# REST API endpoints for issue assignees

Use the REST API to manage assignees on issues and pull requests.

## About issue and pull request assignees

You can use the REST API to view, add, and remove assignees on issues and pull requests. Every pull request is an issue, but not every issue is a pull request. For this reason, "shared" actions for both features, like managing assignees, labels, and milestones, are provided within the Issues endpoints.

> [!NOTE]
> Most endpoints use `Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>` and `Accept: application/vnd.github+json` headers, plus `X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28`. Curl examples below omit these standard headers for brevity.

## List assignees

```
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/assignees
```

Lists the available assignees for issues in a repository.

### Parameters

#### Headers

- **`accept`** (string)
  Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

#### Path and query parameters

- **`owner`** (string) (required)
  The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

- **`repo`** (string) (required)
  The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.

- **`per_page`** (integer)
  The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."
  Default: `30`

- **`page`** (integer)
  The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."
  Default: `1`

### HTTP response status codes

- **200** - OK

- **404** - Resource not found

### Code examples

#### Example

**Request:**

```curl
curl -L \
  -X GET \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/assignees
```

**Response schema (Status: 200):**

Array of `Simple User`:
  * `name`: string or null
  * `email`: string or null
  * `login`: required, string
  * `id`: required, integer, format: int64
  * `node_id`: required, string
  * `avatar_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `gravatar_id`: required, string or null
  * `url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `followers_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `following_url`: required, string
  * `gists_url`: required, string
  * `starred_url`: required, string
  * `subscriptions_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `organizations_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `repos_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `events_url`: required, string
  * `received_events_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `type`: required, string
  * `site_admin`: required, boolean
  * `starred_at`: string
  * `user_view_type`: string

## Check if a user can be assigned

```
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/assignees/{assignee}
```

Checks if a user has permission to be assigned to an issue in this repository.
If the assignee can be assigned to issues in the repository, a 204 header with no content is returned.
Otherwise a 404 status code is returned.

### Parameters

#### Headers

- **`accept`** (string)
  Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

#### Path and query parameters

- **`owner`** (string) (required)
  The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

- **`repo`** (string) (required)
  The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.

- **`assignee`** (string) (required)

### HTTP response status codes

- **204** - If the assignee can be assigned to issues in the repository, a 204 header with no content is returned.

- **404** - Otherwise a 404 status code is returned.

### Code examples

#### Example

**Request:**

```curl
curl -L \
  -X GET \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/assignees/ASSIGNEE
```

**Response schema (Status: 204):**

## Add assignees to an issue

```
POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/assignees
```

Adds up to 10 assignees to an issue. Users already assigned to an issue are not replaced.

### Parameters

#### Headers

- **`accept`** (string)
  Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

#### Path and query parameters

- **`owner`** (string) (required)
  The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

- **`repo`** (string) (required)
  The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.

- **`issue_number`** (integer) (required)
  The number that identifies the issue.

#### Body parameters

- **`assignees`** (array of strings)
  Usernames of people to assign this issue to. NOTE: Only users with push access can add assignees to an issue. Assignees are silently ignored otherwise.

### HTTP response status codes

- **201** - Created

### Code examples

#### Example

**Request:**

```curl
curl -L \
  -X POST \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/issues/ISSUE_NUMBER/assignees \
  -d '{
  "assignees": [
    "hubot",
    "other_user"
  ]
}'
```

