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Actions Using workflow run logs - GitHub Docs

Explains how to access, view, and interpret logs from GitHub Actions workflow runs to monitor execution and troubleshoot failures.

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Actions Using workflow run logs - GitHub Docs

Explains how to access, view, and interpret logs from GitHub Actions workflow runs to monitor execution and troubleshoot failures.

When To Use

Use when you need to investigate why a specific workflow job failed or to monitor the real-time execution steps of a GitHub Actions run.

Reference Files

FileContainsUse For
SKILL.mdEntry point: scope, routing table, and workflow.Start here.
docs/actions-how-tos-monitor-workflows-using-workflow-run-logs-github-docs-workflow-guide.mdA guide explaining how to view, search, and download logs for individual jobs within a GitHub Actions workflow run.Questions about a guide explaining how to view, search, and download logs for individual jobs within a GitHub Actions workflow run.
examples/actions-how-tos-monitor-workflows-using-workflow-run-logs-github-docs-gi.textA shell script that accepts a repository name and workflow name as arguments to delete workflow run logs.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A shell script that accepts a repository name and workflow name as arguments to delete workflow run logs.
examples/actions-how-tos-monitor-workflows-using-workflow-run-logs-github-docs-gi-2.textA bash script that deletes all logs for a specified GitHub repository and workflow name.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A bash script that deletes all logs for a specified GitHub repository and workflow name.
examples/actions-how-tos-monitor-workflows-using-workflow-run-logs-github-docs-gh.textA command-line example using the GitHub CLI to view workflow run logs for a specific run ID.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A command-line example using the GitHub CLI to view workflow run logs for a specific run ID.
examples/actions-how-tos-monitor-workflows-using-workflow-run-logs-github-docs-gh-2.textA GitHub CLI command used to view the logs of a specific job within a workflow run.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A GitHub CLI command used to view the logs of a specific job within a workflow run.
examples/actions-how-tos-monitor-workflows-using-workflow-run-logs-github-docs-gi-3.textA CLI command using the GitHub CLI to view and filter workflow run logs for a specific job ID.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A CLI command using the GitHub CLI to view and filter workflow run logs for a specific job ID.
examples/actions-how-tos-monitor-workflows-using-workflow-run-logs-github-docs-gh-3.textA GitHub CLI command used to view the logs of a failed job within a specific workflow run.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A GitHub CLI command used to view the logs of a failed job within a specific workflow run.

What This Skill Covers

    • GitHub Actions / - How-tos / - Monitor workflows / - Use workflow run logs
  • Main sections: In this article, Viewing logs to diagnose failures, Searching logs, Downloading logs, Deleting logs.

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/monitor-workflows/use-workflow-run-logs