GitHub Actions Cache

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. 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.v3+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.v3+json" \
  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.v3+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.v3+json" \
  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.v3+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.v3+json" \
  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.v3+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.v3+json" \
  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
}