REST API endpoints for rules

Get all organization repository rulesets

Get all the repository rulesets for an organization.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get all organization repository rulesets"

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

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Get all organization repository rulesets"

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
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: `30`
`page` integer The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: `1`
`targets` string A comma-separated list of rule targets to filter by. If provided, only rulesets that apply to the specified targets will be returned. For example, `branch,tag,push`.

HTTP response status codes for "Get all organization repository rulesets"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Get all organization repository rulesets"

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/rulesets

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/rulesets

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "id": 21,
    "name": "super cool ruleset",
    "source_type": "Organization",
    "source": "my-org",
    "enforcement": "enabled",
    "node_id": "RRS_lACkVXNlcgQB",
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "https://api.github.com/orgs/my-org/rulesets/21"
      },
      "html": {
        "href": "https://github.com/organizations/my-org/settings/rules/21"
      }
    },
    "created_at": "2023-07-15T08:43:03Z",
    "updated_at": "2023-08-23T16:29:47Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 432,
    "name": "Another ruleset",
    "source_type": "Organization",
    "source": "my-org",
    "enforcement": "enabled",
    "node_id": "RRS_lACkVXNlcgQQ",
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "https://api.github.com/orgs/my-org/rulesets/432"
      },
      "html": {
        "href": "https://github.com/organizations/my-org/settings/rules/432"
      }
    },
    "created_at": "2023-08-15T08:43:03Z",
    "updated_at": "2023-09-23T16:29:47Z"
  }
]

Create an organization repository ruleset

Create a repository ruleset for an organization.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Create an organization repository ruleset"

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

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Create an organization repository ruleset"

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.

Name, Type, Description

name string Required

The name of the ruleset.

target string

The target of the ruleset

Default: branch

Can be one of: branch, tag, push, repository

enforcement string Required

The enforcement level of the ruleset. evaluate allows admins to test rules before enforcing them. Admins can view insights on the Rule Insights page. evaluate is not available for the repository target.

Can be one of: disabled, active, evaluate

bypass_actors array of objects

The actors that can bypass the rules in this ruleset

Properties of bypass_actors

Name, Type, Description
`actor_id` integer or null The ID of the actor that can bypass a ruleset. If `actor_type` is `OrganizationAdmin`, this should be `1`. If `actor_type` is `DeployKey`, this should be null. If `actor_type` is `EnterpriseOwner`, `actor_id` is ignored. `OrganizationAdmin` and `EnterpriseOwner` are not applicable for personal repositories.
`actor_type` string Required The type of actor that can bypass a ruleset Can be one of: `Integration`, `OrganizationAdmin`, `RepositoryRole`, `Team`, `DeployKey`, `EnterpriseOwner`
`bypass_mode` string When the specified actor can bypass the ruleset. `pull_request` means that an actor can only bypass rules on pull requests. `pull_request` is not applicable for the `DeployKey` actor type. Also, `pull_request` is only applicable to branch rulesets. Default: `always` Can be one of: `always`, `pull_request`

conditions object

Conditions for an organization ruleset. The branch and tag rulesets conditions object should contain both repository_name and ref_name properties, or both repository_id and ref_name properties, or both repository_property and ref_name properties. The push rulesets conditions object does not require the ref_name property. For repository policy rulesets, the conditions object should only contain the repository_name, the repository_id, or the repository_property.

Can be one of these objects:

Name, Type, Description

repository_name_and_ref_name object Required

Conditions to target repositories by name and refs by name

Properties of repository_name_and_ref_name

Name, Type, Description

ref_name object

Properties of ref_name

Name, Type, Description
`include` array of strings Array of ref names or patterns to include. One of these patterns must match for the condition to pass. Also accepts `~DEFAULT_BRANCH` to include the default branch or `~ALL` to include all branches.
`exclude` array of strings Array of ref names or patterns to exclude. The condition will not pass if any of these patterns match.

repository_name object Required

Properties of repository_name

Name, Type, Description
`include` array of strings Array of repository names or patterns to include. One of these patterns must match for the condition to pass. Also accepts `~ALL` to include all repositories.
`exclude` array of strings Array of repository names or patterns to exclude. The condition will not pass if any of these patterns match.
`protected` boolean Whether renaming of target repositories is prevented.

