##### Pull request events for forked repositories

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**Note:** Workflows do not run on private base repositories when you open a pull request from a forked repository.

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When you create a pull request from a forked repository to the base repository, {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} sends the `pull_request` event to the base repository and no pull request events occur on the forked repository.

Workflows don't run on forked repositories by default. You must enable GitHub Actions in the **Actions** tab of the forked repository.

{% data reusables.actions.forked-secrets %} The permissions for the `GITHUB_TOKEN` in forked repositories is read-only. For more information, see "[Authenticating with the GITHUB_TOKEN](/actions/configuring-and-managing-workflows/authenticating-with-the-github_token)."