# Downloading workflow artifacts

You can download archived artifacts before they automatically expire.

> \[!NOTE]
> GitHub Enterprise Server users should use self-hosted runners. GitHub-hosted runners are **not** supported.

By default, GitHub stores build logs and artifacts for 90 days, and you can customize this retention period, depending on the type of repository. For more information, see [Managing GitHub Actions settings for a repository](/en/enterprise-server@3.22/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/enabling-features-for-your-repository/managing-github-actions-settings-for-a-repository#configuring-the-retention-period-for-github-actions-artifacts-and-logs-in-your-repository).

Read access to the repository is required to perform these steps.

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1. On GitHub, navigate to the main page of the repository.
2. Under your repository name, click **<svg version="1.1" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" class="octicon octicon-play" aria-label="play" role="img"><path d="M8 0a8 8 0 1 1 0 16A8 8 0 0 1 8 0ZM1.5 8a6.5 6.5 0 1 0 13 0 6.5 6.5 0 0 0-13 0Zm4.879-2.773 4.264 2.559a.25.25 0 0 1 0 .428l-4.264 2.559A.25.25 0 0 1 6 10.559V5.442a.25.25 0 0 1 .379-.215Z"></path></svg> Actions**.

   ![Screenshot of the tabs for the "github/docs" repository. The "Actions" tab is highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/repository/actions-tab-global-nav-update.png)
3. In the left sidebar, click the workflow you want to see.

   ![Screenshot of the left sidebar of the "Actions" tab. A workflow, "CodeQL," is outlined in dark orange.](/assets/images/help/actions/superlinter-workflow-sidebar.png)
4. From the list of workflow runs, click the name of the run to see the workflow run summary.
5. In the "Artifacts" section, click the artifact you want to download.

   ![Screenshot of the "Artifacts" section of a workflow run. The name of an artifact generated by the run, "artifact," is outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/repository/artifact-drop-down-updated.png)

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> \[!NOTE]
> To learn more about GitHub CLI, see [About GitHub CLI](/en/enterprise-server@3.22/github-cli/github-cli/about-github-cli).

GitHub CLI will download each artifact into separate directories based on the artifact name. If only a single artifact is specified, it will be extracted into the current directory.

To download all artifacts generated by a workflow run, use the `run download` subcommand. Replace `run-id` with the ID of the run that you want to download artifacts from. If you don't specify a `run-id`, GitHub CLI returns an interactive menu for you to choose a recent run.

```shell
gh run download RUN_ID
```

To download a specific artifact from a run, use the `run download` subcommand. Replace `run-id` with the ID of the run that you want to download artifacts from. Replace `artifact-name` with the name of the artifact that you want to download.

```shell
gh run download RUN_ID -n ARTIFACT_NAME
```

You can specify more than one artifact.

```shell
gh run download RUN_ID> -n ARTIFACT_NAME-1 -n ARTIFACT_NAME-2
```

To download specific artifacts across all runs in a repository, use the `run download` subcommand.

```shell
gh run download -n ARTIFACT_NAME-1 ARTIFACT_NAME-2
```

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