Resource not accessible by integration

What this error means

A step tried to write to the repository — a comment, a push, a release — with a GITHUB_TOKEN that only has read access.

Why it happens

The step called the GitHub API with the workflow’s GITHUB_TOKEN, and that token is not allowed to touch the resource — often writing contents, pull requests, or checks.

The message tools print

HttpError: Resource not accessible by integration

How to fix it

1. Add a permissions block to the workflow (contents: write, for example) for the job that needs it.
2. Or allow read and write workflow permissions in the repository’s Actions settings.

Check a log that shows this

Paste the failing step into the 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)
• GitHub Actions job exceeded the time limit
• Input required and not supplied