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Is deploy_script supposed to work?

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nbrink

23 Jul, 2026 10:45 PM

I see in the documentation for appveyor.yml that there is a deploy_script key for writing a custom deployment script. I tried using one, with a format like:

deploy_script:
  -cmd: 'IF %APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG%==true curl --no-progress-meter -f -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer %BITBUCKET_API_TOKEN%" https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/%APPVEYOR_REPO_NAME%/downloads -F files=@%DCXAZUREKEYSIGNDNG_ARCHIVE_NAME%.zip'

However, I see no evidence of my deployment being run.

Is the documentation wrong? Or am I missing a way to somehow activate the deployment?

Thanks.

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Feodor Fitsner on 24 Jul, 2026 04:05 PM

   

   Yes, this is how it's supposed to work. Do you see that command (not its output) in the build log? Try something simple, like echo, without condition.

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2. 2 Posted by nbrink on 25 Jul, 2026 06:39 PM

   

   Thanks for your response. I realized my mistake. I was missing a space before cmd. The following works:

   deploy_script:  
     - cmd: 'IF %APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG%==true curl --no-progress-meter -f -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer %BITBUCKET_API_TOKEN%" https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/%APPVEYOR_REPO_NAME%/downloads -F files=@%DCXAZUREKEYSIGNDNG_ARCHIVE_NAME%.zip'
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