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GitHub Actions Secrets
Use the REST API to interact with secrets in GitHub Actions.
About secrets in GitHub Actions
You can use the REST API to create, update, delete, and retrieve information about encrypted secrets that can be used in workflows in GitHub Actions. Encrypted secrets allow you to store sensitive information, such as access tokens, in your repository, repository environments, or organization. For more information, see "Encrypted secrets."
These endpoints are available for authenticated users, OAuth apps, and GitHub Apps. Access tokens require repo
scope for private repositories and public_repo
scope for public repositories. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
permission to use these endpoints. Authenticated users must have collaborator access to a repository to create, update, or read secrets.
List organization secrets
Lists all secrets available in an organization without revealing their encrypted values. You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
organization permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "List organization secrets"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org string RequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes for "List organization secrets"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples for "List organization secrets"
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/secrets
Response
Status: 200
{
"total_count": 3,
"secrets": [
{
"name": "GIST_ID",
"created_at": "2019-08-10T14:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
"visibility": "private"
},
{
"name": "DEPLOY_TOKEN",
"created_at": "2019-08-10T14:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
"visibility": "all"
},
{
"name": "GH_TOKEN",
"created_at": "2019-08-10T14:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
"visibility": "selected",
"selected_repositories_url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octo-org/actions/secrets/SUPER_SECRET/repositories"
}
]
}
Get an organization public key
Gets your public key, which you need to encrypt secrets. You need to encrypt a secret before you can create or update secrets. You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
organization permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "Get an organization public key"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org string RequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
HTTP response status codes for "Get an organization public key"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples for "Get an organization public key"
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/secrets/public-key
Response
Status: 200
{
"key_id": "012345678912345678",
"key": "2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvv1234"
}
Get an organization secret
Gets a single organization secret without revealing its encrypted value. You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
organization permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "Get an organization secret"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org string RequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name string RequiredThe name of the secret. |
HTTP response status codes for "Get an organization secret"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples for "Get an organization secret"
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/secrets/SECRET_NAME
Response
Status: 200
{
"name": "GH_TOKEN",
"created_at": "2019-08-10T14:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
"visibility": "selected",
"selected_repositories_url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octo-org/actions/secrets/SUPER_SECRET/repositories"
}
Create or update an organization secret
Creates or updates an organization secret with an encrypted value. Encrypt your secret using
LibSodium. You must authenticate using an access
token with the admin:org
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
organization permission to
use this endpoint.
*Example encrypting a secret using Node.js
Encrypt your secret using the libsodium-wrappers library.
const sodium = require('libsodium-wrappers')
const secret = 'plain-text-secret' // replace with the secret you want to encrypt
const key = 'base64-encoded-public-key' // replace with the Base64 encoded public key
//Check if libsodium is ready and then proceed.
sodium.ready.then(() => {
// Convert Secret & Base64 key to Uint8Array.
let binkey = sodium.from_base64(key, sodium.base64_variants.ORIGINAL)
let binsec = sodium.from_string(secret)
//Encrypt the secret using LibSodium
let encBytes = sodium.crypto_box_seal(binsec, binkey)
// Convert encrypted Uint8Array to Base64
let output = sodium.to_base64(encBytes, sodium.base64_variants.ORIGINAL)
console.log(output)
});
Example encrypting a secret using Python
Encrypt your secret using pynacl with Python 3.
from base64 import b64encode
from nacl import encoding, public
def encrypt(public_key: str, secret_value: str) -> str:
"""Encrypt a Unicode string using the public key."""
public_key = public.PublicKey(public_key.encode("utf-8"), encoding.Base64Encoder())
sealed_box = public.SealedBox(public_key)
encrypted = sealed_box.encrypt(secret_value.encode("utf-8"))
return b64encode(encrypted).decode("utf-8")
Example encrypting a secret using C#
Encrypt your secret using the Sodium.Core package.
