README.md

PasteFox GitHub Action

Part of PasteFox Extensions · pastefox.com

Create pastes on PasteFox from your GitHub Actions workflows. Share build logs, test reports, error outputs, or any file.

Usage

- name: Share build log to PasteFox
  uses: PasteFox/extensions/github-action@main
  with:
    api-key: ${{ secrets.PASTEFOX_API_KEY }}
    file: build.log
    title: "Build Log - ${{ github.sha }}"
    visibility: UNLISTED
    expires: 7d

Share content directly

- name: Share test results
  uses: PasteFox/extensions/github-action@main
  with:
    api-key: ${{ secrets.PASTEFOX_API_KEY }}
    content: ${{ steps.tests.outputs.report }}
    title: "Test Report"
    language: markdown

Use the output URL

- name: Create paste
  id: paste
  uses: PasteFox/extensions/github-action@main
  with:
    api-key: ${{ secrets.PASTEFOX_API_KEY }}
    file: coverage/report.txt
    title: "Coverage Report"

- name: Comment on PR
  uses: actions/github-script@v7
  with:
    script: |
      github.rest.issues.createComment({
        owner: context.repo.owner,
        repo: context.repo.repo,
        issue_number: context.issue.number,
        body: `📊 Coverage report: ${{ steps.paste.outputs.url }}`
      })

Inputs

Input	Required	Default	Description
api-key	Yes	—	PasteFox API key (use secrets)
content	No*	—	Content to paste
file	No*	—	Path to file to paste
title	No	filename or "paste"	Paste title
visibility	No	UNLISTED	PUBLIC, UNLISTED, or PRIVATE
language	No	auto-detected	Language for syntax highlighting
expires	No	never	never, 10m, 1h, 1d, 7d, 30d
instance-url	No	https://pastefox.com	PasteFox URL or custom domain

*Either content or file is required.

Outputs

Output	Description
url	Full URL of the created paste
slug	Paste slug
id	Paste ID

Job Summary

The action automatically writes a summary to the GitHub Actions job summary with the paste URL, slug, visibility, and expiration.

Setup

1. Get an API key from pastefox.com/dashboard/api-keys
2. Add it as a repository secret: Settings → Secrets → PASTEFOX_API_KEY
3. Use the action in your workflow

Other Extensions

• VS Code / Kiro — share from your editor
• Chrome Extension — share from Chrome
• Firefox Extension — share from Firefox
• IntelliJ Plugin — share from JetBrains IDEs
• CLI — share from the terminal

License

MIT