repository_id_and_ref_name object Required

Conditions to target repositories by id and refs by name

Properties of repository_id_and_ref_name

Name, Type, Description

ref_name object

Properties of ref_name

Name, Type, Description
`include` array of strings Array of ref names or patterns to include. One of these patterns must match for the condition to pass. Also accepts `~DEFAULT_BRANCH` to include the default branch or `~ALL` to include all branches.
`exclude` array of strings Array of ref names or patterns to exclude. The condition will not pass if any of these patterns match.

repository_id object Required

Properties of repository_id

Name, Type, Description
`repository_ids` array of integers The repository IDs that the ruleset applies to. One of these IDs must match for the condition to pass.

repository_property_and_ref_name object Required

Conditions to target repositories by property and refs by name

Properties of repository_property_and_ref_name

Name, Type, Description

ref_name object

Properties of ref_name

Name, Type, Description
`include` array of strings Array of ref names or patterns to include. One of these patterns must match for the condition to pass. Also accepts `~DEFAULT_BRANCH` to include the default branch or `~ALL` to include all branches.
`exclude` array of strings Array of ref names or patterns to exclude. The condition will not pass if any of these patterns match.

repository_property object Required

Properties of repository_property

Name, Type, Description

include array of objects

The repository properties and values to include. All of these properties must match for the condition to pass.

Properties of include

Name, Type, Description
`name` string Required The name of the repository property to target
`property_values` array of strings Required The values to match for the repository property
`source` string The source of the repository property. Defaults to 'custom' if not specified. Can be one of: `custom`, `system`

exclude array of objects

The repository properties and values to exclude. The condition will not pass if any of these properties match.

Properties of exclude

Name, Type, Description
`name` string Required The name of the repository property to target
`property_values` array of strings Required The values to match for the repository property
`source` string The source of the repository property. Defaults to 'custom' if not specified. Can be one of: `custom`, `system`

rules array of objects

An array of rules within the ruleset.

Can be one of these objects:

Name, Type, Description

creation object Required

Only allow users with bypass permission to create matching refs.

Properties of creation

Name, Type, Description
`type` string Required Value: `creation`

update object Required

Only allow users with bypass permission to update matching refs.

Properties of update

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: update

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`update_allows_fetch_and_merge` boolean Required Branch can pull changes from its upstream repository

deletion object Required

Only allow users with bypass permissions to delete matching refs.

Properties of deletion

Name, Type, Description
`type` string Required Value: `deletion`

required_linear_history object Required

Prevent merge commits from being pushed to matching refs.

Properties of required_linear_history

Name, Type, Description
`type` string Required Value: `required_linear_history`

merge_queue object Required

Merges must be performed via a merge queue.

Properties of merge_queue

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: merge_queue

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`check_response_timeout_minutes` integer Required Maximum time for a required status check to report a conclusion. After this much time has elapsed, checks that have not reported a conclusion will be assumed to have failed
`grouping_strategy` string Required When set to ALLGREEN, the merge commit created by merge queue for each PR in the group must pass all required checks to merge. When set to HEADGREEN, only the commit at the head of the merge group, i.e. the commit containing changes from all of the PRs in the group, must pass its required checks to merge. Can be one of: `ALLGREEN`, `HEADGREEN`
`max_entries_to_build` integer Required Limit the number of queued pull requests requesting checks and workflow runs at the same time.
`max_entries_to_merge` integer Required The maximum number of PRs that will be merged together in a group.
`merge_method` string Required Method to use when merging changes from queued pull requests. Can be one of: `MERGE`, `SQUASH`, `REBASE`
`min_entries_to_merge` integer Required The minimum number of PRs that will be merged together in a group.
`min_entries_to_merge_wait_minutes` integer Required The time merge queue should wait after the first PR is added to the queue for the minimum group size to be met. After this time has elapsed, the minimum group size will be ignored and a smaller group will be merged.

required_deployments object Required

Choose which environments must be successfully deployed to before refs can be pushed into a ref that matches this rule.

Properties of required_deployments

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: required_deployments

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`required_deployment_environments` array of strings Required The environments that must be successfully deployed to before branches can be merged.

required_signatures object Required

Commits pushed to matching refs must have verified signatures.