**Response schema (Status: 201):**

* `id`: required, integer, format: int64
* `node_id`: required, string
* `url`: required, string, format: uri
* `repository_url`: required, string, format: uri
* `labels_url`: required, string
* `comments_url`: required, string, format: uri
* `events_url`: required, string, format: uri
* `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
* `number`: required, integer
* `state`: required, string
* `state_reason`: string or null, enum: `completed`, `reopened`, `not_planned`, `duplicate`, `null`
* `title`: required, string
* `body`: string or null
* `user`: required, any of:
  * **null**
  * **Simple User**
    * `name`: string or null
    * `email`: string or null
    * `login`: required, string
    * `id`: required, integer, format: int64
    * `node_id`: required, string
    * `avatar_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `gravatar_id`: required, string or null
    * `url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `followers_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `following_url`: required, string
    * `gists_url`: required, string
    * `starred_url`: required, string
    * `subscriptions_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `organizations_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `repos_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `events_url`: required, string
    * `received_events_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `type`: required, string
    * `site_admin`: required, boolean
    * `starred_at`: string
    * `user_view_type`: string
* `labels`: required, array of object
* `assignee`: required, any of:
  * **null**
  * **Simple User**
    * `name`: string or null
    * `email`: string or null
    * `login`: required, string
    * `id`: required, integer, format: int64
    * `node_id`: required, string
    * `avatar_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `gravatar_id`: required, string or null
    * `url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `followers_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `following_url`: required, string
    * `gists_url`: required, string
    * `starred_url`: required, string
    * `subscriptions_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `organizations_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `repos_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `events_url`: required, string
    * `received_events_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `type`: required, string
    * `site_admin`: required, boolean
    * `starred_at`: string
    * `user_view_type`: string
* `assignees`: array of `Simple User`:
  * `name`: string or null
  * `email`: string or null
  * `login`: required, string
  * `id`: required, integer, format: int64
  * `node_id`: required, string
  * `avatar_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `gravatar_id`: required, string or null
  * `url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `followers_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `following_url`: required, string
  * `gists_url`: required, string
  * `starred_url`: required, string
  * `subscriptions_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `organizations_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `repos_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `events_url`: required, string
  * `received_events_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `type`: required, string
  * `site_admin`: required, boolean
  * `starred_at`: string
  * `user_view_type`: string
* `milestone`: required, any of:
  * **null**
  * **Milestone**
    * `url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `labels_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `id`: required, integer
    * `node_id`: required, string
    * `number`: required, integer
    * `state`: required, string, enum: `open`, `closed`, default: `"open"`
    * `title`: required, string
    * `description`: required, string or null
    * `creator`: required, any of:
      * **null**
      * **Simple User**
        * `name`: string or null
        * `email`: string or null
        * `login`: required, string
        * `id`: required, integer, format: int64
        * `node_id`: required, string
        * `avatar_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `gravatar_id`: required, string or null
        * `url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `followers_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `following_url`: required, string
        * `gists_url`: required, string
        * `starred_url`: required, string
        * `subscriptions_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `organizations_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `repos_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `events_url`: required, string
        * `received_events_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `type`: required, string
        * `site_admin`: required, boolean
        * `starred_at`: string
        * `user_view_type`: string
    * `open_issues`: required, integer
    * `closed_issues`: required, integer
    * `created_at`: required, string, format: date-time
    * `updated_at`: required, string, format: date-time
    * `closed_at`: required, string or null, format: date-time
    * `due_on`: required, string or null, format: date-time
* `locked`: required, boolean
* `active_lock_reason`: string or null
* `comments`: required, integer
* `pull_request`: object:
  * `merged_at`: string or null, format: date-time
  * `diff_url`: required, string or null, format: uri
  * `html_url`: required, string or null, format: uri
  * `patch_url`: required, string or null, format: uri
  * `url`: required, string or null, format: uri
* `closed_at`: required, string or null, format: date-time
* `created_at`: required, string, format: date-time
* `updated_at`: required, string, format: date-time
* `draft`: boolean
* `closed_by`: any of:
  * **null**
  * **Simple User**
    * `name`: string or null
    * `email`: string or null
    * `login`: required, string
    * `id`: required, integer, format: int64
    * `node_id`: required, string
    * `avatar_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `gravatar_id`: required, string or null
    * `url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `followers_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `following_url`: required, string
    * `gists_url`: required, string
    * `starred_url`: required, string
    * `subscriptions_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `organizations_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `repos_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `events_url`: required, string
    * `received_events_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `type`: required, string
    * `site_admin`: required, boolean
    * `starred_at`: string
    * `user_view_type`: string
* `body_html`: string
* `body_text`: string
* `timeline_url`: string, format: uri
* `type`: `Issue Type`:
  * `id`: required, integer
  * `node_id`: required, string
  * `name`: required, string
  * `description`: required, string or null
  * `color`: string or null, enum: `gray`, `blue`, `green`, `yellow`, `orange`, `red`, `pink`, `purple`, `null`
  * `created_at`: string, format: date-time
  * `updated_at`: string, format: date-time
  * `is_enabled`: boolean
* `repository`: `Repository`:
  * `id`: required, integer, format: int64
  * `node_id`: required, string
  * `name`: required, string
  * `full_name`: required, string
  * `license`: required, any of:
    * **null**
    * **License Simple**
      * `key`: required, string
      * `name`: required, string
