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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 "Creating and using 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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org stringRequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integerThe number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integerPage number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-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://api.github.com/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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org stringRequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org stringRequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name stringRequiredThe name of the secret. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-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://api.github.com/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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org stringRequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name stringRequiredThe name of the secret. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
encrypted_value stringValue for your secret, encrypted with LibSodium using the public key retrieved from the Get an organization public key endpoint. |
key_id stringID of the key you used to encrypt the secret. |
visibility stringRequiredWhich type of organization repositories have access to the organization secret. Can be one of: |
selected_repository_ids array of integersAn 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
Status code | Description |
---|---|
201 | Response when creating a secret |
204 | Response when updating a secret |
Code samples
curl \
-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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org stringRequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name stringRequiredThe name of the secret. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org stringRequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name stringRequiredThe name of the secret. |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
page integerPage number of the results to fetch. Default: |
per_page integerThe number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-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://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/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://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
"archive_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
"assignees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
"blobs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
"branches_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
"collaborators_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
"compare_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
"contents_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
"contributors_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors",
"deployments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments",
"downloads_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks",
"git_commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
"git_refs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
"git_tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
"git_url": "git:github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"issue_comment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
"issue_events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
"issues_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
"keys_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
"labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
"languages_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages",
"merges_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges",
"milestones_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
"notifications_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since,all,participating}",
"pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
"releases_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
"ssh_url": "git@github.com:octocat/Hello-World.git",
"stargazers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
"statuses_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
"subscribers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
"subscription_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription",
"tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags",
"teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams",
"trees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
"hooks_url": "http://api.github.com/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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org stringRequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name stringRequiredThe name of the secret. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
selected_repository_ids array of integersRequiredAn 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
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org stringRequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name stringRequiredThe name of the secret. |
repository_id integerRequired |
HTTP response status codes
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
curl \
-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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
org stringRequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name stringRequiredThe name of the secret. |
repository_id integerRequired |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | Response when repository was removed from the selected list |
409 | Conflict when visibility type not set to selected |
Code samples
curl \
-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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integerThe number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integerPage number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name stringRequiredThe name of the secret. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name stringRequiredThe name of the secret. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
encrypted_value stringValue for your secret, encrypted with LibSodium using the public key retrieved from the Get a repository public key endpoint. |
key_id stringID of the key you used to encrypt the secret. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
201 | Response when creating a secret |
204 | Response when updating a secret |
Code samples
curl \
-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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name stringRequiredThe name of the secret. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
repository_id integerRequiredThe unique identifier of the repository. |
environment_name stringRequiredThe name of the environment. |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integerThe number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integerPage number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
repository_id integerRequiredThe unique identifier of the repository. |
environment_name stringRequiredThe name of the environment. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
repository_id integerRequiredThe unique identifier of the repository. |
environment_name stringRequiredThe name of the environment. |
secret_name stringRequiredThe name of the secret. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
repository_id integerRequiredThe unique identifier of the repository. |
environment_name stringRequiredThe name of the environment. |
secret_name stringRequiredThe name of the secret. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
encrypted_value stringRequiredValue for your secret, encrypted with LibSodium using the public key retrieved from the Get an environment public key endpoint. |
key_id stringRequiredID of the key you used to encrypt the secret. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
201 | Response when creating a secret |
204 | Response when updating a secret |
Code samples
curl \
-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
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
repository_id integerRequiredThe unique identifier of the repository. |
environment_name stringRequiredThe name of the environment. |
secret_name stringRequiredThe name of the secret. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | Default response |
Code samples
curl \
-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