Self-hosted runners

Use the REST API to interact with self-hosted runners in GitHub Actions.

About self-hosted runners in GitHub Actions

You can use the REST API to register, view, and delete self-hosted runners in GitHub Actions. Self-hosted runners allow you to host your own runners and customize the environment used to run jobs in your GitHub Actions workflows. For more information, see "Hosting your own runners."

These endpoints are available for authenticated users, OAuth Apps, and GitHub Apps. Access tokens require repo scope for private repositories and public_repo scope for public repositories. GitHub Apps must have the administration permission for repositories the organization_self_hosted_runners permission for organizations. Authenticated users must have admin access to repositories or organizations, or the manage_runners:enterprise scope for enterprises to use these endpoints.

Delete a self-hosted runner from an enterprise

Forces the removal of a self-hosted runner from an enterprise. You can use this endpoint to completely remove the runner when the machine you were using no longer exists.

You must authenticate using an access token with the manage_runners:enterprise scope to use this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`enterprise`stringRequired The slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id.
`runner_id`integerRequired Unique identifier of the self-hosted runner.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content

Code samples

delete/enterprises/{enterprise}/actions/runners/{runner_id}

curl \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>"\
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/actions/runners/RUNNER_ID

Response

Status: 204

List labels for a self-hosted runner for an enterprise

Lists all labels for a self-hosted runner configured in an enterprise.

You must authenticate using an access token with the manage_runners:enterprise scope to use this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`enterprise`stringRequired The slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id.
`runner_id`integerRequired Unique identifier of the self-hosted runner.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found

Code samples

get/enterprises/{enterprise}/actions/runners/{runner_id}/labels

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>"\
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/actions/runners/RUNNER_ID/labels

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_count": 4,
  "labels": [
    {
      "id": 5,
      "name": "self-hosted",
      "type": "read-only"
    },
    {
      "id": 7,
      "name": "X64",
      "type": "read-only"
    },
    {
      "id": 20,
      "name": "macOS",
      "type": "read-only"
    },
    {
      "id": 21,
      "name": "no-gpu",
      "type": "custom"
    }
  ]
}

Add custom labels to a self-hosted runner for an enterprise

Add custom labels to a self-hosted runner configured in an enterprise.

You must authenticate using an access token with the manage_runners:enterprise scope to use this endpoint.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`enterprise`stringRequired The slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id.
`runner_id`integerRequired Unique identifier of the self-hosted runner.
Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`labels`array of stringsRequired The names of the custom labels to add to the runner.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation fai