REST API endpoints for organization interactions
Use the REST API to temporarily restrict which type of user can comment, open issues, or create pull requests in the organization's public repositories.
About organization interactions
Organization owners can temporarily restrict which type of user can comment, open issues, or create pull requests in the organization's public repositories. When restrictions are enabled, only the specified type of GitHub Enterprise Cloud user will be able to participate in interactions. Restrictions automatically expire after a defined duration. Here's more about the types of GitHub Enterprise Cloud users:
- Existing users: When you limit interactions to
existing_users
, new users with accounts less than 24 hours old who have not previously contributed and are not collaborators will be temporarily restricted in the organization. - Contributors only: When you limit interactions to
contributors_only
, users who have not previously contributed and are not collaborators will be temporarily restricted in the organization. - Collaborators only: When you limit interactions to
collaborators_only
, users who are not collaborators will be temporarily restricted in the organization.
Setting the interaction limit at the organization level will overwrite any interaction limits that are set for individual repositories owned by the organization. To set different interaction limits for individual repositories owned by the organization, use the Repository interactions endpoints instead.
Get interaction restrictions for an organization
Shows which type of GitHub user can interact with this organization and when the restriction expires. If there is no restrictions, you will see an empty response.
Fine-grained access tokens for "Get interaction restrictions for an organization"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Administration" organization permissions (read)
Parameters for "Get interaction restrictions for an organization"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
org string RequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
HTTP response status codes for "Get interaction restrictions for an organization"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples for "Get interaction restrictions for an organization"
If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com
with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com
.
Request example
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/interaction-limits
Response
Status: 200
{
"limit": "collaborators_only",
"origin": "organization",
"expires_at": "2018-08-17T04:18:39Z"
}
Set interaction restrictions for an organization
Temporarily restricts interactions to a certain type of GitHub user in any public repository in the given organization. You must be an organization owner to set these restrictions. Setting the interaction limit at the organization level will overwrite any interaction limits that are set for individual repositories owned by the organization.
Fine-grained access tokens for "Set interaction restrictions for an organization"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Administration" organization permissions (write)
Parameters for "Set interaction restrictions for an organization"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
org string RequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
limit string RequiredThe type of GitHub user that can comment, open issues, or create pull requests while the interaction limit is in effect. Can be one of: |
expiry string The duration of the interaction restriction. Default: Can be one of: |
HTTP response status codes for "Set interaction restrictions for an organization"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples for "Set interaction restrictions for an organization"
If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com
with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com
.
Request example
curl -L \
-X PUT \
-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/interaction-limits \
-d '{"limit":"collaborators_only","expiry":"one_month"}'
Response
Status: 200
{
"limit": "collaborators_only",
"origin": "organization",
"expires_at": "2018-08-17T04:18:39Z"
}
Remove interaction restrictions for an organization
Removes all interaction restrictions from public repositories in the given organization. You must be an organization owner to remove restrictions.
Fine-grained access tokens for "Remove interaction restrictions for an organization"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Administration" organization permissions (write)
Parameters for "Remove interaction restrictions for an organization"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
org string RequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
HTTP response status codes for "Remove interaction restrictions for an organization"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples for "Remove interaction restrictions for an organization"
If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com
with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com
.
Request example
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/interaction-limits
Response
Status: 204