Struct roctogen::endpoints::repos::Repos[][src]

pub struct Repos<'api> { /* fields omitted */ }

Implementations


Add app access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Grants the specified apps push access for this branch. Only installed GitHub Apps with write access to the contents permission can be added as authorized actors on a protected branch.

TypeDescription
arrayThe GitHub Apps that have push access to this branch. Use the app’s slug. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for add_app_access_restrictions



Add app access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Grants the specified apps push access for this branch. Only installed GitHub Apps with write access to the contents permission can be added as authorized actors on a protected branch.

TypeDescription
arrayThe GitHub Apps that have push access to this branch. Use the app’s slug. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for add_app_access_restrictions



Add a repository collaborator

This endpoint triggers notifications. Creating content too quickly using this endpoint may result in secondary rate limiting. See “Secondary rate limits” and “Dealing with secondary rate limits” for details.

For more information on permission levels, see “Repository permission levels for an organization”. There are restrictions on which permissions can be granted to organization members when an organization base role is in place. In this case, the permission being given must be equal to or higher than the org base permission. Otherwise, the request will fail with:

Cannot assign {member} permission of {role name}

Note that, if you choose not to pass any parameters, you’ll need to set Content-Length to zero when calling out to this endpoint. For more information, see “HTTP verbs.”

The invitee will receive a notification that they have been invited to the repository, which they must accept or decline. They may do this via the notifications page, the email they receive, or by using the repository invitations API endpoints.

Rate limits

You are limited to sending 50 invitations to a repository per 24 hour period. Note there is no limit if you are inviting organization members to an organization repository.

GitHub API docs for add_collaborator



Add a repository collaborator

This endpoint triggers notifications. Creating content too quickly using this endpoint may result in secondary rate limiting. See “Secondary rate limits” and “Dealing with secondary rate limits” for details.

For more information on permission levels, see “Repository permission levels for an organization”. There are restrictions on which permissions can be granted to organization members when an organization base role is in place. In this case, the permission being given must be equal to or higher than the org base permission. Otherwise, the request will fail with:

Cannot assign {member} permission of {role name}

Note that, if you choose not to pass any parameters, you’ll need to set Content-Length to zero when calling out to this endpoint. For more information, see “HTTP verbs.”

The invitee will receive a notification that they have been invited to the repository, which they must accept or decline. They may do this via the notifications page, the email they receive, or by using the repository invitations API endpoints.

Rate limits

You are limited to sending 50 invitations to a repository per 24 hour period. Note there is no limit if you are inviting organization members to an organization repository.

GitHub API docs for add_collaborator



Add status check contexts

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for add_status_check_contexts



Add status check contexts

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for add_status_check_contexts



Add team access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Grants the specified teams push access for this branch. You can also give push access to child teams.

TypeDescription
arrayThe teams that can have push access. Use the team’s slug. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for add_team_access_restrictions



Add team access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Grants the specified teams push access for this branch. You can also give push access to child teams.

TypeDescription
arrayThe teams that can have push access. Use the team’s slug. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for add_team_access_restrictions



Add user access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Grants the specified people push access for this branch.

TypeDescription
arrayUsernames for people who can have push access. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for add_user_access_restrictions



Add user access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Grants the specified people push access for this branch.

TypeDescription
arrayUsernames for people who can have push access. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for add_user_access_restrictions



Check if a user is a repository collaborator

For organization-owned repositories, the list of collaborators includes outside collaborators, organization members that are direct collaborators, organization members with access through team memberships, organization members with access through default organization permissions, and organization owners.

Team members will include the members of child teams.

GitHub API docs for check_collaborator



Check if a user is a repository collaborator

For organization-owned repositories, the list of collaborators includes outside collaborators, organization members that are direct collaborators, organization members with access through team memberships, organization members with access through default organization permissions, and organization owners.

Team members will include the members of child teams.

GitHub API docs for check_collaborator



Check if vulnerability alerts are enabled for a repository

Shows whether dependency alerts are enabled or disabled for a repository. The authenticated user must have admin access to the repository. For more information, see “About security alerts for vulnerable dependencies”.

GitHub API docs for check_vulnerability_alerts



Check if vulnerability alerts are enabled for a repository

Shows whether dependency alerts are enabled or disabled for a repository. The authenticated user must have admin access to the repository. For more information, see “About security alerts for vulnerable dependencies”.

GitHub API docs for check_vulnerability_alerts



Compare two commits

The basehead param is comprised of two parts: base and head. Both must be branch names in repo. To compare branches across other repositories in the same network as repo, use the format <USERNAME>:branch.

The response from the API is equivalent to running the git log base..head command; however, commits are returned in chronological order. Pass the appropriate media type to fetch diff and patch formats.

The response also includes details on the files that were changed between the two commits. This includes the status of the change (for example, if a file was added, removed, modified, or renamed), and details of the change itself. For example, files with a renamed status have a previous_filename field showing the previous filename of the file, and files with a modified status have a patch field showing the changes made to the file.

Working with large comparisons

To process a response with a large number of commits, you can use (per_page or page) to paginate the results. When using paging, the list of changed files is only returned with page 1, but includes all changed files for the entire comparison. For more information on working with pagination, see “Traversing with pagination.”

When calling this API without any paging parameters (per_page or page), the returned list is limited to 250 commits and the last commit in the list is the most recent of the entire comparison. When a paging parameter is specified, the first commit in the returned list of each page is the earliest.

Signature verification object

The response will include a verification object that describes the result of verifying the commit’s signature. The following fields are included in the verification object:

NameTypeDescription
verifiedbooleanIndicates whether GitHub considers the signature in this commit to be verified.
reasonstringThe reason for verified value. Possible values and their meanings are enumerated in table below.
signaturestringThe signature that was extracted from the commit.
payloadstringThe value that was signed.

These are the possible values for reason in the verification object:

ValueDescription
expired_keyThe key that made the signature is expired.
not_signing_keyThe “signing” flag is not among the usage flags in the GPG key that made the signature.
gpgverify_errorThere was an error communicating with the signature verification service.
gpgverify_unavailableThe signature verification service is currently unavailable.
unsignedThe object does not include a signature.
unknown_signature_typeA non-PGP signature was found in the commit.
no_userNo user was associated with the committer email address in the commit.
unverified_emailThe committer email address in the commit was associated with a user, but the email address is not verified on her/his account.
bad_emailThe committer email address in the commit is not included in the identities of the PGP key that made the signature.
unknown_keyThe key that made the signature has not been registered with any user’s account.
malformed_signatureThere was an error parsing the signature.
invalidThe signature could not be cryptographically verified using the key whose key-id was found in the signature.
validNone of the above errors applied, so the signature is considered to be verified.

GitHub API docs for compare_commits



Compare two commits

The basehead param is comprised of two parts: base and head. Both must be branch names in repo. To compare branches across other repositories in the same network as repo, use the format <USERNAME>:branch.

The response from the API is equivalent to running the git log base..head command; however, commits are returned in chronological order. Pass the appropriate media type to fetch diff and patch formats.

The response also includes details on the files that were changed between the two commits. This includes the status of the change (for example, if a file was added, removed, modified, or renamed), and details of the change itself. For example, files with a renamed status have a previous_filename field showing the previous filename of the file, and files with a modified status have a patch field showing the changes made to the file.

Working with large comparisons

To process a response with a large number of commits, you can use (per_page or page) to paginate the results. When using paging, the list of changed files is only returned with page 1, but includes all changed files for the entire comparison. For more information on working with pagination, see “Traversing with pagination.”

When calling this API without any paging parameters (per_page or page), the returned list is limited to 250 commits and the last commit in the list is the most recent of the entire comparison. When a paging parameter is specified, the first commit in the returned list of each page is the earliest.

Signature verification object

The response will include a verification object that describes the result of verifying the commit’s signature. The following fields are included in the verification object:

NameTypeDescription
verifiedbooleanIndicates whether GitHub considers the signature in this commit to be verified.
reasonstringThe reason for verified value. Possible values and their meanings are enumerated in table below.
signaturestringThe signature that was extracted from the commit.
payloadstringThe value that was signed.

These are the possible values for reason in the verification object:

ValueDescription
expired_keyThe key that made the signature is expired.
not_signing_keyThe “signing” flag is not among the usage flags in the GPG key that made the signature.
gpgverify_errorThere was an error communicating with the signature verification service.
gpgverify_unavailableThe signature verification service is currently unavailable.
unsignedThe object does not include a signature.
unknown_signature_typeA non-PGP signature was found in the commit.
no_userNo user was associated with the committer email address in the commit.
unverified_emailThe committer email address in the commit was associated with a user, but the email address is not verified on her/his account.
bad_emailThe committer email address in the commit is not included in the identities of the PGP key that made the signature.
unknown_keyThe key that made the signature has not been registered with any user’s account.
malformed_signatureThere was an error parsing the signature.
invalidThe signature could not be cryptographically verified using the key whose key-id was found in the signature.
validNone of the above errors applied, so the signature is considered to be verified.

GitHub API docs for compare_commits



Users with admin access to the repository can create an autolink.

GitHub API docs for create_autolink



Users with admin access to the repository can create an autolink.

GitHub API docs for create_autolink



Create a commit comment

Create a comment for a commit using its :commit_sha.

