Create Droplet: DigitalOcean action

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Name name	string	Required	Name. e.g. "my-server"
Region region	options	Required	Region. Options: New York 1, San Francisco 1, Amsterdam 3, Singapore 1, London 1, Frankfurt 1
Size size	options	Required	Size. Options: 1 vCPU / 1GB RAM, 1 vCPU / 2GB RAM, 2 vCPU / 4GB RAM
Image image	string	Required	Image. e.g. "ubuntu-24-04-x64"

Sample request

{
  "name": "my-server",
  "region": "{{trigger.region}}",
  "size": "{{trigger.size}}",
  "image": "ubuntu-24-04-x64"
}

Returns

{
  "droplet": {
    "id": 456,
    "name": "my-server",
    "region": {
      "slug": "nyc1"
    },
    "status": "new",
    "size_slug": "s-1vcpu-1gb"
  }
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

FAQ

Questions about Create Droplet.

What does the Create Droplet action do in DigitalOcean?

Provisions a new droplet with image, size, region, SSH keys, and optional cloud-init user_data. Useful for "spin up a sandbox for this PR" CI/CD workflows or for elastic-scaling "add a worker when queue depth crosses N" infrastructure automation.

What inputs does Create Droplet require?

Required: Name, Region, Size, Image. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if DigitalOcean returns an error?

The workflow pauses on the failed node, the error message is captured in the run log, and you can retry the run with one click. Auto-retry policies are configurable per workflow with exponential backoff up to 5 attempts.

Does Create Droplet support batch operations?

Yes. Run Create Droplet inside a Loop node to process arrays. Tiny Command handles DigitalOcean's rate limits automatically so you don't have to throttle manually.

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