Properties of required_signatures

Name, Type, Description
`type` string Required Value: `required_signatures`

pull_request object Required

Require all commits be made to a non-target branch and submitted via a pull request before they can be merged.

Properties of pull_request

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: pull_request

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`allowed_merge_methods` array of strings When merging pull requests, you can allow any combination of merge commits, squashing, or rebasing. At least one option must be enabled.
`dismiss_stale_reviews_on_push` boolean Required New, reviewable commits pushed will dismiss previous pull request review approvals.
`require_code_owner_review` boolean Required Require an approving review in pull requests that modify files that have a designated code owner.
`require_last_push_approval` boolean Required Whether the most recent reviewable push must be approved by someone other than the person who pushed it.
`required_approving_review_count` integer Required The number of approving reviews that are required before a pull request can be merged.
`required_review_thread_resolution` boolean Required All conversations on code must be resolved before a pull request can be merged.

required_status_checks object Required

Choose which status checks must pass before the ref is updated. When enabled, commits must first be pushed to another ref where the checks pass.

Properties of required_status_checks

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: required_status_checks

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description

do_not_enforce_on_create boolean

Allow repositories and branches to be created if a check would otherwise prohibit it.

required_status_checks array of objects Required

Status checks that are required.

Properties of required_status_checks

Name, Type, Description
`context` string Required The status check context name that must be present on the commit.
`integration_id` integer The optional integration ID that this status check must originate from.

strict_required_status_checks_policy boolean Required

Whether pull requests targeting a matching branch must be tested with the latest code. This setting will not take effect unless at least one status check is enabled.

non_fast_forward object Required

Prevent users with push access from force pushing to refs.

Properties of non_fast_forward

Name, Type, Description
`type` string Required Value: `non_fast_forward`

commit_message_pattern object Required

Parameters to be used for the commit_message_pattern rule

Properties of commit_message_pattern

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: commit_message_pattern

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`name` string How this rule will appear to users.
`negate` boolean If true, the rule will fail if the pattern matches.
`operator` string Required The operator to use for matching. Can be one of: `starts_with`, `ends_with`, `contains`, `regex`
`pattern` string Required The pattern to match with.

commit_author_email_pattern object Required

Parameters to be used for the commit_author_email_pattern rule

Properties of commit_author_email_pattern

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: commit_author_email_pattern

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`name` string How this rule will appear to users.
`negate` boolean If true, the rule will fail if the pattern matches.
`operator` string Required The operator to use for matching. Can be one of: `starts_with`, `ends_with`, `contains`, `regex`
`pattern` string Required The pattern to match with.

committer_email_pattern object Required

Parameters to be used for the committer_email_pattern rule

Properties of committer_email_pattern

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: committer_email_pattern

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`name` string How this rule will appear to users.
`negate` boolean If true, the rule will fail if the pattern matches.
`operator` string Required The operator to use for matching. Can be one of: `starts_with`, `ends_with`, `contains`, `regex`
`pattern` string Required The pattern to match with.

branch_name_pattern object Required

Parameters to be used for the branch_name_pattern rule

Properties of branch_name_pattern

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: branch_name_pattern

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`name` string How this rule will appear to users.
`negate` boolean If true, the rule will fail if the pattern matches.
`operator` string Required The operator to use for matching. Can be one of: `starts_with`, `ends_with`, `contains`, `regex`
`pattern` string Required The pattern to match with.

tag_name_pattern object Required

Parameters to be used for the tag_name_pattern rule

Properties of tag_name_pattern

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: tag_name_pattern

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`name` string How this rule will appear to users.
`negate` boolean If true, the rule will fail if the pattern matches.
`operator` string Required The operator to use for matching. Can be one of: `starts_with`, `ends_with`, `contains`, `regex`
`pattern` string Required The pattern to match with.

file_path_restriction object Required

Prevent commits that include changes in specified file paths from being pushed to the commit graph.

Properties of file_path_restriction

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: file_path_restriction

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`restricted_file_paths` array of strings Required The file paths that are restricted from being pushed to the commit graph.

max_file_path_length object Required

Prevent commits that include file paths that exceed a specified character limit from being pushed to the commit graph.

Properties of max_file_path_length

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: max_file_path_length

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`max_file_path_length` integer Required The maximum amount of characters allowed in file paths

file_extension_restriction object Required

Prevent commits that include files with specified file extensions from being pushed to the commit graph.

