REST API endpoints for GitHub Actions artifacts
Use the REST API to interact with artifacts in GitHub Actions.
About artifacts in GitHub Actions
You can use the REST API to download, delete, and retrieve information about workflow artifacts in GitHub Actions. Artifacts enable you to share data between jobs in a workflow and store data once that workflow has completed. For more information, see Store and share data with workflow artifacts.
List artifacts for a repository
Lists all artifacts for 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.
fine_grained_access
works_with_fine_grained_tokens:
permission_set:
- "Actions" repository permissions (read)
allows_public_read_access
Parameters for "List artifacts for a repository"
| 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 |
| 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: |
page integer The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: |
name string The name field of an artifact. When specified, only artifacts with this name will be returned. |
http_status_code
| status_code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK |
code_samples
request_example
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/artifactsResponse
Status: 200{
"total_count": 2,
"artifacts": [
{
"id": 11,
"node_id": "MDg6QXJ0aWZhY3QxMQ==",
"name": "Rails",
"size_in_bytes": 556,
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/11",
"archive_download_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/11/zip",
"expired": false,
"created_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
"expires_at": "2020-03-21T14:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-02-21T14:59:22Z",
"workflow_run": {
"id": 2332938,
"repository_id": 1296269,
"head_repository_id": 1296269,
"head_branch": "main",
"head_sha": "328faa0536e6fef19753d9d91dc96a9931694ce3"
}
},
{
"id": 13,
"node_id": "MDg6QXJ0aWZhY3QxMw==",
"name": "Test output",
"size_in_bytes": 453,
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/13",
"archive_download_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/13/zip",
"expired": false,
"created_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
"expires_at": "2020-03-21T14:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-02-21T14:59:22Z",
"workflow_run": {
"id": 2332942,
"repository_id": 1296269,
"head_repository_id": 1296269,
"head_branch": "main",
"head_sha": "178f4f6090b3fccad4a65b3e83d076a622d59652"
}
}
]
}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, OAuth tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint.
fine_grained_access
works_with_fine_grained_tokens:
permission_set:
- "Actions" repository permissions (read)
allows_public_read_access
Parameters for "Get an artifact"
| 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 |
artifact_id integer RequiredThe unique identifier of the artifact. |
http_status_code
| status_code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK |
code_samples
request_example
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/artifacts/ARTIFACT_IDResponse
Status: 200{
"id": 11,
"node_id": "MDg6QXJ0aWZhY3QxMQ==",
"name": "Rails",
"size_in_bytes": 556,
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/11",
"archive_download_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/11/zip",
"expired": false,
"created_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
"expires_at": "2020-01-21T14:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-01-21T14:59:22Z",
"workflow_run": {
"id": 2332938,
"repository_id": 1296269,
"head_repository_id": 1296269,
"head_branch": "main",
"head_sha": "328faa0536e6fef19753d9d91dc96a9931694ce3"
}
}Delete an artifact
Deletes an artifact for a workflow run.
OAuth tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint.
fine_grained_access
works_with_fine_grained_tokens:
permission_set:
- "Actions" repository permissions (write)
Parameters for "Delete an artifact"
| 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 |
artifact_id integer RequiredThe unique identifier of the artifact. |
http_status_code
| status_code | Description |
|---|---|
204 | No Content |
code_samples
request_example
curl -L \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/artifacts/ARTIFACT_IDResponse
Status: 204Download 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.
OAuth tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint.
fine_grained_access
works_with_fine_grained_tokens:
permission_set:
- "Actions" repository permissions (read)
Parameters for "Download an artifact"
| 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 |
artifact_id integer RequiredThe unique identifier of the artifact. |
archive_format string Required |
http_status_code
| status_code | Description |
|---|---|
302 | Found |
410 | Gone |
code_samples
request_example
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/artifacts/ARTIFACT_ID/ARCHIVE_FORMATResponse
Status: 302List workflow run artifacts
Lists artifacts for a workflow run.
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.
fine_grained_access
works_with_fine_grained_tokens:
permission_set:
- "Actions" repository permissions (read)
allows_public_read_access
Parameters for "List workflow run artifacts"
| 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 |
|---|
per_page integer The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: |
page integer The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: |
name string The name field of an artifact. When specified, only artifacts with this name will be returned. |
direction string The direction to sort the results by. Default: Can be one of: |
http_status_code
| status_code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK |
code_samples
request_example
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/runs/RUN_ID/artifactsResponse
Status: 200{
"total_count": 2,
"artifacts": [
{
"id": 11,
"node_id": "MDg6QXJ0aWZhY3QxMQ==",
"name": "Rails",
"size_in_bytes": 556,
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/11",
"archive_download_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/11/zip",
"expired": false,
"created_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
"expires_at": "2020-03-21T14:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-02-21T14:59:22Z",
"workflow_run": {
"id": 2332938,
"repository_id": 1296269,
"head_repository_id": 1296269,
"head_branch": "main",
"head_sha": "328faa0536e6fef19753d9d91dc96a9931694ce3"
}
},
{
"id": 13,
"node_id": "MDg6QXJ0aWZhY3QxMw==",
"name": "Test output",
"size_in_bytes": 453,
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/13",
"archive_download_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/octo-docs/actions/artifacts/13/zip",
"expired": false,
"created_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
"expires_at": "2020-03-21T14:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-02-21T14:59:22Z",
"workflow_run": {
"id": 2332942,
"repository_id": 1296269,
"head_repository_id": 1296269,
"head_branch": "main",
"head_sha": "178f4f6090b3fccad4a65b3e83d076a622d59652"
}
}
]
}