Workflows

Use the REST API to interact with workflows in GitHub Actions.

About workflows in GitHub Actions

You can use the REST API to view workflows for a repository in GitHub Actions. Workflows automate your software development life cycle with a wide range of tools and services. For more information, see "Automating your workflow with GitHub Actions."

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 actions permission to use these endpoints.

List repository workflows

Works with GitHub Apps

Lists the workflows in a repository. 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

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page`integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: `30`
`page`integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples

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

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/workflows

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_count": 2,
  "workflows": [
    {
      "id": 161335,
      "node_id": "MDg6V29ya2Zsb3cxNjEzMzU=",
      "name": "CI",
      "path": ".github/workflows/blank.yaml",
      "state": "active",
      "created_at": "2020-01-08T23:48:37.000-08:00",
      "updated_at": "2020-01-08T23:50:21.000-08:00",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/workflows/161335",
      "html_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/blob/master/.github/workflows/161335",
      "badge_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/workflows/CI/badge.svg"
    },
    {
      "id": 269289,
      "node_id": "MDE4OldvcmtmbG93IFNlY29uZGFyeTI2OTI4OQ==",
      "name": "Linter",
      "path": ".github/workflows/linter.yaml",
      "state": "active",
      "created_at": "2020-01-08T23:48:37.000-08:00",
      "updated_at": "2020-01-08T23:50:21.000-08:00",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/workflows/269289",
      "html_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/blob/master/.github/workflows/269289",
      "badge_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/workflows/Linter/badge.svg"
    }
  ]
}

Get a workflow

Works with GitHub Apps

Gets a specific workflow. You can replace workflow_id with the workflow file name. For example, you could use main.yaml. 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

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`workflow_id`Required The ID of the workflow. You can also pass the workflow file name as a string.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/workflows/{workflow_id}

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/workflows/WORKFLOW_ID

Response

Status: 200

{
  "id": 161335,
  "node_id": "MDg6V29ya2Zsb3cxNjEzMzU=",
  "name": "CI",
  "path": ".github/workflows/blank.yaml",
  "state": "active",
  "created_at": "2020-01-08T23:48:37.000-08:00",
  "updated_at": "2020-01-08T23:50:21.000-08:00",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/workflows/161335",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/blob/master/.github/workflows/161335",
  "badge_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/workflows/CI/badge.svg"
}

Disable a workflow

Works with GitHub Apps

Disables a workflow and sets the state of the workflow to disabled_manually. You can replace workflow_id with the workflow file name. For example, you could use main.yaml.

You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the actions:write permission to use this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`workflow_id`Required The ID of the workflow. You can also pass the workflow file name as a string.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content

Code samples

put/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/workflows/{workflow_id}/disable

curl \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/workflows/WORKFLOW_ID/disable

Response

Status: 204

Create a workflow dispatch event

Works with GitHub Apps

You can use this endpoint to manually trigger a GitHub Actions workflow run. You can replace workflow_id with the workflow file name. For example, you could use main.yaml.

You must configure your GitHub Actions workflow to run when the workflow_dispatch webhook event occurs. The inputs are configured in the workflow file. For more information about how to configure the workflow_dispatch event in the workflow file, see "Events that trigger workflows."

You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the actions:write permission to use this endpoint. For more information, see "Creating a personal access token for the command line."

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`workflow_id`Required The ID of the workflow. You can also pass the workflow file name as a string.
Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`ref`stringRequired The git reference for the workflow. The reference can be a branch or tag name.
`inputs`object Input keys and values configured in the workflow file. The maximum number of properties is 10. Any default properties configured in the workflow file will be used when `inputs` are omitted.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content

Code samples

post/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/workflows/{workflow_id}/dispatches

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/workflows/WORKFLOW_ID/dispatches \
  -d '{"ref":"topic-branch","inputs":{"name":"Mona the Octocat","home":"San Francisco, CA"}}'

Response

Status: 204

Enable a workflow

Works with GitHub Apps

Enables a workflow and sets the state of the workflow to active. You can replace workflow_id with the workflow file name. For example, you could use main.yaml.

You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the actions:write permission to use this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`workflow_id`Required The ID of the workflow. You can also pass the workflow file name as a string.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content

Code samples

put/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/workflows/{workflow_id}/enable

curl \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/workflows/WORKFLOW_ID/enable

Response

Status: 204