64
},
"end": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 64
}
},
"required": [
"start",
"end"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"resource_class": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 64
}
},
"required": [
"recipe_id",
"recipe_digest",
"mode"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}