@actions/upload-artifact[!WARNING] actions/upload-artifact@v3 is scheduled for deprecation on November 30, 2024. Learn more. Similarly, v1/v2 are scheduled for deprecation on June 30, 2024. Please update your workflow to use v4 of the artifact actions. This deprecation will not impact any existing versions of GitHub Enterprise Server being used by customers.
Upload Actions Artifacts from your Workflow Runs. Internally powered by @actions/artifact package.
See also download-artifact.
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upload-artifact@v4+ is not currently supported on GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES). If you are on GHES, you must use v3.2.2 (Node 24) or v3.2.2-node20 (Node 20).
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
with:
# Name of the artifact to upload.
# Optional. Default is 'artifact'
name:
# A file, directory or wildcard pattern that describes what to upload
# Required.
path:
# The desired behavior if no files are found using the provided path.
# Available Options:
# warn: Output a warning but do not fail the action
# error: Fail the action with an error message
# ignore: Do not output any warnings or errors, the action does not fail
# Optional. Default is 'warn'
if-no-files-found:
# Duration after which artifact will expire in days. 0 means using default retention.
# Minimum 1 day.
# Maximum 90 days unless changed from the repository settings page.
# Optional. Defaults to repository settings.
retention-days:
# The level of compression for Zlib to be applied to the artifact archive.
# The value can range from 0 to 9.
# For large files that are not easily compressed, a value of 0 is recommended for significantly faster uploads.
# Optional. Default is '6'
compression-level:
# If true, an artifact with a matching name will be deleted before a new one is uploaded.
# If false, the action will fail if an artifact for the given name already exists.
# Does not fail if the artifact does not exist.
# Optional. Default is 'false'
overwrite:
# Whether to include hidden files in the provided path in the artifact
# The file contents of any hidden files in the path should be validated before
# enabled this to avoid uploading sensitive information.
# Optional. Default is 'false'
include-hidden-files:
# Whether to zip the artifact files before upload
# If 'false', only a single file can be uploaded. The name of the file will be used as the artifact name (the 'name' parameter is ignored)
# Optional. Default is 'true'
archive:
| Name | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
artifact-id |
GitHub ID of an Artifact, can be used by the REST API | 1234 |
artifact-url |
URL to download an Artifact. Can be used in many scenarios such as linking to artifacts in issues or pull requests. Users must be logged-in in order for this URL to work. This URL is valid as long as the artifact has not expired or the artifact, run or repository have not been deleted | https://github.com/example-org/example-repo/actions/runs/1/artifacts/1234 |
artifact-digest |
SHA-256 digest of an Artifact | 0fde654d4c6e659b45783a725dc92f1bfb0baa6c2de64b34e814dc206ff4aaaf |
steps:
- run: mkdir -p path/to/artifact
- run: echo hello > path/to/artifact/world.txt
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
with:
name: my-artifact
path: path/to/artifact/world.txt
steps:
- run: mkdir -p path/to/artifact
- run: echo hello > path/to/artifact/world.txt
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
with:
path: path/to/artifact/world.txt
archive: false
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
with:
name: my-artifact
path: path/to/artifact/ # or path/to/artifact
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
with:
name: my-artifact
path: path/**/[abc]rtifac?/*
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
with:
name: my-artifact
path: |
path/output/bin/
path/output/test-results
!path/**/*.tmp
For supported wildcards along with behavior and documentation, see @actions/glob which is used internally to search for files.
If a wildcard pattern is used, the path hierarchy will be preserved after the first wildcard pattern:
path/to/*/directory/foo?.txt =>
∟ path/to/some/directory/foo1.txt
∟ path/to/some/directory/foo2.txt
∟ path/to/other/directory/foo1.txt
would be flattened and uploaded as =>
∟ some/directory/foo1.txt
∟ some/directory/foo2.txt
∟ other/directory/foo1.txt
If multiple paths are provided as input, the least common ancestor of all the search paths will be used as the root directory of the artifact. Exclude paths do not affect the directory structure.
Relative and absolute file paths are both allowed. Relative paths are rooted against the current working directory. Paths that begin with a wildcard character should be quoted to avoid being interpreted as YAML aliases.