Properties of file_extension_restriction

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: file_extension_restriction

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`restricted_file_extensions` array of strings Required The file extensions that are restricted from being pushed to the commit graph.

max_file_size object Required

Prevent commits that exceed a specified file size limit from being pushed to the commit.

Properties of max_file_size

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: max_file_size

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`max_file_size` integer Required The maximum file size allowed in megabytes. This limit does not apply to Git Large File Storage (Git LFS).

workflows object Required

Require all changes made to a targeted branch to pass the specified workflows before they can be merged.

Properties of workflows

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: workflows

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description

do_not_enforce_on_create boolean

Allow repositories and branches to be created if a check would otherwise prohibit it.

workflows array of objects Required

Workflows that must pass for this rule to pass.

Properties of workflows

Name, Type, Description
`path` string Required The path to the workflow file
`ref` string The ref (branch or tag) of the workflow file to use
`repository_id` integer Required The ID of the repository where the workflow is defined
`sha` string The commit SHA of the workflow file to use

code_scanning object Required

Choose which tools must provide code scanning results before the reference is updated. When configured, code scanning must be enabled and have results for both the commit and the reference being updated.

Properties of code_scanning

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: code_scanning

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description

code_scanning_tools array of objects Required

Tools that must provide code scanning results for this rule to pass.

Properties of code_scanning_tools

Name, Type, Description
`alerts_threshold` string Required The severity level at which code scanning results that raise alerts block a reference update. For more information on alert severity levels, see "About code scanning alerts." Can be one of: `none`, `errors`, `errors_and_warnings`, `all`
`security_alerts_threshold` string Required The severity level at which code scanning results that raise security alerts block a reference update. For more information on security severity levels, see "About code scanning alerts." Can be one of: `none`, `critical`, `high_or_higher`, `medium_or_higher`, `all`
`tool` string Required The name of a code scanning tool

HTTP response status codes for "Create an organization repository ruleset"

Status code	Description
`201`	Created
`404`	Resource not found
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Create an organization repository ruleset"

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

post/orgs/{org}/rulesets

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/rulesets \
  -d '{"name":"super cool ruleset","target":"branch","enforcement":"active","bypass_actors":[{"actor_id":234,"actor_type":"Team","bypass_mode":"always"}],"conditions":{"ref_name":{"include":["refs/heads/main","refs/heads/master"],"exclude":["refs/heads/dev*"]},"repository_name":{"include":["important_repository","another_important_repository"],"exclude":["unimportant_repository"],"protected":true}},"rules":[{"type":"commit_author_email_pattern","parameters":{"operator":"contains","pattern":"github"}}]}'

Response

Status: 201

{
  "id": 21,
  "name": "super cool ruleset",
  "target": "branch",
  "source_type": "Organization",
  "source": "my-org",
  "enforcement": "active",
  "bypass_actors": [
    {
      "actor_id": 234,
      "actor_type": "Team",
      "bypass_mode": "always"
    }
  ],
  "conditions": {
    "ref_name": {
      "include": [
        "refs/heads/main",
        "refs/heads/master"
      ],
      "exclude": [
        "refs/heads/dev*"
      ]
    },
    "repository_name": {
      "include": [
        "important_repository",
        "another_important_repository"
      ],
      "exclude": [
        "unimportant_repository"
      ],
      "protected": true
    }
  },
  "rules": [
    {
      "type": "commit_author_email_pattern",
      "parameters": {
        "operator": "contains",
        "pattern": "github"
      }
    }
  ],
  "node_id": "RRS_lACkVXNlcgQB",
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://api.github.com/orgs/my-org/rulesets/21"
    },
    "html": {
      "href": "https://github.com/organizations/my-org/settings/rules/21"
    }
  },
  "created_at": "2023-08-15T08:43:03Z",
  "updated_at": "2023-09-23T16:29:47Z"
}

Get an organization repository ruleset

Get a repository ruleset for an organization.

Note: To prevent leaking sensitive information, the bypass_actors property is only returned if the user making the API request has write access to the ruleset.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get an organization repository ruleset"

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

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Get an organization repository ruleset"

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.
`ruleset_id` integer Required The ID of the ruleset.

