# peter-evans/repository-dispatch

A GitHub action to create a repository dispatch event

Repository: https://github.com/peter-evans/repository-dispatch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/repository-dispatch
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: repository-dispatch, github-action, github-api, webhook-events
Last push: 2026-09-03T01:14:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 80/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 44, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2491, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 292, "gap_med": 43, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1207, forks 155 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:16.821246+00:00)

## What it is
A GitHub Action that creates repository dispatch events via the GitHub API, triggering other workflows in the same or a remote repository. It supports custom event types and JSON client payloads, using GITHUB_TOKEN or a PAT for authentication.

## Use cases
- trigger a downstream workflow from another GitHub Actions workflow
- dispatch a custom event to a remote repository using a PAT
- chain workflows together with custom webhook event types
- pass a JSON payload to a triggered workflow
- kick off deployment workflows from CI pipelines

## When to choose
- you need to trigger one GitHub Actions workflow from another
- you want to send repository dispatch events to a different repository
- you need custom event types with client payloads for workflow orchestration

## When to avoid
- you need cross-repository workflow triggers without PAT management (consider workflow_dispatch or GitHub App tokens)
- you are not using GitHub Actions
- you need general-purpose webhook delivery outside GitHub

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: webhook, ci-cd, developer-tools, workflow-automation
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cloud
- tags: github-action, repository-dispatch, github-api, workflow-trigger, devops, automation, web-server

## Member repositories
- peter-evans/repository-dispatch (main) score 80

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:16.821246+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:18:59.848494+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/peter-evans/repository-dispatch (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:16.821246+00:00, sha 5609f15b839d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.