If you are uploading large or easily compressable data to your artifact, you may benefit from tweaking the compression level. By default, the compression level is 6, the same as GNU Gzip.
The value can range from 0 to 9: - 0: No compression - 1: Best speed - 6: Default compression (same as GNU Gzip) - 9: Best compression
Higher levels will result in better compression, but will take longer to complete.
For large files that are not easily compressed, a value of 0 is recommended for significantly faster uploads.
For instance, if you are uploading random binary data, you can save a lot of time by opting out of compression completely, since it won't benefit:
- name: Make a 1GB random binary file
run: |
dd if=/dev/urandom of=my-1gb-file bs=1M count=1000
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
with:
name: my-artifact
path: my-1gb-file
compression-level: 0 # no compression
But, if you are uploading data that is easily compressed (like plaintext, code, etc) you can save space and cost by having a higher compression level. But this will be heavier on the CPU therefore slower to upload:
- name: Make a file with a lot of repeated text
run: |
for i in {1..100000}; do echo -n 'foobar' >> foobar.txt; done
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
with:
name: my-artifact
path: foobar.txt
compression-level: 9 # maximum compression
If a path (or paths), result in no files being found for the artifact, the action will succeed but print out a warning. In certain scenarios it may be desirable to fail the action or suppress the warning. The if-no-files-found option allows you to customize the behavior of the action if no files are found:
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
with:
name: my-artifact
path: path/to/artifact/
if-no-files-found: error # 'warn' or 'ignore' are also available, defaults to `warn`
Unlike earlier versions of upload-artifact, uploading to the same artifact via multiple jobs is not supported with v4.
- run: echo hi > world.txt
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
with:
# implicitly named as 'artifact'
path: world.txt
- run: echo howdy > extra-file.txt
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
with:
# also implicitly named as 'artifact', will fail here!
path: extra-file.txt
Artifact names must be unique since each created artifact is idempotent so multiple jobs cannot modify the same artifact.
In matrix scenarios, be careful to not accidentally upload to the same artifact, or else you will encounter conflict errors. It would be best to name the artifact with a prefix or suffix from the matrix:
jobs:
upload:
name: Generate Build Artifacts
strategy:
matrix:
os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
version: [a, b, c]
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
steps:
- name: Build
run: ./some-script --version=${{ matrix.version }} > my-binary
- name: Upload
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
with:
name: binary-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.version }}
path: my-binary
This will result in artifacts like: binary-ubuntu-latest-a, binary-windows-latest-b, and so on.
Previously the behavior allowed for the artifact names to be the same which resulted in unexpected mutations and accidental corruption. Artifacts created by upload-artifact@v4 are immutable.
You can use ~ in the path input as a substitute for $HOME. Basic tilde expansion is supported:
- run: |
mkdir -p ~/new/artifact
echo hello > ~/new/artifact/world.txt
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
with:
name: my-artifacts
path: ~/new/**/*
Environment variables along with context expressions can also be used for input. For documentation see context and expression syntax:
env:
name: my-artifact
steps:
- run: |
mkdir -p ${{ github.workspace }}/artifact
echo hello > ${{ github.workspace }}/artifact/world.txt
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
with:
name: ${{ env.name }}-name
path: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifact/**/*
For environment variables created in other steps, make sure to use the env expression syntax
steps:
- run: |
mkdir testing
echo "This is a file to upload" > testing/file.txt
echo "artifactPath=testing/file.txt" >> $GITHUB_ENV
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
with:
name: artifact
path: ${{ env.artifactPath }} # this will resolve to testing/file.txt at runtime
Artifacts are retained for 90 days by default. You can specify a shorter retention period using the retention-days input:
- name: Create a file
run: echo "I won't live long" > my_file.txt
- name: Upload Artifact
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
with:
name: my-artifact
path: my_file.txt
retention-days: 5
The retention period must be between 1 and 90 inclusive. For more information see [artifact and log retention policies](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/reference/usage-limits-billing-and-administration#art
$ claude mcp add upload-artifact \
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