REST API endpoints for workflows - GitHub Enterprise Server 3.8 Docs

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 "About workflows" in the GitHub Actions documentation.

List repository workflows

Lists the workflows in a repository.

Anyone with read access to the repository can use this endpoint.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint with a private repository.

Parameters for "List repository workflows"

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`

HTTP response status codes for "List repository workflows"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "List repository workflows"

Request example

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

curl -L \
  -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://HOSTNAME/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://HOSTNAME/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

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.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint with a private repository.

Parameters for "Get a workflow"

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.
`workflow_id` Required The ID of the workflow. You can also pass the workflow file name as a string.

HTTP response status codes for "Get a workflow"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "Get a workflow"

Request example

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

curl -L \
  -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://HOSTNAME/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

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.

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

Parameters for "Disable a workflow"

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.
`workflow_id` Required