Managing workflow runs

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.

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.

You can cancel a workflow run that is in progress. When you cancel a workflow run, GitHub cancels all jobs and steps that are a part of that workflow.

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

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

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

You can download archived artifacts before they automatically expire.

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

When an outside contributor submits a pull request to a public repository, a maintainer with write access may need to approve some workflow runs.

When someone without write access submits a pull request to a private repository, a maintainer may need to approve any workflow runs.