How to remove github workflows logs each workflow runs creating huge logs in github actions. sometimes you need to clean them to prune repository sizes. below i
each workflow runs creating huge logs in github actions. sometimes you need to clean them to prune repository sizes. below is tips & tricks to delete github workflows logs.
open repository
open your repository folder or edit on github directly
create new workflow
create new workflow .github/workflows/clean-logs.yml and write below scripts
name: Delete old workflow runs
on:
workflow_dispatch:
inputs:
days:
description: 'Number of days.'
required: true
default: 30
minimum_runs:
description: 'The minimum runs to keep for each workflow.'
required: true
default: 6
delete_workflow_pattern:
description: 'The name or filename of the workflow. if not set then it will target all workflows.'
required: false
delete_workflow_by_state_pattern:
description: 'Remove workflow by state: active, deleted, disabled_fork, disabled_inactivity, disabled_manually'
required: true
default: "All"
type: choice
options:
- "All"
- active
- deleted
- disabled_inactivity
- disabled_manually
delete_run_by_conclusion_pattern:
description: 'Remove workflow by conclusion: action_required, cancelled, failure, skipped, success'
required: true
default: "All"
type: choice
options:
- "All"
- action_required
- cancelled
- failure
- skipped
- success
dry_run:
description: 'Only log actions, do not perform any delete operations.'
required: false
jobs:
del_runs:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Delete workflow runs
uses: Mattraks/delete-workflow-runs@v2
with:
token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
repository: ${{ github.repository }}
retain_days: ${{ github.event.inputs.days }}
keep_minimum_runs: ${{ github.event.inputs.minimum_runs }}
delete_workflow_pattern: ${{ github.event.inputs.delete_workflow_pattern }}
delete_workflow_by_state_pattern: ${{ github.event.inputs.delete_workflow_by_state_pattern }}
delete_run_by_conclusion_pattern: ${{ github.event.inputs.delete_run_by_conclusion_pattern }}
dry_run: ${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run }}open repository actions
https://github.com/USERNAME/REPOSITORY/actions
select delete old workflows run logs
click run workflow
wait until finish
after finished your workflows logs should be emptied/cleaned
conclusion
below is the result logs of workflows cleaned