Get runbook details API in Azure automation doesn't return parameters for python runbooks?

Question

Can someone please confirm on the API response of the API : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/automation/runbook/get?tabs=HTTP&tryIt=true&source=docs#code-try-0 for python runbooks?

It returns parameters list for Powershell (Normal and Graphical) types of runbooks in API response. But, not sure for python runbooks.

Python runbooks may not support returning API response with parameters list as per - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/runbook-input-parameters.

Is there any way to bypass this?

Answer 1

Debangshu Banerjee Welcome to Microsoft Q & A community Forum. As you already know, Unlike PowerShell, PowerShell Workflow, and graphical runbooks, Python runbooks do not take named parameters. The runbook editor parses all input parameters as an array of argument values. You can access the array by importing the sys module into your Python script, and then using the sys.argv array.

As python doesn't take named parameters, you will receive null values within parameter list. To view the parameters within python runbook you can try retrieving the content of runbook using https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/automation/runbook/get-content?tabs=HTTP API.