GitHub v3 REST API

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](https://docs.github.com/github-ae@latest/rest/reference/actions#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.

Add a self-hosted runner to a group for an organization Adds a self-hosted runner to a runner group configured in an organization. You must authenticate using an access token with the `admin:org` scope to use this endpoint.

Cancel a workflow run Cancels a workflow run using its `id`. 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.

Create or update an organization secret Creates or updates an organization secret with an encrypted value. Encrypt your secret using [LibSodium](https://libsodium.gitbook.io/doc/bindings_for_other_languages). 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](https://www.npmjs.com/package/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](https://pynacl.readthedocs.io/en/latest/public/#nacl-public-sealedbox) 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](https://www.nuget.org/packages/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](https://github.com/RubyCrypto/rbnacl) gem. ```ruby 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) ```

Create or update a repository secret Creates or updates a repository secret with an encrypted value. Encrypt your secret using [LibSodium](https://libsodium.gitbook.io/doc/bindings_for_other_languages). 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](https://www.npmjs.com/package/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](https://pynacl.readthedocs.io/en/latest/public/#nacl-public-sealedbox) 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](https://www.nuget.org/packages/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](https://github.com/RubyCrypto/rbnacl) gem. ```ruby 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) ```

Create a registration token for an organization Returns a token that you can pass to the `config` script. The token expires after one hour. You must authenticate using an access token with the `admin:org` scope to use this endpoint. #### Example using registration token Configure your self-hosted runner, replacing `TOKEN` with the registration token provided by this endpoint. ``` ./config.sh --url https://github.com/octo-org --token TOKEN ```

Create a registration token for a repository Returns a token that you can pass to the `config` script. The token expires after one hour. You must authenticate using an access token with the `repo` scope to use this endpoint. #### Example using registration token Configure your self-hosted runner, replacing `TOKEN` with the registration token provided by this endpoint. ``` ./config.sh --url https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo-artifacts --token TOKEN ```

Create a remove token for an organization Returns a token that you can pass to the `config` script to remove a self-hosted runner from an organization. The token expires after one hour. You must authenticate using an access token with the `admin:org` scope to use this endpoint. #### Example using remove token To remove your self-hosted runner from an organization, replace `TOKEN` with the remove token provided by this endpoint. ``` ./config.sh remove --token TOKEN ```

Create a remove token for a repository Returns a token that you can pass to remove a self-hosted runner from a repository. The token expires after one hour. You must authenticate using an access token with the `repo` scope to use this endpoint. #### Example using remove token To remove your self-hosted runner from a repository, replace TOKEN with the remove token provided by this endpoint. ``` ./config.sh remove --token TOKEN ```

Create a self-hosted runner group for an organization Creates a new self-hosted runner group for an organization. You must authenticate using an access token with the `admin:org` scope to use this endpoint.

Create a workflow dispatch event 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](/developers/webhooks-and-events/webhook-events-and-payloads#workflow_dispatch) 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](/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows#workflow_dispatch)." 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](https://docs.github.com/github-ae@latest/articles/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line)."

Delete an artifact Deletes an artifact for a workflow run. 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.

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.

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.

Delete a self-hosted runner from an organization Forces the removal of a self-hosted runner from an organization. You can use this endpoint to completely remove the runner when the machine you were using no longer exists. You must authenticate using an access token with the `admin:org` scope to use this endpoint.

Delete a self-hosted runner from a repository Forces the removal of a self-hosted runner from a repository. You can use this endpoint to completely remove the runner when the machine you were using no longer exists. You must authenticate using an access token with the `repo` scope to use this endpoint.

Delete a self-hosted runner group from an organization Deletes a self-hosted runner group for an organization. You must authenticate using an access token with the `admin:org` scope to use this endpoint.

Delete a workflow run Delete a specific workflow run. Anyone with write 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:write` permission to use this endpoint.

Delete workflow run logs Deletes all logs for a workflow run. 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.

