diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 4c7f6cb..45e5470 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ A GitHub action to create a repository dispatch event. ## Usage -Dispatch to the current repository by elivating the permissions of the default `GITHUB_TOKEN`. +Dispatch an event to the current repository by elivating the permissions of the default `GITHUB_TOKEN`. ```yml permissions: actions: write @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs: event-type: my-event ``` -Dispatch to a remote repository using a `repo` scoped GitHub [Personal Access Token](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token). +Dispatch an event to a remote repository using a `repo` scoped [Personal Access Token (PAT)](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token). ```yml - name: Repository Dispatch uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v2 @@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ Dispatch to a remote repository using a `repo` scoped GitHub [Personal Access To | `event-type` | (**required**) A custom webhook event name. | | | `client-payload` | JSON payload with extra information about the webhook event that your action or workflow may use. | `{}` | -#### `token` +#### Token -This action creates [`repository_dispatch`](https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/#create-a-repository-dispatch-event) events. +This action creates [`repository_dispatch`](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/repos#create-a-repository-dispatch-event) events. The default `GITHUB_TOKEN` token can only be used if you are dispatching the same repository that the workflow is executing in. In this case you must [elevate the token permissions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/assigning-permissions-to-jobs) to allow the dispatch.