Copy repositories in GitHub workflows
Developed by GitHub, actions/checkout is a tool that automates repository checkout processes in software development processes. Continuous integration enables the source code to be transferred to the working environment in workflows.
Updates
- August 2, 2026: Stars 8,197 → 8,589, latest release v7.0.1 (July 20, 2026).
What you get
- Transferring the source code to the working environment
- Automatic warehouse copy operations
- Secure credential management
Getting started
You can enable the tool to download your repository to the workspace by adding the - uses: actions/checkout@v7 line to the steps section of your GitHub Actions workflow file. You can customize the copy behavior by defining parameters such as fetch-depth or submodules under the with block according to your need.
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