This endpoint triggers notifications. Creating content too quickly using this endpoint may result in secondary rate limiting. See “Secondary rate limits” and “Dealing with secondary rate limits” for details.

GitHub API docs for create_commit_comment



Create a commit comment

Create a comment for a commit using its :commit_sha.

This endpoint triggers notifications. Creating content too quickly using this endpoint may result in secondary rate limiting. See “Secondary rate limits” and “Dealing with secondary rate limits” for details.

GitHub API docs for create_commit_comment



Create commit signature protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

When authenticated with admin or owner permissions to the repository, you can use this endpoint to require signed commits on a branch. You must enable branch protection to require signed commits.

GitHub API docs for create_commit_signature_protection



Create commit signature protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

When authenticated with admin or owner permissions to the repository, you can use this endpoint to require signed commits on a branch. You must enable branch protection to require signed commits.

GitHub API docs for create_commit_signature_protection



Create a commit status

Users with push access in a repository can create commit statuses for a given SHA.

Note: there is a limit of 1000 statuses per sha and context within a repository. Attempts to create more than 1000 statuses will result in a validation error.

GitHub API docs for create_commit_status



Create a commit status

Users with push access in a repository can create commit statuses for a given SHA.

Note: there is a limit of 1000 statuses per sha and context within a repository. Attempts to create more than 1000 statuses will result in a validation error.

GitHub API docs for create_commit_status



Create a deploy key

You can create a read-only deploy key.

GitHub API docs for create_deploy_key



Create a deploy key

You can create a read-only deploy key.

GitHub API docs for create_deploy_key



Create a deployment

Deployments offer a few configurable parameters with certain defaults.

The ref parameter can be any named branch, tag, or SHA. At GitHub we often deploy branches and verify them before we merge a pull request.

The environment parameter allows deployments to be issued to different runtime environments. Teams often have multiple environments for verifying their applications, such as production, staging, and qa. This parameter makes it easier to track which environments have requested deployments. The default environment is production.

The auto_merge parameter is used to ensure that the requested ref is not behind the repository’s default branch. If the ref is behind the default branch for the repository, we will attempt to merge it for you. If the merge succeeds, the API will return a successful merge commit. If merge conflicts prevent the merge from succeeding, the API will return a failure response.

By default, commit statuses for every submitted context must be in a success state. The required_contexts parameter allows you to specify a subset of contexts that must be success, or to specify contexts that have not yet been submitted. You are not required to use commit statuses to deploy. If you do not require any contexts or create any commit statuses, the deployment will always succeed.

The payload parameter is available for any extra information that a deployment system might need. It is a JSON text field that will be passed on when a deployment event is dispatched.

The task parameter is used by the deployment system to allow different execution paths. In the web world this might be deploy:migrations to run schema changes on the system. In the compiled world this could be a flag to compile an application with debugging enabled.

Users with repo or repo_deployment scopes can create a deployment for a given ref.

Merged branch response

You will see this response when GitHub automatically merges the base branch into the topic branch instead of creating a deployment. This auto-merge happens when:

  • Auto-merge option is enabled in the repository
  • Topic branch does not include the latest changes on the base branch, which is master in the response example
  • There are no merge conflicts

If there are no new commits in the base branch, a new request to create a deployment should give a successful response.

Merge conflict response

This error happens when the auto_merge option is enabled and when the default branch (in this case master), can’t be merged into the branch that’s being deployed (in this case topic-branch), due to merge conflicts.

Failed commit status checks

This error happens when the required_contexts parameter indicates that one or more contexts need to have a success status for the commit to be deployed, but one or more of the required contexts do not have a state of success.

GitHub API docs for create_deployment



Create a deployment

Deployments offer a few configurable parameters with certain defaults.

The ref parameter can be any named branch, tag, or SHA. At GitHub we often deploy branches and verify them before we merge a pull request.

The environment parameter allows deployments to be issued to different runtime environments. Teams often have multiple environments for verifying their applications, such as production, staging, and qa. This parameter makes it easier to track which environments have requested deployments. The default environment is production.

The auto_merge parameter is used to ensure that the requested ref is not behind the repository’s default branch. If the ref is behind the default branch for the repository, we will attempt to merge it for you. If the merge succeeds, the API will return a successful merge commit. If merge conflicts prevent the merge from succeeding, the API will return a failure response.

By default, commit statuses for every submitted context must be in a success state. The required_contexts parameter allows you to specify a subset of contexts that must be success, or to specify contexts that have not yet been submitted. You are not required to use commit statuses to deploy. If you do not require any contexts or create any commit statuses, the deployment will always succeed.

The payload parameter is available for any extra information that a deployment system might need. It is a JSON text field that will be passed on when a deployment event is dispatched.

The task parameter is used by the deployment system to allow different execution paths. In the web world this might be deploy:migrations to run schema changes on the system. In the compiled world this could be a flag to compile an application with debugging enabled.

Users with repo or repo_deployment scopes can create a deployment for a given ref.

Merged branch response

You will see this response when GitHub automatically merges the base branch into the topic branch instead of creating a deployment. This auto-merge happens when:

  • Auto-merge option is enabled in the repository
  • Topic branch does not include the latest changes on the base branch, which is master in the response example
  • There are no merge conflicts

If there are no new commits in the base branch, a new request to create a deployment should give a successful response.

Merge conflict response

This error happens when the auto_merge option is enabled and when the default branch (in this case master), can’t be merged into the branch that’s being deployed (in this case topic-branch), due to merge conflicts.

Failed commit status checks

This error happens when the required_contexts parameter indicates that one or more contexts need to have a success status for the commit to be deployed, but one or more of the required contexts do not have a state of success.

GitHub API docs for create_deployment



Create a deployment status

Users with push access can create deployment statuses for a given deployment.

GitHub Apps require read & write access to “Deployments” and read-only access to “Repo contents” (for private repos). OAuth Apps require the repo_deployment scope.

GitHub API docs for create_deployment_status



Create a deployment status

Users with push access can create deployment statuses for a given deployment.

GitHub Apps require read & write access to “Deployments” and read-only access to “Repo contents” (for private repos). OAuth Apps require the repo_deployment scope.

GitHub API docs for create_deployment_status



Create a repository dispatch event

You can use this endpoint to trigger a webhook event called repository_dispatch when you want activity that happens outside of GitHub to trigger a GitHub Actions workflow or GitHub App webhook. You must configure your GitHub Actions workflow or GitHub App to run when the repository_dispatch event occurs. For an example repository_dispatch webhook payload, see “RepositoryDispatchEvent.”

The client_payload parameter is available for any extra information that your workflow might need. This parameter is a JSON payload that will be passed on when the webhook event is dispatched. For example, the client_payload can include a message that a user would like to send using a GitHub Actions workflow. Or the client_payload can be used as a test to debug your workflow.

This endpoint requires write access to the repository by providing either:

This input example shows how you can use the client_payload as a test to debug your workflow.

GitHub API docs for create_dispatch_event



Create a repository dispatch event

You can use this endpoint to trigger a webhook event called repository_dispatch when you want activity that happens outside of GitHub to trigger a GitHub Actions workflow or GitHub App webhook. You must configure your GitHub Actions workflow or GitHub App to run when the repository_dispatch event occurs. For an example repository_dispatch webhook payload, see “RepositoryDispatchEvent.”

The client_payload parameter is available for any extra information that your workflow might need. This parameter is a JSON payload that will be passed on when the webhook event is dispatched. For example, the client_payload can include a message that a user would like to send using a GitHub Actions workflow. Or the client_payload can be used as a test to debug your workflow.

This endpoint requires write access to the repository by providing either:

This input example shows how you can use the client_payload as a test to debug your workflow.

GitHub API docs for create_dispatch_event



Create a repository for the authenticated user

Creates a new repository for the authenticated user.

OAuth scope requirements

When using OAuth, authorizations must include:

  • public_repo scope or repo scope to create a public repository. Note: For GitHub AE, use repo scope to create an internal repository.
  • repo scope to create a private repository.

GitHub API docs for create_for_authenticated_user



Create a repository for the authenticated user

Creates a new repository for the authenticated user.

OAuth scope requirements

When using OAuth, authorizations must include:

  • public_repo scope or repo scope to create a public repository. Note: For GitHub AE, use repo scope to create an internal repository.
  • repo scope to create a private repository.

GitHub API docs for create_for_authenticated_user



Create a fork

Create a fork for the authenticated user.

Note: Forking a Repository happens asynchronously. You may have to wait a short period of time before you can access the git objects. If this takes longer than 5 minutes, be sure to contact GitHub Support.

GitHub API docs for create_fork



Create a fork

Create a fork for the authenticated user.

Note: Forking a Repository happens asynchronously. You may have to wait a short period of time before you can access the git objects. If this takes longer than 5 minutes, be sure to contact GitHub Support.

GitHub API docs for create_fork



Create an organization repository

Creates a new repository in the specified organization. The authenticated user must be a member of the organization.

OAuth scope requirements

When using OAuth, authorizations must include:

  • public_repo scope or repo scope to create a public repository. Note: For GitHub AE, use repo scope to create an internal repository.
  • repo scope to create a private repository

GitHub API docs for create_in_org



Create an organization repository

Creates a new repository in the specified organization. The authenticated user must be a member of the organization.