var secretValue = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("mySecret");
var publicKey = Convert.FromBase64String("2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvvcCU=");
var sealedPublicKeyBox = Sodium.SealedPublicKeyBox.Create(secretValue, publicKey);
Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToBase64String(sealedPublicKeyBox));
Example encrypting a secret using Ruby
Encrypt your secret using the rbnacl gem.
require "rbnacl"
require "base64"
key = Base64.decode64("+ZYvJDZMHUfBkJdyq5Zm9SKqeuBQ4sj+6sfjlH4CgG0=")
public_key = RbNaCl::PublicKey.new(key)
box = RbNaCl::Boxes::Sealed.from_public_key(public_key)
encrypted_secret = box.encrypt("my_secret")
# Print the base64 encoded secret
puts Base64.strict_encode64(encrypted_secret)
Parameters for "Create or update an organization secret"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org string RequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name string RequiredThe name of the secret. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
encrypted_value string Value for your secret, encrypted with LibSodium using the public key retrieved from the Get an organization public key endpoint. |
key_id string ID of the key you used to encrypt the secret. |
visibility string RequiredWhich type of organization repositories have access to the organization secret. Can be one of: |
selected_repository_ids array of integers An array of repository ids that can access the organization secret. You can only provide a list of repository ids when the |
HTTP response status codes for "Create or update an organization secret"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
201 | Response when creating a secret |
204 | Response when updating a secret |
Code samples for "Create or update an organization secret"
curl -L \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/secrets/SECRET_NAME \
-d '{"encrypted_value":"c2VjcmV0","key_id":"012345678912345678","visibility":"selected","selected_repository_ids":[1296269,1296280]}'
Response when creating a secret
Status: 201
Delete an organization secret
Deletes a secret in an organization using the secret name. You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
organization permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "Delete an organization secret"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org string RequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name string RequiredThe name of the secret. |
HTTP response status codes for "Delete an organization secret"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples for "Delete an organization secret"
curl -L \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/secrets/SECRET_NAME
Response
Status: 204
List selected repositories for an organization secret
Lists all repositories that have been selected when the visibility
for repository access to a secret is set to selected
. You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
organization permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "List selected repositories for an organization secret"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org string RequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name string RequiredThe name of the secret. |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
page integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: |
per_page integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
HTTP response status codes for "List selected repositories for an organization secret"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples for "List selected repositories for an organization secret"
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/secrets/SECRET_NAME/repositories
Response
Status: 200
{
"total_count": 1,
"repositories": [
{
"id": 1296269,
"node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkxMjk2MjY5",
"name": "Hello-World",
"full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"private": false,
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"description": "This your first repo!",
"fork": false,
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
"archive_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
"assignees_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
"blobs_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
"branches_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
"collaborators_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
"comments_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
"commits_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
"compare_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
"contents_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
"contributors_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors",
"deployments_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments",
"downloads_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads",
"events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events",
"forks_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks",
"git_commits_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
"git_refs_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
"git_tags_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
"git_url": "git:github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"issue_comment_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
"issue_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
"issues_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
"keys_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
"labels_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
"languages_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages",
"merges_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges",
"milestones_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
"notifications_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since,all,participating}",
"pulls_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
"releases_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
"ssh_url": "git@github.com:octocat/Hello-World.git",
"stargazers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
"statuses_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
"subscribers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
"subscription_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription",
"tags_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags",
"teams_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams",
"trees_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
"hooks_url": "http://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
}
]
}
Set selected repositories for an organization secret
Replaces all repositories for an organization secret when the visibility
for repository access is set to selected
. The visibility is set when you Create or update an organization secret. You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
