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Self-hosted runners

The Self-hosted runners API allows you to register, view, and delete self-hosted runners.

About the Self-hosted runners API

The Self-hosted runners API allows you to register, view, and delete self-hosted runners. Self-hosted runners allow you to host your own runners and customize the environment used to run jobs in your GitHub Actions workflows. For more information, see "Hosting your own runners."

This API is available for authenticated users, OAuth Apps, and GitHub Apps. Access tokens require repo scope for private repositories and public_repo scope for public repositories. GitHub Apps must have the administration permission for repositories the organization_self_hosted_runners permission for organizations. Authenticated users must have admin access to repositories or organizations, or the manage_runners:enterprise scope for enterprises to use this API.

List self-hosted runners for an enterprise

Lists all self-hosted runners configured for an enterprise.

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

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
enterprisestringRequired

The slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id.

Query parameters
per_pageinteger

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default: 30

pageinteger

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default: 1

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples

get/enterprises/{enterprise}/actions/runners
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/actions/runners

Response

Status: 200
{ "total_count": 2, "runners": [ { "id": 23, "name": "linux_runner", "os": "linux", "status": "online", "busy": true, "labels": [ { "id": 5, "name": "self-hosted", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 7, "name": "X64", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 11, "name": "Linux", "type": "read-only" } ] }, { "id": 24, "name": "mac_runner", "os": "macos", "status": "offline", "busy": false, "labels": [ { "id": 5, "name": "self-hosted", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 7, "name": "X64", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 20, "name": "macOS", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 21, "name": "no-gpu", "type": "custom" } ] } ] }

List runner applications for an enterprise

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

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

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
enterprisestringRequired

The slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples

get/enterprises/{enterprise}/actions/runners/downloads
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/actions/runners/downloads

Response

Status: 200
[ { "os": "osx", "architecture": "x64", "download_url": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.164.0/actions-runner-osx-x64-2.164.0.tar.gz", "filename": "actions-runner-osx-x64-2.164.0.tar.gz" }, { "os": "linux", "architecture": "x64", "download_url": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.164.0/actions-runner-linux-x64-2.164.0.tar.gz", "filename": "actions-runner-linux-x64-2.164.0.tar.gz" }, { "os": "linux", "architecture": "arm", "download_url": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.164.0/actions-runner-linux-arm-2.164.0.tar.gz", "filename": "actions-runner-linux-arm-2.164.0.tar.gz" }, { "os": "win", "architecture": "x64", "download_url": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.164.0/actions-runner-win-x64-2.164.0.zip", "filename": "actions-runner-win-x64-2.164.0.zip" }, { "os": "linux", "architecture": "arm64", "download_url": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.164.0/actions-runner-linux-arm64-2.164.0.tar.gz", "filename": "actions-runner-linux-arm64-2.164.0.tar.gz" } ]

Create a registration token for an enterprise

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:enterprise 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/enterprises/octo-enterprise --token TOKEN

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
enterprisestringRequired

The slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
201

Created

Code samples

post/enterprises/{enterprise}/actions/runners/registration-token
curl \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/actions/runners/registration-token

Response

Status: 201
{ "token": "LLBF3JGZDX3P5PMEXLND6TS6FCWO6", "expires_at": "2020-01-22T12:13:35.123-08:00" }

Create a remove token for an enterprise

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

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

Example using remove token

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

./config.sh remove --token TOKEN

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
enterprisestringRequired

The slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
201

Created

Code samples

post/enterprises/{enterprise}/actions/runners/remove-token
curl \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/actions/runners/remove-token

Response

Status: 201
{ "token": "AABF3JGZDX3P5PMEXLND6TS6FCWO6", "expires_at": "2020-01-29T12:13:35.123-08:00" }

Get a self-hosted runner for an enterprise

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

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

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
enterprisestringRequired

The slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id.

runner_idintegerRequired

Unique identifier of the self-hosted runner.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples

get/enterprises/{enterprise}/actions/runners/{runner_id}
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/actions/runners/RUNNER_ID

