# Resource not accessible by integration

> Getting the error “Resource not accessible by integration”? Here is how to fix it. The workflow token cannot write contents, pull requests, or checks.

**Resource not accessible by integration.** A step tried to write to the repository — a comment, a push, a release — with a GITHUB_TOKEN that only has read access.

- GitHub Actions. The workflow token lacks a permission.
- Interactive page: https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/resource-not-accessible-by-integration
- Build error explainer: https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer
- Last updated: 2026-10-03

## 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](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.

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- [GitHub Actions: job not started (billing)](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/github-actions-billing)
- [GitHub Actions job exceeded the time limit](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/github-actions-exceeded-maximum-execution-time)
- [Input required and not supplied](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/input-required-and-not-supplied)

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