organization permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "Set selected repositories for an organization secret"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org string RequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name string RequiredThe name of the secret. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
selected_repository_ids array of integers RequiredAn array of repository ids that can access the organization secret. You can only provide a list of repository ids when the |
HTTP response status codes for "Set selected repositories for an organization secret"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples for "Set selected repositories for an organization secret"
curl -L \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/secrets/SECRET_NAME/repositories \
-d '{"selected_repository_ids":[64780797]}'
Response
Status: 204
Add selected repository to an organization secret
Adds a repository to an organization secret when the visibility
for repository access is set to selected
. The visibility is set when you Create or update an organization secret. You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
organization permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "Add selected repository to an organization secret"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org string RequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name string RequiredThe name of the secret. |
repository_id integer Required |
HTTP response status codes for "Add selected repository to an organization secret"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content when repository was added to the selected list |
409 | Conflict when visibility type is not set to selected |
Code samples for "Add selected repository to an organization secret"
curl -L \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/secrets/SECRET_NAME/repositories/REPOSITORY_ID
No Content when repository was added to the selected list
Status: 204
Remove selected repository from an organization secret
Removes a repository from an organization secret when the visibility
for repository access is set to selected
. The visibility is set when you Create or update an organization secret. You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
organization permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "Remove selected repository from an organization secret"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org string RequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name string RequiredThe name of the secret. |
repository_id integer Required |
HTTP response status codes for "Remove selected repository from an organization secret"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | Response when repository was removed from the selected list |
409 | Conflict when visibility type not set to selected |
Code samples for "Remove selected repository from an organization secret"
curl -L \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/secrets/SECRET_NAME/repositories/REPOSITORY_ID
Response when repository was removed from the selected list
Status: 204
List repository secrets
Lists all secrets available in a repository without revealing their encrypted values. You must authenticate using an access token with the repo
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
repository permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "List repository secrets"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes for "List repository secrets"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples for "List repository secrets"
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/secrets
Response
Status: 200
{
"total_count": 2,
"secrets": [
{
"name": "GH_TOKEN",
"created_at": "2019-08-10T14:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z"
},
{
"name": "GIST_ID",
"created_at": "2020-01-10T10:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-01-11T11:59:22Z"
}
]
}
Get a repository public key
Gets your public key, which you need to encrypt secrets. You need to encrypt a secret before you can create or update secrets. Anyone with read access to the repository can use this endpoint. If the repository is private you must use an access token with the repo
scope. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
repository permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "Get a repository public key"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
HTTP response status codes for "Get a repository public key"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples for "Get a repository public key"
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/secrets/public-key
Response
Status: 200
{
"key_id": "012345678912345678",
"key": "2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvv1234"
}
Get a repository secret
Gets a single repository secret without revealing its encrypted value. You must authenticate using an access token with the repo
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
repository permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "Get a repository secret"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
secret_name string RequiredThe name of the secret. |
HTTP response status codes for "Get a repository secret"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples for "Get a repository secret"
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/secrets/SECRET_NAME
Response
Status: 200
{
"name": "GH_TOKEN",
"created_at": "2019-08-10T14:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z"
}
Create or update a repository secret
Creates or updates a repository secret with an encrypted value. Encrypt your secret using
LibSodium. You must authenticate using an access
token with the repo
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
repository permission to use
this endpoint.
Example encrypting a secret using Node.js
Encrypt your secret using the libsodium-wrappers library.
const sodium = require('libsodium-wrappers')
const secret = 'plain-text-secret' // replace with the secret you want to encrypt
const key = 'base64-encoded-public-key' // replace with the Base64 encoded public key
//Check if libsodium is ready and then proceed.
sodium.ready.then(() => {
// Convert Secret & Base64 key to Uint8Array.
let binkey = sodium.from_base64(key, sodium.base64_variants.ORIGINAL)
let binsec = sodium.from_string(secret)
//Encrypt the secret using LibSodium
let encBytes = sodium.crypto_box_seal(binsec, binkey)
// Convert encrypted Uint8Array to Base64
let output = sodium.to_base64(encBytes, sodium.base64_variants.ORIGINAL)
console.log(output)
});
Example encrypting a secret using Python
Encrypt your secret using pynacl with Python 3.
from base64 import b64encode
from nacl import encoding, public
def encrypt(public_key: str, secret_value: str) -> str:
"""Encrypt a Unicode string using the public key."""
