Marketing Cloud SSJS Run Automation

ssjs-run-automation

/* 
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*/
<script runat="server">
Platform.Load("Core","1.1.1");
var automationCustomerKey = "[Customer Key Goes Here]"
var rr = Platform.Function.CreateObject("RetrieveRequest");
Platform.Function.SetObjectProperty(rr, "ObjectType", "Automation");
Platform.Function.AddObjectArrayItem(rr, "Properties", "ProgramID");
Platform.Function.AddObjectArrayItem(rr, "Properties", "CustomerKey");
Platform.Function.AddObjectArrayItem(rr, "Properties", "Status");

var sfp = Platform.Function.CreateObject("SimpleFilterPart");
Platform.Function.SetObjectProperty(sfp, "Property", "CustomerKey");
Platform.Function.SetObjectProperty(sfp, "SimpleOperator", "equals");
Platform.Function.AddObjectArrayItem(sfp, "Value", automationCustomerKey);

Platform.Function.SetObjectProperty(rr, "Filter", sfp);

var retrieveStatus = [0,0,0];

var automationResultSet = Platform.Function.InvokeRetrieve(rr, retrieveStatus);

var ObjectID = automationResultSet[0]["ObjectID"];
var Status = automationResultSet[0]["Status"];

if (ObjectID != "null") {

    /*
    Code Status
    -1   Error
     0   BuildingError
     1   Building
     2   Ready
     3   Running
     4   Paused
     5   Stopped
     6   Scheduled
     7   Awaiting Trigger
     8   InactiveTrigger
    */

    if (Status == 2) {

        var obj = Platform.Function.CreateObject("Automation");
        Platform.Function.SetObjectProperty(obj, "ObjectID", ObjectID);
        var po = Platform.Function.CreateObject("PerformOptions");

        var performResult = [0,0,0];
        var performStatus = Platform.Function.InvokePerform(obj, "start", performResult, po);

    } else {
      // already running

    }
} else {
   // automation not found
}

</script>

[@Merlino, @fib-at-isobar nad @Romeroc3

Please change the status value based on your automation. In provided code status is 2 and in my code status is 6 likewise.
If you guys want to start an automation using SSJS, In backend(in SFMC org) you have to "create and activate" automation with required activities and then giving automation key in SSJS code(var automationCustomerKey = "e40XXX45-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-Xde48faXX") from cloud page you can run

Below code may give idea to retrieve status

`<script runat="server">
Platform.Load("Core","1.1.1");
var automationCustomerKey = "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
var rr = Platform.Function.CreateObject("RetrieveRequest");
Platform.Function.SetObjectProperty(rr, "ObjectType", "Automation");
Platform.Function.AddObjectArrayItem(rr, "Properties", "ProgramID");
Platform.Function.AddObjectArrayItem(rr, "Properties", "CustomerKey");
Platform.Function.AddObjectArrayItem(rr, "Properties", "Status");

var sfp = Platform.Function.CreateObject("SimpleFilterPart");
Platform.Function.SetObjectProperty(sfp, "Property", "CustomerKey");
Platform.Function.SetObjectProperty(sfp, "SimpleOperator", "equals");
Platform.Function.AddObjectArrayItem(sfp, "Value", automationCustomerKey);

Platform.Function.SetObjectProperty(rr, "Filter", sfp);

var retrieveStatus = [0,0,0];

var automationResultSet = Platform.Function.InvokeRetrieve(rr, retrieveStatus);

var ObjectID = automationResultSet[0]["ObjectID"];

var Status = automationResultSet[0]["Status"];

if (ObjectID != "null") {

/*
    Code Status
        -1   Error
             0   BuildingError
                  1   Building
                       2   Ready
                            3   Running
                                 4   Paused
                                      5   Stopped
                                           6   Scheduled
                                                7   Awaiting Trigger
                                                     8   _InactiveTrigger_
                                                         */

if (Status == 6) {

    var obj = Platform.Function.CreateObject("Automation");
    Platform.Function.SetObjectProperty(obj, "ObjectID", ObjectID);
    var po = Platform.Function.CreateObject("PerformOptions");
    
    var performResult = [0,0,0];
    var performStatus = Platform.Function.InvokePerform(obj, "start", performResult, po);
    Write(Stringify(performStatus));
        } else {
            Write("Error")
            
              }
              } 
              </script>](url)`