Create File Content

Create a file with content in GitHub.

Options

Field Definition Type Required

Organization

Choose the organization that owns the repository where you want to add the file.

The dropdown list displays the organizations for the authenticated user. The list is limited to 100 organizations.

If the repository is under a personal account, select the -- Not In Org -- option.

Dropdown

TRUE

Repository

Choose the repository where you want to add the new file.

The dropdown list displays the repositories for the selected Organization.

If you select the -- Input Repo Full Name -- option, then the card ignores the Organization selection and you must enter the full name of the repository in the Repository input field.

Dropdown

TRUE

Branch

Select the branch where you want to commit the new file.

The options are Provide Branch or Use Default Branch.

The default branch is usually Main.

Dropdown

TRUE

Input

Field Definition Type Required

Repository

Full Name

The full name of the repository.

This input field appears when you select -- Input Repo Full Name -- as the Repository option.

The name must be formatted as <org_name>/<repo_name> if the repository is within an organization, or <owner_name>/<repo_name> if the repository is under a personal account.

The card returns an error if the repository doesn't exist or the user doesn't have permission to access the repository.

Text

TRUE

File

Message

The commit message for the change.

Text

TRUE

File Content

The new file content, encoded using Base 64.

File

TRUE

Path

The path and parameter of the file.

Text

TRUE

Branch Name

The name of the branch used for the change.

This field appears if you choose Provide Branch as the Branch option. Otherwise, the change is made using the default branch for the repository.

Text

FALSE

Output

Field Definition Type

File Name

Name of the file.

Text

File Path

The path and parameter for the updated file.

Text

Content SHA

Blob SHA of the updated file.

Text

HTML URL

The location of the updated file.

Text

Related topics

GitHub connector

Workflow elements

GitHub API documentation