This method returns a long-running Operation, which includes the build ID. Pass the build ID to builds.get to determine the build status (such as SUCCESS or FAILURE).
HTTP request
POST https://cloudbuild.googleapis.com/v1/{parent=projects/*/locations/*}/builds
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