OAuth scope requirements

When using OAuth, authorizations must include:

  • public_repo scope or repo scope to create a public repository. Note: For GitHub AE, use repo scope to create an internal repository.
  • repo scope to create a private repository

GitHub API docs for create_in_org



Create or update an environment

Create or update an environment with protection rules, such as required reviewers. For more information about environment protection rules, see “Environments.”

Note: Although you can use this operation to specify that only branches that match specified name patterns can deploy to this environment, you must use the UI to set the name patterns. For more information, see “Environments.”

Note: To create or update secrets for an environment, see “Secrets.”

You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint.

GitHub API docs for create_or_update_environment



Create or update an environment

Create or update an environment with protection rules, such as required reviewers. For more information about environment protection rules, see “Environments.”

Note: Although you can use this operation to specify that only branches that match specified name patterns can deploy to this environment, you must use the UI to set the name patterns. For more information, see “Environments.”

Note: To create or update secrets for an environment, see “Secrets.”

You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint.

GitHub API docs for create_or_update_environment



Create or update file contents

Creates a new file or replaces an existing file in a repository.

GitHub API docs for create_or_update_file_contents



Create or update file contents

Creates a new file or replaces an existing file in a repository.

GitHub API docs for create_or_update_file_contents



Create a GitHub Pages site

Configures a GitHub Pages site. For more information, see “About GitHub Pages.”

GitHub API docs for create_pages_site



Create a GitHub Pages site

Configures a GitHub Pages site. For more information, see “About GitHub Pages.”

GitHub API docs for create_pages_site



Create a release

Users with push access to the repository can create a release.

This endpoint triggers notifications. Creating content too quickly using this endpoint may result in secondary rate limiting. See “Secondary rate limits” and “Dealing with secondary rate limits” for details.

GitHub API docs for create_release



Create a release

Users with push access to the repository can create a release.

This endpoint triggers notifications. Creating content too quickly using this endpoint may result in secondary rate limiting. See “Secondary rate limits” and “Dealing with secondary rate limits” for details.

GitHub API docs for create_release



Create a repository using a template

Creates a new repository using a repository template. Use the template_owner and template_repo route parameters to specify the repository to use as the template. The authenticated user must own or be a member of an organization that owns the repository. To check if a repository is available to use as a template, get the repository’s information using the Get a repository endpoint and check that the is_template key is true.

OAuth scope requirements

When using OAuth, authorizations must include:

  • public_repo scope or repo scope to create a public repository. Note: For GitHub AE, use repo scope to create an internal repository.
  • repo scope to create a private repository

GitHub API docs for create_using_template



Create a repository using a template

Creates a new repository using a repository template. Use the template_owner and template_repo route parameters to specify the repository to use as the template. The authenticated user must own or be a member of an organization that owns the repository. To check if a repository is available to use as a template, get the repository’s information using the Get a repository endpoint and check that the is_template key is true.

OAuth scope requirements

When using OAuth, authorizations must include:

  • public_repo scope or repo scope to create a public repository. Note: For GitHub AE, use repo scope to create an internal repository.
  • repo scope to create a private repository

GitHub API docs for create_using_template



Create a repository webhook

Repositories can have multiple webhooks installed. Each webhook should have a unique config. Multiple webhooks can share the same config as long as those webhooks do not have any events that overlap.

GitHub API docs for create_webhook



Create a repository webhook

Repositories can have multiple webhooks installed. Each webhook should have a unique config. Multiple webhooks can share the same config as long as those webhooks do not have any events that overlap.

GitHub API docs for create_webhook



Delete a repository

Deleting a repository requires admin access. If OAuth is used, the delete_repo scope is required.

If an organization owner has configured the organization to prevent members from deleting organization-owned repositories, you will get a 403 Forbidden response.

GitHub API docs for delete



Delete a repository

Deleting a repository requires admin access. If OAuth is used, the delete_repo scope is required.

If an organization owner has configured the organization to prevent members from deleting organization-owned repositories, you will get a 403 Forbidden response.

GitHub API docs for delete



Delete access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Disables the ability to restrict who can push to this branch.

GitHub API docs for delete_access_restrictions



Delete access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Disables the ability to restrict who can push to this branch.

GitHub API docs for delete_access_restrictions



Delete admin branch protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Removing admin enforcement requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.

GitHub API docs for delete_admin_branch_protection



Delete admin branch protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Removing admin enforcement requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.

GitHub API docs for delete_admin_branch_protection



Delete an environment

You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint.

GitHub API docs for delete_an_environment



Delete an environment

You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint.

GitHub API docs for delete_an_environment



This deletes a single autolink reference by ID that was configured for the given repository.

Information about autolinks are only available to repository administrators.

GitHub API docs for delete_autolink



This deletes a single autolink reference by ID that was configured for the given repository.

Information about autolinks are only available to repository administrators.

GitHub API docs for delete_autolink



Delete branch protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for delete_branch_protection



Delete branch protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for delete_branch_protection



Delete commit signature protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

When authenticated with admin or owner permissions to the repository, you can use this endpoint to disable required signed commits on a branch. You must enable branch protection to require signed commits.

GitHub API docs for delete_commit_signature_protection



Delete commit signature protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

When authenticated with admin or owner permissions to the repository, you can use this endpoint to disable required signed commits on a branch. You must enable branch protection to require signed commits.

GitHub API docs for delete_commit_signature_protection



Delete a deploy key

Deploy keys are immutable. If you need to update a key, remove the key and create a new one instead.

GitHub API docs for delete_deploy_key



Delete a deploy key

Deploy keys are immutable. If you need to update a key, remove the key and create a new one instead.

GitHub API docs for delete_deploy_key



Delete a deployment

To ensure there can always be an active deployment, you can only delete an inactive deployment. Anyone with repo or repo_deployment scopes can delete an inactive deployment.

To set a deployment as inactive, you must:

  • Create a new deployment that is active so that the system has a record of the current state, then delete the previously active deployment.
  • Mark the active deployment as inactive by adding any non-successful deployment status.

For more information, see “Create a deployment” and “Create a deployment status.”

GitHub API docs for delete_deployment



Delete a deployment

To ensure there can always be an active deployment, you can only delete an inactive deployment. Anyone with repo or repo_deployment scopes can delete an inactive deployment.

To set a deployment as inactive, you must:

  • Create a new deployment that is active so that the system has a record of the current state, then delete the previously active deployment.
  • Mark the active deployment as inactive by adding any non-successful deployment status.

For more information, see “Create a deployment” and “Create a deployment status.”

GitHub API docs for delete_deployment



Delete a file

Deletes a file in a repository.

You can provide an additional committer parameter, which is an object containing information about the committer. Or, you can provide an author parameter, which is an object containing information about the author.

The author section is optional and is filled in with the committer information if omitted. If the committer information is omitted, the authenticated user’s information is used.

You must provide values for both name and email, whether you choose to use author or committer. Otherwise, you’ll receive a 422 status code.

GitHub API docs for delete_file



Delete a file

Deletes a file in a repository.

You can provide an additional committer parameter, which is an object containing information about the committer. Or, you can provide an author parameter, which is an object containing information about the author.

The author section is optional and is filled in with the committer information if omitted. If the committer information is omitted, the authenticated user’s information is used.

You must provide values for both name and email, whether you choose to use author or committer. Otherwise, you’ll receive a 422 status code.

GitHub API docs for delete_file



Delete pull request review protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for delete_pull_request_review_protection



Delete pull request review protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for delete_pull_request_review_protection



Delete a release

Users with push access to the repository can delete a release.

GitHub API docs for delete_release



Delete a release

Users with push access to the repository can delete a release.

GitHub API docs for delete_release



Disable automated security fixes

Disables automated security fixes for a repository. The authenticated user must have admin access to the repository. For more information, see “Configuring automated security fixes”.

GitHub API docs for disable_automated_security_fixes



Disable automated security fixes

Disables automated security fixes for a repository. The authenticated user must have admin access to the repository. For more information, see “Configuring automated security fixes”.

GitHub API docs for disable_automated_security_fixes



Disable vulnerability alerts

Disables dependency alerts and the dependency graph for a repository. The authenticated user must have admin access to the repository. For more information, see “About security alerts for vulnerable dependencies”.

GitHub API docs for disable_vulnerability_alerts



Disable vulnerability alerts

Disables dependency alerts and the dependency graph for a repository. The authenticated user must have admin access to the repository. For more information, see “About security alerts for vulnerable dependencies”.

GitHub API docs for disable_vulnerability_alerts



Download a repository archive (tar)

Gets a redirect URL to download a tar archive for a repository. If you omit :ref, the repository’s default branch (usually master) will be used. Please make sure your HTTP framework is configured to follow redirects or you will need to use the Location header to make a second GET request. Note: For private repositories, these links are temporary and expire after five minutes.

GitHub API docs for download_tarball_archive



Download a repository archive (tar)

Gets a redirect URL to download a tar archive for a repository. If you omit :ref, the repository’s default branch (usually master) will be used. Please make sure your HTTP framework is configured to follow redirects or you will need to use the Location header to make a second GET request. Note: For private repositories, these links are temporary and expire after five minutes.

