GitHub Actions Cache - GitHub Docs

The GitHub Actions Cache API allows you to query and manage the GitHub Actions cache for repositories.

About the Cache API

The GitHub Actions Cache API allows you to query and manage the GitHub Actions cache for repositories. You can also install a GitHub CLI extension to manage your caches from the command line. For more information, see "Caching dependencies to speed up workflows."

Get GitHub Actions cache usage for an enterprise

Works with GitHub Apps

Gets the total GitHub Actions cache usage for an enterprise. The data fetched using this API is refreshed approximately every 5 minutes, so values returned from this endpoint may take at least 5 minutes to get updated. You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:enterprise scope to use this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`enterprise`stringRequired The slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples

get/enterprises/{enterprise}/actions/cache/usage

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ 
  -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
  https://api.github.com/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/actions/cache/usage

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_active_caches_size_in_bytes": 3344284,
  "total_active_caches_count": 5
}

Get GitHub Actions cache usage for an organization

Works with GitHub Apps

Gets the total GitHub Actions cache usage for an organization. The data fetched using this API is refreshed approximately every 5 minutes, so values returned from this endpoint may take at least 5 minutes to get updated. You must authenticate using an access token with the read:org scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the organization_admistration:read permission to use this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org`stringRequired The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples

get/orgs/{org}/actions/cache/usage

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ 
  -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/actions/cache/usage

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_active_caches_size_in_bytes": 3344284,
  "total_active_caches_count": 5
}

List repositories with GitHub Actions cache usage for an organization

Works with GitHub Apps

Lists repositories and their GitHub Actions cache usage for an organization. The data fetched using this API is refreshed approximately every 5 minutes, so values returned from this endpoint may take at least 5 minutes to get updated. You must authenticate using an access token with the read:org scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the organization_admistration:read permission to use this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org`stringRequired The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page`integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: `30`
`page`integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples

get/orgs/{org}/actions/cache/usage-by-repository

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ 
  -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/actions/cache/usage-by-repository

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_count": 2,
  "repository_cache_usages": [
    {
      "full_name": "octo-org/Hello-World",
      "active_caches_size_in_bytes": 2322142,
      "active_caches_count": 3
    },
    {
      "full_name": "octo-org/server",
      "active_caches_size_in_bytes": 1022142,
      "active_caches_count": 2
    }
  ]
}

Get GitHub Actions cache usage for a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

Gets GitHub Actions cache usage for a repository. The data fetched using this API is refreshed approximately every 5 minutes, so values returned from this endpoint may take at least 5 minutes to get updated. Anyone with read access to the repository can use this endpoint. If the repository is private, you must use an access token with the repo scope. GitHub Apps must have the actions:read permission to use this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/cache/usage

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ 
  -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/cache/usage

Response

Status: 200

{
  "full_name": "octo-org/Hello-World",
  "active_caches_size_in_bytes": 2322142,
  "active_caches_count": 3
}

List GitHub Actions caches for a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

Lists the GitHub Actions caches for a repository. You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the actions:read permission to use this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page`integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: `30`
`page`integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`
`ref`string The Git reference for the results you want to list. The `ref` for a branch can be formatted either as `refs/heads/<branch name>` or simply `<branch name>`. To reference a pull request use `refs/pull/<number>/merge`.
`key`string An explicit key or prefix for identifying the cache
`sort`string The property to sort the results by. `created_at` means when the cache was created. `last_accessed_at` means when the cache was last accessed. `size_in_bytes` is the size of the cache in bytes. Default: `last_accessed_at` Can be one of: `created_at`, `last_accessed_at`, `size_in_bytes`
`direction`string The direction to sort the results by. Default: `desc` Can be one of: `asc`, `desc`

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/caches

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ 
  -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/caches

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_count": 1,
  "actions_caches": [
    {
      "id": 505,
      "ref": "refs/heads/main",
      "key": "Linux-node-958aff96db2d75d67787d1e634ae70b659de937b",
      "version": "73885106f58cc52a7df9ec4d4a5622a5614813162cb516c759a30af6bf56e6f0",
      "last_accessed_at": "2019-01-24T22:45:36.000Z",
      "created_at": "2019-01-24T22:45:36.000Z",
      "size_in_bytes": 1024
    }
  ]
}

Delete GitHub Actions caches for a repository (using a cache key)

Works with GitHub Apps

Deletes one or more GitHub Actions caches for a repository, using a complete cache key. By default, all caches that match the provided key are deleted, but you can optionally provide a Git ref to restrict deletions to caches that match both the provided key and the Git ref.

You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint.

GitHub Apps must have the actions:write permission to use this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`key`stringRequired A key for identifying the cache.
`ref`string The Git reference for the results you want to list. The `ref` for a branch can be formatted either as `refs/heads/<branch name>` or simply `<branch name>`. To reference a pull request use `refs/pull/<number>/merge`.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples

delete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/caches

curl \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ 
  -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/caches

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_count": 1,
  "actions_caches": [
    {
      "id": 505,
      "ref": "refs/heads/main",
      "key": "Linux-node-958aff96db2d75d67787d1e634ae70b659de937b",
      "version": "73885106f58cc52a7df9ec4d4a5622a5614813162cb516c759a30af6bf56e6f0",
      "last_accessed_at": "2019-01-24T22:45:36.000Z",
      "created_at": "2019-01-24T22:45:36.000Z",
      "size_in_bytes": 1024
    }
  ]
}

Delete a GitHub Actions cache for a repository (using a cache ID)

Works with GitHub Apps

Deletes a GitHub Actions cache for a repository, using a cache ID.

You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint.

GitHub Apps must have the actions:write permission to use this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`cache_id`integerRequired The unique identifier of the GitHub Actions cache.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content

Code samples

delete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/caches/{cache_id}

curl \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ 
  -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/caches/CACHE_ID

Response

Status: 204