Running GitHub Actions Workflows

Owned by Michael Rans
Mar 10, 2022
1 min read

GitHub Actions workflows can be seen by going to a repository on GitHub and clicking “Actions” in the menu at the top. If there is no “Actions” in the menu, then no workflows have been set up. An example of a repository with workflows is:
https://github.com/OCHA-DAP/hdx-scraper-ukraine-viz/actions/workflows/run-python-script.yml

To run a GitHub Actions workflow, first go the repository’s Actions page and click the workflow to run on the left hand side. If your intention is to update data, then it will usually be called “run”.

Click the "Run workflow" button on the right hand side of the page, which will bring up a new small dialog. Leave "Use workflow from" set as "Branch: main" then click the "Run workflow" button below "Use workflow from". This will start the workflow.

To see that the workflow is running, click the “Actions” menu at the top. You should be able to see your workflow and you can click on it to obtain a more detailed view of its progress.