Use the REST API to interact with workflows in GitHub Actions.
About workflows in GitHub ActionsYou can use the REST API to view workflows for a repository in GitHub Actions. Workflows automate your software development life cycle with a wide range of tools and services. For more information, see Workflows in the GitHub Actions documentation.
List repository workflows Code samples for "List repository workflows" Request exampleget/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/workflows
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curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/workflows
Response
Status: 200
{ "total_count": 2, "workflows": [ { "id": 161335, "node_id": "MDg6V29ya2Zsb3cxNjEzMzU=", "name": "CI", "path": ".github/workflows/blank.yaml", "state": "active", "created_at": "2020-01-08T23:48:37.000-08:00", "updated_at": "2020-01-08T23:50:21.000-08:00", "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/workflows/161335", "html_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/blob/master/.github/workflows/161335", "badge_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/workflows/CI/badge.svg" }, { "id": 269289, "node_id": "MDE4OldvcmtmbG93IFNlY29uZGFyeTI2OTI4OQ==", "name": "Linter", "path": ".github/workflows/linter.yaml", "state": "active", "created_at": "2020-01-08T23:48:37.000-08:00", "updated_at": "2020-01-08T23:50:21.000-08:00", "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/workflows/269289", "html_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/blob/master/.github/workflows/269289", "badge_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/workflows/Linter/badge.svg" } ] }
Gets a specific workflow. You can replace workflow_id
with the workflow file name. For example, you could use main.yaml
.
Anyone with read access to the repository can use this endpoint.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo
scope to use this endpoint with a private repository.
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.
Parameters for "Get a workflow" Headers Name, Type, Descriptionaccept
string
Setting to application/vnd.github+json
is recommended.
owner
string Required
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo
string Required
The name of the repository without the .git
extension. The name is not case sensitive.
workflow_id
Required
The ID of the workflow. You can also pass the workflow file name as a string.
HTTP response status codes for "Get a workflow" Status code Description200
OK
Code samples for "Get a workflow" Request exampleget/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/workflows/{workflow_id}
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curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/workflows/WORKFLOW_ID
Response
Status: 200
{ "id": 161335, "node_id": "MDg6V29ya2Zsb3cxNjEzMzU=", "name": "CI", "path": ".github/workflows/blank.yaml", "state": "active", "created_at": "2020-01-08T23:48:37.000-08:00", "updated_at": "2020-01-08T23:50:21.000-08:00", "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/workflows/161335", "html_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/blob/master/.github/workflows/161335", "badge_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/workflows/CI/badge.svg" }
put/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/workflows/{workflow_id}/disable
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curl -L \ -X PUT \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/workflows/WORKFLOW_ID/disable
Response
Create a workflow dispatch eventYou can use this endpoint to manually trigger a GitHub Actions workflow run. You can replace workflow_id
with the workflow file name. For example, you could use main.yaml
.
You must configure your GitHub Actions workflow to run when the workflow_dispatch
webhook event occurs. The inputs
are configured in the workflow file. For more information about how to configure the workflow_dispatch
event in the workflow file, see "Events that trigger workflows."
OAuth tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo
scope to use this endpoint.
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
accept
string
Setting to application/vnd.github+json
is recommended.
owner
string Required
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo
string Required
The name of the repository without the .git
extension. The name is not case sensitive.
workflow_id
Required
The ID of the workflow. You can also pass the workflow file name as a string.
Body parameters Name, Type, Descriptionref
string Required
The git reference for the workflow. The reference can be a branch or tag name.
inputs
object
Input keys and values configured in the workflow file. The maximum number of properties is 10. Any default properties configured in the workflow file will be used when inputs
are omitted.
204
No Content
Code samples for "Create a workflow dispatch event" Request examplepost/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/workflows/{workflow_id}/dispatches
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curl -L \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/workflows/WORKFLOW_ID/dispatches \ -d '{"ref":"topic-branch","inputs":{"name":"Mona the Octocat","home":"San Francisco, CA"}}'
Response
Enable a workflow Code samples for "Enable a workflow" Request exampleput/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/workflows/{workflow_id}/enable
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curl -L \ -X PUT \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/workflows/WORKFLOW_ID/enable
Response
Get workflow usageGets the number of billable minutes used by a specific workflow during the current billing cycle. Billable minutes only apply to workflows in private repositories that use GitHub-hosted runners. Usage is listed for each GitHub-hosted runner operating system in milliseconds. Any job re-runs are also included in the usage. The usage does not include the multiplier for macOS and Windows runners and is not rounded up to the nearest whole minute. For more information, see "Managing billing for GitHub Actions".
You can replace workflow_id
with the workflow file name. For example, you could use main.yaml
.
Anyone with read access to the repository can use this endpoint.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo
scope to use this endpoint with a private repository.
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.
Parameters for "Get workflow usage" Headers Name, Type, Descriptionaccept
string
Setting to application/vnd.github+json
is recommended.
owner
string Required
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo
string Required
The name of the repository without the .git
extension. The name is not case sensitive.
workflow_id
Required
The ID of the workflow. You can also pass the workflow file name as a string.
HTTP response status codes for "Get workflow usage" Status code Description200
OK
Code samples for "Get workflow usage" Request exampleget/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/workflows/{workflow_id}/timing
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curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/workflows/WORKFLOW_ID/timing
Response
Status: 200
{ "billable": { "UBUNTU": { "total_ms": 180000 }, "MACOS": { "total_ms": 240000 }, "WINDOWS": { "total_ms": 300000 } } }
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