Download or tail the log output for a GitHub Actions job
domain: api.github.com · 4 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps
GET https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/jobs/{job_id}/logs with `Authorization: Bearer <TOKEN>` (no request body).
The endpoint returns HTTP 302 with a `Location` header pointing to a plain-text log file - follow the redirect immediately (curl -L).
The signed `Location` URL expires after ~1 minute, so fetch it right away; for tailing, stream the file to disk or page through it instead of loading the whole thing into memory.
For the complete run archive use GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/logs (returns a zip of all job logs).
Known gotchas
A 302 Found is the EXPECTED success response - do not treat the redirect as an error.
The download URL is short-lived (1 minute), so do not delay between the request and the follow.
Job logs can be very large; avoid slurping entirely into memory when you only need the tail.
Read access required; private repos need `repo` scope or `actions:read` for GitHub Apps.
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