PUT
/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/cache/retention-limitSet GitHub Actions cache retention limit for a repository
Sets GitHub Actions cache retention limit for a repository. This determines how long caches will be retained for, if not manually removed or evicted due to size constraints.
OAuth tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the admin:repository scope to use this endpoint.
- RetriesRetries up to 2×, 500ms backoff, 30s timeout.
ownerstringrequired
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repostringrequired
The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
max_cache_retention_daysintegeroptional
The maximum number of days to keep caches in this repository.
204Response
400Bad Request
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional
403Forbidden
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional
404Resource not found
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional
Error handling
A 400 is returned: Bad Request. A 403 is returned: Forbidden. A 404 is returned: Resource not found.