List and download GitHub Actions workflow artifacts
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Documented steps
List artifacts for a run with GET https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/artifacts to read each artifact's id, name and archive_download_url
Alternatively list all repository artifacts with GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/artifacts optionally filtered by the name parameter
Download an artifact with GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/artifacts/{artifact_id}/zip where the archive format must be zip
Follow the HTTP 302 redirect returned by the download endpoint to fetch the actual zip archive
Known gotchas
Artifacts expire according to the repository retention policy which defaults to 90 days; an expired artifact returns HTTP 410 Gone
The download redirect URL expires after about one minute, so follow it quickly
Downloading requires a token with the repo scope for private repositories
The archive_format path segment must be exactly zip, no other format is accepted
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