Job

A render job in OpenCue

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Unique job identifier
name	string	Full job name
show	string	Show name this job belongs to
state	string	Current job state
priority	integer	Job priority (higher is more important)
totalFrames	integer	Total number of frames in the job
doneFrames	integer	Number of completed frames
runningFrames	integer	Number of currently running frames
deadFrames	integer	Number of failed/dead frames
waitingFrames	integer	Number of frames waiting to be dispatched

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/Job",
  "title": "Job",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "A render job in OpenCue",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique job identifier",
      "example": "job-def456"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full job name",
      "example": "feature_film_2026-shot_001-render_v001"
    },
    "show": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Show name this job belongs to",
      "example": "feature_film_2026"
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Current job state",
      "example": "RUNNING",
      "enum": [
        "PENDING",
        "RUNNING",
        "FINISHED",
        "PAUSED"
      ]
    },
    "priority": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Job priority (higher is more important)",
      "example": 100
    },
    "totalFrames": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Total number of frames in the job",
      "example": 100
    },
    "doneFrames": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of completed frames",
      "example": 45
    },
    "runningFrames": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of currently running frames",
      "example": 8
    },
    "deadFrames": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of failed/dead frames",
      "example": 0
    },
    "waitingFrames": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of frames waiting to be dispatched",
      "example": 47
    }
  }
}