GitHub API docs for download_tarball_archive



Download a repository archive (zip)

Gets a redirect URL to download a zip archive for a repository. If you omit :ref, the repository’s default branch (usually master) will be used. Please make sure your HTTP framework is configured to follow redirects or you will need to use the Location header to make a second GET request. Note: For private repositories, these links are temporary and expire after five minutes.

GitHub API docs for download_zipball_archive



Download a repository archive (zip)

Gets a redirect URL to download a zip archive for a repository. If you omit :ref, the repository’s default branch (usually master) will be used. Please make sure your HTTP framework is configured to follow redirects or you will need to use the Location header to make a second GET request. Note: For private repositories, these links are temporary and expire after five minutes.

GitHub API docs for download_zipball_archive



Enable automated security fixes

Enables automated security fixes for a repository. The authenticated user must have admin access to the repository. For more information, see “Configuring automated security fixes”.

GitHub API docs for enable_automated_security_fixes



Enable automated security fixes

Enables automated security fixes for a repository. The authenticated user must have admin access to the repository. For more information, see “Configuring automated security fixes”.

GitHub API docs for enable_automated_security_fixes



Enable vulnerability alerts

Enables dependency alerts and the dependency graph for a repository. The authenticated user must have admin access to the repository. For more information, see “About security alerts for vulnerable dependencies”.

GitHub API docs for enable_vulnerability_alerts



Enable vulnerability alerts

Enables dependency alerts and the dependency graph for a repository. The authenticated user must have admin access to the repository. For more information, see “About security alerts for vulnerable dependencies”.

GitHub API docs for enable_vulnerability_alerts



Generate release notes content for a release

Generate a name and body describing a release. The body content will be markdown formatted and contain information like the changes since last release and users who contributed. The generated release notes are not saved anywhere. They are intended to be generated and used when creating a new release.

GitHub API docs for generate_release_notes



Generate release notes content for a release

Generate a name and body describing a release. The body content will be markdown formatted and contain information like the changes since last release and users who contributed. The generated release notes are not saved anywhere. They are intended to be generated and used when creating a new release.

GitHub API docs for generate_release_notes



Get a repository

The parent and source objects are present when the repository is a fork. parent is the repository this repository was forked from, source is the ultimate source for the network.

GitHub API docs for get



Get a repository

The parent and source objects are present when the repository is a fork. parent is the repository this repository was forked from, source is the ultimate source for the network.

GitHub API docs for get



Get access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Lists who has access to this protected branch.

Note: Users, apps, and teams restrictions are only available for organization-owned repositories.

GitHub API docs for get_access_restrictions



Get access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Lists who has access to this protected branch.

Note: Users, apps, and teams restrictions are only available for organization-owned repositories.

GitHub API docs for get_access_restrictions



Get admin branch protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for get_admin_branch_protection



Get admin branch protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for get_admin_branch_protection



Get all environments

Get all environments for a repository.

Anyone with read access to the repository can use this endpoint. If the repository is private, you must use an access token with the repo scope. GitHub Apps must have the actions:read permission to use this endpoint.

GitHub API docs for get_all_environments



Get all environments

Get all environments for a repository.

Anyone with read access to the repository can use this endpoint. If the repository is private, you must use an access token with the repo scope. GitHub Apps must have the actions:read permission to use this endpoint.

GitHub API docs for get_all_environments



Get all status check contexts

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for get_all_status_check_contexts



Get all status check contexts

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for get_all_status_check_contexts



Get apps with access to the protected branch

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Lists the GitHub Apps that have push access to this branch. Only installed GitHub Apps with write access to the contents permission can be added as authorized actors on a protected branch.

GitHub API docs for get_apps_with_access_to_protected_branch



Get apps with access to the protected branch

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Lists the GitHub Apps that have push access to this branch. Only installed GitHub Apps with write access to the contents permission can be added as authorized actors on a protected branch.

GitHub API docs for get_apps_with_access_to_protected_branch



This returns a single autolink reference by ID that was configured for the given repository.

Information about autolinks are only available to repository administrators.

GitHub API docs for get_autolink



This returns a single autolink reference by ID that was configured for the given repository.

Information about autolinks are only available to repository administrators.

GitHub API docs for get_autolink



Get branch protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for get_branch_protection



Get branch protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for get_branch_protection



Get repository clones

Get the total number of clones and breakdown per day or week for the last 14 days. Timestamps are aligned to UTC midnight of the beginning of the day or week. Week begins on Monday.

GitHub API docs for get_clones



Get repository clones

Get the total number of clones and breakdown per day or week for the last 14 days. Timestamps are aligned to UTC midnight of the beginning of the day or week. Week begins on Monday.

GitHub API docs for get_clones



Get the weekly commit activity

Returns a weekly aggregate of the number of additions and deletions pushed to a repository.

GitHub API docs for get_code_frequency_stats



Get the weekly commit activity

Returns a weekly aggregate of the number of additions and deletions pushed to a repository.

GitHub API docs for get_code_frequency_stats



Get repository permissions for a user

Checks the repository permission of a collaborator. The possible repository permissions are admin, write, read, and none.

GitHub API docs for get_collaborator_permission_level



Get repository permissions for a user

Checks the repository permission of a collaborator. The possible repository permissions are admin, write, read, and none.

GitHub API docs for get_collaborator_permission_level



Get the combined status for a specific reference

Users with pull access in a repository can access a combined view of commit statuses for a given ref. The ref can be a SHA, a branch name, or a tag name.

Additionally, a combined state is returned. The state is one of:

  • failure if any of the contexts report as error or failure
  • pending if there are no statuses or a context is pending
  • success if the latest status for all contexts is success

GitHub API docs for get_combined_status_for_ref



Get the combined status for a specific reference

Users with pull access in a repository can access a combined view of commit statuses for a given ref. The ref can be a SHA, a branch name, or a tag name.

Additionally, a combined state is returned. The state is one of:

  • failure if any of the contexts report as error or failure
  • pending if there are no statuses or a context is pending
  • success if the latest status for all contexts is success

GitHub API docs for get_combined_status_for_ref



Get a commit

Returns the contents of a single commit reference. You must have read access for the repository to use this endpoint.

Note: If there are more than 300 files in the commit diff, the response will include pagination link headers for the remaining files, up to a limit of 3000 files. Each page contains the static commit information, and the only changes are to the file listing.

You can pass the appropriate media type to fetch diff and patch formats. Diffs with binary data will have no patch property.

To return only the SHA-1 hash of the commit reference, you can provide the sha custom media type in the Accept header. You can use this endpoint to check if a remote reference’s SHA-1 hash is the same as your local reference’s SHA-1 hash by providing the local SHA-1 reference as the ETag.

Signature verification object

The response will include a verification object that describes the result of verifying the commit’s signature. The following fields are included in the verification object:

NameTypeDescription
verifiedbooleanIndicates whether GitHub considers the signature in this commit to be verified.
reasonstringThe reason for verified value. Possible values and their meanings are enumerated in table below.
signaturestringThe signature that was extracted from the commit.
payloadstringThe value that was signed.

These are the possible values for reason in the verification object:

ValueDescription
expired_keyThe key that made the signature is expired.
not_signing_keyThe “signing” flag is not among the usage flags in the GPG key that made the signature.
gpgverify_errorThere was an error communicating with the signature verification service.
gpgverify_unavailableThe signature verification service is currently unavailable.
unsignedThe object does not include a signature.
unknown_signature_typeA non-PGP signature was found in the commit.
no_userNo user was associated with the committer email address in the commit.
unverified_emailThe committer email address in the commit was associated with a user, but the email address is not verified on her/his account.
bad_emailThe committer email address in the commit is not included in the identities of the PGP key that made the signature.
unknown_keyThe key that made the signature has not been registered with any user’s account.
malformed_signatureThere was an error parsing the signature.
invalidThe signature could not be cryptographically verified using the key whose key-id was found in the signature.
validNone of the above errors applied, so the signature is considered to be verified.

GitHub API docs for get_commit



Get a commit

Returns the contents of a single commit reference. You must have read access for the repository to use this endpoint.

Note: If there are more than 300 files in the commit diff, the response will include pagination link headers for the remaining files, up to a limit of 3000 files. Each page contains the static commit information, and the only changes are to the file listing.

You can pass the appropriate media type to fetch diff and patch formats. Diffs with binary data will have no patch property.

To return only the SHA-1 hash of the commit reference, you can provide the sha custom media type in the Accept header. You can use this endpoint to check if a remote reference’s SHA-1 hash is the same as your local reference’s SHA-1 hash by providing the local SHA-1 reference as the ETag.

Signature verification object

The response will include a verification object that describes the result of verifying the commit’s signature. The following fields are included in the verification object:

NameTypeDescription
verifiedbooleanIndicates whether GitHub considers the signature in this commit to be verified.
reasonstringThe reason for verified value. Possible values and their meanings are enumerated in table below.
signaturestringThe signature that was extracted from the commit.
payloadstringThe value that was signed.

