What Is GITHUB_REPOSITORY?

GITHUB_REPOSITORY is the owner/repo identifier of the repository running the workflow.

GITHUB_REPOSITORY is handy for building image names, calling the GitHub API, or constructing URLs that reference the current repo.

Common uses

• Name a container image: ghcr.io/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY
• Build API URLs
• Split owner and repo with parameter expansion

Example

Push to the GitHub Container Registry path for this repo.

docker push ghcr.io/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}:latest

Key takeaways

• GITHUB_REPOSITORY is owner/repo.
• Great for image names and API URLs.
• GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER gives just the owner.

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