      * `url`: required, string or null, format: uri
      * `spdx_id`: required, string or null
      * `node_id`: required, string
      * `html_url`: string, format: uri
  * `forks`: required, integer
  * `permissions`: object:
    * `admin`: required, boolean
    * `pull`: required, boolean
    * `triage`: boolean
    * `push`: required, boolean
    * `maintain`: boolean
  * `owner`: required, `Simple User`:
    * `name`: string or null
    * `email`: string or null
    * `login`: required, string
    * `id`: required, integer, format: int64
    * `node_id`: required, string
    * `avatar_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `gravatar_id`: required, string or null
    * `url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `followers_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `following_url`: required, string
    * `gists_url`: required, string
    * `starred_url`: required, string
    * `subscriptions_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `organizations_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `repos_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `events_url`: required, string
    * `received_events_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `type`: required, string
    * `site_admin`: required, boolean
    * `starred_at`: string
    * `user_view_type`: string
  * `private`: required, boolean, default: `false`
  * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `description`: required, string or null
  * `fork`: required, boolean
  * `url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `archive_url`: required, string
  * `assignees_url`: required, string
  * `blobs_url`: required, string
  * `branches_url`: required, string
  * `collaborators_url`: required, string
  * `comments_url`: required, string
  * `commits_url`: required, string
  * `compare_url`: required, string
  * `contents_url`: required, string
  * `contributors_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `deployments_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `downloads_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `events_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `forks_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `git_commits_url`: required, string
  * `git_refs_url`: required, string
  * `git_tags_url`: required, string
  * `git_url`: required, string
  * `issue_comment_url`: required, string
  * `issue_events_url`: required, string
  * `issues_url`: required, string
  * `keys_url`: required, string
  * `labels_url`: required, string
  * `languages_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `merges_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `milestones_url`: required, string
  * `notifications_url`: required, string
  * `pulls_url`: required, string
  * `releases_url`: required, string
  * `ssh_url`: required, string
  * `stargazers_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `statuses_url`: required, string
  * `subscribers_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `subscription_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `tags_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `teams_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `trees_url`: required, string
  * `clone_url`: required, string
  * `mirror_url`: required, string or null, format: uri
  * `hooks_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `svn_url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `homepage`: required, string or null, format: uri
  * `language`: required, string or null
  * `forks_count`: required, integer
  * `stargazers_count`: required, integer
  * `watchers_count`: required, integer
  * `size`: required, integer
  * `default_branch`: required, string
  * `open_issues_count`: required, integer
  * `is_template`: boolean, default: `false`
  * `topics`: array of string
  * `has_issues`: required, boolean, default: `true`
  * `has_projects`: required, boolean, default: `true`
  * `has_wiki`: required, boolean, default: `true`
  * `has_pages`: required, boolean
  * `has_downloads`: required, boolean, default: `true`, deprecated
  * `has_discussions`: boolean, default: `false`
  * `has_pull_requests`: boolean, default: `true`
  * `pull_request_creation_policy`: string, enum: `all`, `collaborators_only`
  * `archived`: required, boolean, default: `false`
  * `disabled`: required, boolean
  * `visibility`: string, default: `"public"`
  * `pushed_at`: required, string or null, format: date-time
  * `created_at`: required, string or null, format: date-time
  * `updated_at`: required, string or null, format: date-time
  * `allow_rebase_merge`: boolean, default: `true`
  * `temp_clone_token`: string
  * `allow_squash_merge`: boolean, default: `true`
  * `allow_auto_merge`: boolean, default: `false`
  * `delete_branch_on_merge`: boolean, default: `false`
  * `allow_update_branch`: boolean, default: `false`
  * `use_squash_pr_title_as_default`: boolean, default: `false`, deprecated
  * `squash_merge_commit_title`: string, enum: `PR_TITLE`, `COMMIT_OR_PR_TITLE`
  * `squash_merge_commit_message`: string, enum: `PR_BODY`, `COMMIT_MESSAGES`, `BLANK`
  * `merge_commit_title`: string, enum: `PR_TITLE`, `MERGE_MESSAGE`
  * `merge_commit_message`: string, enum: `PR_BODY`, `PR_TITLE`, `BLANK`
  * `allow_merge_commit`: boolean, default: `true`
  * `allow_forking`: boolean
  * `web_commit_signoff_required`: boolean, default: `false`
  * `open_issues`: required, integer
  * `watchers`: required, integer
  * `master_branch`: string
  * `starred_at`: string
  * `anonymous_access_enabled`: boolean
  * `code_search_index_status`: object:
    * `lexical_search_ok`: boolean
    * `lexical_commit_sha`: string
* `performed_via_github_app`: any of:
  * **null**
  * **GitHub app**
    * `id`: required, integer
    * `slug`: string
    * `node_id`: required, string
    * `client_id`: string
    * `owner`: required, one of:
      * **Simple User**
        * `name`: string or null
        * `email`: string or null
        * `login`: required, string
        * `id`: required, integer, format: int64
        * `node_id`: required, string
        * `avatar_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `gravatar_id`: required, string or null
        * `url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `followers_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `following_url`: required, string
        * `gists_url`: required, string
        * `starred_url`: required, string
        * `subscriptions_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `organizations_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `repos_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `events_url`: required, string
        * `received_events_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `type`: required, string
        * `site_admin`: required, boolean
        * `starred_at`: string
        * `user_view_type`: string
      * **Enterprise**
        * `description`: string or null
        * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `website_url`: string or null, format: uri
        * `id`: required, integer
        * `node_id`: required, string
        * `name`: required, string
        * `slug`: required, string
        * `created_at`: required, string or null, format: date-time
        * `updated_at`: required, string or null, format: date-time
        * `avatar_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `name`: required, string
    * `description`: required, string or null
    * `external_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `created_at`: required, string, format: date-time
    * `updated_at`: required, string, format: date-time
