REST-API-Endpunkte für 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.

Parameter für „List releases“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.

Abfrageparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Standard: `30`
`page` integer The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Standard: `1`

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „List releases“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found

Codebeispiele für „List releases“

Anforderungsbeispiel

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/v1.0.0",
    "assets_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets",
    "upload_url": "https://uploads.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets{?name,label}",
    "tarball_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tarball/v1.0.0",
    "zipball_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/zipball/v1.0.0",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDc6UmVsZWFzZTE=",
    "tag_name": "v1.0.0",
    "target_commitish": "master",
    "name": "v1.0.0",
    "body": "Description of the release",
    "draft": false,
    "prerelease": false,
    "created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
    "published_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
    "author": {
      "login": "octocat",
      "id": 1,
      "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
      "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
      "gravatar_id": "",
      "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
      "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
      "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
      "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
      "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
      "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
      "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
      "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
      "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
      "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
      "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
      "type": "User",
      "site_admin": false
    },
    "assets": [
      {
        "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/assets/1",
        "browser_download_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/download/v1.0.0/example.zip",
        "id": 1,
        "node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDE=",
        "name": "example.zip",
        "label": "short description",
        "state": "uploaded",
        "content_type": "application/zip",
        "size": 1024,
        "download_count": 42,
        "created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
        "updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
        "uploader": {
          "login": "octocat",
          "id": 1,
          "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
          "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
          "gravatar_id": "",
          "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
          "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
          "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
          "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
          "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
          "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
          "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
          "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
          "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
          "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
          "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
          "type": "User",
          "site_admin": false
        }
      }
    ]
  }
]

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. For more information, see "Rate limits for the API" and "Best practices for using the REST API."

Parameter für „Create a release“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.

Textparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`tag_name` string Erforderlich The name of the tag.
`target_commitish` string Specifies the commitish value that determines where the Git tag is created from. Can be any branch or commit SHA. Unused if the Git tag already exists. Default: the repository's default branch.
`name` string The name of the release.
`body` string Text describing the contents of the tag.
`draft` boolean `true` to create a draft (unpublished) release, `false` to create a published one. Standard: `false`
`prerelease` boolean `true` to identify the release as a prerelease. `false` to identify the release as a full release. Standard: `false`
`generate_release_notes` boolean Whether to automatically generate the name and body for this release. If `name` is specified, the specified name will be used; otherwise, a name will be automatically generated. If `body` is specified, the body will be pre-pended to the automatically generated notes. Standard: `false`
`make_latest` string Specifies whether this release should be set as the latest release for the repository. Drafts and prereleases cannot be set as latest. Defaults to `true` for newly published releases. `legacy` specifies that the latest release should be determined based on the release creation date and higher semantic version. Standard: `true` Kann eine der Folgenden sein: `true`, `false`, `legacy`

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Create a release“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`201`	Created
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Codebeispiele für „Create a release“

Anforderungsbeispiel

post/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases

curl -L \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases \
  -d '{"tag_name":"v1.0.0","target_commitish":"master","name":"v1.0.0","body":"Description of the release","draft":false,"prerelease":false,"generate_release_notes":false}'

Response

Status: 201

{
  "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/v1.0.0",
  "assets_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets",
  "upload_url": "https://uploads.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets{?name,label}",
  "tarball_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tarball/v1.0.0",
  "zipball_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/zipball/v1.0.0",
  "discussion_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/discussions/90",
  "id": 1,
  "node_id": "MDc6UmVsZWFzZTE=",
  "tag_name": "v1.0.0",
  "target_commitish": "master",
  "name": "v1.0.0",
  "body": "Description of the release",
  "draft": false,
  "prerelease": false,
  "created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
  "published_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
  "author": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  },
  "assets": [
    {
      "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/assets/1",
      "browser_download_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/download/v1.0.0/example.zip",
      "id": 1,
      "node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDE=",
      "name": "example.zip",
      "label": "short description",
      "state": "uploaded",
      "content_type": "application/zip",
      "size": 1024,
      "download_count": 42,
      "created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
      "updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
      "uploader": {
        "login": "octocat",
        "id": 1,
        "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
        "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
        "gravatar_id": "",
        "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
        "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
        "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
        "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
        "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
        "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
        "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
        "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
        "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
        "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
        "type": "User",
        "site_admin": false
      }
    }
  ]
}

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.

Parameter für „Generate release notes content for a release“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.

Textparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`tag_name` string Erforderlich The tag name for the release. This can be an existing tag or a new one.
`target_commitish` string Specifies the commitish value that will be the target for the release's tag. Required if the supplied tag_name does not reference an existing tag. Ignored if the tag_name already exists.
`previous_tag_name` string The name of the previous tag to use as the starting point for the release notes. Use to manually specify the range for the set of changes considered as part this release.
`configuration_file_path` string Specifies a path to a file in the repository containing configuration settings used for generating the release notes. If unspecified, the configuration file located in the repository at '.github/release.yml' or '.github/release.yaml' will be used. If that is not present, the default configuration will be used.

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Generate release notes content for a release“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`200`	Name and body of generated release notes
`404`	Resource not found

Codebeispiele für „Generate release notes content for a release“

Anforderungsbeispiel

post/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/generate-notes

curl -L \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases/generate-notes \
  -d '{"tag_name":"v1.0.0","target_commitish":"main","previous_tag_name":"v0.9.2","configuration_file_path":".github/custom_release_config.yml"}'

Name and body of generated release notes

Status: 200

{
  "name": "Release v1.0.0 is now available!",
  "body": "##Changes in Release v1.0.0 ... ##Contributors @monalisa"
}

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.

Parameter für „Get the latest release“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Get the latest release“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`200`	OK

Codebeispiele für „Get the latest release“

Anforderungsbeispiel

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/latest

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases/latest

Response

Status: 200

{
  "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/v1.0.0",
  "assets_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets",
  "upload_url": "https://uploads.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets{?name,label}",
  "tarball_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tarball/v1.0.0",
  "zipball_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/zipball/v1.0.0",
  "discussion_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/discussions/90",
  "id": 1,
  "node_id": "MDc6UmVsZWFzZTE=",
  "tag_name": "v1.0.0",
  "target_commitish": "master",
  "name": "v1.0.0",
  "body": "Description of the release",
  "draft": false,
  "prerelease": false,
  "created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
  "published_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
  "author": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  },
  "assets": [
    {
      "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/assets/1",
      "browser_download_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/download/v1.0.0/example.zip",
      "id": 1,
      "node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDE=",
      "name": "example.zip",
      "label": "short description",
      "state": "uploaded",
      "content_type": "application/zip",
      "size": 1024,
      "download_count": 42,
      "created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
      "updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
      "uploader": {
        "login": "octocat",
        "id": 1,
        "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
        "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
        "gravatar_id": "",
        "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
        "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
        "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
        "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
        "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
        "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
        "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
        "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
        "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
        "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
        "type": "User",
        "site_admin": false
      }
    }
  ]
}

Get a release by tag name

Get a published release with the specified tag.

Parameter für „Get a release by tag name“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`tag` string Erforderlich tag parameter

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Get a release by tag name“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found

Codebeispiele für „Get a release by tag name“

Anforderungsbeispiel

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/tags/{tag}

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases/tags/TAG

Response

Status: 200

{
  "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/v1.0.0",
  "assets_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets",
  "upload_url": "https://uploads.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets{?name,label}",
  "tarball_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tarball/v1.0.0",
  "zipball_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/zipball/v1.0.0",
  "discussion_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/discussions/90",
  "id": 1,
  "node_id": "MDc6UmVsZWFzZTE=",
  "tag_name": "v1.0.0",
  "target_commitish": "master",
  "name": "v1.0.0",
  "body": "Description of the release",
  "draft": false,
  "prerelease": false,
  "created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
  "published_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
  "author": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  },
  "assets": [
    {
      "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/assets/1",
      "browser_download_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/download/v1.0.0/example.zip",
      "id": 1,
      "node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDE=",
      "name": "example.zip",
      "label": "short description",
      "state": "uploaded",
      "content_type": "application/zip",
      "size": 1024,
      "download_count": 42,
      "created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
      "updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
      "uploader": {
        "login": "octocat",
        "id": 1,
        "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
        "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
        "gravatar_id": "",
        "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
        "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
        "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
        "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
        "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
        "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
        "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
        "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
        "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
        "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
        "type": "User",
        "site_admin": false
      }
    }
  ]
}

Get a release

Gets a public release with the specified release ID.

Note: This returns an upload_url key corresponding to the endpoint for uploading release assets. This key is a hypermedia resource. For more information, see "Getting started with the REST API."

Parameter für „Get a release“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`release_id` integer Erforderlich The unique identifier of the release.

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Get a release“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`200`	Note: This returns an `upload_url` key corresponding to the endpoint for uploading release assets. This key is a hypermedia resource. For more information, see "Getting started with the REST API."
`401`	Unauthorized

Codebeispiele für „Get a release“

Anforderungsbeispiel

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases/RELEASE_ID

Note: This returns an `upload_url` key corresponding to the endpoint for uploading release assets. This key is a hypermedia resource. For more information, see "Getting started with the REST API."

