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Question: Why do some GitHub Actions steps intermittently have no logs (data-log-url) after completion? #26175
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Description
Hi,
We are seeing an intermittent issue in GitHub Actions:
During execution, logs stream normally
After completion, some steps cannot be expanded and have no data-log-url
This happens inconsistently (same workflow, same code, different outcomes)
So our question is:
Under what conditions does GitHub Actions persist step logs and generate a data-log-url?
What could cause a step to have visible logs during execution but no logs available after completion?
Any clarification would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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pelikhan commentedon Apr 14, 2026
Could you give us more details about where this screenshot comes from?
Ray961123 commentedon Apr 15, 2026
The screenshot was taken using the browser’s developer tools (Inspect). I inspected the GitHub Actions page in the browser and found that the step did not have a data-log-url after execution.
pelikhan commentedon Apr 15, 2026
Ok we'll have to route this to the actions team. Are you trying to download the logs by any chance? It is more efficient to use "gh aw logs"
Ray961123 commentedon Apr 15, 2026
Thank you.I mainly want to view the logs directly on the Actions page. Under normal circumstances, I should be able to click the dropdown to view the log details.
pelikhan commentedon Apr 19, 2026
Unclear what we can do here without more details.
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