---
title: "Boost GitHub Actions Efficiency with Path Filters: Only run when specific files or paths are updated"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/boost-github-actions-efficiency-with-path-filters-only-run-when-specific-files-or-paths-are-updated-ywiey42nx
source_url: https://thomasthornton.cloud/2024/05/14/boost-github-actions-efficiency-with-path-filters-only-run-when-specific-files-or-paths-are-updated/
type: article
source: "Thomas Thornton"
published: 2024-05-14T12:21:40.261Z
updated: 2024-05-14T12:21:39.324Z
tags: ["automation", "github-actions"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Boost GitHub Actions Efficiency with Path Filters: Only run when specific files or paths are updated

**[Thomas Thornton](https://daily.dev/sources/thomasthornton)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Learn how to boost the efficiency of your GitHub Actions by using path filters to control when actions run based on the location of modified files or folders.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://thomasthornton.cloud/2024/05/14/boost-github-actions-efficiency-with-path-filters-only-run-when-specific-files-or-paths-are-updated/>

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