Codespaces machines

Use the REST API to manage availability of machine types for a codespace.

About Codespaces machines

You can determine which machine types are available to create a codespace, either on a given repository or as an authenticated user. For more information, see "Changing the machine type for your codespace."

You can also use this information when changing the machine of an existing codespace by updating its machine property. The machine update will take place the next time the codespace is restarted. For more information, see "Changing the machine type for your codespace."

List available machine types for a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

List the machine types available for a given repository based on its configuration.

You must authenticate using an access token with the codespace scope to use this endpoint.

GitHub Apps must have write access to the codespaces_metadata repository permission to use this endpoint.

Parameters for "List available machine types for a repository"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner` string Required The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Required The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`location` string The location to check for available machines. Assigned by IP if not provided.
`client_ip` string IP for location auto-detection when proxying a request

HTTP response status codes for "List available machine types for a repository"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "List available machine types for a repository"

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/codespaces/machines

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>"\
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/codespaces/machines

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_count": 2,
  "machines": [
    {
      "name": "standardLinux",
      "display_name": "4 cores, 8 GB RAM, 64 GB storage",
      "operating_system": "linux",
      "storage_in_bytes": 68719476736,
      "memory_in_bytes": 8589934592,
      "cpus": 4
    },
    {
      "name": "premiumLinux",
      "display_name": "8 cores, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB storage",
      "operating_system": "linux",
      "storage_in_bytes": 68719476736,
      "memory_in_bytes": 17179869184,
      "cpus": 8
    }
  ]
}

List machine types for a codespace

List the machine types a codespace can transition to use.

You must authenticate using an access token with the codespace scope to use this endpoint.

GitHub Apps must have read access to the codespaces_metadata repository permission to use this endpoint.

Parameters for "List machine types for a codespace"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`codespace_name` string Required The name of the codespace.

HTTP response status codes for "List machine types for a codespace"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "List machine types for a codespace"

get/user/codespaces/{codespace_name}/machines

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>"\
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/CODESPACE_NAME/machines

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_count": 2,
  "machines": [
    {
      "name": "standardLinux",
      "display_name": "4 cores, 8 GB RAM, 64 GB storage",
      "operating_system": "linux",
      "storage_in_bytes": 68719476736,
      "memory_in_bytes": 8589934592,
      "cpus": 4
    },
    {
      "name": "premiumLinux",
      "display_name": "8 cores, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB storage",
      "operating_system": "linux",
      "storage_in_bytes": 68719476736,
      "memory_in_bytes": 17179869184,
      "cpus": 8
    }
  ]
}