Update File Content

Update a file in GitHub.

This card supports updating the contents of a file to a maximum size of 10 MB.

Options

Field	Definition	Type	Required
Organization	Choose the organization that owns the repository containing the file you want to update. 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 that contains the file you want to update. 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 that contains the file you want to update. The options are Provide Branch or Use Default Branch. The default branch is usually Main.	Dropdown	TRUE

Field

Definition

Type

Required

Organization

Choose the organization that owns the repository containing the file you want to update.

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 that contains the file you want to update.

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 that contains the file you want to update.

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 updated file content, encoded using Base 64.	File	TRUE
Path	The path and parameter of the updated file.	Text	TRUE
Branch Name	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

Update File Content

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