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Actions Manually running a workflow - GitHub Docs

Instructions for triggering a GitHub Actions workflow manually through the GitHub web interface.

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Actions Manually running a workflow - GitHub Docs

Instructions for triggering a GitHub Actions workflow manually through the GitHub web interface.

When To Use

Use when you need to trigger a specific GitHub Actions workflow on demand rather than waiting for an automated event trigger.

Reference Files

FileContainsUse For
SKILL.mdEntry point: scope, routing table, and workflow.Start here.
docs/actions-how-tos-manage-workflow-runs-manually-running-a-github-docs-workflow-guide.mdInstructions and configuration details for using the workflow_dispatch event to manually trigger GitHub Actions workflows.Questions about instructions and configuration details for using the workflowdispatch event to manually trigger GitHub Actions workfl...
examples/actions-how-tos-manage-workflow-runs-manually-running-a-github-docs-gith.textA command line example demonstrating how to use the GitHub CLI to manually trigger a workflow run.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A command line example demonstrating how to use the GitHub CLI to manually trigger a workflow run.
examples/actions-how-tos-manage-workflow-runs-manually-running-a-github-docs-gith-2.textA command line example using the GitHub CLI to manually trigger a workflow with input parameters.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A command line example using the GitHub CLI to manually trigger a workflow with input parameters.
examples/actions-how-tos-manage-workflow-runs-manually-running-a-github-docs-gith-3.textA command line example using the GitHub CLI to manually trigger a workflow with JSON input.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A command line example using the GitHub CLI to manually trigger a workflow with JSON input.
examples/actions-how-tos-manage-workflow-runs-manually-running-a-github-docs-gith-4.textA command line example using the GitHub CLI to manually trigger a specific workflow on a given branch.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A command line example using the GitHub CLI to manually trigger a specific workflow on a given branch.
examples/actions-how-tos-manage-workflow-runs-manually-running-a-github-docs-gith-5.textA text snippet demonstrating the use of the GitHub CLI gh run watch command to monitor a workflow run.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A text snippet demonstrating the use of the GitHub CLI gh run watch command to monitor a workflow run.

What This Skill Covers

    • GitHub Actions / - How-tos / - Manage workflow runs / - Manually run a workflow
  • Main sections: Tool navigation, In this article, Configuring a workflow to run manually, Running a workflow, Running a workflow using the REST API.

Workflow

  1. Open the most relevant file under docs/ for the exact documented workflow and wording.
  2. Open schemas/ files for exact structured contracts.
  3. Open examples/ files for concrete requests, commands, snippets, and manifests.
  4. Do not add behavior or configuration that is not present in the attached source files.

Canonical source: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/manage-workflow-runs/manually-run-a-workflow