HTTP response status codes for "Get an organization repository ruleset"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Get an organization repository ruleset"

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/rulesets/{ruleset_id}

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/rulesets/RULESET_ID

Response

Status: 200

{
  "id": 21,
  "name": "super cool ruleset",
  "target": "branch",
  "source_type": "Organization",
  "source": "my-org",
  "enforcement": "active",
  "bypass_actors": [
    {
      "actor_id": 234,
      "actor_type": "Team",
      "bypass_mode": "always"
    }
  ],
  "conditions": {
    "ref_name": {
      "include": [
        "refs/heads/main",
        "refs/heads/master"
      ],
      "exclude": [
        "refs/heads/dev*"
      ]
    },
    "repository_name": {
      "include": [
        "important_repository",
        "another_important_repository"
      ],
      "exclude": [
        "unimportant_repository"
      ],
      "protected": true
    }
  },
  "rules": [
    {
      "type": "commit_author_email_pattern",
      "parameters": {
        "operator": "contains",
        "pattern": "github"
      }
    }
  ],
  "node_id": "RRS_lACkVXNlcgQB",
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://api.github.com/orgs/my-org/rulesets/21"
    },
    "html": {
      "href": "https://github.com/organizations/my-org/settings/rules/21"
    }
  },
  "created_at": "2023-08-15T08:43:03Z",
  "updated_at": "2023-09-23T16:29:47Z"
}

Update an organization repository ruleset

Update a ruleset for an organization.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Update an organization repository ruleset"

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

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Update an organization repository ruleset"

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.
`ruleset_id` integer Required The ID of the ruleset.

Name, Type, Description

name string

The name of the ruleset.

target string

The target of the ruleset

Can be one of: branch, tag, push, repository

enforcement string

The enforcement level of the ruleset. evaluate allows admins to test rules before enforcing them. Admins can view insights on the Rule Insights page. evaluate is not available for the repository target.

Can be one of: disabled, active, evaluate

bypass_actors array of objects

The actors that can bypass the rules in this ruleset

Properties of bypass_actors

Name, Type, Description
`actor_id` integer or null The ID of the actor that can bypass a ruleset. If `actor_type` is `OrganizationAdmin`, this should be `1`. If `actor_type` is `DeployKey`, this should be null. If `actor_type` is `EnterpriseOwner`, `actor_id` is ignored. `OrganizationAdmin` and `EnterpriseOwner` are not applicable for personal repositories.
`actor_type` string Required The type of actor that can bypass a ruleset Can be one of: `Integration`, `OrganizationAdmin`, `RepositoryRole`, `Team`, `DeployKey`, `EnterpriseOwner`
`bypass_mode` string When the specified actor can bypass the ruleset. `pull_request` means that an actor can only bypass rules on pull requests. `pull_request` is not applicable for the `DeployKey` actor type. Also, `pull_request` is only applicable to branch rulesets. Default: `always` Can be one of: `always`, `pull_request`

conditions object

Conditions for an organization ruleset. The branch and tag rulesets conditions object should contain both repository_name and ref_name properties, or both repository_id and ref_name properties, or both repository_property and ref_name properties. The push rulesets conditions object does not require the ref_name property. For repository policy rulesets, the conditions object should only contain the repository_name, the repository_id, or the repository_property.

Can be one of these objects:

Name, Type, Description

repository_name_and_ref_name object Required

Conditions to target repositories by name and refs by name

Properties of repository_name_and_ref_name

Name, Type, Description

ref_name object

Properties of ref_name

Name, Type, Description
`include` array of strings Array of ref names or patterns to include. One of these patterns must match for the condition to pass. Also accepts `~DEFAULT_BRANCH` to include the default branch or `~ALL` to include all branches.
`exclude` array of strings Array of ref names or patterns to exclude. The condition will not pass if any of these patterns match.

repository_name object Required

Properties of repository_name

Name, Type, Description
`include` array of strings Array of repository names or patterns to include. One of these patterns must match for the condition to pass. Also accepts `~ALL` to include all repositories.
`exclude` array of strings Array of repository names or patterns to exclude. The condition will not pass if any of these patterns match.
`protected` boolean Whether renaming of target repositories is prevented.

