joseph-flinn / fetch-gh-release-asset

Github Action to download an asset from a Github release

Fetch GH Release Asset

This action downloads an asset from a Github release. Private repos are supported.

Inputs

repo

The org/repo. Defaults to the current repo.

version

The release version to fetch from. Default "latest". If not "latest", this has to be in the form tags/<tag_name> or <release_id>.

file

Required The name of the file in the release.

token

Optional Personal Access Token to access repository. You need to either specify this or use the secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable. Note that if you are working with a private repository, you cannot use the default secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN - you have to set up a personal access token with at least the scope org:hook.

Outputs

version

The version number of the release tag. Can be used to deploy for example to itch.io

Example usage

uses: dsaltares/fetch-gh-release-asset@master
with:
  repo: "dsaltares/godot-wild-jam-18"
  version: "latest"
  file: "plague-linux.zip"
  token: ${{ secrets.YOUR_TOKEN }}