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Neon Database Create Branch Action

v5.2.0 Latest version

Neon Database Create Branch Action

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Neon Database Create Branch Action

Creates a new Neon Postgres branch based a parent branch. If the branch already exists it will return the branch details

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

 
              
- name: Neon Database Create Branch Action

              
  uses: neondatabase/create-branch-action@v5.2.0
Learn more about this action in neondatabase/create-branch-action

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Create a Neon Branch 🚀

This GitHub action creates a new Neon branch.

Here is an example of how to use it:

name: Create Neon Branch with GitHub Actions Demo
run-name: Create a Neon Branch 🚀
jobs:
  Create-Neon-Branch:
  steps:
    - uses: neondatabase/create-branch-action@v5
      id: create-branch
      with:
        project_id: rapid-haze-373089
        # optional (defaults to your project's default branch)
        parent: dev
        # optional (defaults to neondb)
        database: my-database
        branch_name: from_action_reusable
        username: db_user_for_url
        api_key: ${{ secrets.NEON_API_KEY }}
    - run: echo db_url ${{ steps.create-branch.outputs.db_url }}
    - run: echo host ${{ steps.create-branch.outputs.host }}
    - run: echo branch_id ${{ steps.create-branch.outputs.branch_id }}

The full list of supported parameters can be seen in the action.yml file.

Outputs

outputs:
  db_url:
    description: 'New branch DATABASE_URL'
    value: ${{ steps.create-branch.outputs.db_url }}
  db_url_with_pooler:
    description: 'New branch DATABASE_URL with pooling enabled'
    value: ${{ steps.create-branch.outputs.db_url_with_pooler }}
  host:
    description: 'New branch host'
    value: ${{ steps.create-branch.outputs.host }}
  host_with_pooler:
    description: 'New branch host with pooling enabled'
    value: ${{ steps.create-branch.outputs.host_with_pooler }}
  branch_id:
    description: 'New branch id'
    value: ${{ steps.create-branch.outputs.branch_id }}
  password:
    description: 'Password for connecting to the new branch database with the input username'
    value: ${{ steps.create-branch.outputs.password }}

How to set up the NEON_API_KEY

Navigate to you the Account page on your Neon console. In the Developer Settings, Generate a new API key if you don't have one already. It's important not to share the API key or expose it in your actions or code. This is why you need to add the API key to a new GitHub secret.

In your GitHub repo, go to Settings and locate Secrets at the bottom of the left sidebar. Click on Actions and then on the New repository secret button to create a new secret. Name the secret NEON_API_KEY and paste the API key generated on the Neon console in the Secret* field, then press Add secret button.