Status: 200

{
  "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/v1.0.0",
  "assets_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets",
  "upload_url": "https://uploads.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets{?name,label}",
  "tarball_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tarball/v1.0.0",
  "zipball_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/zipball/v1.0.0",
  "discussion_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/discussions/90",
  "id": 1,
  "node_id": "MDc6UmVsZWFzZTE=",
  "tag_name": "v1.0.0",
  "target_commitish": "master",
  "name": "v1.0.0",
  "body": "Description of the release",
  "draft": false,
  "prerelease": false,
  "created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
  "published_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
  "author": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  },
  "assets": [
    {
      "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/assets/1",
      "browser_download_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/download/v1.0.0/example.zip",
      "id": 1,
      "node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDE=",
      "name": "example.zip",
      "label": "short description",
      "state": "uploaded",
      "content_type": "application/zip",
      "size": 1024,
      "download_count": 42,
      "created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
      "updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
      "uploader": {
        "login": "octocat",
        "id": 1,
        "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
        "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
        "gravatar_id": "",
        "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
        "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
        "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
        "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
        "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
        "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
        "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
        "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
        "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
        "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
        "type": "User",
        "site_admin": false
      }
    }
  ]
}

Update a release

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

Parameter für „Update a release“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`release_id` integer Erforderlich The unique identifier of the release.

Textparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`tag_name` string The name of the tag.
`target_commitish` string Specifies the commitish value that determines where the Git tag is created from. Can be any branch or commit SHA. Unused if the Git tag already exists. Default: the repository's default branch.
`name` string The name of the release.
`body` string Text describing the contents of the tag.
`draft` boolean `true` makes the release a draft, and `false` publishes the release.
`prerelease` boolean `true` to identify the release as a prerelease, `false` to identify the release as a full release.
`make_latest` string Specifies whether this release should be set as the latest release for the repository. Drafts and prereleases cannot be set as latest. Defaults to `true` for newly published releases. `legacy` specifies that the latest release should be determined based on the release creation date and higher semantic version. Standard: `true` Kann eine der Folgenden sein: `true`, `false`, `legacy`

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Update a release“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`200`	OK

Codebeispiele für „Update a release“

Anforderungsbeispiel

patch/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}

curl -L \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases/RELEASE_ID \
  -d '{"tag_name":"v1.0.0","target_commitish":"master","name":"v1.0.0","body":"Description of the release","draft":false,"prerelease":false}'

Response

Status: 200

{
  "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/v1.0.0",
  "assets_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets",
  "upload_url": "https://uploads.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets{?name,label}",
  "tarball_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tarball/v1.0.0",
  "zipball_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/zipball/v1.0.0",
  "discussion_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/discussions/90",
  "id": 1,
  "node_id": "MDc6UmVsZWFzZTE=",
  "tag_name": "v1.0.0",
  "target_commitish": "master",
  "name": "v1.0.0",
  "body": "Description of the release",
  "draft": false,
  "prerelease": false,
  "created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
  "published_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
  "author": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  },
  "assets": [
    {
      "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/assets/1",
      "browser_download_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/download/v1.0.0/example.zip",
      "id": 1,
      "node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDE=",
      "name": "example.zip",
      "label": "short description",
      "state": "uploaded",
      "content_type": "application/zip",
      "size": 1024,
      "download_count": 42,
      "created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
      "updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
      "uploader": {
        "login": "octocat",
        "id": 1,
        "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
        "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
        "gravatar_id": "",
        "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
        "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
        "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
        "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
        "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
        "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
        "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
        "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
        "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
        "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
        "type": "User",
        "site_admin": false
      }
    }
  ]
}

Delete a release

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

Parameter für „Delete a release“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`release_id` integer Erforderlich The unique identifier of the release.

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Delete a release“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`204`	No Content

Codebeispiele für „Delete a release“

Anforderungsbeispiel

delete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}

curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases/RELEASE_ID

Response

Status: 204

Anforderungsbeispiel

Response

Anforderungsbeispiel

Response

Anforderungsbeispiel

Name and body of generated release notes

Anforderungsbeispiel

Response

Anforderungsbeispiel

Response

Anforderungsbeispiel

Note: This returns an upload_url key corresponding to the endpoint for uploading release assets. This key is a hypermedia resource. For more information, see "Getting started with the REST API."

Anforderungsbeispiel

Response

Anforderungsbeispiel

Response

Note: This returns an `upload_url` key corresponding to the endpoint for uploading release assets. This key is a hypermedia resource. For more information, see "Getting started with the REST API."