Get Repository Content with GitHub API

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Getting Started#

Create a workflow to Get Repository Content with the GitHub API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the Get Repository Content action
1. Connect your GitHub account
2. Select a Repository
3. Optional- Configure Path
4. Optional- Select a Media Type
5. Optional- Select a Branch
Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

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Details#

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Get Repository Content on GitHub

Description:Get the content of a file or directory in a specific repository. [See the documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/contents#get-repository-content)

Version:0.1.2

Key:github-get-repository-content

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Code#

import github from "../../github.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "github-get-repository-content",
  name: "Get Repository Content",
  description: "Get the content of a file or directory in a specific repository. [See the documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/contents#get-repository-content)",
  version: "0.1.2",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    github,
    repoFullname: {
      propDefinition: [
        github,
        "repoFullname",
      ],
    },
    path: {
      label: "Path",
      description: "The file path or directory to retrieve. Defaults to the repository's root directory.",
      type: "string",
      default: "",
      optional: true,
    },
    mediaType: {
      label: "Media Type",
      description: "The media type of the response. [See the documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/contents?apiVersion=2022-11-28#get-repository-content) for more information.",
      type: "string",
      options: [
        {
          value: "application/vnd.github.raw+json",
          label: "Returns the raw file contents for files and symlinks",
        },
        {
          value: "application/vnd.github.html+json",
          label: "Returns the file contents in HTML",
        },
        {
          value: "application/vnd.github.object+json",
          label: "Returns the contents in a consistent object format regardless of the content type",
        },
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    branch: {
      propDefinition: [
        github,
        "branch",
        (c) => ({
          repoFullname: c.repoFullname,
        }),
      ],
      description:
        "The branch to use. Defaults to the repository's default branch (usually `main` or `master`)",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.github.getRepoContent({
      repoFullname: this.repoFullname,
      path: this.path,
      mediaType: this.mediaType,
      params: {
        ref: this.branch?.split?.("/")[0],
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", "Successfully retrieved repository content.");

    return response;
  },
};

Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
GitHub	`github`	`app`	This component uses the GitHub app.
Repository	`repoFullname`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Path	`path`	`string`	The file path or directory to retrieve. Defaults to the repository's root directory.
Media Type	`mediaType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "value": "application/vnd.github.raw+json", "label": "Returns the raw file contents for files and symlinks" }{ "value": "application/vnd.github.html+json", "label": "Returns the file contents in HTML" }{ "value": "application/vnd.github.object+json", "label": "Returns the contents in a consistent object format regardless of the content type" }`
Branch	`branch`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Authentication#

GitHub uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your GitHub account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into GitHub and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any GitHub API.

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