myceleum/Get Latest Release
Get the latest release from another repository and output that for use in other actions
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uses: myceleum/get-release-asset@dd3c01e140b82ca20837f86b3a28cecf1b2d50ae # no releases — HEAD as of 2026-07-11tags can be moved; commit SHAs can't. why a SHA?
Inputs
| name | description | required | default |
|---|---|---|---|
| repository | Repository path (eg: myceleum/daemon). Default is current repo, and this can be overridem by using owner and repo inputs. | — | ${{ github.repository }} |
| owner | The Github user or organization that owns the repository | — | — |
| repo | The repository name | no | — |
| exclude | Comma seperate list of releases to exlude (can be release | prerelease | draft) | no | — |
| assetName | Optional - name of an asset you want to download from the release | no | — |
| outputPath | Optional - location on disk where the asset should be save (eg: ./tmp/out.zip | /tmp/out.zip) if not provided one is chosen for you | no | — |
| unzip | If your asset is a zip folder and you want to unzip it directly set this to true | — | false |
| unzipPath | If unzip is enabled and you want to specify the directory to unzip to, you can use the path as absolute or relative. | no | — |
| token | Token to use for request. Default is the github token provided by the action workflow, but you can use another token if you need to communicate with another repo | — | ${{ github.token }} |
Outputs
| name | description |
|---|---|
| id | id of the lastest release found with filter |
| tag_name | The tag name for the release |
| release_url | The base url for the release (api not html) |
| prerelease | Boolean indicating if this was a prerelease |
| draft | Boolean indicating if this was a draft |
| asset_url | The url of the desired asset |
| asset_path | The path on disk where the asset was downloaded (absolute path is used even with outputPath was set to relative) |
| unzip_success | Boolean that will be set only when the unzip process was successfull |