diff --git a/github/actions_workflow_runs.go b/github/actions_workflow_runs.go
index dddc56d2327..20b9cfcd500 100644
--- a/github/actions_workflow_runs.go
+++ b/github/actions_workflow_runs.go
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ func (s *ActionsService) ListRepositoryWorkflowRuns(ctx context.Context, owner,
 }
 
 // GetWorkflowRunByID gets a specific workflow run by ID.
+// You can use the helper function *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.GetRunID() to easily retrieve the workflow run ID from a DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.
 //
 // GitHub API docs: https://docs.github.com/rest/actions/workflow-runs#get-a-workflow-run
 //
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ func (s *ActionsService) GetWorkflowRunByID(ctx context.Context, owner, repo str
 }
 
 // GetWorkflowRunAttempt gets a specific workflow run attempt.
+// You can use the helper function *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.GetRunID() to easily retrieve the workflow run ID from a DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.
 //
 // GitHub API docs: https://docs.github.com/rest/actions/workflow-runs#get-a-workflow-run-attempt
 //
@@ -252,6 +254,7 @@ func (s *ActionsService) GetWorkflowRunAttempt(ctx context.Context, owner, repo
 }
 
 // GetWorkflowRunAttemptLogs gets a redirect URL to download a plain text file of logs for a workflow run for attempt number.
+// You can use the helper function *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.GetRunID() to easily retrieve a workflow run ID from the DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.
 //
 // GitHub API docs: https://docs.github.com/rest/actions/workflow-runs#download-workflow-run-attempt-logs
 //
@@ -302,6 +305,7 @@ func (s *ActionsService) getWorkflowRunAttemptLogsWithRateLimit(ctx context.Cont
 }
 
 // RerunWorkflowByID re-runs a workflow by ID.
+// You can use the helper function *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.GetRunID() to easily retrieve the workflow run ID a the DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.
 //
 // GitHub API docs: https://docs.github.com/rest/actions/workflow-runs#re-run-a-workflow
 //
@@ -318,6 +322,7 @@ func (s *ActionsService) RerunWorkflowByID(ctx context.Context, owner, repo stri
 }
 
 // RerunFailedJobsByID re-runs all of the failed jobs and their dependent jobs in a workflow run by ID.
+// You can use the helper function *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.GetRunID() to easily retrieve the workflow run ID from a DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.
 //
 // GitHub API docs: https://docs.github.com/rest/actions/workflow-runs#re-run-failed-jobs-from-a-workflow-run
 //
@@ -335,6 +340,8 @@ func (s *ActionsService) RerunFailedJobsByID(ctx context.Context, owner, repo st
 
 // RerunJobByID re-runs a job and its dependent jobs in a workflow run by ID.
 //
+// You can use the helper function *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.GetRunID() to easily retrieve the workflow run ID from a DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.
+//
 // GitHub API docs: https://docs.github.com/rest/actions/workflow-runs#re-run-a-job-from-a-workflow-run
 //
 //meta:operation POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/jobs/{job_id}/rerun
@@ -350,6 +357,7 @@ func (s *ActionsService) RerunJobByID(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, j
 }
 
 // CancelWorkflowRunByID cancels a workflow run by ID.
+// You can use the helper function *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.GetRunID() to easily retrieve the workflow run ID from a DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.
 //
 // GitHub API docs: https://docs.github.com/rest/actions/workflow-runs#cancel-a-workflow-run
 //
@@ -366,6 +374,7 @@ func (s *ActionsService) CancelWorkflowRunByID(ctx context.Context, owner, repo
 }
 
 // GetWorkflowRunLogs gets a redirect URL to download a plain text file of logs for a workflow run.
+// You can use the helper function *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.GetRunID() to easily retrieve the workflow run ID from a DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.
 //
 // GitHub API docs: https://docs.github.com/rest/actions/workflow-runs#download-workflow-run-logs
 //
@@ -416,6 +425,7 @@ func (s *ActionsService) getWorkflowRunLogsWithRateLimit(ctx context.Context, u
 }
 
 // DeleteWorkflowRun deletes a workflow run by ID.
+// You can use the helper function *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.GetRunID() to easily retrieve the workflow run ID from a DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.
 //
 // GitHub API docs: https://docs.github.com/rest/actions/workflow-runs#delete-a-workflow-run
 //
@@ -432,6 +442,7 @@ func (s *ActionsService) DeleteWorkflowRun(ctx context.Context, owner, repo stri
 }
 
