diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.examples.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.examples.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f4adbf7db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.examples.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { TemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
+
+jest.mock('../helpers');
+
+import { getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
+import {
+  DefaultGithubCredentialsProvider,
+  GithubCredentialsProvider,
+  ScmIntegrations,
+} from '@backstage/integration';
+import { PassThrough } from 'stream';
+import { createGithubRepoCreateAction } from './githubRepoCreate';
+import { entityRefToName } from '../helpers';
+import yaml from 'yaml';
+import { examples } from './githubRepoCreate.examples';
+
+const publicKey = '2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvvcCU=';
+
+const mockOctokit = {
+  rest: {
+    users: {
+      getByUsername: jest.fn(),
+    },
+    repos: {
+      addCollaborator: jest.fn(),
+      createInOrg: jest.fn(),
+      createForAuthenticatedUser: jest.fn(),
+      replaceAllTopics: jest.fn(),
+    },
+    teams: {
+      addOrUpdateRepoPermissionsInOrg: jest.fn(),
+      getByName: jest.fn(),
+    },
+    actions: {
+      createRepoVariable: jest.fn(),
+      createOrUpdateRepoSecret: jest.fn(),
+      getRepoPublicKey: jest.fn(),
+    },
+  },
+};
+jest.mock('octokit', () => ({
+  Octokit: class {
+    constructor() {
+      return mockOctokit;
+    }
+  },
+}));
+
+describe('github:repo:create', () => {
+  const config = new ConfigReader({
+    integrations: {
+      github: [
+        { host: 'github.com', token: 'tokenlols' },
+        { host: 'ghe.github.com' },
+      ],
+    },
+  });
+
+  const integrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(config);
+  let githubCredentialsProvider: GithubCredentialsProvider;
+  let action: TemplateAction<any>;
+
+  const mockContext = {
+    input: {
+      repoUrl: 'github.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
+    },
+    workspacePath: 'lol',
+    logger: getVoidLogger(),
+    logStream: new PassThrough(),
+    output: jest.fn(),
+    createTemporaryDirectory: jest.fn(),
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    githubCredentialsProvider =
+      DefaultGithubCredentialsProvider.fromIntegrations(integrations);
+    action = createGithubRepoCreateAction({
+      integrations,
+      githubCredentialsProvider,
+    });
+    (entityRefToName as jest.Mock).mockImplementation((s: string) => s);
+    mockOctokit.rest.actions.getRepoPublicKey.mockResolvedValue({
+      data: {
+        key: publicKey,
+        key_id: 'keyid',
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(jest.resetAllMocks);
+
+  it('should call the githubApis with the correct values for createInOrg', async () => {
+    mockOctokit.rest.users.getByUsername.mockResolvedValue({
+      data: { type: 'Organization' },
+    });
+
+    mockOctokit.rest.repos.createInOrg.mockResolvedValue({ data: {} });
+
+    await action.handler({
+      ...mockContext,
+      input: yaml.parse(examples[0].example).steps[0].input,
+    });
+
+    expect(mockOctokit.rest.repos.createInOrg).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      name: 'repo',
+      org: 'owner',
+      private: true,
+      delete_branch_on_merge: false,
+      allow_squash_merge: true,
+      squash_merge_commit_title: 'COMMIT_OR_PR_TITLE',
+      squash_merge_commit_message: 'COMMIT_MESSAGES',
+      allow_merge_commit: true,
+      allow_rebase_merge: true,
+      allow_auto_merge: false,
+      visibility: 'private',
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.examples.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.examples.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d64afe1338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.examples.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { TemplateExample } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
+import yaml from 'yaml';
+
+export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
+  {
+    description: 'Creates a GitHub repository.',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          action: 'github:repo:create',
+          name: 'Create a new GitHub repository',
+          input: {
+            repoUrl: 'github.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
+];
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.ts
index 0ec1c83910..e0fde3b193 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
 } from './helpers';
 import * as inputProps from './inputProperties';
 import * as outputProps from './outputProperties';
+import { examples } from './githubRepoCreate.examples';
 
 /**
  * Creates a new action that initializes a git repository
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ export function createGithubRepoCreateAction(options: {
   }>({
     id: 'github:repo:create',
     description: 'Creates a GitHub repository.',
+    examples,
     schema: {
       input: {
         type: 'object',