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modificationDate: April 28, 2026
title: Get started with EAS Workflows
description: Learn how to use EAS Workflows to automate your React Native CI/CD development and release processes.
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# Get started with EAS Workflows

Learn how to use EAS Workflows to automate your React Native CI/CD development and release processes.

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). Use this file to discover all available pages.

This page walks you through the process of creating your first EAS Workflows for building and submitting your app to the app stores.

## Get started

Prerequisites

4 requirements

1.

Sign up for an Expo account

You'll need to [sign up](https://expo.dev/signup) for an Expo account.

2.

Create a project

You'll need to create a project with the following command:

```sh
npx create-expo-app@latest --template default@sdk-55
```

3.

Sync the project with EAS

You'll need to sync the project with EAS with the following command. This will create an EAS project and link it to your local project:

```sh
npx eas-cli@latest init
```

4.

Add eas.json

You'll need to add an `eas.json` file to the root of your project if it doesn't already exist:

```sh
touch eas.json && echo "{}" > eas.json
```

Create a directory named **.eas/workflows** at the root of your project with a YAML file inside of it. For example: **.eas/workflows/create-production-builds.yml**.

`my-app`

 `.eas`

  `workflows`

   `create-production-builds.yml`

 `eas.json`

Add the following YAML to the `create-production-builds.yml` file:

```yaml
name: Create Production Builds

jobs:
  build_android:
    type: build # This job type creates a production build for Android
    params:
      platform: android
  build_ios:
    type: build # This job type creates a production build for iOS
    params:
      platform: ios
```

The workflow above will create a production build for Android and iOS in parallel. To run this workflow successfully, you'll need to [set up and build your project using EAS CLI](/build/setup) first.

Finally, run the workflow with the following command:

```sh
npx eas-cli@latest workflow:run create-production-builds.yml
```

Once you do, you can see your workflow running on your project's [workflows page](https://expo.dev/accounts/%5Baccount%5D/projects/%5BprojectName%5D/workflows).

## More

### Automate workflows with GitHub events

You can trigger a workflow by pushing a commit to your GitHub repository. You can link a GitHub repo to your EAS project with the following steps:

-   Navigate to your project's [GitHub settings](https://expo.dev/accounts/%5Baccount%5D/projects/%5BprojectName%5D/github).
-   Follow the UI to install the GitHub app.
-   Select the GitHub repository that matches the Expo project and connect it.

Then, add the [`on` trigger](/eas/workflows/syntax#on) to your workflow file. For example, if you want to trigger the workflow when a commit is pushed to the `main` branch, you can add the following:

```yaml
name: Create Production Builds

on:
  push:
    branches: ['main']

jobs:
  build_android:
    type: build
    params:
      platform: android
  build_ios:
    type: build
    params:
      platform: ios
```

### Trigger workflows from App Store Connect events

You can also trigger workflows from App Store Connect events using [`on.app_store_connect`](/eas/workflows/syntax#onapp_store_connect).

Before using App Store Connect triggers, configure your App Store Connect connection in EAS dashboard:

-   Open EAS dashboard and select your project.
-   Navigate to **[Project settings > General > Connections](https://expo.dev/accounts/%5Baccount%5D/projects/%5Bproject%5D/settings)**.
-   Connect your App Store Connect app.

Example workflow:

```yaml
name: React to App Store Connect events

on:
  app_store_connect:
    app_version:
      states:
        - ready_for_review
        - waiting_for_review

jobs:
  send_slack_notification:
    type: slack
    params:
      webhook_url: ${{ env.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
      message: 'App version is ready for review or waiting for review.'
```

### VS Code extension

Download the [Expo Tools VS Code extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=expo.vscode-expo-tools) to get descriptions and autocompletions for your workflow files.

> Got feedback or feature requests? Send us an email at [workflows@expo.dev](mailto:workflows@expo.dev).