GitHub Actions
GitHub Actions reusable workflow is missing a required secret
A required secret was not supplied to the reusable workflow.
GitHub Actions rejected a reusable workflow call because the called workflow declared a required secret that the caller did not pass.
Observed message
A required secret was not supplied to the reusable workflow.
Why it happens
- The reusable workflow declares a required secret and the caller omitted it.
- The secret name in the caller does not match the secret name expected by the reusable workflow.
- A refactor changed reusable workflow secret requirements without updating callers.
How to fix it
- Pass the required secret explicitly from the caller workflow.
- Check that secret names match exactly between the called workflow and the caller.
- If the secret is not always needed, make the workflow design or secret requirement more flexible.
