REST API endpoints for workflow jobs

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 code	Description
`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 code	Description
`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 code	Description
`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 code	Description
`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"
    }
  ]
}