These are the possible values for reason in the verification object:

ValueDescription
expired_keyThe key that made the signature is expired.
not_signing_keyThe “signing” flag is not among the usage flags in the GPG key that made the signature.
gpgverify_errorThere was an error communicating with the signature verification service.
gpgverify_unavailableThe signature verification service is currently unavailable.
unsignedThe object does not include a signature.
unknown_signature_typeA non-PGP signature was found in the commit.
no_userNo user was associated with the committer email address in the commit.
unverified_emailThe committer email address in the commit was associated with a user, but the email address is not verified on her/his account.
bad_emailThe committer email address in the commit is not included in the identities of the PGP key that made the signature.
unknown_keyThe key that made the signature has not been registered with any user’s account.
malformed_signatureThere was an error parsing the signature.
invalidThe signature could not be cryptographically verified using the key whose key-id was found in the signature.
validNone of the above errors applied, so the signature is considered to be verified.

GitHub API docs for get_commit



Get the last year of commit activity

Returns the last year of commit activity grouped by week. The days array is a group of commits per day, starting on Sunday.

GitHub API docs for get_commit_activity_stats



Get the last year of commit activity

Returns the last year of commit activity grouped by week. The days array is a group of commits per day, starting on Sunday.

GitHub API docs for get_commit_activity_stats



Get commit signature protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

When authenticated with admin or owner permissions to the repository, you can use this endpoint to check whether a branch requires signed commits. An enabled status of true indicates you must sign commits on this branch. For more information, see Signing commits with GPG in GitHub Help.

Note: You must enable branch protection to require signed commits.

GitHub API docs for get_commit_signature_protection



Get commit signature protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

When authenticated with admin or owner permissions to the repository, you can use this endpoint to check whether a branch requires signed commits. An enabled status of true indicates you must sign commits on this branch. For more information, see Signing commits with GPG in GitHub Help.

Note: You must enable branch protection to require signed commits.

GitHub API docs for get_commit_signature_protection



Get community profile metrics

This endpoint will return all community profile metrics, including an overall health score, repository description, the presence of documentation, detected code of conduct, detected license, and the presence of ISSUE_TEMPLATE, PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE, README, and CONTRIBUTING files.

The health_percentage score is defined as a percentage of how many of these four documents are present: README, CONTRIBUTING, LICENSE, and CODE_OF_CONDUCT. For example, if all four documents are present, then the health_percentage is 100. If only one is present, then the health_percentage is 25.

content_reports_enabled is only returned for organization-owned repositories.

GitHub API docs for get_community_profile_metrics



Get community profile metrics

This endpoint will return all community profile metrics, including an overall health score, repository description, the presence of documentation, detected code of conduct, detected license, and the presence of ISSUE_TEMPLATE, PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE, README, and CONTRIBUTING files.

The health_percentage score is defined as a percentage of how many of these four documents are present: README, CONTRIBUTING, LICENSE, and CODE_OF_CONDUCT. For example, if all four documents are present, then the health_percentage is 100. If only one is present, then the health_percentage is 25.

content_reports_enabled is only returned for organization-owned repositories.

GitHub API docs for get_community_profile_metrics



Get repository content

Gets the contents of a file or directory in a repository. Specify the file path or directory in :path. If you omit :path, you will receive the contents of the repository’s root directory. See the description below regarding what the API response includes for directories.

Files and symlinks support a custom media type for retrieving the raw content or rendered HTML (when supported). All content types support a custom media type to ensure the content is returned in a consistent object format.

Note:

  • To get a repository’s contents recursively, you can recursively get the tree.
  • This API has an upper limit of 1,000 files for a directory. If you need to retrieve more files, use the Git Trees API.
  • This API supports files up to 1 megabyte in size.
If the content is a directory

The response will be an array of objects, one object for each item in the directory. When listing the contents of a directory, submodules have their “type” specified as “file”. Logically, the value should be “submodule”. This behavior exists in API v3 for backwards compatibility purposes. In the next major version of the API, the type will be returned as “submodule”.

If the requested :path points to a symlink, and the symlink’s target is a normal file in the repository, then the API responds with the content of the file (in the format shown in the example. Otherwise, the API responds with an object describing the symlink itself.

If the content is a submodule

The submodule_git_url identifies the location of the submodule repository, and the sha identifies a specific commit within the submodule repository. Git uses the given URL when cloning the submodule repository, and checks out the submodule at that specific commit.

If the submodule repository is not hosted on github.com, the Git URLs (git_url and _links["git"]) and the github.com URLs (html_url and _links["html"]) will have null values.

GitHub API docs for get_content



Get repository content

Gets the contents of a file or directory in a repository. Specify the file path or directory in :path. If you omit :path, you will receive the contents of the repository’s root directory. See the description below regarding what the API response includes for directories.

Files and symlinks support a custom media type for retrieving the raw content or rendered HTML (when supported). All content types support a custom media type to ensure the content is returned in a consistent object format.

Note:

  • To get a repository’s contents recursively, you can recursively get the tree.
  • This API has an upper limit of 1,000 files for a directory. If you need to retrieve more files, use the Git Trees API.
  • This API supports files up to 1 megabyte in size.
If the content is a directory

The response will be an array of objects, one object for each item in the directory. When listing the contents of a directory, submodules have their “type” specified as “file”. Logically, the value should be “submodule”. This behavior exists in API v3 for backwards compatibility purposes. In the next major version of the API, the type will be returned as “submodule”.

If the requested :path points to a symlink, and the symlink’s target is a normal file in the repository, then the API responds with the content of the file (in the format shown in the example. Otherwise, the API responds with an object describing the symlink itself.

If the content is a submodule

The submodule_git_url identifies the location of the submodule repository, and the sha identifies a specific commit within the submodule repository. Git uses the given URL when cloning the submodule repository, and checks out the submodule at that specific commit.

If the submodule repository is not hosted on github.com, the Git URLs (git_url and _links["git"]) and the github.com URLs (html_url and _links["html"]) will have null values.

GitHub API docs for get_content



Get all contributor commit activity

Returns the total number of commits authored by the contributor. In addition, the response includes a Weekly Hash (weeks array) with the following information:

  • w - Start of the week, given as a Unix timestamp.
  • a - Number of additions
  • d - Number of deletions
  • c - Number of commits

GitHub API docs for get_contributors_stats



Get all contributor commit activity

Returns the total number of commits authored by the contributor. In addition, the response includes a Weekly Hash (weeks array) with the following information:

  • w - Start of the week, given as a Unix timestamp.
  • a - Number of additions
  • d - Number of deletions
  • c - Number of commits

GitHub API docs for get_contributors_stats



Get a deployment status

Users with pull access can view a deployment status for a deployment:

GitHub API docs for get_deployment_status



Get a deployment status

Users with pull access can view a deployment status for a deployment:

GitHub API docs for get_deployment_status



Get an environment

Anyone with read access to the repository can use this endpoint. If the repository is private, you must use an access token with the repo scope. GitHub Apps must have the actions:read permission to use this endpoint.

GitHub API docs for get_environment



Get an environment

Anyone with read access to the repository can use this endpoint. If the repository is private, you must use an access token with the repo scope. GitHub Apps must have the actions:read permission to use this endpoint.

GitHub API docs for get_environment



Get the latest release

View the latest published full release for the repository.

The latest release is the most recent non-prerelease, non-draft release, sorted by the created_at attribute. The created_at attribute is the date of the commit used for the release, and not the date when the release was drafted or published.

GitHub API docs for get_latest_release



Get the latest release

View the latest published full release for the repository.

The latest release is the most recent non-prerelease, non-draft release, sorted by the created_at attribute. The created_at attribute is the date of the commit used for the release, and not the date when the release was drafted or published.

GitHub API docs for get_latest_release



Get a DNS health check for GitHub Pages

Gets a health check of the DNS settings for the CNAME record configured for a repository’s GitHub Pages.

The first request to this endpoint returns a 202 Accepted status and starts an asynchronous background task to get the results for the domain. After the background task completes, subsequent requests to this endpoint return a 200 OK status with the health check results in the response.

Users must have admin or owner permissions. GitHub Apps must have the pages:write and administration:write permission to use this endpoint.

GitHub API docs for get_pages_health_check



Get a DNS health check for GitHub Pages

Gets a health check of the DNS settings for the CNAME record configured for a repository’s GitHub Pages.

The first request to this endpoint returns a 202 Accepted status and starts an asynchronous background task to get the results for the domain. After the background task completes, subsequent requests to this endpoint return a 200 OK status with the health check results in the response.

Users must have admin or owner permissions. GitHub Apps must have the pages:write and administration:write permission to use this endpoint.

GitHub API docs for get_pages_health_check



Get the weekly commit count

Returns the total commit counts for the owner and total commit counts in all. all is everyone combined, including the owner in the last 52 weeks. If you’d like to get the commit counts for non-owners, you can subtract owner from all.

The array order is oldest week (index 0) to most recent week.

GitHub API docs for get_participation_stats



Get the weekly commit count

Returns the total commit counts for the owner and total commit counts in all. all is everyone combined, including the owner in the last 52 weeks. If you’d like to get the commit counts for non-owners, you can subtract owner from all.

The array order is oldest week (index 0) to most recent week.

GitHub API docs for get_participation_stats



Get pull request review protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for get_pull_request_review_protection



Get pull request review protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for get_pull_request_review_protection



Get the hourly commit count for each day

Each array contains the day number, hour number, and number of commits:

  • 0-6: Sunday - Saturday
  • 0-23: Hour of day
  • Number of commits

For example, [2, 14, 25] indicates that there were 25 total commits, during the 2:00pm hour on Tuesdays. All times are based on the time zone of individual commits.