    * `permissions`: required, object, additional properties: string:
      * `issues`: string
      * `checks`: string
      * `metadata`: string
      * `contents`: string
      * `deployments`: string
    * `events`: required, array of string
    * `installations_count`: integer
* `author_association`: string, enum: `COLLABORATOR`, `CONTRIBUTOR`, `FIRST_TIMER`, `FIRST_TIME_CONTRIBUTOR`, `MANNEQUIN`, `MEMBER`, `NONE`, `OWNER`
* `reactions`: `Reaction Rollup`:
  * `url`: required, string, format: uri
  * `total_count`: required, integer
  * `+1`: required, integer
  * `-1`: required, integer
  * `laugh`: required, integer
  * `confused`: required, integer
  * `heart`: required, integer
  * `hooray`: required, integer
  * `eyes`: required, integer
  * `rocket`: required, integer
* `sub_issues_summary`: `Sub-issues Summary`:
  * `total`: required, integer
  * `completed`: required, integer
  * `percent_completed`: required, integer
* `parent_issue_url`: string or null, format: uri
* `pinned_comment`: any of:
  * **null**
  * **Issue Comment**
    * `id`: required, integer, format: int64
    * `node_id`: required, string
    * `url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `body`: string
    * `body_text`: string
    * `body_html`: string
    * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `user`: required, any of:
      * **null**
      * **Simple User**
        * `name`: string or null
        * `email`: string or null
        * `login`: required, string
        * `id`: required, integer, format: int64
        * `node_id`: required, string
        * `avatar_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `gravatar_id`: required, string or null
        * `url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `followers_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `following_url`: required, string
        * `gists_url`: required, string
        * `starred_url`: required, string
        * `subscriptions_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `organizations_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `repos_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `events_url`: required, string
        * `received_events_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `type`: required, string
        * `site_admin`: required, boolean
        * `starred_at`: string
        * `user_view_type`: string
    * `created_at`: required, string, format: date-time
    * `updated_at`: required, string, format: date-time
    * `issue_url`: required, string, format: uri
    * `author_association`: string, enum: `COLLABORATOR`, `CONTRIBUTOR`, `FIRST_TIMER`, `FIRST_TIME_CONTRIBUTOR`, `MANNEQUIN`, `MEMBER`, `NONE`, `OWNER`
    * `performed_via_github_app`: any of:
      * **null**
      * **GitHub app**
        * `id`: required, integer
        * `slug`: string
        * `node_id`: required, string
        * `client_id`: string
        * `owner`: required, one of:
          * **Simple User**
            * `name`: string or null
            * `email`: string or null
            * `login`: required, string
            * `id`: required, integer, format: int64
            * `node_id`: required, string
            * `avatar_url`: required, string, format: uri
            * `gravatar_id`: required, string or null
            * `url`: required, string, format: uri
            * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
            * `followers_url`: required, string, format: uri
            * `following_url`: required, string
            * `gists_url`: required, string
            * `starred_url`: required, string
            * `subscriptions_url`: required, string, format: uri
            * `organizations_url`: required, string, format: uri
            * `repos_url`: required, string, format: uri
            * `events_url`: required, string
            * `received_events_url`: required, string, format: uri
            * `type`: required, string
            * `site_admin`: required, boolean
            * `starred_at`: string
            * `user_view_type`: string
          * **Enterprise**
            * `description`: string or null
            * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
            * `website_url`: string or null, format: uri
            * `id`: required, integer
            * `node_id`: required, string
            * `name`: required, string
            * `slug`: required, string
            * `created_at`: required, string or null, format: date-time
            * `updated_at`: required, string or null, format: date-time
            * `avatar_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `name`: required, string
        * `description`: required, string or null
        * `external_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
        * `created_at`: required, string, format: date-time
        * `updated_at`: required, string, format: date-time
        * `permissions`: required, object, additional properties: string:
          * `issues`: string
          * `checks`: string
          * `metadata`: string
          * `contents`: string
          * `deployments`: string
        * `events`: required, array of string
        * `installations_count`: integer
    * `reactions`: `Reaction Rollup`:
      * `url`: required, string, format: uri
      * `total_count`: required, integer
      * `+1`: required, integer
      * `-1`: required, integer
      * `laugh`: required, integer
      * `confused`: required, integer
      * `heart`: required, integer
      * `hooray`: required, integer
      * `eyes`: required, integer
      * `rocket`: required, integer
    * `pin`: any of:
      * **null**
      * **Pinned Issue Comment**
        * `pinned_at`: required, string, format: date-time
        * `pinned_by`: required, any of:
          * **null**
          * **Simple User**
            * `name`: string or null
            * `email`: string or null
            * `login`: required, string
            * `id`: required, integer, format: int64
            * `node_id`: required, string
            * `avatar_url`: required, string, format: uri
            * `gravatar_id`: required, string or null
            * `url`: required, string, format: uri
            * `html_url`: required, string, format: uri
            * `followers_url`: required, string, format: uri
            * `following_url`: required, string
            * `gists_url`: required, string
            * `starred_url`: required, string
            * `subscriptions_url`: required, string, format: uri
            * `organizations_url`: required, string, format: uri
            * `repos_url`: required, string, format: uri
            * `events_url`: required, string
            * `received_events_url`: required, string, format: uri
            * `type`: required, string
            * `site_admin`: required, boolean
            * `starred_at`: string
            * `user_view_type`: string
* `issue_dependencies_summary`: `Issue Dependencies Summary`:
  * `blocked_by`: required, integer
  * `blocking`: required, integer
  * `total_blocked_by`: required, integer
  * `total_blocking`: required, integer
* `issue_field_values`: array of `Issue Field Value`:
  * `issue_field_id`: required, integer, format: int64
  * `node_id`: required, string
  * `data_type`: required, string, enum: `text`, `single_select`, `multi_select`, `number`, `date`
  * `value`: required, any of:
    * **string**
    * **number**
    * **integer**
  * `single_select_option`: object or null:
    * `id`: required, integer, format: int64
    * `name`: required, string
    * `color`: required, string
  * `multi_select_options`: array of objects or null:
    * `id`: required, integer, format: int64
    * `name`: required, string
    * `color`: required, string

