GitHub Release To Discord Action

This action parses a GitHub release and posts it to a Discord channel via a Discord webhook.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Default	Description
webhook_url	✔		Discord's webhook url. Use GH repo secrets.
color	❌	"2105893"	Decimal color value for embed.
username	❌	"Release Changelog"	String username for webhook.
avatar_url	❌	"Profile Picture"	String url to webhook avatar picture.

Output

Example usage

on:
  release:
    types: [published]

jobs:
  github-release-to-discord:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Handle Release
        uses: ./ # Uses an action in the root directory
        id: release
        with:
          webhook_url: ${{ secrets.WEBHOOK_URL }}
          color: "2105893"
          username: "Release Changelog"
          avatar_url: "https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/487431320314576937/bd64361e4ba6313d561d54e78c9e7171.png"