GitHub Repository Self-Approve Action

A GitHub Action to automatically approve your own pull request for a protected branch using a GitHub App.

Usage

name: Self-Approve Action

on:
  pull_request:

jobs:
  self-approve-action:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Self-Approve Action
        uses: nicklegan/[email protected]
        if: github.actor == 'your-username'
        with:
          appid: ${{ secrets.APPID }}
          privatekey: ${{ secrets.PRIVATEKEY }}
          installationid: ${{ secrets.INSTALLATIONID }}

GitHub App

Register a new organization or personal owned GitHub App with the below permissions:

GitHub App Permission	Access
Repository Permissions:Contents	read and write
Repository Permissions:Pull requests	read and write

After registration install the GitHub App to your organization. Store the below App values as secrets.

GitHub secrets

Name	Value	Required
APPID	GitHub App ID number	true
PRIVATEKEY	Content of private key .pem file	true
INSTALLATIONID	GitHub App installation ID number	true

Finally set your GitHub username as the github.actor conditional value within the workflow file.

💡 The GitHub App name will be used as the name for the approving reviewer.

Action inputs

Name	Description	Default	Options	Required
github.actor	Approve pull requests created by the user specified		workflow.yml	false