Github actions pull request builder returns error - github

Question

I have a github actions job which is failing on the last job.
The build, unit test and regression test jobs are working fine but the pull-request job fails.
This is the code for the failing job, the token has been replaced.
pull-request:
needs: regression
name: PullRequest
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: pullrequest
uses: repo-sync/pull-request#v2
with:
source_branch: development
destination_branch: master
pr_label: automerge
github_token: ${{ secrets.ghp_secretscretsecretetcetc }}
And this is the message I get when the job fails
Any ideas on what I am missing please?
Kev

Answer 1

It seems that the problem is with the GITHUB_TOKEN you informed.
GitHub automatically creates a GITHUB_TOKEN secret to use in your workflow (you can find more information about it here).
Therefore in your case, you can follow the specifications informed on the action repository you're using:
pull-request:
needs: regression
name: PullRequest
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: pullrequest
uses: repo-sync/pull-request#v2
with:
source_branch: development
destination_branch: master
pr_label: automerge
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
If you ever need a GITHUB_TOKEN with specific permissions, you can also create a Personal Access Token and add it as a secret to your repository.
In that case, you would overwrite the github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} by github_token: ${{ secrets.YOUR_SECRET_NAME }}.