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REST API endpoints for GitHub Actions cache

Use the REST API to interact with the cache for repositories in GitHub Actions.

About the cache in GitHub Actions

You can use the REST API to query and manage the cache for repositories in GitHub Actions. You can also install a GitHub CLI extension to manage your caches from the command line. For more information, see "Caching dependencies to speed up workflows."

Get GitHub Actions cache usage for an organization

Gets the total GitHub Actions cache usage for an organization. The data fetched using this API is refreshed approximately every 5 minutes, so values returned from this endpoint may take at least 5 minutes to get updated.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get GitHub Actions cache usage for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

  • organization_administration:read

Parameters for "Get GitHub Actions cache usage for an organization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes for "Get GitHub Actions cache usage for an organization"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples for "Get GitHub Actions cache usage for an organization"

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/actions/cache/usage
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/orgs/ORG/actions/cache/usage

Response

Status: 200
{ "total_active_caches_size_in_bytes": 3344284, "total_active_caches_count": 5 }

List repositories with GitHub Actions cache usage for an organization

Lists repositories and their GitHub Actions cache usage for an organization. The data fetched using this API is refreshed approximately every 5 minutes, so values returned from this endpoint may take at least 5 minutes to get updated.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "List repositories with GitHub Actions cache usage for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

  • organization_administration:read

Parameters for "List repositories with GitHub Actions cache usage for an organization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. 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

HTTP response status codes for "List repositories with GitHub Actions cache usage for an organization"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples for "List repositories with GitHub Actions cache usage for an organization"

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/actions/cache/usage-by-repository
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/orgs/ORG/actions/cache/usage-by-repository

Response

Status: 200
{ "total_count": 2, "repository_cache_usages": [ { "full_name": "octo-org/Hello-World", "active_caches_size_in_bytes": 2322142, "active_caches_count": 3 }, { "full_name": "octo-org/server", "active_caches_size_in_bytes": 1022142, "active_caches_count": 2 } ] }

Get GitHub Actions cache usage for a repository

Gets GitHub Actions cache usage for a repository. The data fetched using this API is refreshed approximately every 5 minutes, so values returned from this endpoint may take at least 5 minutes to get updated.

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 GitHub Actions cache usage 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 "Get GitHub Actions cache usage 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.

HTTP response status codes for "Get GitHub Actions cache usage for a repository"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples for "Get GitHub Actions cache usage for a repository"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/cache/usage
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/cache/usage

Response

Status: 200
{ "full_name": "octo-org/Hello-World", "active_caches_size_in_bytes": 2322142, "active_caches_count": 3 }

List GitHub Actions caches for a repository

Lists the GitHub Actions caches for a repository.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "List GitHub Actions caches 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 GitHub Actions caches 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

ref string

The full Git reference for narrowing down the cache. The ref for a branch should be formatted as refs/heads/<branch name>. To reference a pull request use refs/pull/<number>/merge.

key string

An explicit key or prefix for identifying the cache

sort string

The property to sort the results by. created_at means when the cache was created. last_accessed_at means when the cache was last accessed. size_in_bytes is the size of the cache in bytes.

Default: last_accessed_at

Can be one of: created_at, last_accessed_at, size_in_bytes

direction string

The direction to sort the results by.

Default: desc

Can be one of: asc, desc

HTTP response status codes for "List GitHub Actions caches for a repository"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples for "List GitHub Actions caches for a repository"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/caches
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/caches

Response

Status: 200
{ "total_count": 1, "actions_caches": [ { "id": 505, "ref": "refs/heads/main", "key": "Linux-node-958aff96db2d75d67787d1e634ae70b659de937b", "version": "73885106f58cc52a7df9ec4d4a5622a5614813162cb516c759a30af6bf56e6f0", "last_accessed_at": "2019-01-24T22:45:36.000Z", "created_at": "2019-01-24T22:45:36.000Z", "size_in_bytes": 1024 } ] }

Delete GitHub Actions caches for a repository (using a cache key)

Deletes one or more GitHub Actions caches for a repository, using a complete cache key. By default, all caches that match the provided key are deleted, but you can optionally provide a Git ref to restrict deletions to caches that match both the provided key and the Git ref.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Delete GitHub Actions caches for a repository (using a cache key)"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

  • actions:write

Parameters for "Delete GitHub Actions caches for a repository (using a cache key)"

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
key string Required

A key for identifying the cache.

ref string

The full Git reference for narrowing down the cache. The ref for a branch should be formatted as refs/heads/<branch name>. To reference a pull request use refs/pull/<number>/merge.

HTTP response status codes for "Delete GitHub Actions caches for a repository (using a cache key)"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples for "Delete GitHub Actions caches for a repository (using a cache key)"

Request example

delete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/caches
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/caches?key=Linux-node-958aff96db2d75d67787d1e634ae70b659de937b"

Response

Status: 200
{ "total_count": 1, "actions_caches": [ { "id": 505, "ref": "refs/heads/main", "key": "Linux-node-958aff96db2d75d67787d1e634ae70b659de937b", "version": "73885106f58cc52a7df9ec4d4a5622a5614813162cb516c759a30af6bf56e6f0", "last_accessed_at": "2019-01-24T22:45:36.000Z", "created_at": "2019-01-24T22:45:36.000Z", "size_in_bytes": 1024 } ] }

Delete a GitHub Actions cache for a repository (using a cache ID)

Deletes a GitHub Actions cache for a repository, using a cache ID.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Delete a GitHub Actions cache for a repository (using a cache ID)"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

  • actions:write

Parameters for "Delete a GitHub Actions cache for a repository (using a cache ID)"

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.

cache_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the GitHub Actions cache.

HTTP response status codes for "Delete a GitHub Actions cache for a repository (using a cache ID)"

Status codeDescription
204

No Content

Code samples for "Delete a GitHub Actions cache for a repository (using a cache ID)"

Request example

delete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/caches/{cache_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/caches/CACHE_ID

Response

Status: 204