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Releaseressourcen

Verwende die REST-API, um Releaseressourcen zu verwalten.

Get a release asset

Works with GitHub Apps

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

Parameters for "Get a release asset"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
ownerstringRequired

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostringRequired

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

asset_idintegerRequired

The unique identifier of the asset.

HTTP response status codes for "Get a release asset"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

302

Found

404

Resource not found

Code samples for "Get a release asset"

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ https://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases/assets/ASSET_ID

Response

Status: 200
{ "url": "https://api.github.com/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://api.github.com/users/octocat", "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events", "type": "User", "site_admin": false } }

Update a release asset

Works with GitHub Apps

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

Parameters for "Update a release asset"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
ownerstringRequired

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostringRequired

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

asset_idintegerRequired

The unique identifier of the asset.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
namestring

The file name of the asset.

labelstring

An alternate short description of the asset. Used in place of the filename.

statestring

HTTP response status codes for "Update a release asset"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples for "Update a release asset"

patch/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}
curl -L \ -X PATCH \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ https://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases/assets/ASSET_ID \ -d '{"name":"foo-1.0.0-osx.zip","label":"Mac binary"}'

Response

Status: 200
{ "url": "https://api.github.com/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://api.github.com/users/octocat", "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events", "type": "User", "site_admin": false } }

Delete a release asset

Works with GitHub Apps

Parameters for "Delete a release asset"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
ownerstringRequired

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostringRequired

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

asset_idintegerRequired

The unique identifier of the asset.

HTTP response status codes for "Delete a release asset"

Status codeDescription
204

No Content

Code samples for "Delete a release asset"

delete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}
curl -L \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ https://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases/assets/ASSET_ID

Response

Status: 204

List release assets

Works with GitHub Apps

Parameters for "List release assets"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
ownerstringRequired

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostringRequired

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

release_idintegerRequired

The unique identifier of the release.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
per_pageinteger

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default: 30

pageinteger

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default: 1

HTTP response status codes for "List release assets"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples for "List release assets"

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}/assets
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ https://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases/RELEASE_ID/assets

Response

Status: 200
[ { "url": "https://api.github.com/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://api.github.com/users/octocat", "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events", "type": "User", "site_admin": false } } ]

Upload a release asset

Works with GitHub Apps

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

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

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

application/zip

GitHub AE 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 AE renames asset filenames that have special characters, non-alphanumeric characters, and leading or trailing periods. The "List assets for a release" endpoint lists the renamed filenames. For more information and help, contact GitHub AE Support.
  • To find the release_id query the GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/latest endpoint.
  • 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.

Parameters for "Upload a release asset"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
ownerstringRequired

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostringRequired

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

release_idintegerRequired

The unique identifier of the release.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
namestringRequired
labelstring

HTTP response status codes for "Upload a release asset"

Status codeDescription
201

Response for successful upload

422

Response if you upload an asset with the same filename as another uploaded asset

Code samples for "Upload a release asset"

post/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}/assets
curl -L \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \ https://uploads.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases/RELEASE_ID/assets?name=example.zip \ --data-binary "@example.zip"

Response for successful upload

Status: 201
{ "url": "https://api.github.com/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://api.github.com/users/octocat", "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events", "type": "User", "site_admin": false } }