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REST API endpoints for workflow jobs

Use the REST API to interact with workflow jobs in GitHub Actions.

About workflow jobs in GitHub Actions

You can use the REST API to view logs and workflow jobs in GitHub Actions. A workflow job is a set of steps that execute on the same runner. For more information, see "Workflow syntax for GitHub Actions."

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get a job for a workflow run"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

  • "Actions" repository permissions (read)

This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.

Parameters for "Get a job for a workflow run"

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.

job_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the job.

HTTP response status codes for "Get a job for a workflow run"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples for "Get a job for a workflow run"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/jobs/{job_id}
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/jobs/JOB_ID

Response

Status: 200
{ "id": 399444496, "run_id": 29679449, "run_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/runs/29679449", "node_id": "MDEyOldvcmtmbG93IEpvYjM5OTQ0NDQ5Ng==", "head_sha": "f83a356604ae3c5d03e1b46ef4d1ca77d64a90b0", "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/jobs/399444496", "html_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/runs/29679449/jobs/399444496", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "started_at": "2020-01-20T17:42:40Z", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T17:44:39Z", "name": "build", "steps": [ { "name": "Set up job", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 1, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:40.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:41.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Run actions/checkout@v2", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 2, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:41.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Set up Ruby", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 3, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Run actions/cache@v3", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 4, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:48.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Install Bundler", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 5, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:48.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:52.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Install Gems", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 6, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:52.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:53.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Run Tests", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 7, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:53.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:59.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Deploy to Heroku", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 8, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:59.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Post actions/cache@v3", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 16, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Complete job", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 17, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00" } ], "check_run_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/check-runs/399444496", "labels": [ "self-hosted", "foo", "bar" ], "runner_id": 1, "runner_name": "my runner", "runner_group_id": 2, "runner_group_name": "my runner group", "workflow_name": "CI", "head_branch": "main" }

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Download job logs for a workflow run"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

  • "Actions" repository permissions (read)

This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.

Parameters for "Download job logs for a workflow run"

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.

job_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the job.

HTTP response status codes for "Download job logs for a workflow run"

Status codeDescription
302

Found

Code samples for "Download job logs for a workflow run"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/jobs/{job_id}/logs
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/jobs/JOB_ID/logs

Response

Status: 302

List jobs for a workflow run attempt

Lists jobs for a specific workflow run attempt. You can use parameters to narrow the list of results. For more information about using parameters, see Parameters.

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 tokens for "List jobs for a workflow run attempt"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

  • "Actions" repository permissions (read)

This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.

Parameters for "List jobs for a workflow run attempt"

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.

run_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the workflow run.

attempt_number integer Required

The attempt number of the workflow run.

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 jobs for a workflow run attempt"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

404

Resource not found

Code samples for "List jobs for a workflow run attempt"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/attempts/{attempt_number}/jobs
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/runs/RUN_ID/attempts/ATTEMPT_NUMBER/jobs

Response

Status: 200
{ "total_count": 1, "jobs": [ { "id": 399444496, "run_id": 29679449, "run_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/runs/29679449", "node_id": "MDEyOldvcmtmbG93IEpvYjM5OTQ0NDQ5Ng==", "head_sha": "f83a356604ae3c5d03e1b46ef4d1ca77d64a90b0", "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/jobs/399444496", "html_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/runs/29679449/jobs/399444496", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "started_at": "2020-01-20T17:42:40Z", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T17:44:39Z", "name": "build", "steps": [ { "name": "Set up job", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 1, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:40.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:41.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Run actions/checkout@v2", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 2, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:41.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Set up Ruby", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 3, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Run actions/cache@v3", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 4, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:48.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Install Bundler", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 5, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:48.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:52.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Install Gems", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 6, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:52.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:53.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Run Tests", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 7, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:53.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:59.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Deploy to Heroku", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 8, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:59.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Post actions/cache@v3", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 16, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Complete job", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 17, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00" } ], "check_run_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/check-runs/399444496", "labels": [ "self-hosted", "foo", "bar" ], "runner_id": 1, "runner_name": "my runner", "runner_group_id": 2, "runner_group_name": "my runner group", "workflow_name": "CI", "head_branch": "main" } ] }

List jobs for a workflow run

Lists jobs for a workflow run. You can use parameters to narrow the list of results. For more information about using parameters, see Parameters.

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 tokens for "List jobs for a workflow run"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

  • "Actions" repository permissions (read)

This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.

Parameters for "List jobs for a workflow run"

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.

run_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the workflow run.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
filter string

Filters jobs by their completed_at timestamp. latest returns jobs from the most recent execution of the workflow run. all returns all jobs for a workflow run, including from old executions of the workflow run.

Default: latest

Can be one of: latest, all

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 jobs for a workflow run"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples for "List jobs for a workflow run"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/jobs
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/runs/RUN_ID/jobs

Response

Status: 200
{ "total_count": 1, "jobs": [ { "id": 399444496, "run_id": 29679449, "run_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/runs/29679449", "node_id": "MDEyOldvcmtmbG93IEpvYjM5OTQ0NDQ5Ng==", "head_sha": "f83a356604ae3c5d03e1b46ef4d1ca77d64a90b0", "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/jobs/399444496", "html_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/runs/29679449/jobs/399444496", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "started_at": "2020-01-20T17:42:40Z", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T17:44:39Z", "name": "build", "steps": [ { "name": "Set up job", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 1, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:40.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:41.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Run actions/checkout@v2", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 2, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:41.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Set up Ruby", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 3, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Run actions/cache@v3", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 4, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:45.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:48.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Install Bundler", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 5, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:48.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:52.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Install Gems", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 6, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:52.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:53.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Run Tests", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 7, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:53.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:59.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Deploy to Heroku", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 8, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:42:59.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Post actions/cache@v3", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 16, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00" }, { "name": "Complete job", "status": "completed", "conclusion": "success", "number": 17, "started_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00", "completed_at": "2020-01-20T09:44:39.000-08:00" } ], "check_run_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/check-runs/399444496", "labels": [ "self-hosted", "foo", "bar" ], "runner_id": 1, "runner_name": "my runner", "runner_group_id": 2, "runner_group_name": "my runner group", "workflow_name": "CI", "head_branch": "main" } ] }