GH-WORKFLOW-RUN(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-WORKFLOW-RUN(1)

gh-workflow-run - Run a workflow by creating a workflow_dispatch event

gh workflow run [<workflow-id> | <workflow-name>] [flags]

Create a workflow_dispatch event for a given workflow.

This command will trigger GitHub Actions to run a given workflow file. The given workflow file must support an on.workflow_dispatch trigger in order to be run in this way.

If the workflow file supports inputs, they can be specified in a few ways:

  • Interactively
  • Via -f/--raw-field or -F/--field flags
  • As JSON, via standard input

Add a string parameter in key=value format, respecting @ syntax (see "gh help api").

Read workflow inputs as JSON via STDIN

Add a string parameter in key=value format

The branch or tag name which contains the version of the workflow file you'd like to run

Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format 

# Have gh prompt you for what workflow you'd like to run and interactively collect inputs
$ gh workflow run
# Run the workflow file 'triage.yml' at the remote's default branch
$ gh workflow run triage.yml
# Run the workflow file 'triage.yml' at a specified ref
$ gh workflow run triage.yml --ref my-branch
# Run the workflow file 'triage.yml' with command line inputs
$ gh workflow run triage.yml -f name=scully -f greeting=hello
# Run the workflow file 'triage.yml' with JSON via standard input
$ echo '{"name":"scully", "greeting":"hello"}' | gh workflow run triage.yml --json

gh-workflow(1)

Nov 2024