repository_id_and_ref_name object Required

Conditions to target repositories by id and refs by name

Properties of repository_id_and_ref_name

Name, Type, Description

ref_name object

Properties of ref_name

Name, Type, Description
`include` array of strings Array of ref names or patterns to include. One of these patterns must match for the condition to pass. Also accepts `~DEFAULT_BRANCH` to include the default branch or `~ALL` to include all branches.
`exclude` array of strings Array of ref names or patterns to exclude. The condition will not pass if any of these patterns match.

repository_id object Required

Properties of repository_id

Name, Type, Description
`repository_ids` array of integers The repository IDs that the ruleset applies to. One of these IDs must match for the condition to pass.

repository_property_and_ref_name object Required

Conditions to target repositories by property and refs by name

Properties of repository_property_and_ref_name

Name, Type, Description

ref_name object

Properties of ref_name

Name, Type, Description
`include` array of strings Array of ref names or patterns to include. One of these patterns must match for the condition to pass. Also accepts `~DEFAULT_BRANCH` to include the default branch or `~ALL` to include all branches.
`exclude` array of strings Array of ref names or patterns to exclude. The condition will not pass if any of these patterns match.

repository_property object Required

Properties of repository_property

Name, Type, Description

include array of objects

The repository properties and values to include. All of these properties must match for the condition to pass.

Properties of include

Name, Type, Description
`name` string Required The name of the repository property to target
`property_values` array of strings Required The values to match for the repository property
`source` string The source of the repository property. Defaults to 'custom' if not specified. Can be one of: `custom`, `system`

exclude array of objects

The repository properties and values to exclude. The condition will not pass if any of these properties match.

Properties of exclude

Name, Type, Description
`name` string Required The name of the repository property to target
`property_values` array of strings Required The values to match for the repository property
`source` string The source of the repository property. Defaults to 'custom' if not specified. Can be one of: `custom`, `system`

rules array of objects

An array of rules within the ruleset.

Can be one of these objects:

Name, Type, Description

creation object Required

Only allow users with bypass permission to create matching refs.

Properties of creation

Name, Type, Description
`type` string Required Value: `creation`

update object Required

Only allow users with bypass permission to update matching refs.

Properties of update

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: update

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`update_allows_fetch_and_merge` boolean Required Branch can pull changes from its upstream repository

deletion object Required

Only allow users with bypass permissions to delete matching refs.

Properties of deletion

Name, Type, Description
`type` string Required Value: `deletion`

required_linear_history object Required

Prevent merge commits from being pushed to matching refs.

Properties of required_linear_history

Name, Type, Description
`type` string Required Value: `required_linear_history`

merge_queue object Required

Merges must be performed via a merge queue.

Properties of merge_queue

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: merge_queue

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`check_response_timeout_minutes` integer Required Maximum time for a required status check to report a conclusion. After this much time has elapsed, checks that have not reported a conclusion will be assumed to have failed
`grouping_strategy` string Required When set to ALLGREEN, the merge commit created by merge queue for each PR in the group must pass all required checks to merge. When set to HEADGREEN, only the commit at the head of the merge group, i.e. the commit containing changes from all of the PRs in the group, must pass its required checks to merge. Can be one of: `ALLGREEN`, `HEADGREEN`
`max_entries_to_build` integer Required Limit the number of queued pull requests requesting checks and workflow runs at the same time.
`max_entries_to_merge` integer Required The maximum number of PRs that will be merged together in a group.
`merge_method` string Required Method to use when merging changes from queued pull requests. Can be one of: `MERGE`, `SQUASH`, `REBASE`
`min_entries_to_merge` integer Required The minimum number of PRs that will be merged together in a group.
`min_entries_to_merge_wait_minutes` integer Required The time merge queue should wait after the first PR is added to the queue for the minimum group size to be met. After this time has elapsed, the minimum group size will be ignored and a smaller group will be merged.

required_deployments object Required

Choose which environments must be successfully deployed to before refs can be pushed into a ref that matches this rule.

Properties of required_deployments

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: required_deployments

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`required_deployment_environments` array of strings Required The environments that must be successfully deployed to before branches can be merged.

required_signatures object Required

Commits pushed to matching refs must have verified signatures.

Properties of required_signatures

Name, Type, Description
`type` string Required Value: `required_signatures`

pull_request object Required

Require all commits be made to a non-target branch and submitted via a pull request before they can be merged.

