Managing workflow runs

You can manually interact with workflow runs to ensure they run effectively.

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• Manually running a workflow

  When a workflow is configured to run on the workflow_dispatch event, you can run the workflow using the Actions tab on GitHub, GitHub CLI, or the REST API.

• Re-running workflows and jobs

  You can re-run a workflow run, all failed jobs in a workflow run, or specific jobs in a workflow run up to 30 days after its initial run.

• Canceling a workflow run

  You can cancel a workflow run, including all jobs and steps, that is in progress.

• Disabling and enabling a workflow

  You can disable and re-enable a workflow using the GitHub UI, the REST API, or GitHub CLI.

• Skipping workflow runs

  You can skip workflow runs triggered by the push and pull_request events by including a command in your commit message.

• Deleting a workflow run

  You can delete a workflow run that has been completed, or is more than two weeks old.

• Downloading workflow artifacts

  You can download archived artifacts before they automatically expire.

• Removing workflow artifacts

  You can reclaim used GitHub Actions storage by deleting artifacts before they expire on GitHub.

• Managing caches

  You can monitor, filter, and delete dependency caches created from your workflows.

• Approving workflow runs from forks

  You can manually approve workflow runs that have been triggered by a contributor's pull request.