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REST API endpoints for Copilot user management

Use the REST API to manage the GitHub Copilot Business or GitHub Copilot Enterprise subscription for your organization.

Note

These endpoints are in beta and subject to change.

List all Copilot seat assignments for an enterprise

Note

This endpoint is in beta and is subject to change.

Lists all active Copilot seats across organizations or enterprise teams for an enterprise with a Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise subscription.

Users with access through multiple organizations or enterprise teams will only be counted toward total_seats once.

For each organization or enterprise team which grants Copilot access to a user, a seat detail object will appear in the seats array.

Only enterprise owners and billing managers can view assigned Copilot seats across their child organizations or enterprise teams.

Personal access tokens (classic) need either the manage_billing:copilot or read:enterprise scopes to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "List all Copilot seat assignments for an enterprise"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

Parameters for "List all Copilot seat assignments for an enterprise"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
enterprise string Required

The slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
page integer

The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Default: 1

per_page integer

The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Default: 50

HTTP response status codes for "List all Copilot seat assignments for an enterprise"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

500

Internal Error

Code samples for "List all Copilot seat assignments for an enterprise"

Request example

get/enterprises/{enterprise}/copilot/billing/seats
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/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/copilot/billing/seats

Response

Status: 200
{ "total_seats": 2, "seats": [ { "created_at": "2021-08-03T18:00:00-06:00", "updated_at": "2021-09-23T15:00:00-06:00", "pending_cancellation_date": null, "last_activity_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:32-06:00", "last_activity_editor": "vscode/1.77.3/copilot/1.86.82", "plan_type": "business", "assignee": { "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 }, "assigning_team": { "id": 1, "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=", "url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1", "html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/github/teams/justice-league", "name": "Justice League", "slug": "justice-league", "description": "A great team.", "privacy": "closed", "notification_setting": "notifications_enabled", "permission": "admin", "members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}", "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos", "parent": null } }, { "created_at": "2021-09-23T18:00:00-06:00", "updated_at": "2021-09-23T15:00:00-06:00", "pending_cancellation_date": "2021-11-01", "last_activity_at": "2021-10-13T00:53:32-06:00", "last_activity_editor": "vscode/1.77.3/copilot/1.86.82", "assignee": { "login": "octokitten", "id": 1, "node_id": "MDQ76VNlcjE=", "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octokitten_happy.gif", "gravatar_id": "", "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten", "html_url": "https://github.com/octokitten", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/events{/privacy}", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/received_events", "type": "User", "site_admin": false } } ] }

Get Copilot seat information and settings for an organization

Note

This endpoint is in beta and is subject to change.

Gets information about an organization's Copilot subscription, including seat breakdown and feature policies. To configure these settings, go to your organization's settings on GitHub.com. For more information, see "Managing policies for Copilot in your organization".

Only organization owners can view details about the organization's Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise subscription.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need either the manage_billing:copilot or read:org scopes to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get Copilot seat information and settings for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have at least one of the following permission sets:

  • "GitHub Copilot Business" organization permissions (read)
  • "Administration" organization permissions (read)

Parameters for "Get Copilot seat information and settings for an organization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes for "Get Copilot seat information and settings for an organization"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

422

There is a problem with your account's associated payment method.

500

Internal Error

Code samples for "Get Copilot seat information and settings for an organization"

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/copilot/billing
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/orgs/ORG/copilot/billing

OK

Status: 200
{ "seat_breakdown": { "total": 12, "added_this_cycle": 9, "pending_invitation": 0, "pending_cancellation": 0, "active_this_cycle": 12, "inactive_this_cycle": 11 }, "seat_management_setting": "assign_selected", "ide_chat": "enabled", "platform_chat": "enabled", "cli": "enabled", "public_code_suggestions": "block", "plan_type": "business" }

List all Copilot seat assignments for an organization

Note

This endpoint is in beta and is subject to change.

