List GitHub Actions workflows and resolve a workflow id from the file path

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Documented steps

  1. Send GET to https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/workflows with the Accept application/vnd.github+json header
  2. Parse the response workflows array and locate entries by comparing the path field (for example .github/workflows/ci.yml) or the name field
  3. Read the numeric id and the state field from each workflow entry to use as the workflow id in later API calls
  4. Use the id or the file path as the workflow_id path parameter in dispatch or runs endpoints

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