---
title: GitHub Actions Artifacts
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
shortTitle: Artifacts
intro: 'The {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} Artifacts API allows you to download, delete, and retrieve information about workflow artifacts.'
topics:
  - API
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghae: '*'
  ghec: '*'
---

## About the Artifacts API

The {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} Artifacts API allows you to download, delete, and retrieve information about workflow artifacts. {% data reusables.actions.about-artifacts %} For more information, see "[Persisting workflow data using artifacts](/actions/automating-your-workflow-with-github-actions/persisting-workflow-data-using-artifacts)."

{% data reusables.actions.actions-authentication %} {% data reusables.actions.actions-app-actions-permissions-api %}