My GitHub Actions build for Azure Static Web Apps completes and uploads, but the deploy step fails with ‘Invalid API key’ even though AZURE_STATIC_WEB_APPS_API_TOKEN is set?

Hi Priyanka Kugapriya

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From your description, it seems that your GitHub Actions build for Azure Static Web Apps is completing successfully, but the deployment step is failing with the error "Invalid API key" even though the AZURE_STATIC_WEB_APPS_API_TOKEN secret is set.

This usually happens if the deployment token is either missing, expired, or not properly referenced in the workflow file. Please try the following steps:

1. Verify the Deployment Token
   • In the Azure Portal, navigate to your Static Web App.
   • Go to Manage Deployment Token and copy the token.
2. Update the Secret in GitHub
   • In GitHub, go to your repository Settings > Security > Actions > Repository secrets.
   • Update the secret named AZURE_STATIC_WEB_APPS_API_TOKEN with the new token value.
3. Confirm Workflow Reference: Ensure your GitHub Actions workflow file references the secret correctly. For example: azure_static_web_apps_api_token: ${{ secrets.AZURE_STATIC_WEB_APPS_API_TOKEN }} After updating the token and workflow reference, re-run the pipeline to confirm if the deployment succeeds. For more details, you can refer to the official documentation here: