GitHub v3 REST API

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

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](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-products) in the GitHub Help documentation. Grants the specified teams push access for this branch. You can also give push access to child teams.

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](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-products) in the GitHub Help documentation. Grants the specified people push access for this branch. | 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. |

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. You must authenticate using an access token with the `read:org` and `repo` scopes with push access to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the `members` organization permission and `metadata` repository permission to use this endpoint.

List CODEOWNERS errors List any syntax errors that are detected in the CODEOWNERS file. For more information about the correct CODEOWNERS syntax, see "[About code owners](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners)."

Compare two commits Compares two commits against one another. You can compare branches in the same repository, or you can compare branches that exist in different repositories within the same repository network, including fork branches. For more information about how to view a repository's network, see "[Understanding connections between repositories](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/repositories/viewing-activity-and-data-for-your-repository/understanding-connections-between-repositories)." This endpoint is equivalent to running the `git log BASE..HEAD` command, but it returns commits in a different order. The `git log BASE..HEAD` command returns commits in reverse chronological order, whereas the API returns commits in chronological order. You can pass the appropriate [media type](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/overview/media-types/#commits-commit-comparison-and-pull-requests) to fetch diff and patch formats. The API response includes details about the files that were changed between the two commits. This includes the status of the change (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. When calling this endpoint without any paging parameter (`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. **Working with large comparisons** To process a response with a large number of commits, use a query parameter (`per_page` or `page`) to paginate the results. When using pagination: - The list of changed files is only shown on the first page of results, but it includes all changed files for the entire comparison. - The results are returned in chronological order, but the last commit in the returned list may not be the most recent one in the entire set if there are more pages of results. For more information on working with pagination, see "[Using pagination in the REST API](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/guides/using-pagination-in-the-rest-api)." **Signature verification object** The response will include a `verification` object that describes the result of verifying the commit's signature. The `verification` object includes the following fields: | Name | Type | Description | | ---- | ---- | ----------- | | `verified` | `boolean` | Indicates whether GitHub considers the signature in this commit to be verified. | | `reason` | `string` | The reason for verified value. Possible values and their meanings are enumerated in table below. | | `signature` | `string` | The signature that was extracted from the commit. | | `payload` | `string` | The value that was signed. | These are the possible values for `reason` in the `verification` object: | Value | Description | | ----- | ----------- | | `expired_key` | The key that made the signature is expired. | | `not_signing_key` | The "signing" flag is not among the usage flags in the GPG key that made the signature. | | `gpgverify_error` | There was an error communicating with the signature verification service. | | `gpgverify_unavailable` | The signature verification service is currently unavailable. | | `unsigned` | The object does not include a signature. | | `unknown_signature_type` | A non-PGP signature was found in the commit. | | `no_user` | No user was associated with the `committer` email address in the commit. | | `unverified_email` | The `committer` email address in the commit was associated with a user, but the email address is not verified on their account. | | `bad_email` | The `committer` email address in the commit is not included in the identities of the PGP key that made the signature. | | `unknown_key` | The key that made the signature has not been registered with any user's account. | | `malformed_signature` | There was an error parsing the signature. | | `invalid` | The signature could not be cryptographically verified using the key whose key-id was found in the signature. | | `valid` | None of the above errors applied, so the signature is considered to be verified. |

Create an autolink reference for a repository Users with admin access to the repository can create an autolink.

Create a commit comment Create a comment for a commit using its `:commit_sha`. This endpoint triggers [notifications](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/github/managing-subscriptions-and-notifications-on-github/about-notifications). Creating content too quickly using this endpoint may result in secondary rate limiting. For more information, see "[Rate limits for the API](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/overview/rate-limits-for-the-rest-api#about-secondary-rate-limits)" and "[Best practices for using the REST API](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/guides/best-practices-for-using-the-rest-api)."

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

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.

Create a deploy key You can create a read-only 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 Enterprise Server 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](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/commits/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`.

Create a deployment branch policy Creates a deployment branch policy for an environment. You must authenticate using an access token with the `repo` scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the `administration:write` permission for the repository to use this endpoint.

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.

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 Enterprise Server 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](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/webhooks/event-payloads/#repository_dispatch)." 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: - Personal access tokens with `repo` scope. For more information, see "[Creating a personal access token for the command line](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/articles/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line)" in the GitHub Help documentation. - GitHub Apps with both `metadata:read` and `contents:read&write` permissions. This input example shows how you can use the `client_payload` as a test to debug your workflow.

Create a repository for the authenticated user Creates a new repository for the authenticated user. **OAuth scope requirements** When using [OAuth](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/apps/building-oauth-apps/understanding-scopes-for-oauth-apps/), 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.