Response

Status: 200
{ "id": 23, "name": "MBP", "os": "macos", "status": "online", "busy": true, "labels": [ { "id": 5, "name": "self-hosted", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 7, "name": "X64", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 20, "name": "macOS", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 21, "name": "no-gpu", "type": "custom" } ] }

Delete a self-hosted runner from an enterprise

Forces the removal of a self-hosted runner from an enterprise. 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:enterprise scope to use this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
enterprisestringRequired

The slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id.

runner_idintegerRequired

Unique identifier of the self-hosted runner.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
204

No Content

Code samples

delete/enterprises/{enterprise}/actions/runners/{runner_id}
curl \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/actions/runners/RUNNER_ID

Response

Status: 204

List self-hosted runners for an organization

Works with GitHub Apps

Lists all self-hosted runners configured in an organization.

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

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
orgstringRequired

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Query parameters
per_pageinteger

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default: 30

pageinteger

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default: 1

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples

get/orgs/{org}/actions/runners
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/runners

Response

Status: 200
{ "total_count": 2, "runners": [ { "id": 23, "name": "linux_runner", "os": "linux", "status": "online", "busy": true, "labels": [ { "id": 5, "name": "self-hosted", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 7, "name": "X64", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 11, "name": "Linux", "type": "read-only" } ] }, { "id": 24, "name": "mac_runner", "os": "macos", "status": "offline", "busy": false, "labels": [ { "id": 5, "name": "self-hosted", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 7, "name": "X64", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 20, "name": "macOS", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 21, "name": "no-gpu", "type": "custom" } ] } ] }

List runner applications for an organization

Works with GitHub Apps

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.

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
orgstringRequired

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples

get/orgs/{org}/actions/runners/downloads
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/runners/downloads

Response

Status: 200
[ { "os": "osx", "architecture": "x64", "download_url": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.164.0/actions-runner-osx-x64-2.164.0.tar.gz", "filename": "actions-runner-osx-x64-2.164.0.tar.gz" }, { "os": "linux", "architecture": "x64", "download_url": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.164.0/actions-runner-linux-x64-2.164.0.tar.gz", "filename": "actions-runner-linux-x64-2.164.0.tar.gz" }, { "os": "linux", "architecture": "arm", "download_url": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.164.0/actions-runner-linux-arm-2.164.0.tar.gz", "filename": "actions-runner-linux-arm-2.164.0.tar.gz" }, { "os": "win", "architecture": "x64", "download_url": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.164.0/actions-runner-win-x64-2.164.0.zip", "filename": "actions-runner-win-x64-2.164.0.zip" }, { "os": "linux", "architecture": "arm64", "download_url": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.164.0/actions-runner-linux-arm64-2.164.0.tar.gz", "filename": "actions-runner-linux-arm64-2.164.0.tar.gz" } ]

Create a registration token for an organization

Works with GitHub Apps

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

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
orgstringRequired

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
201

Created

Code samples

post/orgs/{org}/actions/runners/registration-token
curl \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/runners/registration-token

Response

Status: 201
{ "token": "LLBF3JGZDX3P5PMEXLND6TS6FCWO6", "expires_at": "2020-01-22T12:13:35.123-08:00" }

Create a remove token for an organization

Works with GitHub Apps

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

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
orgstringRequired

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
201

Created

Code samples

post/orgs/{org}/actions/runners/remove-token
curl \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/runners/remove-token

Response

Status: 201
{ "token": "AABF3JGZDX3P5PMEXLND6TS6FCWO6", "expires_at": "2020-01-29T12:13:35.123-08:00" }

Get a self-hosted runner for an organization

Works with GitHub Apps

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.

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
orgstringRequired

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

runner_idintegerRequired

Unique identifier of the self-hosted runner.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples

get/orgs/{org}/actions/runners/{runner_id}
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/runners/RUNNER_ID

Response

Status: 200
{ "id": 23, "name": "MBP", "os": "macos", "status": "online", "busy": true, "labels": [ { "id": 5, "name": "self-hosted", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 7, "name": "X64", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 20, "name": "macOS", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 21, "name": "no-gpu", "type": "custom" } ] }

Delete a self-hosted runner from an organization

Works with GitHub Apps

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.

