diff --git a/fastlane/lib/fastlane/actions/github_api.rb b/fastlane/lib/fastlane/actions/github_api.rb
index c3b8b3382b6..c8a742db28f 100644
--- a/fastlane/lib/fastlane/actions/github_api.rb
+++ b/fastlane/lib/fastlane/actions/github_api.rb
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ def available_options
                                          conflicting_options: [:api_bearer],
                                          sensitive: true,
                                          code_gen_sensitive: true,
-                                         is_string: true,
                                          default_value: ENV["GITHUB_API_TOKEN"],
                                          default_value_dynamic: true,
                                          optional: true),
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ def available_options
                                          env_name: "FL_GITHUB_API_BEARER",
                                          sensitive: true,
                                          code_gen_sensitive: true,
-                                         is_string: true,
                                          description: "Use a Bearer authorization token. Usually generated by Github Apps, e.g. GitHub Actions GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable",
                                          conflicting_options: [:api_token],
                                          optional: true,
@@ -118,13 +116,12 @@ def available_options
             FastlaneCore::ConfigItem.new(key: :body,
                                          env_name: "FL_GITHUB_API_REQUEST_BODY",
                                          description: "The request body in JSON or hash format",
-                                         is_string: false,
+                                         skip_type_validation: true, # allow Hash, Array
                                          default_value: {},
                                          optional: true),
             FastlaneCore::ConfigItem.new(key: :raw_body,
                                          env_name: "FL_GITHUB_API_REQUEST_RAW_BODY",
                                          description: "The request body taken verbatim instead of as JSON, useful for file uploads",
-                                         is_string: true,
                                          optional: true),
             FastlaneCore::ConfigItem.new(key: :path,
                                          env_name: "FL_GITHUB_API_PATH",
@@ -139,7 +136,7 @@ def available_options
                                          end),
             FastlaneCore::ConfigItem.new(key: :error_handlers,
                                          description: "Optional error handling hash based on status code, or pass '*' to handle all errors",
-                                         is_string: false,
+                                         type: Hash,
                                          default_value: {},
                                          optional: true),
             FastlaneCore::ConfigItem.new(key: :headers,