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 Enterprise Server Support](https://support.github.com/contact?tags=dotcom-rest-api). **Note**: Although this endpoint works with GitHub Apps, the GitHub App must be installed on the destination account with access to all repositories and on the source account with access to the source repository.

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](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/apps/building-oauth-apps/understanding-scopes-for-oauth-apps/), 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

Create or update an environment with protection rules, such as required reviewers. For more information about environment protection rules, see "[Environments](/actions/reference/environments#environment-protection-rules)." **Note:** To create or update name patterns that branches must match in order to deploy to this environment, see "[Deployment branch policies](/rest/deployments/branch-policies)." **Note:** To create or update secrets for an environment, see "[GitHub Actions secrets](/rest/actions/secrets)." You must authenticate using an access token with the `repo` scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the `administration:write` permission for the repository to use this endpoint.

Create or update file contents Creates a new file or replaces an existing file in a repository. You must authenticate using an access token with the `repo` scope to use this endpoint. If you want to modify files in the `.github/workflows` directory, you must authenticate using an access token with the `workflow` scope. **Note:** If you use this endpoint and the "[Delete a file](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/repos/contents/#delete-a-file)" endpoint in parallel, the concurrent requests will conflict and you will receive errors. You must use these endpoints serially instead.

Create a GitHub Enterprise Server Pages site Configures a GitHub Enterprise Server Pages site. For more information, see "[About GitHub Pages](/github/working-with-github-pages/about-github-pages)." To use this endpoint, you must be a repository administrator, maintainer, or have the 'manage GitHub Pages settings' permission. A token with the `repo` scope or Pages write permission is required. GitHub Apps must have the `administration:write` and `pages:write` permissions.

Create a release Users with push access to the repository can create a release. This endpoint triggers [notifications](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/github/managing-subscriptions-and-notifications-on-github/about-notifications). Creating content too quickly using this endpoint may result in secondary rate limiting. For more information, see "[Rate limits for the API](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/overview/rate-limits-for-the-rest-api#about-secondary-rate-limits)" and "[Best practices for using the REST API](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/guides/best-practices-for-using-the-rest-api)."

Create a tag protection state for a repository This creates a tag protection state for a repository. This endpoint is only available to repository administrators.

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. If the repository is not public, 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](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/repos/repos#get-a-repository) endpoint and check that the `is_template` key is `true`. **OAuth scope requirements** When using [OAuth](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/apps/building-oauth-apps/understanding-scopes-for-oauth-apps/), 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

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.

Decline a repository invitation

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.

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](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-products) in the GitHub Help documentation. Disables the ability to restrict who can push to this branch.

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

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

Delete an autolink reference from a repository This deletes a single autolink reference by ID that was configured for the given repository. Information about autolinks are only available to repository administrators.

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

Delete a commit comment

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

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

Delete a deployment If the repository only has one deployment, you can delete the deployment regardless of its status. If the repository has more than one deployment, you can only delete inactive deployments. This ensures that repositories with multiple deployments will always have an active deployment. Anyone with `repo` or `repo_deployment` scopes can delete a 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](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/deployments/deployments/#create-a-deployment)" and "[Create a deployment status](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/deployments/statuses#create-a-deployment-status)."

Delete a deployment branch policy Deletes a deployment branch policy for an environment. You must authenticate using an access token with the `repo` scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the `administration:write` permission for the repository to use this endpoint.

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. **Note:** If you use this endpoint and the "[Create or update file contents](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/repos/contents/#create-or-update-file-contents)" endpoint in parallel, the concurrent requests will conflict and you will receive errors. You must use these endpoints serially instead.

Delete a repository invitation

Delete a GitHub Enterprise Server Pages site Deletes a GitHub Enterprise Server Pages site. For more information, see "[About GitHub Pages](/github/working-with-github-pages/about-github-pages). To use this endpoint, you must be a repository administrator, maintainer, or have the 'manage GitHub Pages settings' permission. A token with the `repo` scope or Pages write permission is required. GitHub Apps must have the `administration:write` and `pages:write` permissions.

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

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

Delete a release asset

Delete a tag protection state for a repository This deletes a tag protection state for a repository. This endpoint is only available to repository administrators.

Delete a repository webhook

Disable Git LFS for a repository Disables Git LFS for a repository. Access tokens must have the `admin:enterprise` scope.

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 `main`) 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.

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 `main`) 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. If the repository is empty, you will receive a 404 when you follow the redirect.

Enable Git LFS for a repository Enables Git LFS for a repository. Access tokens must have the `admin:enterprise` scope.

Generate release notes content for a release Generate a name and body describing a [release](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/releases/releases#get-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.