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Workflow jobs
Use the REST API to interact with workflow jobs in GitHub Actions.
About workflow jobs in GitHub Actions
You can use the REST API to view logs and workflow jobs in GitHub Actions. A workflow job is a set of steps that execute on the same runner. For more information, see "Workflow syntax for GitHub Actions."
Get a job for a workflow run
Gets a specific job in 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 a job for a workflow run"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
job_id integer RequiredThe unique identifier of the job. |
HTTP response status codes for "Get a job for a workflow run"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples for "Get a job for a workflow run"
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/jobs/JOB_ID
Response
Status: 200
{
"id": 399444496,
"run_id": 29679449,
"run_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/runs/29679449",
"node_id": "MDEyOldvcmtmbG93IEpvYjM5OTQ0NDQ5Ng==",
"head_sha": "f83a356604ae3c5d03e1b46ef4d1ca77d64a90b0",
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/jobs/399444496",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/runs/29679449/jobs/399444496",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"started_at": "2020-01-20T17:42:40Z",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T17:44:39Z",
"name": "build",
"steps": [
{
"name": "Set up job",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 1,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:40.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:41.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Run actions/checkout@v2",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 2,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:41.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Set up Ruby",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 3,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Run actions/cache@v3",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 4,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:48.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Install Bundler",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 5,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:48.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:52.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Install Gems",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 6,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:52.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:53.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Run Tests",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 7,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:53.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:59.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Deploy to Heroku",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 8,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:59.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Post actions/cache@v3",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 16,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Complete job",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 17,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00"
}
],
"check_run_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/check-runs/399444496",
"labels": [
"self-hosted",
"foo",
"bar"
],
"runner_id": 1,
"runner_name": "my runner",
"runner_group_id": 2,
"runner_group_name": "my runner group"
}
Download job logs for a workflow run
Gets a redirect URL to download a plain text file of logs for a workflow job. This link expires after 1 minute. Look
for Location:
in the response header to find the URL for the download. 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 "Download job logs for a workflow run"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
job_id integer RequiredThe unique identifier of the job. |
HTTP response status codes for "Download job logs for a workflow run"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
302 | Found |
Code samples for "Download job logs for a workflow run"
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/jobs/JOB_ID/logs
Response
Status: 302
List jobs for a workflow run attempt
Lists jobs for a specific workflow run attempt. 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. You can use parameters to narrow the list of results. For more information about using parameters, see Parameters.
Parameters for "List jobs for a workflow run attempt"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
run_id integer RequiredThe unique identifier of the workflow run. |
attempt_number integer RequiredThe attempt number of the workflow run. |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
per_page integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes for "List jobs for a workflow run attempt"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
404 | Resource not found |
Code samples for "List jobs for a workflow run attempt"
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/attempts/ATTEMPT_NUMBER/jobs
Response
Status: 200
{
"total_count": 1,
"jobs": [
{
"id": 399444496,
"run_id": 29679449,
"run_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/runs/29679449",
"node_id": "MDEyOldvcmtmbG93IEpvYjM5OTQ0NDQ5Ng==",
"head_sha": "f83a356604ae3c5d03e1b46ef4d1ca77d64a90b0",
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/jobs/399444496",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/runs/29679449/jobs/399444496",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"started_at": "2020-01-20T17:42:40Z",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T17:44:39Z",
"name": "build",
"steps": [
{
"name": "Set up job",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 1,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:40.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:41.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Run actions/checkout@v2",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 2,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:41.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Set up Ruby",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 3,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Run actions/cache@v3",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 4,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:48.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Install Bundler",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 5,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:48.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:52.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Install Gems",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 6,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:52.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:53.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Run Tests",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 7,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:53.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:59.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Deploy to Heroku",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 8,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:59.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Post actions/cache@v3",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 16,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Complete job",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 17,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00"
}
],
"check_run_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/check-runs/399444496",
"labels": [
"self-hosted",
"foo",
"bar"
],
"runner_id": 1,
"runner_name": "my runner",
"runner_group_id": 2,
"runner_group_name": "my runner group"
}
]
}
List jobs for a workflow run
Lists jobs 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. You can use parameters to narrow the list of results. For more information about using parameters, see Parameters.
Parameters for "List jobs for a workflow run"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
run_id integer RequiredThe unique identifier of the workflow run. |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
filter string Filters jobs by their Default: Can be one of: |
per_page integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes for "List jobs for a workflow run"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples for "List jobs for a workflow run"
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/jobs
Response
Status: 200
{
"total_count": 1,
"jobs": [
{
"id": 399444496,
"run_id": 29679449,
"run_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/runs/29679449",
"node_id": "MDEyOldvcmtmbG93IEpvYjM5OTQ0NDQ5Ng==",
"head_sha": "f83a356604ae3c5d03e1b46ef4d1ca77d64a90b0",
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/jobs/399444496",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/runs/29679449/jobs/399444496",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"started_at": "2020-01-20T17:42:40Z",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T17:44:39Z",
"name": "build",
"steps": [
{
"name": "Set up job",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 1,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:40.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:41.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Run actions/checkout@v2",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 2,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:41.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Set up Ruby",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 3,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Run actions/cache@v3",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 4,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:48.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Install Bundler",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 5,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:48.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:52.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Install Gems",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 6,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:52.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:53.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Run Tests",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 7,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:53.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:59.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Deploy to Heroku",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 8,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:59.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Post actions/cache@v3",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 16,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00"
},
{
"name": "Complete job",
"status": "completed",
"conclusion": "success",
"number": 17,
"started_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00",
"completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00"
}
],
"check_run_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/check-runs/399444496",
"labels": [
"self-hosted",
"foo",
"bar"
],
"runner_id": 1,
"runner_name": "my runner",
"runner_group_id": 2,
"runner_group_name": "my runner group"
}
]
}