Automating EAS CLI commands

Learn how to automate sequences of EAS CLI commands with EAS Workflows.

If you're using EAS CLI to build, submit, and update your app, you can automate sequences of commands with EAS Workflows. EAS Workflows can build, submit, and update your app, while also running other jobs like Maestro tests, unit tests, custom scripts, and more.

Below you'll find how to set up your project to use EAS Workflows, followed by common examples of EAS CLI commands and how you can run them using EAS Workflows.

Configure your project

EAS Workflows require a GitHub repository that's linked to your EAS project to run. You can link a GitHub repo to your EAS project with the following steps:

• Navigate to your project's GitHub settings.
• Follow the UI to install the GitHub app.
• Select the GitHub repository that matches the Expo project and connect it.

Creating builds

You can make a build of your project using EAS CLI with the eas build command. To make an iOS build with the production build profile, you could run the following EAS CLI command:

To write this command as a workflow, create a workflow file named .eas/workflows/build-ios-production.yml at the root of your project.

Inside build-ios-production.yml, you can use the following workflow to kick off a job that creates an iOS build with the production build profile.

name: iOS production build

on:
  push:
    branches: ['main']

jobs:
  build_ios:
    name: Build iOS
    type: build
    params:
      platform: ios
      profile: production

Once you have this workflow file, you can kick it off by pushing a commit to the main branch, or by running the following EAS CLI command:

You can provide parameters to make Android builds or use other build profiles. Learn more about build job parameters with the build job documentation.

Submitting builds

You can submit your app to the app stores using EAS CLI with the eas submit command. To submit an iOS app, you could run the following EAS CLI command:

To write this command as a workflow, create a workflow file named .eas/workflows/submit-ios.yml at the root of your project.

Inside submit-ios.yml, you can use the following workflow to kick off a job that submits an iOS app.

name: Submit iOS app

on:
  push:
    branches: ['main']

jobs:
  submit_ios:
    name: Submit iOS
    type: submit
    params:
      platform: ios

Once you have this workflow file, you can kick it off by pushing a commit to the main branch, or by running the following EAS CLI command:

You can provide parameters to submit other platforms or use other submit profiles. Learn more about submit job parameters with the submit job documentation.

Publishing updates

You can update your app using EAS CLI with the eas update command. To update your app, you could run the following EAS CLI command:

To write this command as a workflow, create a workflow file named .eas/workflows/publish-update.yml at the root of your project.

Inside publish-update.yml, you can use the following workflow to kick off a job that sends and over-the-air update.

name: Publish update

on:
  push:
    branches: ['*']

jobs:
  update:
    name: Update
    type: update
    params:
      branch: ${{ github.ref_name || 'test'}}

Once you have this workflow file, you can kick it off by pushing a commit to any branch, or by running the following EAS CLI command:

You can provide parameters to update specific branches or channels, and configure the update's message. Learn more about update job parameters with the update job documentation.

Next step

Workflows are a powerful way to automate your development and release processes. Learn how to create development builds, publish preview updates, and create production builds with the workflows examples guide: