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Missing download info for message could be more helpful #3783
Description
Describe the bug
When you specify a uses: some/action@non-existent-ref-name, the error message isn't terribly helpful
runner/src/Runner.Worker/ActionManager.cs
Line 212 in a0a0a76
To Reproduce
- Create and run a workflow that uses an action with a reference to a ref name that doesn't exist, https://github.com/check-spelling-sandbox/onedrive/actions/runs/14161440115)
- See error
Expected behavior
Error message should suggest,
- if the repository exists, that it's likely the reference name is bad.
- if no public repository exists and the owner doesn't match the current repository's owner, that "either the repository doesn't exist, or it's private and that you cannot use private repositories in
uses:" - if no public repository exists and the owner does match the current repository's owner, that "either the repository doesn't exist, or it's private and you haven't set the repository to be used, but you could..."
Runner Version and Platform
Version of your runner?
2.323.0
OS of the machine running the runner? Ubuntu 24.04.2
What's not working?
Please include error messages and screenshots.
Getting action download info
Error: Missing download info for check-spelling-sandbox/check-spelling@prereleae
Job Log Output
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Activity
dniald commentedon Apr 24, 2025
i got the same issue. Is there any workaround on this?
jsoref commentedon Apr 24, 2025
My guess is your refname is bad. Do you have a log to point to?
dniald commentedon Apr 24, 2025
i just got this below. What I'm missing here?
jsoref commentedon Apr 24, 2025
Technically you aren't missing anything, you just have an extraneous
v. The tag is:https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-action/releases/tag/0.29.0
So you need to change:
jsoref commentedon Apr 24, 2025
The other one is different...
There are workflows that reference this repository:
https://github.com/search?q=%22peter-evans%2Fcreate-issue%40%22+&type=code
But, I checked, and can't find any workflow runs that successfully used a repository but that name.
How did you come to try to use that repository name? I'd expect you want the one listed in: https://github.com/peter-evans?tab=repositories&q=create-i&type=&language=&sort=
github-actions commentedon Apr 27, 2026
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jsoref commentedon Apr 27, 2026
This is still an issue. I've updated the expected results as there's a new feature for private repositories that allows the repository to be shared for use by other repositories in the same organization.