Hey gang is there any way to check the existence of a stack

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Hey gang is there any way to check the existence of a stack before creating a `new StackReference ` for it Asking because the error `StackReference ` throws if the stack doesn t exist seems to be uncatchable This is for Typescript btw so maybe I should ve asked it in < CJ909TL6P|typescript> instead sweat smile

victorious-church-57397 · Answer

might be a bit hacky but you could use the pulumi `Command` resource to run `pulumi stack ls` and then you could check in the output of that if the stack exists

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thousands-area-40147 · Answer

Yeah that was my first hack but unfortunately it doesn t work with the drift detection we re running in the cloud

victorious-church-57397 · Answer

ah i dont think theres a method for listing stacks programatically you have to use the command afaik have you looked at the automation api that might have something in it you can use

thousands-area-40147 · Answer

I ll look around some more thanks for your input smile

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victorious-church-57397 · Answer

```The Pulumi Automation API is a programmatic interface for running Pulumi programs without the Pulumi CLI Conceptually this can be thought of as encapsulating the functionality of the CLI pulumi up pulumi preview pulumi destroy pulumi stack init etc but with more flexibility It is a strongly typed and safe way to use Pulumi in embedded contexts such as web servers without having to shell out to a CLI ```

limited-rainbow-51650 · Answer

In code use the Pulumi Service REST API and you can list all stacks or get a specific stack Based on the HTTP return code I think you have what you need <https www pulumi com docs reference service rest api get stack>