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REST API endpoints for 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

Lists all artifacts for a repository.

Anyone with read access to the repository can use this endpoint.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint with a private repository.

Fine-grained access tokens for "List artifacts for a repository"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

  • actions:read

This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.

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). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Default: 30

page integer

The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

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 artifacts for a repository"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples for "List artifacts for a repository"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/artifacts
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/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://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/11", "archive_download_url": "https://api.github.com/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://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/13", "archive_download_url": "https://api.github.com/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

Gets a specific artifact for a workflow run.

Anyone with read access to the repository can use this endpoint.

If the repository is private, OAuth tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get an artifact"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

  • actions:read

This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.

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 codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples for "Get an artifact"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/artifacts/{artifact_id}
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/artifacts/ARTIFACT_ID

Response

Status: 200
{ "id": 11, "node_id": "MDg6QXJ0aWZhY3QxMQ==", "name": "Rails", "size_in_bytes": 556, "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/11", "archive_download_url": "https://api.github.com/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

Deletes an artifact for a workflow run. OAuth tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Delete an artifact"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

  • actions:write

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 codeDescription
204

No Content

Code samples for "Delete an artifact"

Request example

delete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/artifacts/{artifact_id}
curl -L \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/artifacts/ARTIFACT_ID

Response

Status: 204

Download an artifact

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.

OAuth tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Download an artifact"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

  • actions:read

This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.

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 codeDescription
302

Found

410

Gone

Code samples for "Download an artifact"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/artifacts/{artifact_id}/{archive_format}
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/artifacts/ARTIFACT_ID/ARCHIVE_FORMAT

Response

Status: 302

List workflow run artifacts

Lists artifacts for a workflow run.

Anyone with read access to the repository can use this endpoint.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint with a private repository.

Fine-grained access tokens for "List workflow run artifacts"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

  • actions:read

This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.

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). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Default: 30

page integer

The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

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 codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples for "List workflow run artifacts"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/artifacts
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/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://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/11", "archive_download_url": "https://api.github.com/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://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/13", "archive_download_url": "https://api.github.com/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" } } ] }