Properties of pull_request

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: pull_request

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`allowed_merge_methods` array of strings When merging pull requests, you can allow any combination of merge commits, squashing, or rebasing. At least one option must be enabled.
`dismiss_stale_reviews_on_push` boolean Required New, reviewable commits pushed will dismiss previous pull request review approvals.
`require_code_owner_review` boolean Required Require an approving review in pull requests that modify files that have a designated code owner.
`require_last_push_approval` boolean Required Whether the most recent reviewable push must be approved by someone other than the person who pushed it.
`required_approving_review_count` integer Required The number of approving reviews that are required before a pull request can be merged.
`required_review_thread_resolution` boolean Required All conversations on code must be resolved before a pull request can be merged.

required_status_checks object Required

Choose which status checks must pass before the ref is updated. When enabled, commits must first be pushed to another ref where the checks pass.

Properties of required_status_checks

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: required_status_checks

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description

do_not_enforce_on_create boolean

Allow repositories and branches to be created if a check would otherwise prohibit it.

required_status_checks array of objects Required

Status checks that are required.

Properties of required_status_checks

Name, Type, Description
`context` string Required The status check context name that must be present on the commit.
`integration_id` integer The optional integration ID that this status check must originate from.

strict_required_status_checks_policy boolean Required

Whether pull requests targeting a matching branch must be tested with the latest code. This setting will not take effect unless at least one status check is enabled.

non_fast_forward object Required

Prevent users with push access from force pushing to refs.

Properties of non_fast_forward

Name, Type, Description
`type` string Required Value: `non_fast_forward`

commit_message_pattern object Required

Parameters to be used for the commit_message_pattern rule

Properties of commit_message_pattern

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: commit_message_pattern

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`name` string How this rule will appear to users.
`negate` boolean If true, the rule will fail if the pattern matches.
`operator` string Required The operator to use for matching. Can be one of: `starts_with`, `ends_with`, `contains`, `regex`
`pattern` string Required The pattern to match with.

commit_author_email_pattern object Required

Parameters to be used for the commit_author_email_pattern rule

Properties of commit_author_email_pattern

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: commit_author_email_pattern

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`name` string How this rule will appear to users.
`negate` boolean If true, the rule will fail if the pattern matches.
`operator` string Required The operator to use for matching. Can be one of: `starts_with`, `ends_with`, `contains`, `regex`
`pattern` string Required The pattern to match with.

committer_email_pattern object Required

Parameters to be used for the committer_email_pattern rule

Properties of committer_email_pattern

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: committer_email_pattern

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`name` string How this rule will appear to users.
`negate` boolean If true, the rule will fail if the pattern matches.
`operator` string Required The operator to use for matching. Can be one of: `starts_with`, `ends_with`, `contains`, `regex`
`pattern` string Required The pattern to match with.

branch_name_pattern object Required

Parameters to be used for the branch_name_pattern rule

Properties of branch_name_pattern

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: branch_name_pattern

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`name` string How this rule will appear to users.
`negate` boolean If true, the rule will fail if the pattern matches.
`operator` string Required The operator to use for matching. Can be one of: `starts_with`, `ends_with`, `contains`, `regex`
`pattern` string Required The pattern to match with.

tag_name_pattern object Required

Parameters to be used for the tag_name_pattern rule

Properties of tag_name_pattern

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: tag_name_pattern

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`name` string How this rule will appear to users.
`negate` boolean If true, the rule will fail if the pattern matches.
`operator` string Required The operator to use for matching. Can be one of: `starts_with`, `ends_with`, `contains`, `regex`
`pattern` string Required The pattern to match with.

file_path_restriction object Required

Prevent commits that include changes in specified file paths from being pushed to the commit graph.

Properties of file_path_restriction

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: file_path_restriction

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`restricted_file_paths` array of strings Required The file paths that are restricted from being pushed to the commit graph.

max_file_path_length object Required

Prevent commits that include file paths that exceed a specified character limit from being pushed to the commit graph.

Properties of max_file_path_length

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: max_file_path_length

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`max_file_path_length` integer Required The maximum amount of characters allowed in file paths

file_extension_restriction object Required

Prevent commits that include files with specified file extensions from being pushed to the commit graph.

