Get repository content

TOOL

Slug

GITHUB_GET_REPOSITORY_CONTENT

Version

20261014_00

Toolkit

github

Retrieves a file's Base64 encoded content or lists a directory's contents from a GitHub repository.

ref

STRING

The name of the commit, branch, or tag to read from. Use this parameter to specify which branch (e.g., 'feat/godlocal-dev', 'main', 'develop'), tag (e.g., 'v1.2.0'), or commit SHA you want to access. If not provided, the repository's default branch will be used. Note: Branch names should be passed here, NOT in the path parameter.

pathrequired

STRING

Required. Path to file or directory in the repository. Empty string ('') retrieves root directory contents. Leading slashes auto-stripped. CRITICAL: Do NOT pass branch names here (e.g., 'feat/godlocal-dev', 'main'). Branch names belong in the `ref` parameter. Path should be file/directory path only (e.g., 'src/main.js', 'README.md'), NOT prefixed with branch name (use 'src/main.js' not 'main/src/main.js'). File paths must include extension (e.g., 'README.md', not 'README'). For common files (README, LICENSE, CHANGELOG) without extensions, action auto-tries common extensions (.md, .txt, .rst). Paths are case-sensitive. On 404 errors, list parent directory to verify exact path/casing.

reporequired

STRING

Required. The name of the repository, without the `.git` extension. This name is not case sensitive.

ownerrequired

STRING

Required. The account owner of the repository. This name is not case sensitive. Can also accept full repository path in format 'owner/repo' - the repo part will be extracted automatically.