curl -X PUT 'https://api.github.com/repos/example-owner/example-repo/actions/permissions/fork-pr-workflows-private-repos' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "run_workflows_from_fork_pull_requests": true
}'

# PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/permissions/fork-pr-workflows-private-repos (GitHub API)
Base URL: https://api.github.com
Auth: Authorization; GitHub token; required.
Request formats: application/json.
Last verified: 2026-10-20

> Set private repo fork PR workflow settings for a repository

## Critical Gotchas
* GitHub recommends an `Accept: application/vnd.github+json` header and an explicit `X-GitHub-Api-Version` header.
* Fine-grained tokens only authorize repositories and permissions selected when the token is created.

## cURL
curl -X PUT 'https://api.github.com/repos/example-owner/example-repo/actions/permissions/fork-pr-workflows-private-repos' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "run_workflows_from_fork_pull_requests": true
}'

## Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| owner | path | string | Yes | The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
| repo | path | string | Yes | The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case... |
| run_workflows_from_fork_pull_requests | body | boolean | Yes | Whether workflows triggered by pull requests from forks are allowed to run on... |
| send_write_tokens_to_workflows | body | boolean | No | Whether GitHub Actions can create pull requests or submit approving pull requ... |
| send_secrets_and_variables | body | boolean | No | Whether to make secrets and variables available to workflows triggered by pul... |
| require_approval_for_fork_pr_workflows | body | boolean | No | Whether workflows triggered by pull requests from forks require approval from... |

## Response example
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PUT

PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/permissions/fork-pr-workflows-private-repos — GitHub API

GitHub token (required); https://api.github.com

GitHub API

Set private repo fork PR workflow settings for a repository

Base URL: https://api.github.com
Auth: Authorization: Bearer <GITHUB_API_KEY>
Last verified: 2026-10-20 · upstream hash matched

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Critical gotchas

GitHub recommends an Accept: application/vnd.github+json header and an explicit X-GitHub-Api-Version header.

Fine-grained tokens only authorize repositories and permissions selected when the token is created.

cURL

curl -X PUT 'https://api.github.com/repos/example-owner/example-repo/actions/permissions/fork-pr-workflows-private-repos' \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \  -d '{  "run_workflows_from_fork_pull_requests": true}'

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
owner	path	string	Yes	The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo	path	string	Yes	The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
run_workflows_from_fork_pull_requests	body	boolean	Yes	Whether workflows triggered by pull requests from forks are allowed to run on private repositories.
send_write_tokens_to_workflows	body	boolean	No	Whether GitHub Actions can create pull requests or submit approving pull request reviews from a workflow triggered by a fork pull request.
send_secrets_and_variables	body	boolean	No	Whether to make secrets and variables available to workflows triggered by pull requests from forks.
require_approval_for_fork_pr_workflows	body	boolean	No	Whether workflows triggered by pull requests from forks require approval from a repository administrator to run.

Response 200 OK

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