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
orgstringRequired

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

runner_idintegerRequired

Unique identifier of the self-hosted runner.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
204

No Content

Code samples

delete/orgs/{org}/actions/runners/{runner_id}
curl \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/runners/RUNNER_ID

Response

Status: 204

List self-hosted runners for a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

Lists all self-hosted runners configured in a repository. You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
ownerstringRequired

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostringRequired

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

Query parameters
per_pageinteger

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default: 30

pageinteger

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default: 1

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runners
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/runners

Response

Status: 200
{ "total_count": 2, "runners": [ { "id": 23, "name": "linux_runner", "os": "linux", "status": "online", "busy": true, "labels": [ { "id": 5, "name": "self-hosted", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 7, "name": "X64", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 11, "name": "Linux", "type": "read-only" } ] }, { "id": 24, "name": "mac_runner", "os": "macos", "status": "offline", "busy": false, "labels": [ { "id": 5, "name": "self-hosted", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 7, "name": "X64", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 20, "name": "macOS", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 21, "name": "no-gpu", "type": "custom" } ] } ] }

List runner applications for a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

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

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

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
ownerstringRequired

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostringRequired

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runners/downloads
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/runners/downloads

Response

Status: 200
[ { "os": "osx", "architecture": "x64", "download_url": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.164.0/actions-runner-osx-x64-2.164.0.tar.gz", "filename": "actions-runner-osx-x64-2.164.0.tar.gz" }, { "os": "linux", "architecture": "x64", "download_url": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.164.0/actions-runner-linux-x64-2.164.0.tar.gz", "filename": "actions-runner-linux-x64-2.164.0.tar.gz" }, { "os": "linux", "architecture": "arm", "download_url": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.164.0/actions-runner-linux-arm-2.164.0.tar.gz", "filename": "actions-runner-linux-arm-2.164.0.tar.gz" }, { "os": "win", "architecture": "x64", "download_url": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.164.0/actions-runner-win-x64-2.164.0.zip", "filename": "actions-runner-win-x64-2.164.0.zip" }, { "os": "linux", "architecture": "arm64", "download_url": "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.164.0/actions-runner-linux-arm64-2.164.0.tar.gz", "filename": "actions-runner-linux-arm64-2.164.0.tar.gz" } ]

Create a registration token for a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

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 repo 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/octo-repo-artifacts --token TOKEN

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
ownerstringRequired

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostringRequired

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
201

Created

Code samples

post/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runners/registration-token
curl \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/runners/registration-token

Response

Status: 201
{ "token": "LLBF3JGZDX3P5PMEXLND6TS6FCWO6", "expires_at": "2020-01-22T12:13:35.123-08:00" }

Create a remove token for a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

Returns a token that you can pass to remove a self-hosted runner from a repository. The token expires after one hour. You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint.

Example using remove token

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

./config.sh remove --token TOKEN

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
ownerstringRequired

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostringRequired

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
201

Created

Code samples

post/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runners/remove-token
curl \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/runners/remove-token

Response

Status: 201
{ "token": "AABF3JGZDX3P5PMEXLND6TS6FCWO6", "expires_at": "2020-01-29T12:13:35.123-08:00" }

Get a self-hosted runner for a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

Gets a specific self-hosted runner configured in a repository.

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

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
ownerstringRequired

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostringRequired

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

runner_idintegerRequired

Unique identifier of the self-hosted runner.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runners/{runner_id}
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/runners/RUNNER_ID

Response

Status: 200
{ "id": 23, "name": "MBP", "os": "macos", "status": "online", "busy": true, "labels": [ { "id": 5, "name": "self-hosted", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 7, "name": "X64", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 20, "name": "macOS", "type": "read-only" }, { "id": 21, "name": "no-gpu", "type": "custom" } ] }

Delete a self-hosted runner from a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

Forces the removal of a self-hosted runner from a repository. 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 repo scope to use this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

Path parameters
ownerstringRequired

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostringRequired

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

runner_idintegerRequired

Unique identifier of the self-hosted runner.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
204

No Content

Code samples

delete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runners/{runner_id}
curl \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/runners/RUNNER_ID

Response

Status: 204