Properties of file_extension_restriction

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: file_extension_restriction

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`restricted_file_extensions` array of strings Required The file extensions that are restricted from being pushed to the commit graph.

max_file_size object Required

Prevent commits that exceed a specified file size limit from being pushed to the commit.

Properties of max_file_size

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: max_file_size

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description
`max_file_size` integer Required The maximum file size allowed in megabytes. This limit does not apply to Git Large File Storage (Git LFS).

workflows object Required

Require all changes made to a targeted branch to pass the specified workflows before they can be merged.

Properties of workflows

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: workflows

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description

do_not_enforce_on_create boolean

Allow repositories and branches to be created if a check would otherwise prohibit it.

workflows array of objects Required

Workflows that must pass for this rule to pass.

Properties of workflows

Name, Type, Description
`path` string Required The path to the workflow file
`ref` string The ref (branch or tag) of the workflow file to use
`repository_id` integer Required The ID of the repository where the workflow is defined
`sha` string The commit SHA of the workflow file to use

code_scanning object Required

Choose which tools must provide code scanning results before the reference is updated. When configured, code scanning must be enabled and have results for both the commit and the reference being updated.

Properties of code_scanning

Name, Type, Description

type string Required

Value: code_scanning

parameters object

Properties of parameters

Name, Type, Description

code_scanning_tools array of objects Required

Tools that must provide code scanning results for this rule to pass.

Properties of code_scanning_tools

Name, Type, Description
`alerts_threshold` string Required The severity level at which code scanning results that raise alerts block a reference update. For more information on alert severity levels, see "About code scanning alerts." Can be one of: `none`, `errors`, `errors_and_warnings`, `all`
`security_alerts_threshold` string Required The severity level at which code scanning results that raise security alerts block a reference update. For more information on security severity levels, see "About code scanning alerts." Can be one of: `none`, `critical`, `high_or_higher`, `medium_or_higher`, `all`
`tool` string Required The name of a code scanning tool

HTTP response status codes for "Update an organization repository ruleset"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Update an organization repository ruleset"

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

put/orgs/{org}/rulesets/{ruleset_id}

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/rulesets/RULESET_ID \
  -d '{"name":"super cool ruleset","target":"branch","enforcement":"active","bypass_actors":[{"actor_id":234,"actor_type":"Team","bypass_mode":"always"}],"conditions":{"ref_name":{"include":["refs/heads/main","refs/heads/master"],"exclude":["refs/heads/dev*"]},"repository_name":{"include":["important_repository","another_important_repository"],"exclude":["unimportant_repository"],"protected":true}},"rules":[{"type":"commit_author_email_pattern","parameters":{"operator":"contains","pattern":"github"}}]}'

Response

Status: 200

{
  "id": 21,
  "name": "super cool ruleset",
  "target": "branch",
  "source_type": "Organization",
  "source": "my-org",
  "enforcement": "active",
  "bypass_actors": [
    {
      "actor_id": 234,
      "actor_type": "Team",
      "bypass_mode": "always"
    }
  ],
  "conditions": {
    "ref_name": {
      "include": [
        "refs/heads/main",
        "refs/heads/master"
      ],
      "exclude": [
        "refs/heads/dev*"
      ]
    },
    "repository_name": {
      "include": [
        "important_repository",
        "another_important_repository"
      ],
      "exclude": [
        "unimportant_repository"
      ],
      "protected": true
    }
  },
  "rules": [
    {
      "type": "commit_author_email_pattern",
      "parameters": {
        "operator": "contains",
        "pattern": "github"
      }
    }
  ],
  "node_id": "RRS_lACkVXNlcgQB",
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://api.github.com/orgs/my-org/rulesets/21"
    },
    "html": {
      "href": "https://github.com/organizations/my-org/settings/rules/21"
    }
  },
  "created_at": "2023-08-15T08:43:03Z",
  "updated_at": "2023-09-23T16:29:47Z"
}

Delete an organization repository ruleset

Delete a ruleset for an organization.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Delete an organization repository ruleset"

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

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Delete an organization repository ruleset"

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.
`ruleset_id` integer Required The ID of the ruleset.

HTTP response status codes for "Delete an organization repository ruleset"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content
`404`	Resource not found
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Delete an organization repository ruleset"

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

delete/orgs/{org}/rulesets/{ruleset_id}

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/rulesets/RULESET_ID

Response

Status: 204