https://github.com/skills/write-javascript-actions

Write your own GitHub JavaScript Action and automate customized tasks unique to your workflow.
https://github.com/skills/write-javascript-actions

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Write your own GitHub JavaScript Action and automate customized tasks unique to your workflow.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/skills/write-javascript-actions
• Owner: skills
• License: mit
• Created: 2022-07-07T21:24:38.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-07T18:13:57.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-17T18:42:10.401Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: skills-course
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• Size: 124 KB
• Stars: 152
• Watchers: 18
• Forks: 79
• Open Issues: 4
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Write JavaScript Actions

_Write your own GitHub JavaScript Action and automate customized tasks unique to your workflow._

## Welcome

Write your own GitHub JavaScript Action and automate customized tasks unique to your workflow.

- **Who is this for**: Developers, GitHub users, users new to Git, students, managers, and for teams.

- **What you'll learn**: How to consume actions within a workflow file, create custom JavaScript based actions and publish your newly created action to the marketplace.

- **Prerequisites**: Before you start, you should be familiar with GitHub, GitHub Actions, and Continuous Integration with GitHub Actions.

- **How long**: This course takes about 1 to 2 hours to be completed.

In this course, you will:

1. Initialize a JavaScript project

2. Configure an action

3. Create a metadata file

4. Create JavaScript files

5. Add actions to workflow file

6. Trigger action

### How to start this course

[![start-course](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1221423/235727646-4a590299-ffe5-480d-8cd5-8194ea184546.svg)](https://github.com/new?template_owner=skills&template_name=write-javascript-actions&owner=%40me&name=skills-write-javascript-actions&description=My+clone+repository&visibility=public)

1. Right-click **Start course** and open the link in a new tab.

2. In the new tab, most of the prompts will automatically fill in for you.

   - For owner, choose your personal account or an organization to host the repository.

   - We recommend creating a public repository, as private repositories will [use Actions minutes](https://docs.github.com/en/billing/managing-billing-for-github-actions/about-billing-for-github-actions).

   - Scroll down and click the **Create repository** button at the bottom of the form.

3. After your new repository is created, wait about 20 seconds, then refresh the page. Follow the step-by-step instructions in the new repository's README.

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