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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, including all jobs and steps, that is in progress.

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.

Managing caches

You can monitor, filter, and delete dependency caches created from your workflows.

Approving workflow runs from forks

You can manually approve workflow runs that have been triggered by a contributor's pull request.