@ -199,6 +199,25 @@ Environment variables along with context expressions can also be used for input.
path: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifact/**/*
```
### Retention Period
Artifacts are retained for 90 days by default. You can specify a shorter retention period using the `retention-days` input:
```yaml
- name: 'Create a file'
run: echo "I won't live long" > my_file.txt
- name: 'Upload Artifact'
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
with:
name: my-artifact
path: my_file.txt
retention-days: 5
```
The retention period must be between 1 and 90 inclusive. For more information see [artifact and log retention policies](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/reference/usage-limits-billing-and-administration#artifact-and-log-retention-policy).
## Where does the upload go?
In the top right corner of a workflow run, once the run is over, if you used this action, there will be an `Artifacts` dropdown which you can download items from. Here's a screenshot of what it looks like<br/>