GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner Groups API

Manage runner groups for organizations

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

GET /orgs/{org}/actions/runner-groups Github Actions List Self-hosted Runner Groups for an Organization #

POST /orgs/{org}/actions/runner-groups Github Actions Create a Self-hosted Runner Group for an Organization #

GET /orgs/{org}/actions/runner-groups/{runner_group_id} Github Actions Get a Self-hosted Runner Group for an Organization #

PATCH /orgs/{org}/actions/runner-groups/{runner_group_id} Github Actions Update a Self-hosted Runner Group for an Organization #

DELETE /orgs/{org}/actions/runner-groups/{runner_group_id} Github Actions Delete a Self-hosted Runner Group From an Organization #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: GitHub Actions Artifacts Self-Hosted Runner Groups API
  description: REST API for managing GitHub Actions workflows, runs, artifacts, secrets, runners, caches, variables, permissions, and OIDC.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: GitHub Support
    url: https://support.github.com
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
servers:
- url: https://api.github.com
  description: GitHub REST API
security:
- bearerAuth: []
- personalAccessToken: []
tags:
- name: Self-Hosted Runner Groups
  description: Manage runner groups for organizations
paths:
  /orgs/{org}/actions/runner-groups:
    get:
      operationId: listSelfHostedRunnerGroupsForOrg
      summary: Github Actions List Self-hosted Runner Groups for an Organization
      description: Lists all self-hosted runner groups configured in an organization.
      tags:
      - Self-Hosted Runner Groups
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/org'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/perPage'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved runner groups
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  total_count:
                    type: integer
                  runner_groups:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunnerGroup'
              examples:
                Listselfhostedrunnergroupsfororg200Example:
                  summary: Default listSelfHostedRunnerGroupsForOrg 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    total_count: 10
                    runner_groups:
                    - id: abc123
                      name: Example Title
                      visibility: example_value
                      default: true
                      runners_url: https://www.example.com
                      inherited: true
                      allows_public_repositories: true
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: createSelfHostedRunnerGroupForOrg
      summary: Github Actions Create a Self-hosted Runner Group for an Organization
      description: Creates a new self-hosted runner group for an organization.
      tags:
      - Self-Hosted Runner Groups
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/org'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - name
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                visibility:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - selected
                  - all
                  - private
                selected_repository_ids:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: integer
                runners:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: integer
            examples:
              CreateselfhostedrunnergroupfororgRequestExample:
                summary: Default createSelfHostedRunnerGroupForOrg request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  name: Example Title
                  visibility: selected
                  selected_repository_ids:
                  - 10
                  runners:
                  - 10
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successfully created runner group
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunnerGroup'
              examples:
                Createselfhostedrunnergroupfororg201Example:
                  summary: Default createSelfHostedRunnerGroupForOrg 201 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: abc123
                    name: Example Title
                    visibility: example_value
                    default: true
                    runners_url: https://www.example.com
                    inherited: true
                    allows_public_repositories: true
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /orgs/{org}/actions/runner-groups/{runner_group_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getSelfHostedRunnerGroupForOrg
      summary: Github Actions Get a Self-hosted Runner Group for an Organization
      description: Gets a specific self-hosted runner group for an organization.
      tags:
      - Self-Hosted Runner Groups
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/org'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/runnerGroupId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved runner group
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunnerGroup'
              examples:
                Getselfhostedrunnergroupfororg200Example:
                  summary: Default getSelfHostedRunnerGroupForOrg 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: abc123
                    name: Example Title
                    visibility: example_value
                    default: true
                    runners_url: https://www.example.com
                    inherited: true
                    allows_public_repositories: true
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    patch:
      operationId: updateSelfHostedRunnerGroupForOrg
      summary: Github Actions Update a Self-hosted Runner Group for an Organization
      description: Updates the name and visibility of a self-hosted runner group in an organization.
      tags:
      - Self-Hosted Runner Groups
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/org'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/runnerGroupId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - name
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                visibility:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - selected
                  - all
                  - private
            examples:
              UpdateselfhostedrunnergroupfororgRequestExample:
                summary: Default updateSelfHostedRunnerGroupForOrg request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  name: Example Title
                  visibility: selected
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully updated runner group
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunnerGroup'
              examples:
                Updateselfhostedrunnergroupfororg200Example:
                  summary: Default updateSelfHostedRunnerGroupForOrg 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: abc123
                    name: Example Title
                    visibility: example_value
                    default: true
                    runners_url: https://www.example.com
                    inherited: true
                    allows_public_repositories: true
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: deleteSelfHostedRunnerGroupFromOrg
      summary: Github Actions Delete a Self-hosted Runner Group From an Organization
      description: Deletes a self-hosted runner group from an organization.
      tags:
      - Self-Hosted Runner Groups
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/org'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/runnerGroupId'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Successfully deleted runner group
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  parameters:
    page:
      name: page
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 1
      description: The page number of the results to fetch.
    runnerGroupId:
      name: runner_group_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: Unique identifier of the self-hosted runner group.
    org:
      name: org
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: The organization name.
    perPage:
      name: per_page
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 30
        maximum: 100
      description: The number of results per page (max 100).
  schemas:
    RunnerGroup:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: abc123
        name:
          type: string
          example: Example Title
        visibility:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        default:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        runners_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://www.example.com
        inherited:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        allows_public_repositories:
          type: boolean
          example: true
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: GitHub personal access token or OAuth token
    personalAccessToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Fine-grained personal access token with Actions permissions

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