Trigger build with parameters - teamcity

Question

Following a TC upgrade to 2018
My previous script of triggering a TC build with parameters is not working
The script we were using uses the following api:
https://[server]/httpAuth/action.html?add2Queue=[build name]&name=[param name]&value=[param value]
I'm trying to migrate to restApi
from (https://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/TCD18/REST+API#RESTAPI-QueuedBuilds):
I have tried
https://[server]/app/rest/buildQueue?locator=buildType:[build name],[param name]:[param value]
Currently I have 2 issues:
I get a build triggered successfully - but it has not been triggered
Documentation was not clear, how to I trigger the build with parameters ?
Can you please advise on how to trigger the build successfully with parameters (also could be more than 1)

Answer 1

Firstly you right TeamCity documentation is not clear. Respect to this link;
For triggering a build you must make POST request to this url and send buildType id through body.
http://localhost:8111/httpAuth/app/rest/buildQueue
Also you can pass configuration parameter into body.
XML body for trigger build with parameters:
<build><buildType id="YourBuildTypeId"/>
<properties><property name="PARAM1" value="VALUE1"/></properties>
</build>
JSON body for trigger build with parameters:
{
"buildType": {
"id": "YourBuildTypeId"
},
"properties": {
"property": [
{
"name": "PARAM1",
"value": "VALUE1"
},
{
"name": "PARAM2",
"value": "VALUE2"
}
]
}
}
You can use below curl script.
curl -X POST \
http://localhost:8111/httpAuth/app/rest/buildQueue \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/xml' \
-d '<build><buildType id="YourBuildTypeId"/>
<properties><property name="PARAM1" value="VALUE1"/></properties>
</build>'