Lists all active Copilot seats for an organization with a Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise subscription. Only organization owners can view assigned seats.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need either the manage_billing:copilot or read:org scopes to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "List all Copilot seat assignments for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have at least one of the following permission sets:

  • "GitHub Copilot Business" organization permissions (read)
  • "Administration" organization permissions (read)

Parameters for "List all Copilot seat assignments for an organization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
page integer

The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Default: 1

per_page integer

The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Default: 50

HTTP response status codes for "List all Copilot seat assignments for an organization"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

500

Internal Error

Code samples for "List all Copilot seat assignments for an organization"

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/copilot/billing/seats
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/orgs/ORG/copilot/billing/seats

Response

Status: 200
{ "total_seats": 2, "seats": [ { "created_at": "2021-08-03T18:00:00-06:00", "updated_at": "2021-09-23T15:00:00-06:00", "pending_cancellation_date": null, "last_activity_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:32-06:00", "last_activity_editor": "vscode/1.77.3/copilot/1.86.82", "plan_type": "business", "assignee": { "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 }, "assigning_team": { "id": 1, "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=", "url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1", "html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/github/teams/justice-league", "name": "Justice League", "slug": "justice-league", "description": "A great team.", "privacy": "closed", "notification_setting": "notifications_enabled", "permission": "admin", "members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}", "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos", "parent": null } }, { "created_at": "2021-09-23T18:00:00-06:00", "updated_at": "2021-09-23T15:00:00-06:00", "pending_cancellation_date": "2021-11-01", "last_activity_at": "2021-10-13T00:53:32-06:00", "last_activity_editor": "vscode/1.77.3/copilot/1.86.82", "assignee": { "login": "octokitten", "id": 1, "node_id": "MDQ76VNlcjE=", "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octokitten_happy.gif", "gravatar_id": "", "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten", "html_url": "https://github.com/octokitten", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/events{/privacy}", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/received_events", "type": "User", "site_admin": false } } ] }

Add teams to the Copilot subscription for an organization

Note

This endpoint is in beta and is subject to change.

Purchases a GitHub Copilot seat for all users within each specified team. The organization will be billed accordingly. For more information about Copilot pricing, see "Pricing for GitHub Copilot".

Only organization owners can add Copilot seats for their organization members.

In order for an admin to use this endpoint, the organization must have a Copilot Business or Enterprise subscription and a configured suggestion matching policy. For more information about setting up a Copilot subscription, see "Setting up a Copilot subscription for your organization". For more information about setting a suggestion matching policy, see "Configuring suggestion matching policies for GitHub Copilot in your organization".

The response will contain the total number of new seats that were created and existing seats that were refreshed.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need either the manage_billing:copilot or admin:org scopes to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Add teams to the Copilot subscription for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have at least one of the following permission sets:

  • "GitHub Copilot Business" organization permissions (write)
  • "Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Add teams to the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
selected_teams array of strings Required

List of team names within the organization to which to grant access to GitHub Copilot.

HTTP response status codes for "Add teams to the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Status codeDescription
201

OK

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

422

Copilot Business or Enterprise is not enabled for this organization, billing has not been set up for this organization, a public code suggestions policy has not been set for this organization, or the organization's Copilot access setting is set to enable Copilot for all users or is unconfigured.

500

Internal Error

Code samples for "Add teams to the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Request example

post/orgs/{org}/copilot/billing/selected_teams
curl -L \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/copilot/billing/selected_teams \ -d '{"selected_teams":["engteam1","engteam2","engteam3"]}'

OK

Status: 201
{ "seats_created": 5 }

Remove teams from the Copilot subscription for an organization

Note

This endpoint is in beta and is subject to change.

Cancels the Copilot seat assignment for all members of each team specified. This will cause the members of the specified team(s) to lose access to GitHub Copilot at the end of the current billing cycle, and the organization will not be billed further for those users.

For more information about Copilot pricing, see "Pricing for GitHub Copilot".

For more information about disabling access to Copilot Business or Enterprise, see "Revoking access to GitHub Copilot for specific users in your organization".

Only organization owners can cancel Copilot seats for their organization members.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need either the manage_billing:copilot or admin:org scopes to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Remove teams from the Copilot subscription for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have at least one of the following permission sets:

  • "GitHub Copilot Business" organization permissions (write)
  • "Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Remove teams from the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
selected_teams array of strings Required

The names of teams from which to revoke access to GitHub Copilot.

HTTP response status codes for "Remove teams from the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

422

Copilot Business or Enterprise is not enabled for this organization, billing has not been set up for this organization, a public code suggestions policy has not been set for this organization, or the organization's Copilot access setting is set to enable Copilot for all users or is unconfigured.

500

Internal Error

Code samples for "Remove teams from the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Request example

delete/orgs/{org}/copilot/billing/selected_teams
curl -L \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/copilot/billing/selected_teams \ -d '{"selected_teams":["engteam1","engteam2","engteam3"]}'

OK

Status: 200
{ "seats_cancelled": 5 }

Add users to the Copilot subscription for an organization

Note

This endpoint is in beta and is subject to change.

Purchases a GitHub Copilot seat for each user specified. The organization will be billed accordingly. For more information about Copilot pricing, see "Pricing for GitHub Copilot".

