What Is GITHUB_EVENT_NAME?

GITHUB_EVENT_NAME is the name of the event that triggered the run, such as push, pull_request, schedule, or workflow_dispatch.

A workflow can be triggered by many events. GITHUB_EVENT_NAME lets a single workflow take different actions depending on how it was started.

Common values

• push
• pull_request
• schedule
• workflow_dispatch
• release

Example

Only deploy on a manual dispatch.

if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}

Key takeaways

• GITHUB_EVENT_NAME is the triggering event.
• Use it to branch workflow logic.
• Full payload is at GITHUB_EVENT_PATH.

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