Workflow Run Cleaner

Deletes all GitHub Actions workflow runs for a repo.

Files

• delete-runs.sh → does the deletion
• cleaner.sh → contains your repo + token (gitignored)

Requirements

• bash
• curl
• jq
• A PAT from GitHub with repo scope (or fine-grained token with Actions: Read & Write)

Setup

cp cleaner-template.sh cleaner.sh
chmod +x cleaner.sh delete-runs.sh

Edit cleaner.sh and fill:

OWNER="your-user"
REPO="your-repo"
TOKEN="ghp_xxx"

Run

./cleaner.sh

Deletes runs page by page until none remain.

Warning: irreversible.