public_key = public.PublicKey(public_key.encode("utf-8"), encoding.Base64Encoder())
sealed_box = public.SealedBox(public_key)
encrypted = sealed_box.encrypt(secret_value.encode("utf-8"))
return b64encode(encrypted).decode("utf-8")
Example encrypting a secret using C#
Encrypt your secret using the Sodium.Core package.
var secretValue = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("mySecret");
var publicKey = Convert.FromBase64String("2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvvcCU=");
var sealedPublicKeyBox = Sodium.SealedPublicKeyBox.Create(secretValue, publicKey);
Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToBase64String(sealedPublicKeyBox));
Example encrypting a secret using Ruby
Encrypt your secret using the rbnacl gem.
require "rbnacl"
require "base64"
key = Base64.decode64("+ZYvJDZMHUfBkJdyq5Zm9SKqeuBQ4sj+6sfjlH4CgG0=")
public_key = RbNaCl::PublicKey.new(key)
box = RbNaCl::Boxes::Sealed.from_public_key(public_key)
encrypted_secret = box.encrypt("my_secret")
# Print the base64 encoded secret
puts Base64.strict_encode64(encrypted_secret)
Parameters for "Create or update a repository secret"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
secret_name string RequiredThe name of the secret. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
encrypted_value string Value for your secret, encrypted with LibSodium using the public key retrieved from the Get a repository public key endpoint. |
key_id string ID of the key you used to encrypt the secret. |
HTTP response status codes for "Create or update a repository secret"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
201 | Response when creating a secret |
204 | Response when updating a secret |
Code samples for "Create or update a repository secret"
curl -L \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/secrets/SECRET_NAME \
-d '{"encrypted_value":"c2VjcmV0","key_id":"012345678912345678"}'
Response when creating a secret
Status: 201
Delete a repository secret
Deletes a secret in a repository using the secret name. You must authenticate using an access token with the repo
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
repository permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "Delete a repository secret"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
secret_name string RequiredThe name of the secret. |
HTTP response status codes for "Delete a repository secret"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples for "Delete a repository secret"
curl -L \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/secrets/SECRET_NAME
Response
Status: 204
List environment secrets
Lists all secrets available in an environment without revealing their encrypted values. You must authenticate using an access token with the repo
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
repository permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "List environment secrets"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
repository_id integer RequiredThe unique identifier of the repository. |
environment_name string RequiredThe name of the environment. |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes for "List environment secrets"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples for "List environment secrets"
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repositories/REPOSITORY_ID/environments/ENVIRONMENT_NAME/secrets
Response
Status: 200
{
"total_count": 2,
"secrets": [
{
"name": "GH_TOKEN",
"created_at": "2019-08-10T14:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z"
},
{
"name": "GIST_ID",
"created_at": "2020-01-10T10:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-01-11T11:59:22Z"
}
]
}
Get an environment public key
Get the public key for an environment, which you need to encrypt environment secrets. You need to encrypt a secret before you can create or update secrets. Anyone with read access to the repository can use this endpoint. If the repository is private you must use an access token with the repo
scope. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
repository permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "Get an environment public key"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
repository_id integer RequiredThe unique identifier of the repository. |
environment_name string RequiredThe name of the environment. |
HTTP response status codes for "Get an environment public key"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples for "Get an environment public key"
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repositories/REPOSITORY_ID/environments/ENVIRONMENT_NAME/secrets/public-key
Response
Status: 200
{
"key_id": "012345678912345678",
"key": "2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvv1234"
}
Get an environment secret
Gets a single environment secret without revealing its encrypted value. You must authenticate using an access token with the repo
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
repository permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "Get an environment secret"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
repository_id integer RequiredThe unique identifier of the repository. |
environment_name string RequiredThe name of the environment. |
secret_name string RequiredThe name of the secret. |
HTTP response status codes for "Get an environment secret"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples for "Get an environment secret"
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repositories/REPOSITORY_ID/environments/ENVIRONMENT_NAME/secrets/SECRET_NAME
Response
Status: 200
{
"name": "GH_TOKEN",
"created_at": "2019-08-10T14:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z"
}
Create or update an environment secret
Creates or updates an environment secret with an encrypted value. Encrypt your secret using
LibSodium. You must authenticate using an access
token with the repo
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
repository permission to use
this endpoint.