Disable a selected repository for GitHub Actions in an organization Removes a repository from the list of selected repositories that are enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization. To use this endpoint, the organization permission policy for `enabled_repositories` must be configured to `selected`. For more information, see "[Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization](#set-github-actions-permissions-for-an-organization)." You must authenticate using an access token with the `admin:org` scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the `administration` organization permission to use this API.

Disable a workflow 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.

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`. 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.

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.

Download workflow run attempt logs Gets a redirect URL to download an archive of log files for a specific workflow run attempt. 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.

Download workflow run logs Gets a redirect URL to download an archive of log files for a workflow run. 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.

Enable a selected repository for GitHub Actions in an organization Adds a repository to the list of selected repositories that are enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization. To use this endpoint, the organization permission policy for `enabled_repositories` must be must be configured to `selected`. For more information, see "[Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization](#set-github-actions-permissions-for-an-organization)." You must authenticate using an access token with the `admin:org` scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the `administration` organization permission to use this API.

Enable a workflow 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.

Get allowed actions for an organization Gets the selected actions that are allowed in an organization. To use this endpoint, the organization permission policy for `allowed_actions` must be configured to `selected`. For more information, see "[Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization](#set-github-actions-permissions-for-an-organization)."" You must authenticate using an access token with the `admin:org` scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the `administration` organization permission to use this API.

Get allowed actions for a repository Gets the settings for selected actions that are allowed in a repository. To use this endpoint, the repository policy for `allowed_actions` must be configured to `selected`. For more information, see "[Set GitHub Actions permissions for a repository](#set-github-actions-permissions-for-a-repository)." You must authenticate using an access token with the `repo` scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the `administration` repository permission to use this API.

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 you must use an access token with the `repo` scope. GitHub Apps must have the `actions:read` permission to use this endpoint.

Get GitHub Actions permissions for an organization Gets the GitHub Actions permissions policy for repositories and allowed actions in an organization. You must authenticate using an access token with the `admin:org` scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the `administration` organization permission to use this API.

Get GitHub Actions permissions for a repository Gets the GitHub Actions permissions policy for a repository, including whether GitHub Actions is enabled and the actions allowed to run in the repository. You must authenticate using an access token with the `repo` scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the `administration` repository permission to use this API.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Get a self-hosted runner for an organization Gets a specific self-hosted runner configured in an organization. You must authenticate using an access token with the `admin:org` scope to use this endpoint.

Get a self-hosted runner for a repository Gets a specific self-hosted runner configured in a repository. You must authenticate using an access token with the `repo` scope to use this endpoint.

Get a self-hosted runner group for an organization Gets a specific self-hosted runner group for an organization. You must authenticate using an access token with the `admin:org` scope to use this endpoint.

Get a workflow 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.

Get a workflow run Gets a specific 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.

Get a workflow run attempt Gets 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.

Get workflow run usage Gets the number of billable minutes and total run time for a specific workflow run. Billable minutes only apply to workflows in private repositories that use GitHub AE-hosted runners. Usage is listed for each GitHub AE-hosted runner operating system in milliseconds. Any job re-runs are also included in the usage. The usage does not include the multiplier for macOS and Windows runners and is not rounded up to the nearest whole minute. For more information, see "[Managing billing for GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/github-ae@latest/github/setting-up-and-managing-billing-and-payments-on-github/managing-billing-for-github-actions)". 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.

Get workflow usage Gets the number of billable minutes used by a specific workflow during the current billing cycle. Billable minutes only apply to workflows in private repositories that use GitHub AE-hosted runners. Usage is listed for each GitHub AE-hosted runner operating system in milliseconds. Any job re-runs are also included in the usage. The usage does not include the multiplier for macOS and Windows runners and is not rounded up to the nearest whole minute. For more information, see "[Managing billing for GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/github-ae@latest/github/setting-up-and-managing-billing-and-payments-on-github/managing-billing-for-github-actions)". 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.

List artifacts for a repository Lists all artifacts for 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.

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](https://docs.github.com/github-ae@latest/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#parameters).

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](https://docs.github.com/github-ae@latest/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#parameters).

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.

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.