# Input required and not supplied

> Getting the error “Input required and not supplied”? Here is how to fix it. A required secret is missing, misspelled, or hidden from this workflow.

**Input required and not supplied.** An action needed a value, usually from a repository secret, and got nothing: the secret is missing, misspelled, or not available to this workflow.

- GitHub Actions. A required secret or input is empty.
- Interactive page: https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/input-required-and-not-supplied
- Build error explainer: https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer
- Last updated: 2026-10-03

## What this error means

An action needed a value, usually from a repository secret, and got nothing: the secret is missing, misspelled, or not available to this workflow.

## Why it happens

An action declared a required input and the workflow passed an empty value. That usually means a repository secret is missing, misspelled, or unavailable to this workflow.

## The message tools print

```
Error: Input required and not supplied: api-key
```

## How to fix it

1. Check that the secret name in Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions matches the workflow exactly.
2. Secrets aren’t passed to workflows triggered from forks.

## Check a log that shows this

Paste the failing step into the [build error explainer](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer). It matches this message, and any others in the same log, in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

## Other GitHub Actions errors

- [GitHub Actions: job not started (billing)](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/github-actions-billing)
- [Resource not accessible by integration](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/resource-not-accessible-by-integration)
- [GitHub Actions job exceeded the time limit](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/github-actions-exceeded-maximum-execution-time)

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