Example encrypting a secret using Node.js
Encrypt your secret using the libsodium-wrappers library.
const sodium = require('libsodium-wrappers')
const secret = 'plain-text-secret' // replace with the secret you want to encrypt
const key = 'base64-encoded-public-key' // replace with the Base64 encoded public key
//Check if libsodium is ready and then proceed.
sodium.ready.then(() => {
// Convert Secret & Base64 key to Uint8Array.
let binkey = sodium.from_base64(key, sodium.base64_variants.ORIGINAL)
let binsec = sodium.from_string(secret)
//Encrypt the secret using LibSodium
let encBytes = sodium.crypto_box_seal(binsec, binkey)
// Convert encrypted Uint8Array to Base64
let output = sodium.to_base64(encBytes, sodium.base64_variants.ORIGINAL)
console.log(output)
});
Example encrypting a secret using Python
Encrypt your secret using pynacl with Python 3.
from base64 import b64encode
from nacl import encoding, public
def encrypt(public_key: str, secret_value: str) -> str:
"""Encrypt a Unicode string using the public key."""
public_key = public.PublicKey(public_key.encode("utf-8"), encoding.Base64Encoder())
sealed_box = public.SealedBox(public_key)
encrypted = sealed_box.encrypt(secret_value.encode("utf-8"))
return b64encode(encrypted).decode("utf-8")
Example encrypting a secret using C#
Encrypt your secret using the Sodium.Core package.
var secretValue = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("mySecret");
var publicKey = Convert.FromBase64String("2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvvcCU=");
var sealedPublicKeyBox = Sodium.SealedPublicKeyBox.Create(secretValue, publicKey);
Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToBase64String(sealedPublicKeyBox));
Example encrypting a secret using Ruby
Encrypt your secret using the rbnacl gem.
require "rbnacl"
require "base64"
key = Base64.decode64("+ZYvJDZMHUfBkJdyq5Zm9SKqeuBQ4sj+6sfjlH4CgG0=")
public_key = RbNaCl::PublicKey.new(key)
box = RbNaCl::Boxes::Sealed.from_public_key(public_key)
encrypted_secret = box.encrypt("my_secret")
# Print the base64 encoded secret
puts Base64.strict_encode64(encrypted_secret)
Parameters for "Create or update an environment secret"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
repository_id integer RequiredThe unique identifier of the repository. |
environment_name string RequiredThe name of the environment. |
secret_name string RequiredThe name of the secret. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
encrypted_value string RequiredValue for your secret, encrypted with LibSodium using the public key retrieved from the Get an environment public key endpoint. |
key_id string RequiredID of the key you used to encrypt the secret. |
HTTP response status codes for "Create or update an environment secret"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
201 | Response when creating a secret |
204 | Response when updating a secret |
Code samples for "Create or update an environment secret"
curl -L \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repositories/REPOSITORY_ID/environments/ENVIRONMENT_NAME/secrets/SECRET_NAME \
-d '{"encrypted_value":"c2VjcmV0","key_id":"012345678912345678"}'
Response when creating a secret
Status: 201
Delete an environment secret
Deletes a secret in an environment using the secret name. You must authenticate using an access token with the repo
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the secrets
repository permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "Delete an environment secret"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
repository_id integer RequiredThe unique identifier of the repository. |
environment_name string RequiredThe name of the environment. |
secret_name string RequiredThe name of the secret. |
HTTP response status codes for "Delete an environment secret"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | Default response |
Code samples for "Delete an environment secret"
curl -L \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repositories/REPOSITORY_ID/environments/ENVIRONMENT_NAME/secrets/SECRET_NAME
Default response
Status: 204