GitHub v3 REST API

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](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#link-header) to get the URL for the next page of repositories.

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](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/reference/pulls#list-pull-requests) endpoint.

List release assets

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](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/reference/repos#list-repository-tags). Information about published releases are available to everyone. Only users with push access will receive listings for draft releases.

List repository tags

List repository teams

List repository webhooks

Merge a branch

Ping a repository webhook This will trigger a [ping event](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/webhooks/#ping-event) to be sent to the hook.

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](https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-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. | Type | Description | | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `array` | The 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. |

Remove a repository collaborator

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](https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-products) in the GitHub Help documentation.

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](https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-products) in the GitHub Help documentation.

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](https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-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. | Type | Description | | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `array` | Teams 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. |

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](https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-products) in the GitHub Help documentation. Removes the ability of a user to push to this branch. | Type | Description | | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `array` | Usernames 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. |

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](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/github/administering-a-repository/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.

Replace all repository topics

Request a GitHub Enterprise Server 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.

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](https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-products) in the GitHub Help documentation. Adding admin enforcement requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.

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](https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-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. | Type | Description | | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `array` | The 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. |

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](https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-products) in the GitHub Help documentation.

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](https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-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. | Type | Description | | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | `array` | The 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. |

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](https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-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. | Type | Description | | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `array` | Usernames for people who can have push access. **Note**: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items. |

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`

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](https://docs.github.com/articles/about-repository-transfers/).

Update a repository **Note**: To edit a repository's topics, use the [Replace all repository topics](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/reference/repos#replace-all-repository-topics) endpoint.

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](https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-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.

Update a commit comment

Update information about a GitHub Enterprise Server Pages site Updates information for a GitHub Enterprise Server Pages site. For more information, see "[About GitHub Pages](/github/working-with-github-pages/about-github-pages).

Update a repository invitation

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](https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-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.

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

Update a release asset Users with push access to the repository can edit a 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](https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-products) in the GitHub Help documentation. Updating required status checks requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.

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](/rest/reference/repos#update-a-webhook-configuration-for-a-repository)."

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](/rest/reference/orgs#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.

Upload a release asset This endpoint makes use of [a Hypermedia relation](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#hypermedia) 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](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/reference/repos#create-a-release) to upload a release asset. You need to use an HTTP client which supports [SNI](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Name_Indication) 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](https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml). For example: `application/zip` GitHub Enterprise Server 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 Enterprise Server renames asset filenames that have special characters, non-alphanumeric characters, and leading or trailing periods. The "[List assets for a release](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/reference/repos#list-assets-for-a-release)" endpoint lists the renamed filenames. For more information and help, contact [GitHub Enterprise Server Support](https://support.github.com/contact?tags=dotcom-rest-api). * 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.

Search code Searches for query terms inside of a file. This method returns up to 100 results [per page](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#pagination). When searching for code, you can get text match metadata for the file **content** and file **path** fields when you pass the `text-match` media type. For more details about how to receive highlighted search results, see [Text match metadata](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/reference/search#text-match-metadata). For example, if you want to find the definition of the `addClass` function inside [jQuery](https://github.com/jquery/jquery) repository, your query would look something like this: `q=addClass+in:file+language:js+repo:jquery/jquery` This query searches for the keyword `addClass` within a file's contents. The query limits the search to files where the language is JavaScript in the `jquery/jquery` repository. #### Considerations for code search Due to the complexity of searching code, there are a few restrictions on how searches are performed: * Only the _default branch_ is considered. In most cases, this will be the `master` branch. * Only files smaller than 384 KB are searchable. * You must always include at least one search term when searching source code. For example, searching for [`language:go`](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=language%3Ago&type=Code) is not valid, while [`amazing language:go`](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=amazing+language%3Ago&type=Code) is.

