List Releases

github.list_releases

ActionBusiness appsconnection required

Calls the GitHub API GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases.

List a repository's releases, newest first.

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Connection

Required: Yes — the node will not save without one
Auth type: Bearer token
Providers: GitHub
Secret shape: the GitHub personal access token
Resolved by: config.connection_id, else node.connection_id, else the tenant's sole GitHub connection

Configuration

3 fields, 2 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Constraints	Example
owner Repository owner — the user or organisation login. Supports {{ }}.	string	Yes	—	—	octocat
repo Repository name, without the owner prefix. Supports {{ }}.	string	Yes	—	—	hello-world
max_items Stop after this many rows; further pages are followed via the Link header.	number	No	100	1–1000	—

Example configuration

Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.

{
  "max_items": 100,
  "owner": "octocat",
  "repo": "hello-world"
}

Output

One shape.

result

Field	Type	Example
releases The releases this step read.	array	—
releases[].id Release id, used by the asset endpoints.	number	—
releases[].tag_name Tag the release points at.	string	—
releases[].name Release title.	string	—
releases[].draft True while the release is unpublished.	boolean	—
releases[].prerelease True for a pre-release.	boolean	—
releases[].html_url Link to the release page.	string	—
releases[].published_at When it was published, ISO 8601.	string	—
count How many rows this step returned.	number	—

{
  "count": 0,
  "releases": [
    {
      "draft": false,
      "html_url": "",
      "id": 0,
      "name": "",
      "prerelease": false,
      "published_at": "",
      "tag_name": ""
    }
  ]
}

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Solutions with GitHub

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