action-github-app-token

This uses GitHub Apps to fetch a GitHub auth token for a GitHub App installation. The GitHub App is used to authorize API access across multiple repositories.

Development

Install the dependencies

$ yarn

Build the typescript and package it for distribution

$ yarn dist

Usage

You will need to provide the GitHub App ID and private key. The action will then provide a token output.

 - name: my-app-install token
id: my-app
uses: getsentry/action-github-app-token@v3.1
with:
app_id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
private_key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
- name: Checkout private repo
uses: actions/checkout@v4
with:
repository: getsentry/my-private-repo
token: ${{ steps.my-app.outputs.token }}