promiseofcake/CircleCI Workflow API Trigger
GitHub Action to trigger CircleCI pipelines using the new API v2 endpoint.
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- Scorecard 4–6scored Jul 6, 2026
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- Activelast commit Jul 9, 2026
- License
- MIT
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uses: promiseofcake/circleci-trigger-action@07e4e215d614a37e9561353b50becdb82e4fa2f5 # v3.0.3tags can be moved; commit SHAs can't. why a SHA?
Inputs
| name | description | required | default |
|---|---|---|---|
| project-slug | GitHub repository name in format: org-name/repo-name (e.g., promiseofcake/circleci-trigger-action) | yes | ${{ github.repository }} |
| user-token | CircleCI User Token used to authorize the workflow run | yes | — |
| branch | Branch for the CircleCI contextual run. | yes | ${{ github.head_ref }} |
| definition-id | Pipeline definition ID for the CircleCI pipeline to trigger | yes | — |
| payload | Payload data (JSON) to send to the Workflow endpoint | yes | {} |
Outputs
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