Managing workflow runs
You can manually interact with workflow runs to ensure they run effectively.
Manually running a workflow
When a workflow is configured to run on the workflow_dispatch
event, you can run the workflow using the Actions tab on GitHub, GitHub CLI, or the REST API.
Re-running workflows and jobs
You can re-run a workflow run, all failed jobs in a workflow run, or specific jobs in a workflow run up to 30 days after its initial run.
Canceling a workflow
You can cancel a workflow run that is in progress. When you cancel a workflow run, GitHub cancels all jobs and steps that are a part of that workflow.
Disabling and enabling a workflow
You can disable and re-enable a workflow using the GitHub UI, the REST API, or GitHub CLI.
Skipping workflow runs
You can skip workflow runs triggered by the push
and pull_request
events by including a command in your commit message.
Deleting a workflow run
You can delete a workflow run that has been completed, or is more than two weeks old.
Downloading workflow artifacts
You can download archived artifacts before they automatically expire.
Removing workflow artifacts
You can reclaim used GitHub Actions storage by deleting artifacts before they expire on GitHub.
Approving workflow runs from public forks
When an outside contributor submits a pull request to a public repository, a maintainer with write access may need to approve some workflow runs.
Approving workflow runs from private forks
When someone without write access submits a pull request to a private repository, a maintainer may need to approve any workflow runs.