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Expand Up @@ -337,6 +337,18 @@ A boolean specifying whether the input must be supplied.

The value of this parameter is a string specifying the data type of the input. This must be one of: `boolean`, `choice`, `number`, `environment` or `string`.

## `on.workflow_dispatch.inputs.<input_id>.description`

A string description of the input parameter.

## `on.workflow_dispatch.inputs.<input_id>.default`

The default value is used when an input parameter isn't specified in a workflow file.

## `on.workflow_dispatch.inputs.<input_id>.options`

A sequence of strings that sets the options of the dropdown list. This applies only when the input `type` is `choice`.

## `permissions`

{% data reusables.actions.jobs.section-assigning-permissions-to-jobs %}
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