Search commits Find commits via various criteria on the default branch (usually `master`). This method returns up to 100 results [per page](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#pagination). When searching for commits, you can get text match metadata for the **message** field when you provide the `text-match` media type. For more details about how to receive highlighted search results, see [Text match metadata](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/reference/search#text-match-metadata). For example, if you want to find commits related to CSS in the [octocat/Spoon-Knife](https://github.com/octocat/Spoon-Knife) repository. Your query would look something like this: `q=repo:octocat/Spoon-Knife+css`

Search issues and pull requests Find issues by state and keyword. This method returns up to 100 results [per page](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#pagination). When searching for issues, you can get text match metadata for the issue **title**, issue **body**, and issue **comment body** fields when you pass the `text-match` media type. For more details about how to receive highlighted search results, see [Text match metadata](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/reference/search#text-match-metadata). For example, if you want to find the oldest unresolved Python bugs on Windows. Your query might look something like this. `q=windows+label:bug+language:python+state:open&sort=created&order=asc` This query searches for the keyword `windows`, within any open issue that is labeled as `bug`. The search runs across repositories whose primary language is Python. The results are sorted by creation date in ascending order, which means the oldest issues appear first in the search results. **Note:** For [user-to-server](https://docs.github.com/developers/apps/identifying-and-authorizing-users-for-github-apps#user-to-server-requests) GitHub App requests, you can't retrieve a combination of issues and pull requests in a single query. Requests that don't include the `is:issue` or `is:pull-request` qualifier will receive an HTTP `422 Unprocessable Entity` response. To get results for both issues and pull requests, you must send separate queries for issues and pull requests. For more information about the `is` qualifier, see "[Searching only issues or pull requests](https://docs.github.com/github/searching-for-information-on-github/searching-issues-and-pull-requests#search-only-issues-or-pull-requests)."

Search labels Find labels in a repository with names or descriptions that match search keywords. Returns up to 100 results [per page](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#pagination). When searching for labels, you can get text match metadata for the label **name** and **description** fields when you pass the `text-match` media type. For more details about how to receive highlighted search results, see [Text match metadata](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/reference/search#text-match-metadata). For example, if you want to find labels in the `linguist` repository that match `bug`, `defect`, or `enhancement`. Your query might look like this: `q=bug+defect+enhancement&repository_id=64778136` The labels that best match the query appear first in the search results.

Search repositories Find repositories via various criteria. This method returns up to 100 results [per page](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#pagination). When searching for repositories, you can get text match metadata for the **name** and **description** fields when you pass the `text-match` media type. For more details about how to receive highlighted search results, see [Text match metadata](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/reference/search#text-match-metadata). For example, if you want to search for popular Tetris repositories written in assembly code, your query might look like this: `q=tetris+language:assembly&sort=stars&order=desc` This query searches for repositories with the word `tetris` in the name, the description, or the README. The results are limited to repositories where the primary language is assembly. The results are sorted by stars in descending order, so that the most popular repositories appear first in the search results. When you include the `mercy` preview header, you can also search for multiple topics by adding more `topic:` instances. For example, your query might look like this: `q=topic:ruby+topic:rails`

Search topics Find topics via various criteria. Results are sorted by best match. This method returns up to 100 results [per page](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#pagination). See "[Searching topics](https://docs.github.com/articles/searching-topics/)" for a detailed list of qualifiers. When searching for topics, you can get text match metadata for the topic's **short\_description**, **description**, **name**, or **display\_name** field when you pass the `text-match` media type. For more details about how to receive highlighted search results, see [Text match metadata](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/reference/search#text-match-metadata). For example, if you want to search for topics related to Ruby that are featured on https://github.com/topics. Your query might look like this: `q=ruby+is:featured` This query searches for topics with the keyword `ruby` and limits the results to find only topics that are featured. The topics that are the best match for the query appear first in the search results.

Search users Find users via various criteria. This method returns up to 100 results [per page](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#pagination). When searching for users, you can get text match metadata for the issue **login**, **email**, and **name** fields when you pass the `text-match` media type. For more details about highlighting search results, see [Text match metadata](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/reference/search#text-match-metadata). For more details about how to receive highlighted search results, see [Text match metadata](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/reference/search#text-match-metadata). For example, if you're looking for a list of popular users, you might try this query: `q=tom+repos:%3E42+followers:%3E1000` This query searches for users with the name `tom`. The results are restricted to users with more than 42 repositories and over 1,000 followers.

Get a secret scanning alert Gets a single secret scanning alert detected in a private repository. To use this endpoint, you must be an administrator for the repository or organization, and you must use an access token with the `repo` scope or `security_events` scope. GitHub Apps must have the `secret_scanning_alerts` read permission to use this endpoint.

List secret scanning alerts for a repository Lists secret scanning alerts for a private repository, from newest to oldest. To use this endpoint, you must be an administrator for the repository or organization, and you must use an access token with the `repo` scope or `security_events` scope. GitHub Apps must have the `secret_scanning_alerts` read permission to use this endpoint.

