GitHub Actions Artifacts

Use the REST API to interact with artifacts in GitHub Actions.

About artifacts in GitHub Actions

You can use the REST API to download, delete, and retrieve information about workflow artifacts in GitHub Actions. Artifacts enable you to share data between jobs in a workflow and store data once that workflow has completed. For more information, see "Storing workflow data as artifacts."

List artifacts for a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

Lists all artifacts for a repository. 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 actions:read permission to use this endpoint.

Parameters for "List artifacts for a repository"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`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.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: `30`
`page` integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`

HTTP response status codes for "List artifacts for a repository"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "List artifacts for a repository"

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/artifacts

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/artifacts

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_count": 2,
  "artifacts": [
    {
      "id": 11,
      "node_id": "MDg6QXJ0aWZhY3QxMQ==",
      "name": "Rails",
      "size_in_bytes": 556,
      "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/11",
      "archive_download_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/11/zip",
      "expired": false,
      "created_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
      "expires_at": "2020-03-21T14:59:22Z",
      "updated_at": "2020-02-21T14:59:22Z",
      "workflow_run": {
        "id": 2332938,
        "repository_id": 1296269,
        "head_repository_id": 1296269,
        "head_branch": "main",
        "head_sha": "328faa0536e6fef19753d9d91dc96a9931694ce3"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 13,
      "node_id": "MDg6QXJ0aWZhY3QxMw==",
      "name": "Test output",
      "size_in_bytes": 453,
      "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/13",
      "archive_download_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/13/zip",
      "expired": false,
      "created_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
      "expires_at": "2020-03-21T14:59:22Z",
      "updated_at": "2020-02-21T14:59:22Z",
      "workflow_run": {
        "id": 2332942,
        "repository_id": 1296269,
        "head_repository_id": 1296269,
        "head_branch": "main",
        "head_sha": "178f4f6090b3fccad4a65b3e83d076a622d59652"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Get an artifact

Works with GitHub Apps

Gets a specific artifact for a workflow run. 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 actions:read permission to use this endpoint.

Parameters for "Get an artifact"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`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.
`artifact_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the artifact.

HTTP response status codes for "Get an artifact"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "Get an artifact"

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/artifacts/{artifact_id}

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/artifacts/ARTIFACT_ID

Response

Status: 200

{
  "id": 11,
  "node_id": "MDg6QXJ0aWZhY3QxMQ==",
  "name": "Rails",
  "size_in_bytes": 556,
  "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/11",
  "archive_download_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/11/zip",
  "expired": false,
  "created_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
  "expires_at": "2020-01-21T14:59:22Z",
  "updated_at": "2020-01-21T14:59:22Z",
  "workflow_run": {
    "id": 2332938,
    "repository_id": 1296269,
    "head_repository_id": 1296269,
    "head_branch": "main",
    "head_sha": "328faa0536e6fef19753d9d91dc96a9931694ce3"
  }
}

Delete an artifact

Works with GitHub Apps

Deletes an artifact for a workflow run. You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the actions:write permission to use this endpoint.

Parameters for "Delete an artifact"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`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.
`artifact_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the artifact.

HTTP response status codes for "Delete an artifact"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content

Code samples for "Delete an artifact"

delete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/artifacts/{artifact_id}

curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/artifacts/ARTIFACT_ID

Response

Status: 204

Download an artifact

Works with GitHub Apps

Gets a redirect URL to download an archive for a repository. This URL expires after 1 minute. Look for Location: in the response header to find the URL for the download. The :archive_format must be zip.

You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the actions:read permission to use this endpoint.

Parameters for "Download an artifact"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`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.
`artifact_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the artifact.
`archive_format` string Required

HTTP response status codes for "Download an artifact"

Status code	Description
`302`	Found
`410`	Gone

Code samples for "Download an artifact"

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/artifacts/{artifact_id}/{archive_format}

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/artifacts/ARTIFACT_ID/ARCHIVE_FORMAT

Response

Status: 302

List workflow run artifacts

Works with GitHub Apps

Lists artifacts for a workflow run. 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 actions:read permission to use this endpoint.

Parameters for "List workflow run artifacts"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`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.
`run_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the workflow run.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: `30`
`page` integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`
`name` string The name field of an artifact. When specified, only artifacts with this name will be returned.

HTTP response status codes for "List workflow run artifacts"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "List workflow run artifacts"

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/artifacts

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/runs/RUN_ID/artifacts

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_count": 2,
  "artifacts": [
    {
      "id": 11,
      "node_id": "MDg6QXJ0aWZhY3QxMQ==",
      "name": "Rails",
      "size_in_bytes": 556,
      "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/11",
      "archive_download_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/11/zip",
      "expired": false,
      "created_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
      "expires_at": "2020-03-21T14:59:22Z",
      "updated_at": "2020-02-21T14:59:22Z",
      "workflow_run": {
        "id": 2332938,
        "repository_id": 1296269,
        "head_repository_id": 1296269,
        "head_branch": "main",
        "head_sha": "328faa0536e6fef19753d9d91dc96a9931694ce3"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 13,
      "node_id": "MDg6QXJ0aWZhY3QxMw==",
      "name": "Test output",
      "size_in_bytes": 453,
      "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/13",
      "archive_download_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/13/zip",
      "expired": false,
      "created_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
      "expires_at": "2020-03-21T14:59:22Z",
      "updated_at": "2020-02-21T14:59:22Z",
      "workflow_run": {
        "id": 2332942,
        "repository_id": 1296269,
        "head_repository_id": 1296269,
        "head_branch": "main",
        "head_sha": "178f4f6090b3fccad4a65b3e83d076a622d59652"
      }
    }
  ]
}