GitHub v3 REST API

List runner applications for an organization

Lists binaries for the runner application that you can download and run.

You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org scope to use this endpoint.

get
http://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/{org}/actions/runners/downloads

Path Parameters

orgstringrequired

Response

200 application/json

Response

Runner Application

osstringrequired
architecturestringrequired
download_urlstringrequired
filenamestringrequired
temp_download_tokenstring

A short lived bearer token used to download the runner, if needed.

sha256_checksumstring
get/orgs/{org}/actions/runners/downloads
 
200 application/json

Create a registration token for an organization

Returns a token that you can pass to the config script. The token expires after one hour.

You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org scope to use this endpoint.

Example using registration token

Configure your self-hosted runner, replacing TOKEN with the registration token provided by this endpoint.

./config.sh --url https://github.com/octo-org --token TOKEN
post
http://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/{org}/actions/runners/registration-token

Path Parameters

orgstringrequired

Response

201 application/json

Response

Authentication Token

Authentication Token

tokenstringrequired

The token used for authentication

Example:v1.1f699f1069f60xxx

expires_atstring(date-time)required

The time this token expires

Example:2016-07-11T22:14:10Z

permissionsobject

Example:{"issues":"read","deployments":"write"}

repositoriesarray[object]

A git repository

Show Child Parameters
single_filestring | null

Example:config.yaml

repository_selectionstring

Describe whether all repositories have been selected or there’s a selection involved

Allowed values:allselected

post/orgs/{org}/actions/runners/registration-token
 
201 application/json

Create a remove token for an organization

Returns a token that you can pass to the config script to remove a self-hosted runner from an organization. The token expires after one hour.

You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org scope to use this endpoint.

Example using remove token

To remove your self-hosted runner from an organization, replace TOKEN with the remove token provided by this
endpoint.

./config.sh remove --token TOKEN
post
http://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/{org}/actions/runners/remove-token

Path Parameters

orgstringrequired

Response

201 application/json

Response

Authentication Token

Authentication Token

tokenstringrequired

The token used for authentication

Example:v1.1f699f1069f60xxx

expires_atstring(date-time)required

The time this token expires

Example:2016-07-11T22:14:10Z

permissionsobject

Example:{"issues":"read","deployments":"write"}

repositoriesarray[object]

A git repository

Show Child Parameters
single_filestring | null

Example:config.yaml

repository_selectionstring

Describe whether all repositories have been selected or there’s a selection involved

Allowed values:allselected

post/orgs/{org}/actions/runners/remove-token
 
201 application/json

Get a self-hosted runner for an organization

Gets a specific self-hosted runner configured in an organization.

You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org scope to use this endpoint.

get
http://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/{org}/actions/runners/{runner_id}

Path Parameters

orgstringrequired
runner_idintegerrequired

Unique identifier of the self-hosted runner.

Response

200 application/json

Response

Self hosted runners

A self hosted runner

idintegerrequired

The id of the runner.

Example:5

namestringrequired

The name of the runner.

Example:iMac

osstringrequired

The Operating System of the runner.

Example:macos

statusstringrequired

The status of the runner.

Example:online

busybooleanrequired
labelsarray[object]required

A label for a self hosted runner

Show Child Parameters
get/orgs/{org}/actions/runners/{runner_id}
 
200 application/json

Delete a self-hosted runner from an organization

Forces the removal of a self-hosted runner from an organization. You can use this endpoint to completely remove the runner when the machine you were using no longer exists.

You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org scope to use this endpoint.

delete
http://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/{org}/actions/runners/{runner_id}

Path Parameters

orgstringrequired
runner_idintegerrequired

Unique identifier of the self-hosted runner.

Response

204

Response

delete/orgs/{org}/actions/runners/{runner_id}
 
204