Only organization owners can add Copilot seats for their organization members.

In order for an admin to use this endpoint, the organization must have a Copilot Business or Enterprise subscription and a configured suggestion matching policy. For more information about setting up a Copilot subscription, see "Setting up a Copilot subscription for your organization". For more information about setting a suggestion matching policy, see "Configuring suggestion matching policies for GitHub Copilot in your organization".

The response will contain the total number of new seats that were created and existing seats that were refreshed.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need either the manage_billing:copilot or admin:org scopes to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Add users to the Copilot subscription for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have at least one of the following permission sets:

  • "GitHub Copilot Business" organization permissions (write)
  • "Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Add users to the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
selected_usernames array of strings Required

The usernames of the organization members to be granted access to GitHub Copilot.

HTTP response status codes for "Add users to the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Status codeDescription
201

OK

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

422

Copilot Business or Enterprise is not enabled for this organization, billing has not been set up for this organization, a public code suggestions policy has not been set for this organization, or the organization's Copilot access setting is set to enable Copilot for all users or is unconfigured.

500

Internal Error

Code samples for "Add users to the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Request example

post/orgs/{org}/copilot/billing/selected_users
curl -L \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/copilot/billing/selected_users \ -d '{"selected_usernames":["cooluser1","hacker2","octocat"]}'

OK

Status: 201
{ "seats_created": 5 }

Remove users from the Copilot subscription for an organization

Note

This endpoint is in beta and is subject to change.

Cancels the Copilot seat assignment for each user specified. This will cause the specified users to lose access to GitHub Copilot at the end of the current billing cycle, and the organization will not be billed further for those users.

For more information about Copilot pricing, see "Pricing for GitHub Copilot".

For more information about disabling access to Copilot Business or Enterprise, see "Revoking access to GitHub Copilot for specific users in your organization".

Only organization owners can cancel Copilot seats for their organization members.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need either the manage_billing:copilot or admin:org scopes to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Remove users from the Copilot subscription for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have at least one of the following permission sets:

  • "GitHub Copilot Business" organization permissions (write)
  • "Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Remove users from the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
selected_usernames array of strings Required

The usernames of the organization members for which to revoke access to GitHub Copilot.

HTTP response status codes for "Remove users from the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

422

Copilot Business or Enterprise is not enabled for this organization, billing has not been set up for this organization, a public code suggestions policy has not been set for this organization, the seat management setting is set to enable Copilot for all users or is unconfigured, or a user's seat cannot be cancelled because it was assigned to them via a team.

500

Internal Error

Code samples for "Remove users from the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Request example

delete/orgs/{org}/copilot/billing/selected_users
curl -L \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/copilot/billing/selected_users \ -d '{"selected_usernames":["cooluser1","hacker2","octocat"]}'

OK

Status: 200
{ "seats_cancelled": 5 }

Get Copilot seat assignment details for a user

Note

This endpoint is in beta and is subject to change.

Gets the GitHub Copilot seat assignment details for a member of an organization who currently has access to GitHub Copilot.

Only organization owners can view Copilot seat assignment details for members of their organization.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need either the manage_billing:copilot or read:org scopes to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get Copilot seat assignment details for a user"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have at least one of the following permission sets:

  • "GitHub Copilot Business" organization permissions (read)
  • "Administration" organization permissions (read)

Parameters for "Get Copilot seat assignment details for a user"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

username string Required

The handle for the GitHub user account.

HTTP response status codes for "Get Copilot seat assignment details for a user"

Status codeDescription
200

The user's GitHub Copilot seat details, including usage.

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

422

Copilot Business or Enterprise is not enabled for this organization or the user has a pending organization invitation.

500

Internal Error

Code samples for "Get Copilot seat assignment details for a user"

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/members/{username}/copilot
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/orgs/ORG/members/USERNAME/copilot

The user's GitHub Copilot seat details, including usage.

Status: 200
{ "created_at": "2021-08-03T18:00:00-06:00", "updated_at": "2021-09-23T15:00:00-06:00", "pending_cancellation_date": null, "last_activity_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:32-06:00", "last_activity_editor": "vscode/1.77.3/copilot/1.86.82", "plan_type": "business", "assignee": { "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 }, "assigning_team": { "id": 1, "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=", "url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1", "html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/github/teams/justice-league", "name": "Justice League", "slug": "justice-league", "description": "A great team.", "privacy": "closed", "notification_setting": "notifications_enabled", "permission": "admin", "members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}", "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos", "parent": null } }