GitHub API docs for get_punch_card_stats



Get the hourly commit count for each day

Each array contains the day number, hour number, and number of commits:

  • 0-6: Sunday - Saturday
  • 0-23: Hour of day
  • Number of commits

For example, [2, 14, 25] indicates that there were 25 total commits, during the 2:00pm hour on Tuesdays. All times are based on the time zone of individual commits.

GitHub API docs for get_punch_card_stats



Get a repository README

Gets the preferred README for a repository.

READMEs support custom media types for retrieving the raw content or rendered HTML.

GitHub API docs for get_readme



Get a repository README

Gets the preferred README for a repository.

READMEs support custom media types for retrieving the raw content or rendered HTML.

GitHub API docs for get_readme



Get a repository README for a directory

Gets the README from a repository directory.

READMEs support custom media types for retrieving the raw content or rendered HTML.

GitHub API docs for get_readme_in_directory



Get a repository README for a directory

Gets the README from a repository directory.

READMEs support custom media types for retrieving the raw content or rendered HTML.

GitHub API docs for get_readme_in_directory



Get a release

Note: This returns an upload_url key corresponding to the endpoint for uploading release assets. This key is a hypermedia resource.

GitHub API docs for get_release



Get a release

Note: This returns an upload_url key corresponding to the endpoint for uploading release assets. This key is a hypermedia resource.

GitHub API docs for get_release



Get a release asset

To download the asset’s binary content, set the Accept header of the request to application/octet-stream. The API will either redirect the client to the location, or stream it directly if possible. API clients should handle both a 200 or 302 response.

GitHub API docs for get_release_asset



Get a release asset

To download the asset’s binary content, set the Accept header of the request to application/octet-stream. The API will either redirect the client to the location, or stream it directly if possible. API clients should handle both a 200 or 302 response.

GitHub API docs for get_release_asset



Get a release by tag name

Get a published release with the specified tag.

GitHub API docs for get_release_by_tag



Get a release by tag name

Get a published release with the specified tag.

GitHub API docs for get_release_by_tag



Get status checks protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for get_status_checks_protection



Get status checks protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for get_status_checks_protection



Get teams with access to the protected branch

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Lists the teams who have push access to this branch. The list includes child teams.

GitHub API docs for get_teams_with_access_to_protected_branch



Get teams with access to the protected branch

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Lists the teams who have push access to this branch. The list includes child teams.

GitHub API docs for get_teams_with_access_to_protected_branch



Get top referral paths

Get the top 10 popular contents over the last 14 days.

GitHub API docs for get_top_paths



Get top referral paths

Get the top 10 popular contents over the last 14 days.

GitHub API docs for get_top_paths



Get top referral sources

Get the top 10 referrers over the last 14 days.

GitHub API docs for get_top_referrers



Get top referral sources

Get the top 10 referrers over the last 14 days.

GitHub API docs for get_top_referrers



Get users with access to the protected branch

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Lists the people who have push access to this branch.

GitHub API docs for get_users_with_access_to_protected_branch



Get users with access to the protected branch

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Lists the people who have push access to this branch.

GitHub API docs for get_users_with_access_to_protected_branch



Get page views

Get the total number of views and breakdown per day or week for the last 14 days. Timestamps are aligned to UTC midnight of the beginning of the day or week. Week begins on Monday.

GitHub API docs for get_views



Get page views

Get the total number of views and breakdown per day or week for the last 14 days. Timestamps are aligned to UTC midnight of the beginning of the day or week. Week begins on Monday.

GitHub API docs for get_views



Get a repository webhook

Returns a webhook configured in a repository. To get only the webhook config properties, see “Get a webhook configuration for a repository.”

GitHub API docs for get_webhook



Get a repository webhook

Returns a webhook configured in a repository. To get only the webhook config properties, see “Get a webhook configuration for a repository.”

GitHub API docs for get_webhook



Get a webhook configuration for a repository

Returns the webhook configuration for a repository. To get more information about the webhook, including the active state and events, use “Get a repository webhook.”

Access tokens must have the read:repo_hook or repo scope, and GitHub Apps must have the repository_hooks:read permission.

GitHub API docs for get_webhook_config_for_repo



Get a webhook configuration for a repository

Returns the webhook configuration for a repository. To get more information about the webhook, including the active state and events, use “Get a repository webhook.”

Access tokens must have the read:repo_hook or repo scope, and GitHub Apps must have the repository_hooks:read permission.

GitHub API docs for get_webhook_config_for_repo



Get a delivery for a repository webhook

Returns a delivery for a webhook configured in a repository.

GitHub API docs for get_webhook_delivery



Get a delivery for a repository webhook

Returns a delivery for a webhook configured in a repository.

GitHub API docs for get_webhook_delivery



This returns a list of autolinks configured for the given repository.

Information about autolinks are only available to repository administrators.

GitHub API docs for list_autolinks



This returns a list of autolinks configured for the given repository.

Information about autolinks are only available to repository administrators.

GitHub API docs for list_autolinks



List branches for HEAD commit

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Returns all branches where the given commit SHA is the HEAD, or latest commit for the branch.

GitHub API docs for list_branches_for_head_commit



List branches for HEAD commit

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Returns all branches where the given commit SHA is the HEAD, or latest commit for the branch.

GitHub API docs for list_branches_for_head_commit



List repository collaborators

For organization-owned repositories, the list of collaborators includes outside collaborators, organization members that are direct collaborators, organization members with access through team memberships, organization members with access through default organization permissions, and organization owners.

Team members will include the members of child teams.

You must have push access to the repository in order to list collaborators.

GitHub API docs for list_collaborators



List repository collaborators

For organization-owned repositories, the list of collaborators includes outside collaborators, organization members that are direct collaborators, organization members with access through team memberships, organization members with access through default organization permissions, and organization owners.

Team members will include the members of child teams.

You must have push access to the repository in order to list collaborators.

GitHub API docs for list_collaborators



List commit comments

Use the :commit_sha to specify the commit that will have its comments listed.

GitHub API docs for list_comments_for_commit



List commit comments

Use the :commit_sha to specify the commit that will have its comments listed.

GitHub API docs for list_comments_for_commit



List commit comments for a repository

Commit Comments use these custom media types. You can read more about the use of media types in the API here.

Comments are ordered by ascending ID.

GitHub API docs for list_commit_comments_for_repo



List commit comments for a repository

Commit Comments use these custom media types. You can read more about the use of media types in the API here.

Comments are ordered by ascending ID.

GitHub API docs for list_commit_comments_for_repo



List commit statuses for a reference

Users with pull access in a repository can view commit statuses for a given ref. The ref can be a SHA, a branch name, or a tag name. Statuses are returned in reverse chronological order. The first status in the list will be the latest one.

This resource is also available via a legacy route: GET /repos/:owner/:repo/statuses/:ref.

GitHub API docs for list_commit_statuses_for_ref



List commit statuses for a reference

Users with pull access in a repository can view commit statuses for a given ref. The ref can be a SHA, a branch name, or a tag name. Statuses are returned in reverse chronological order. The first status in the list will be the latest one.

This resource is also available via a legacy route: GET /repos/:owner/:repo/statuses/:ref.

GitHub API docs for list_commit_statuses_for_ref



List commits

Signature verification object

The response will include a verification object that describes the result of verifying the commit’s signature. The following fields are included in the verification object:

NameTypeDescription
verifiedbooleanIndicates whether GitHub considers the signature in this commit to be verified.
reasonstringThe reason for verified value. Possible values and their meanings are enumerated in table below.
signaturestringThe signature that was extracted from the commit.
payloadstringThe value that was signed.

These are the possible values for reason in the verification object:

ValueDescription
expired_keyThe key that made the signature is expired.
not_signing_keyThe “signing” flag is not among the usage flags in the GPG key that made the signature.
gpgverify_errorThere was an error communicating with the signature verification service.
gpgverify_unavailableThe signature verification service is currently unavailable.
unsignedThe object does not include a signature.
unknown_signature_typeA non-PGP signature was found in the commit.
no_userNo user was associated with the committer email address in the commit.
unverified_emailThe committer email address in the commit was associated with a user, but the email address is not verified on her/his account.
bad_emailThe committer email address in the commit is not included in the identities of the PGP key that made the signature.
unknown_keyThe key that made the signature has not been registered with any user’s account.
malformed_signatureThere was an error parsing the signature.
invalidThe signature could not be cryptographically verified using the key whose key-id was found in the signature.
validNone of the above errors applied, so the signature is considered to be verified.

GitHub API docs for list_commits



List commits

Signature verification object

The response will include a verification object that describes the result of verifying the commit’s signature. The following fields are included in the verification object:

NameTypeDescription
verifiedbooleanIndicates whether GitHub considers the signature in this commit to be verified.
reasonstringThe reason for verified value. Possible values and their meanings are enumerated in table below.
signaturestringThe signature that was extracted from the commit.
payloadstringThe value that was signed.

