delete old workflow file runs

delete-old-workflow-runs.yml

#!/bin/bash
set -e

# Script to delete GitHub Actions workflow runs for a repository
# Requirements: GitHub CLI (gh) and jq must be installed
# You must be authenticated with gh cli before running this script

# Repository information
REPO_OWNER="OWNER"
REPO_NAME="REPO"

# Optional workflow name filter
WORKFLOW_PATH=".github/workflows/WORKFLOW_PATH_CHANGE_ME.yml"

echo "Fetching workflow runs from GitHub..."
temp_file="workflow_runs.json"

# Get all workflow runs and save to temporary file
gh api "/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/actions/runs" --paginate > "$temp_file"

# Extract workflow run IDs and delete each one
jq_filter=".workflow_runs[] | select(.path == \"$WORKFLOW_PATH\") | .id"

echo "Deleting workflow runs..."
for run_id in $(cat "$temp_file" | jq -r "$jq_filter"); do
    echo "Deleting workflow run ID: $run_id"
    gh api -X DELETE "/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/actions/runs/$run_id" --silent
    # Small delay to avoid rate limiting
    sleep 0.5
done

# Clean up
rm -f "$temp_file"
echo "All workflow runs have been deleted successfully."