64bitf00 / download-gh-release-asset

Github action for downloading a release asset

download-gh-release-asset

GitHub action that downloads asset with given name from the GitHub release that triggered the action.

This action only works on the release event.

Usage

Downloads asset named asset-file-name.txt from release assets into working directory with the same name.

name: "Fetch release asset"
on:
- release

jobs:
  asset_fetcher:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: wyozi/download-gh-release-asset@master
      with:
        args: release_asset.dat
      env:
        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"

Credits

• https://gist.github.com/maxim/6e15aa45ba010ab030c4
• https://github.com/JasonEtco/upload-to-release