These are the possible values for reason in the verification object:

ValueDescription
expired_keyThe key that made the signature is expired.
not_signing_keyThe “signing” flag is not among the usage flags in the GPG key that made the signature.
gpgverify_errorThere was an error communicating with the signature verification service.
gpgverify_unavailableThe signature verification service is currently unavailable.
unsignedThe object does not include a signature.
unknown_signature_typeA non-PGP signature was found in the commit.
no_userNo user was associated with the committer email address in the commit.
unverified_emailThe committer email address in the commit was associated with a user, but the email address is not verified on her/his account.
bad_emailThe committer email address in the commit is not included in the identities of the PGP key that made the signature.
unknown_keyThe key that made the signature has not been registered with any user’s account.
malformed_signatureThere was an error parsing the signature.
invalidThe signature could not be cryptographically verified using the key whose key-id was found in the signature.
validNone of the above errors applied, so the signature is considered to be verified.

GitHub API docs for list_commits



List repository contributors

Lists contributors to the specified repository and sorts them by the number of commits per contributor in descending order. This endpoint may return information that is a few hours old because the GitHub REST API v3 caches contributor data to improve performance.

GitHub identifies contributors by author email address. This endpoint groups contribution counts by GitHub user, which includes all associated email addresses. To improve performance, only the first 500 author email addresses in the repository link to GitHub users. The rest will appear as anonymous contributors without associated GitHub user information.

GitHub API docs for list_contributors



List repository contributors

Lists contributors to the specified repository and sorts them by the number of commits per contributor in descending order. This endpoint may return information that is a few hours old because the GitHub REST API v3 caches contributor data to improve performance.

GitHub identifies contributors by author email address. This endpoint groups contribution counts by GitHub user, which includes all associated email addresses. To improve performance, only the first 500 author email addresses in the repository link to GitHub users. The rest will appear as anonymous contributors without associated GitHub user information.

GitHub API docs for list_contributors



List deployment statuses

Users with pull access can view deployment statuses for a deployment:

GitHub API docs for list_deployment_statuses



List deployment statuses

Users with pull access can view deployment statuses for a deployment:

GitHub API docs for list_deployment_statuses



List deployments

Simple filtering of deployments is available via query parameters:

GitHub API docs for list_deployments



List deployments

Simple filtering of deployments is available via query parameters:

GitHub API docs for list_deployments



List repositories for the authenticated user

Lists repositories that the authenticated user has explicit permission (:read, :write, or :admin) to access.

The authenticated user has explicit permission to access repositories they own, repositories where they are a collaborator, and repositories that they can access through an organization membership.

GitHub API docs for list_for_authenticated_user



List repositories for the authenticated user

Lists repositories that the authenticated user has explicit permission (:read, :write, or :admin) to access.

The authenticated user has explicit permission to access repositories they own, repositories where they are a collaborator, and repositories that they can access through an organization membership.

GitHub API docs for list_for_authenticated_user



List organization repositories

Lists repositories for the specified organization.

GitHub API docs for list_for_org



List organization repositories

Lists repositories for the specified organization.

GitHub API docs for list_for_org



List repositories for a user

Lists public repositories for the specified user. Note: For GitHub AE, this endpoint will list internal repositories for the specified user.

GitHub API docs for list_for_user



List repositories for a user

Lists public repositories for the specified user. Note: For GitHub AE, this endpoint will list internal repositories for the specified user.

GitHub API docs for list_for_user



List repository invitations

When authenticating as a user with admin rights to a repository, this endpoint will list all currently open repository invitations.

GitHub API docs for list_invitations



List repository invitations

When authenticating as a user with admin rights to a repository, this endpoint will list all currently open repository invitations.

GitHub API docs for list_invitations



List repository invitations for the authenticated user

When authenticating as a user, this endpoint will list all currently open repository invitations for that user.

GitHub API docs for list_invitations_for_authenticated_user



List repository invitations for the authenticated user

When authenticating as a user, this endpoint will list all currently open repository invitations for that user.

GitHub API docs for list_invitations_for_authenticated_user



List repository languages

Lists languages for the specified repository. The value shown for each language is the number of bytes of code written in that language.

GitHub API docs for list_languages



List repository languages

Lists languages for the specified repository. The value shown for each language is the number of bytes of code written in that language.

GitHub API docs for list_languages



List public repositories

Lists all public repositories in the order that they were created.

Note:

  • For GitHub Enterprise Server, this endpoint will only list repositories available to all users on the enterprise.
  • Pagination is powered exclusively by the since parameter. Use the Link header to get the URL for the next page of repositories.

GitHub API docs for list_public



List public repositories

Lists all public repositories in the order that they were created.

Note:

  • For GitHub Enterprise Server, this endpoint will only list repositories available to all users on the enterprise.
  • Pagination is powered exclusively by the since parameter. Use the Link header to get the URL for the next page of repositories.

GitHub API docs for list_public



List pull requests associated with a commit

Lists the merged pull request that introduced the commit to the repository. If the commit is not present in the default branch, additionally returns open pull requests associated with the commit. The results may include open and closed pull requests. Additional preview headers may be required to see certain details for associated pull requests, such as whether a pull request is in a draft state. For more information about previews that might affect this endpoint, see the List pull requests endpoint.

GitHub API docs for list_pull_requests_associated_with_commit



List pull requests associated with a commit

Lists the merged pull request that introduced the commit to the repository. If the commit is not present in the default branch, additionally returns open pull requests associated with the commit. The results may include open and closed pull requests. Additional preview headers may be required to see certain details for associated pull requests, such as whether a pull request is in a draft state. For more information about previews that might affect this endpoint, see the List pull requests endpoint.

GitHub API docs for list_pull_requests_associated_with_commit



List releases

This returns a list of releases, which does not include regular Git tags that have not been associated with a release. To get a list of Git tags, use the Repository Tags API.

Information about published releases are available to everyone. Only users with push access will receive listings for draft releases.

GitHub API docs for list_releases



List releases

This returns a list of releases, which does not include regular Git tags that have not been associated with a release. To get a list of Git tags, use the Repository Tags API.

Information about published releases are available to everyone. Only users with push access will receive listings for draft releases.

GitHub API docs for list_releases



List deliveries for a repository webhook

Returns a list of webhook deliveries for a webhook configured in a repository.

GitHub API docs for list_webhook_deliveries



List deliveries for a repository webhook

Returns a list of webhook deliveries for a webhook configured in a repository.

GitHub API docs for list_webhook_deliveries



Sync a fork branch with the upstream repository

Sync a branch of a forked repository to keep it up-to-date with the upstream repository.

GitHub API docs for merge_upstream



Sync a fork branch with the upstream repository

Sync a branch of a forked repository to keep it up-to-date with the upstream repository.

GitHub API docs for merge_upstream



Ping a repository webhook

This will trigger a ping event to be sent to the hook.

GitHub API docs for ping_webhook



Ping a repository webhook

This will trigger a ping event to be sent to the hook.

GitHub API docs for ping_webhook



Redeliver a delivery for a repository webhook

Redeliver a webhook delivery for a webhook configured in a repository.

GitHub API docs for redeliver_webhook_delivery



Redeliver a delivery for a repository webhook

Redeliver a webhook delivery for a webhook configured in a repository.

GitHub API docs for redeliver_webhook_delivery



Remove app access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Removes the ability of an app to push to this branch. Only installed GitHub Apps with write access to the contents permission can be added as authorized actors on a protected branch.

TypeDescription
arrayThe GitHub Apps that have push access to this branch. Use the app’s slug. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for remove_app_access_restrictions



Remove app access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Removes the ability of an app to push to this branch. Only installed GitHub Apps with write access to the contents permission can be added as authorized actors on a protected branch.

TypeDescription
arrayThe GitHub Apps that have push access to this branch. Use the app’s slug. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for remove_app_access_restrictions



Remove status check contexts

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for remove_status_check_contexts



Remove status check contexts

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for remove_status_check_contexts



Remove status check protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for remove_status_check_protection



Remove status check protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for remove_status_check_protection



Remove team access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Removes the ability of a team to push to this branch. You can also remove push access for child teams.

TypeDescription
arrayTeams that should no longer have push access. Use the team’s slug. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for remove_team_access_restrictions



Remove team access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Removes the ability of a team to push to this branch. You can also remove push access for child teams.

TypeDescription
arrayTeams that should no longer have push access. Use the team’s slug. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for remove_team_access_restrictions



Remove user access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Removes the ability of a user to push to this branch.

TypeDescription
arrayUsernames of the people who should no longer have push access. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for remove_user_access_restrictions



Remove user access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Removes the ability of a user to push to this branch.

TypeDescription
arrayUsernames of the people who should no longer have push access. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for remove_user_access_restrictions



Rename a branch

Renames a branch in a repository.

Note: Although the API responds immediately, the branch rename process might take some extra time to complete in the background. You won’t be able to push to the old branch name while the rename process is in progress. For more information, see “Renaming a branch”.

The permissions required to use this endpoint depends on whether you are renaming the default branch.

To rename a non-default branch:

  • Users must have push access.
  • GitHub Apps must have the contents:write repository permission.

To rename the default branch:

  • Users must have admin or owner permissions.
  • GitHub Apps must have the administration:write repository permission.

GitHub API docs for rename_branch



Rename a branch

Renames a branch in a repository.

Note: Although the API responds immediately, the branch rename process might take some extra time to complete in the background. You won’t be able to push to the old branch name while the rename process is in progress. For more information, see “Renaming a branch”.

The permissions required to use this endpoint depends on whether you are renaming the default branch.

To rename a non-default branch:

  • Users must have push access.
  • GitHub Apps must have the contents:write repository permission.