Update a secret scanning alert Updates the status of a secret scanning alert in a private repository. To use this endpoint, you must be an administrator for the repository or organization, and you must use an access token with the `repo` scope or `security_events` scope. GitHub Apps must have the `secret_scanning_alerts` write permission to use this endpoint.

Add team member (Legacy) The "Add team member" endpoint (described below) is deprecated. We recommend using the [Add or update team membership for a user](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/reference/teams#add-or-update-team-membership-for-a-user) endpoint instead. It allows you to invite new organization members to your teams. Team synchronization is available for organizations using GitHub Enterprise Cloud. For more information, see [GitHub's products](https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-products) in the GitHub Help documentation. To add someone to a team, the authenticated user must be an organization owner or a team maintainer in the team they're changing. The person being added to the team must be a member of the team's organization. **Note:** When you have team synchronization set up for a team with your organization's identity provider (IdP), you will see an error if you attempt to use the API for making changes to the team's membership. If you have access to manage group membership in your IdP, you can manage GitHub Enterprise Server team membership through your identity provider, which automatically adds and removes team members in an organization. For more information, see "[Synchronizing teams between your identity provider and GitHub Enterprise Server](https://docs.github.com/articles/synchronizing-teams-between-your-identity-provider-and-github/)." Note that you'll need to set `Content-Length` to zero when calling out to this endpoint. For more information, see "[HTTP verbs](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#http-verbs)."

Add or update team membership for a user Team synchronization is available for organizations using GitHub Enterprise Cloud. For more information, see [GitHub's products](https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-products) in the GitHub Help documentation. Adds an organization member to a team. An authenticated organization owner or team maintainer can add organization members to a team. **Note:** When you have team synchronization set up for a team with your organization's identity provider (IdP), you will see an error if you attempt to use the API for making changes to the team's membership. If you have access to manage group membership in your IdP, you can manage GitHub Enterprise Server team membership through your identity provider, which automatically adds and removes team members in an organization. For more information, see "[Synchronizing teams between your identity provider and GitHub Enterprise Server](https://docs.github.com/articles/synchronizing-teams-between-your-identity-provider-and-github/)." An organization owner can add someone who is not part of the team's organization to a team. When an organization owner adds someone to a team who is not an organization member, this endpoint will send an invitation to the person via email. This newly-created membership will be in the "pending" state until the person accepts the invitation, at which point the membership will transition to the "active" state and the user will be added as a member of the team. If the user is already a member of the team, this endpoint will update the role of the team member's role. To update the membership of a team member, the authenticated user must be an organization owner or a team maintainer. **Note:** You can also specify a team by `org_id` and `team_id` using the route `PUT /organizations/{org_id}/team/{team_id}/memberships/{username}`.

Add or update team membership for a user (Legacy) **Deprecation Notice:** This endpoint route is deprecated and will be removed from the Teams API. We recommend migrating your existing code to use the new [Add or update team membership for a user](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/reference/teams#add-or-update-team-membership-for-a-user) endpoint. Team synchronization is available for organizations using GitHub Enterprise Cloud. For more information, see [GitHub's products](https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-products) in the GitHub Help documentation. If the user is already a member of the team's organization, this endpoint will add the user to the team. To add a membership between an organization member and a team, the authenticated user must be an organization owner or a team maintainer. **Note:** When you have team synchronization set up for a team with your organization's identity provider (IdP), you will see an error if you attempt to use the API for making changes to the team's membership. If you have access to manage group membership in your IdP, you can manage GitHub Enterprise Server team membership through your identity provider, which automatically adds and removes team members in an organization. For more information, see "[Synchronizing teams between your identity provider and GitHub Enterprise Server](https://docs.github.com/articles/synchronizing-teams-between-your-identity-provider-and-github/)." If the user is unaffiliated with the team's organization, this endpoint will send an invitation to the user via email. This newly-created membership will be in the "pending" state until the user accepts the invitation, at which point the membership will transition to the "active" state and the user will be added as a member of the team. To add a membership between an unaffiliated user and a team, the authenticated user must be an organization owner. If the user is already a member of the team, this endpoint will update the role of the team member's role. To update the membership of a team member, the authenticated user must be an organization owner or a team maintainer.