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Get private repo fork PR workflow settings for a repository

GET
/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/permissions/fork-pr-workflows-private-repos

Gets the settings for whether workflows from fork pull requests can run on a private repository.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint.

API method documentation

owner
required
string

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

repo
required
string

The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.

Response

Media type application/json
object
run_workflows_from_fork_pull_requests
required

Whether workflows triggered by pull requests from forks are allowed to run on private repositories.

boolean
send_write_tokens_to_workflows
required

Whether GitHub Actions can create pull requests or submit approving pull request reviews from a workflow triggered by a fork pull request.

boolean
send_secrets_and_variables
required

Whether to make secrets and variables available to workflows triggered by pull requests from forks.

boolean
require_approval_for_fork_pr_workflows
required

Whether workflows triggered by pull requests from forks require approval from a repository administrator to run.

boolean
Examples
Example default
{
"run_workflows_from_fork_pull_requests": true,
"send_write_tokens_to_workflows": false,
"send_secrets_and_variables": false,
"require_approval_for_fork_pr_workflows": true
}

Forbidden

Media type application/json
Basic Error

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object
message
string
documentation_url
string
url
string
status
string
Example generated
{
"message": "example",
"documentation_url": "example",
"url": "example",
"status": "example"
}

Resource not found

Media type application/json
Basic Error

Basic Error

object
message
string
documentation_url
string
url
string
status
string
Example generated
{
"message": "example",
"documentation_url": "example",
"url": "example",
"status": "example"
}