 // DeleteWorkflowRunLogs deletes all logs for a workflow run.
+// You can use the helper function *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.GetRunID() to easily retrieve the workflow run ID from a DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.
 //
 // GitHub API docs: https://docs.github.com/rest/actions/workflow-runs#delete-workflow-run-logs
 //
@@ -448,6 +459,7 @@ func (s *ActionsService) DeleteWorkflowRunLogs(ctx context.Context, owner, repo
 }
 
 // GetWorkflowRunUsageByID gets a specific workflow usage run by run ID in the unit of billable milliseconds.
+// You can use the helper function *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.GetRunID() to easily retrieve the workflow run ID from a DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.
 //
 // GitHub API docs: https://docs.github.com/rest/actions/workflow-runs#get-workflow-run-usage
 //
@@ -470,6 +482,7 @@ func (s *ActionsService) GetWorkflowRunUsageByID(ctx context.Context, owner, rep
 }
 
 // GetPendingDeployments get all deployment environments for a workflow run that are waiting for protection rules to pass.
+// You can use the helper function *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.GetRunID() to easily retrieve the workflow run ID from a DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.
 //
 // GitHub API docs: https://docs.github.com/rest/actions/workflow-runs#get-pending-deployments-for-a-workflow-run
 //
@@ -492,6 +505,7 @@ func (s *ActionsService) GetPendingDeployments(ctx context.Context, owner, repo
 }
 
 // PendingDeployments approve or reject pending deployments that are waiting on approval by a required reviewer.
+// You can use the helper function *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.GetRunID() to easily retrieve the workflow run ID from a DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.
 //
 // GitHub API docs: https://docs.github.com/rest/actions/workflow-runs#review-pending-deployments-for-a-workflow-run
 //
@@ -514,6 +528,7 @@ func (s *ActionsService) PendingDeployments(ctx context.Context, owner, repo str
 }
 
 // ReviewCustomDeploymentProtectionRule approves or rejects custom deployment protection rules provided by a GitHub App for a workflow run.
+// You can use the helper function *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.GetRunID() to easily retrieve the workflow run ID from a DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.
 //
 // GitHub API docs: https://docs.github.com/rest/actions/workflow-runs#review-custom-deployment-protection-rules-for-a-workflow-run
 //
diff --git a/github/github.go b/github/github.go
index b7d2212360e..47bcf08f684 100644
--- a/github/github.go
+++ b/github/github.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -1770,3 +1771,18 @@ type roundTripperFunc func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
 func (fn roundTripperFunc) RoundTrip(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 	return fn(r)
 }
+
+var runIDFromURLRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^repos/.*/actions/runs/(\d+)/deployment_protection_rule$`)
+
+// GetRunID is a Helper Function used to extract the workflow RunID from the *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent.DeploymentCallBackURL.
+func (e *DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent) GetRunID() (int64, error) {
+	match := runIDFromURLRE.FindStringSubmatch(*e.DeploymentCallbackURL)
+	if len(match) != 2 {
+		return -1, errors.New("no match")
+	}
+	runID, err := strconv.ParseInt(match[1], 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+	return runID, nil
+}
diff --git a/github/github_test.go b/github/github_test.go
index b402f098413..683012adc53 100644
--- a/github/github_test.go
+++ b/github/github_test.go
@@ -3101,3 +3101,31 @@ func TestPtr(t *testing.T) {
 	equal(t, int64(-10), *Ptr(int64(-10)))
 	equal(t, "str", *Ptr("str"))
 }
+
+func TestDeploymentProtectionRuleEvent_GetRunID(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	var want int64 = 123456789
+	url := "repos/dummy-org/dummy-repo/actions/runs/123456789/deployment_protection_rule"
+
+	e := DeploymentProtectionRuleEvent{
+		DeploymentCallbackURL: &url,
+	}
+
+	got, _ := e.GetRunID()
+	if got != want {
+		t.Errorf("want %#v, got %#v", want, got)
+	}
+
+	want = -1
+	url = "repos/dummy-org/dummy-repo/actions/runs/abc123/deployment_protection_rule"
+
+	got, err := e.GetRunID()
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected error to be returned")
+	}
+
+	if got != want {
+		t.Errorf("want %#v, got %#v", want, got)
+	}
+}