To rename the default branch:

  • Users must have admin or owner permissions.
  • GitHub Apps must have the administration:write repository permission.

GitHub API docs for rename_branch



Request a GitHub Pages build

You can request that your site be built from the latest revision on the default branch. This has the same effect as pushing a commit to your default branch, but does not require an additional commit. Manually triggering page builds can be helpful when diagnosing build warnings and failures.

Build requests are limited to one concurrent build per repository and one concurrent build per requester. If you request a build while another is still in progress, the second request will be queued until the first completes.

GitHub API docs for request_pages_build



Request a GitHub Pages build

You can request that your site be built from the latest revision on the default branch. This has the same effect as pushing a commit to your default branch, but does not require an additional commit. Manually triggering page builds can be helpful when diagnosing build warnings and failures.

Build requests are limited to one concurrent build per repository and one concurrent build per requester. If you request a build while another is still in progress, the second request will be queued until the first completes.

GitHub API docs for request_pages_build



Set admin branch protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Adding admin enforcement requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.

GitHub API docs for set_admin_branch_protection



Set admin branch protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Adding admin enforcement requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.

GitHub API docs for set_admin_branch_protection



Set app access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Replaces the list of apps that have push access to this branch. This removes all apps that previously had push access and grants push access to the new list of apps. Only installed GitHub Apps with write access to the contents permission can be added as authorized actors on a protected branch.

TypeDescription
arrayThe GitHub Apps that have push access to this branch. Use the app’s slug. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for set_app_access_restrictions



Set app access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Replaces the list of apps that have push access to this branch. This removes all apps that previously had push access and grants push access to the new list of apps. Only installed GitHub Apps with write access to the contents permission can be added as authorized actors on a protected branch.

TypeDescription
arrayThe GitHub Apps that have push access to this branch. Use the app’s slug. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for set_app_access_restrictions



Set status check contexts

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for set_status_check_contexts



Set status check contexts

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

GitHub API docs for set_status_check_contexts



Set team access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Replaces the list of teams that have push access to this branch. This removes all teams that previously had push access and grants push access to the new list of teams. Team restrictions include child teams.

TypeDescription
arrayThe teams that can have push access. Use the team’s slug. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for set_team_access_restrictions



Set team access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Replaces the list of teams that have push access to this branch. This removes all teams that previously had push access and grants push access to the new list of teams. Team restrictions include child teams.

TypeDescription
arrayThe teams that can have push access. Use the team’s slug. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for set_team_access_restrictions



Set user access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Replaces the list of people that have push access to this branch. This removes all people that previously had push access and grants push access to the new list of people.

TypeDescription
arrayUsernames for people who can have push access. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for set_user_access_restrictions



Set user access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Replaces the list of people that have push access to this branch. This removes all people that previously had push access and grants push access to the new list of people.

TypeDescription
arrayUsernames for people who can have push access. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for set_user_access_restrictions



Test the push repository webhook

This will trigger the hook with the latest push to the current repository if the hook is subscribed to push events. If the hook is not subscribed to push events, the server will respond with 204 but no test POST will be generated.

Note: Previously /repos/:owner/:repo/hooks/:hook_id/test

GitHub API docs for test_push_webhook



Test the push repository webhook

This will trigger the hook with the latest push to the current repository if the hook is subscribed to push events. If the hook is not subscribed to push events, the server will respond with 204 but no test POST will be generated.

Note: Previously /repos/:owner/:repo/hooks/:hook_id/test

GitHub API docs for test_push_webhook



Transfer a repository

A transfer request will need to be accepted by the new owner when transferring a personal repository to another user. The response will contain the original owner, and the transfer will continue asynchronously. For more details on the requirements to transfer personal and organization-owned repositories, see about repository transfers.

GitHub API docs for transfer



Transfer a repository

A transfer request will need to be accepted by the new owner when transferring a personal repository to another user. The response will contain the original owner, and the transfer will continue asynchronously. For more details on the requirements to transfer personal and organization-owned repositories, see about repository transfers.

GitHub API docs for transfer



Update a repository

Note: To edit a repository’s topics, use the Replace all repository topics endpoint.

GitHub API docs for update



Update a repository

Note: To edit a repository’s topics, use the Replace all repository topics endpoint.

GitHub API docs for update



Update branch protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Protecting a branch requires admin or owner permissions to the repository.

Note: Passing new arrays of users and teams replaces their previous values.

Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for update_branch_protection



Update branch protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Protecting a branch requires admin or owner permissions to the repository.

Note: Passing new arrays of users and teams replaces their previous values.

Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

GitHub API docs for update_branch_protection



Update information about a GitHub Pages site

Updates information for a GitHub Pages site. For more information, see “About GitHub Pages.

GitHub API docs for update_information_about_pages_site



Update information about a GitHub Pages site

Updates information for a GitHub Pages site. For more information, see “About GitHub Pages.

GitHub API docs for update_information_about_pages_site



Update pull request review protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Updating pull request review enforcement requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.

Note: Passing new arrays of users and teams replaces their previous values.

GitHub API docs for update_pull_request_review_protection



Update pull request review protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Updating pull request review enforcement requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.

Note: Passing new arrays of users and teams replaces their previous values.

GitHub API docs for update_pull_request_review_protection



Update a release

Users with push access to the repository can edit a release.

GitHub API docs for update_release



Update a release

Users with push access to the repository can edit a release.

GitHub API docs for update_release



Update a release asset

Users with push access to the repository can edit a release asset.

GitHub API docs for update_release_asset



Update a release asset

Users with push access to the repository can edit a release asset.

GitHub API docs for update_release_asset



Update status check protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Updating required status checks requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.

GitHub API docs for update_status_check_protection



Update status check protection

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub’s products in the GitHub Help documentation.

Updating required status checks requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.

GitHub API docs for update_status_check_protection



Update a repository webhook

Updates a webhook configured in a repository. If you previously had a secret set, you must provide the same secret or set a new secret or the secret will be removed. If you are only updating individual webhook config properties, use “Update a webhook configuration for a repository.”

GitHub API docs for update_webhook



Update a repository webhook

Updates a webhook configured in a repository. If you previously had a secret set, you must provide the same secret or set a new secret or the secret will be removed. If you are only updating individual webhook config properties, use “Update a webhook configuration for a repository.”

GitHub API docs for update_webhook



Update a webhook configuration for a repository

Updates the webhook configuration for a repository. To update more information about the webhook, including the active state and events, use “Update a repository webhook.”

Access tokens must have the write:repo_hook or repo scope, and GitHub Apps must have the repository_hooks:write permission.

GitHub API docs for update_webhook_config_for_repo



Update a webhook configuration for a repository

Updates the webhook configuration for a repository. To update more information about the webhook, including the active state and events, use “Update a repository webhook.”

Access tokens must have the write:repo_hook or repo scope, and GitHub Apps must have the repository_hooks:write permission.

GitHub API docs for update_webhook_config_for_repo



Upload a release asset

This endpoint makes use of a Hypermedia relation to determine which URL to access. The endpoint you call to upload release assets is specific to your release. Use the upload_url returned in the response of the Create a release endpoint to upload a release asset.

You need to use an HTTP client which supports SNI to make calls to this endpoint.

Most libraries will set the required Content-Length header automatically. Use the required Content-Type header to provide the media type of the asset. For a list of media types, see Media Types. For example:

application/zip

GitHub expects the asset data in its raw binary form, rather than JSON. You will send the raw binary content of the asset as the request body. Everything else about the endpoint is the same as the rest of the API. For example, you’ll still need to pass your authentication to be able to upload an asset.

When an upstream failure occurs, you will receive a 502 Bad Gateway status. This may leave an empty asset with a state of starter. It can be safely deleted.

Notes:

  • GitHub renames asset filenames that have special characters, non-alphanumeric characters, and leading or trailing periods. The “List assets for a release” endpoint lists the renamed filenames. For more information and help, contact GitHub Support.
  • If you upload an asset with the same filename as another uploaded asset, you’ll receive an error and must delete the old file before you can re-upload the new asset.

GitHub API docs for upload_release_asset



Upload a release asset

This endpoint makes use of a Hypermedia relation to determine which URL to access. The endpoint you call to upload release assets is specific to your release. Use the upload_url returned in the response of the Create a release endpoint to upload a release asset.

You need to use an HTTP client which supports SNI to make calls to this endpoint.

Most libraries will set the required Content-Length header automatically. Use the required Content-Type header to provide the media type of the asset. For a list of media types, see Media Types. For example:

application/zip

GitHub expects the asset data in its raw binary form, rather than JSON. You will send the raw binary content of the asset as the request body. Everything else about the endpoint is the same as the rest of the API. For example, you’ll still need to pass your authentication to be able to upload an asset.

When an upstream failure occurs, you will receive a 502 Bad Gateway status. This may leave an empty asset with a state of starter. It can be safely deleted.

Notes:

  • GitHub renames asset filenames that have special characters, non-alphanumeric characters, and leading or trailing periods. The “List assets for a release” endpoint lists the renamed filenames. For more information and help, contact GitHub Support.
  • If you upload an asset with the same filename as another uploaded asset, you’ll receive an error and must delete the old file before you can re-upload the new asset.

GitHub API docs for upload_release_asset


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