## Remove assignees from an issue

```
DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/assignees
```

Removes one or more assignees from an issue.

### Parameters

#### Headers

- **`accept`** (string)
  Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

#### Path and query parameters

- **`owner`** (string) (required)
  The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

- **`repo`** (string) (required)
  The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.

- **`issue_number`** (integer) (required)
  The number that identifies the issue.

#### Body parameters

- **`assignees`** (array of strings)
  Usernames of assignees to remove from an issue. NOTE: Only users with push access can remove assignees from an issue. Assignees are silently ignored otherwise.

### HTTP response status codes

- **200** - OK

### Code examples

#### Example

**Request:**

```curl
curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/issues/ISSUE_NUMBER/assignees \
  -d '{
  "assignees": [
    "hubot",
    "other_user"
  ]
}'
```

**Response schema (Status: 200):**

Same response schema as [Add assignees to an issue](#add-assignees-to-an-issue).

## Check if a user can be assigned to a issue

```
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/assignees/{assignee}
```

Checks if a user has permission to be assigned to a specific issue.
If the assignee can be assigned to this issue, a 204 status code with no content is returned.
Otherwise a 404 status code is returned.

### Parameters

#### Headers

- **`accept`** (string)
  Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

#### Path and query parameters

- **`owner`** (string) (required)
  The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

- **`repo`** (string) (required)
  The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.

- **`issue_number`** (integer) (required)
  The number that identifies the issue.

- **`assignee`** (string) (required)

### HTTP response status codes

- **204** - Response if assignee can be assigned to issue_number

- **404** - Response if assignee can not be assigned to issue_number

### Code examples

#### Example

**Request:**

```curl
curl -L \
  -X GET \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/issues/ISSUE_NUMBER/assignees/ASSIGNEE
```

**Response schema (Status: 204):**