url_checker.yml

name: Check URLs

on:
  push:
  schedule:
    # Run everyday at 3 am UTC 
    - cron: 0 3 * * *

jobs:
  urlchecks:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - name: Checkout
      uses: actions/checkout@v2
    - name: URLs-checker
      uses: urlstechie/urlchecker-action@master
      with:
        # A comma-separated list of file types to cover in the URL checks
        file_types: .rst,.md,.py,.ipynb

        # Choose whether to include file with no URLs in the prints.
        print_all: false

        # Timeout in 10 seconds if url is not reached
        timeout: 10

        # How many times to retry a failed request (each is logged, defaults to 1)
        retry_count: 5

        # A comma separated patterns to exclude during URL checks
        exclude_patterns: https://www.datacamp.com/community/tutorials/fuzzy-string-python,http://127.0.0.1

        # A comma separated list of file patterns (direct paths work as well) to exclude
        exclude_files: CHANGELOG.md