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Pre-receive Environments
The Pre-receive Environments API allows you to create, list, update and delete environments for pre-receive hooks.
It is only available to authenticated site administrators. Normal users will receive a 404
response if they try to access it.
Object attributes
Pre-receive Environment
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
name | string | The name of the environment as displayed in the UI. |
image_url | string | URL to the tarball that will be downloaded and extracted. |
default_environment | boolean | Whether this is the default environment that ships with GitHub Enterprise Server. |
download | object | This environment's download status. |
hooks_count | integer | The number of pre-receive hooks that use this environment. |
Pre-receive Environment Download
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
state | string | The state of the most recent download. |
downloaded_at | string | The time when the most recent download started. |
message | string | On failure, this will have any error messages produced. |
Possible values for state
are not_started
, in_progress
, success
, failed
.
List pre-receive environments
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integerThe number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integerPage number of the results to fetch. Default: |
direction stringThe direction to sort the results by. Default: Can be one of: |
sort stringDefault: Can be one of: |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 1,
"name": "Default",
"image_url": "githubenterprise://internal",
"url": "https://github.example.com/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments/1",
"html_url": "https://github.example.com/admin/pre-receive-environments/1",
"default_environment": true,
"created_at": "2016-05-20T11:35:45-05:00",
"hooks_count": 14,
"download": {
"url": "https://github.example.com/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments/1/downloads/latest",
"state": "not_started",
"downloaded_at": "2016-05-26T07:42:53-05:00",
"message": null
}
},
{
"id": 2,
"name": "DevTools Hook Env",
"image_url": "https://my_file_server/path/to/devtools_env.tar.gz",
"url": "https://github.example.com/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments/2",
"html_url": "https://github.example.com/admin/pre-receive-environments/2",
"default_environment": false,
"created_at": "2016-05-20T11:35:45-05:00",
"hooks_count": 1,
"download": {
"url": "https://github.example.com/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments/2/downloads/latest",
"state": "success",
"downloaded_at": "2016-05-26T07:42:53-05:00",
"message": null
}
}
]
Preview notice
APIs for managing pre-receive hooks are currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the APIs may change without advance notice.
To access the API you must provide a custom media type in the Accept
header:
application/vnd.github.eye-scream-preview
Create a pre-receive environment
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
name stringRequiredThe new pre-receive environment's name. |
image_url stringRequiredURL from which to download a tarball of this environment. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
201 | Created |
Code samples
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments \
-d '{"name":"DevTools Hook Env","image_url":"https://my_file_server/path/to/devtools_env.tar.gz"}'
Response
Status: 201
{
"id": 2,
"name": "DevTools Hook Env",
"image_url": "https://my_file_server/path/to/devtools_env.tar.gz",
"url": "https://github.example.com/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments/2",
"html_url": "https://github.example.com/admin/pre-receive-environments/2",
"default_environment": false,
"created_at": "2016-05-20T11:35:45-05:00",
"hooks_count": 1,
"download": {
"url": "https://github.example.com/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments/2/downloads/latest",
"state": "not_started",
"downloaded_at": null,
"message": null
}
}
Preview notice
APIs for managing pre-receive hooks are currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the APIs may change without advance notice.
To access the API you must provide a custom media type in the Accept
header:
application/vnd.github.eye-scream-preview
Get a pre-receive environment
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
pre_receive_environment_id integerRequiredThe unique identifier of the pre-receive environment. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments/PRE_RECEIVE_ENVIRONMENT_ID
Response
Status: 200
{
"id": 2,
"name": "DevTools Hook Env",
"image_url": "https://my_file_server/path/to/devtools_env.tar.gz",
"url": "https://github.example.com/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments/2",
"html_url": "https://github.example.com/admin/pre-receive-environments/2",
"default_environment": false,
"created_at": "2016-05-20T11:35:45-05:00",
"hooks_count": 1,
"download": {
"url": "https://github.example.com/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments/2/downloads/latest",
"state": "not_started",
"downloaded_at": null,
"message": null
}
}
Preview notice
APIs for managing pre-receive hooks are currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the APIs may change without advance notice.
To access the API you must provide a custom media type in the Accept
header:
application/vnd.github.eye-scream-preview
Update a pre-receive environment
You cannot modify the default environment. If you attempt to modify the default environment, you will receive a 422 Unprocessable Entity
response.
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
pre_receive_environment_id integerRequiredThe unique identifier of the pre-receive environment. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
name stringThis pre-receive environment's new name. |
image_url stringURL from which to download a tarball of this environment. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
422 | Client Errors |
Code samples
curl \
-X PATCH \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments/PRE_RECEIVE_ENVIRONMENT_ID
Response
Status: 200
{
"id": 2,
"name": "DevTools Hook Env",
"image_url": "https://my_file_server/path/to/devtools_env.tar.gz",
"url": "https://github.example.com/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments/2",
"html_url": "https://github.example.com/admin/pre-receive-environments/2",
"default_environment": false,
"created_at": "2016-05-20T11:35:45-05:00",
"hooks_count": 1,
"download": {
"url": "https://github.example.com/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments/2/downloads/latest",
"state": "success",
"downloaded_at": "2016-05-26T07:42:53-05:00",
"message": null
}
}
Preview notice
APIs for managing pre-receive hooks are currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the APIs may change without advance notice.
To access the API you must provide a custom media type in the Accept
header:
application/vnd.github.eye-scream-preview
Delete a pre-receive environment
If you attempt to delete an environment that cannot be deleted, you will receive a 422 Unprocessable Entity
response.
The possible error messages are:
- Cannot modify or delete the default environment
- Cannot delete environment that has hooks
- Cannot delete environment when download is in progress
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
pre_receive_environment_id integerRequiredThe unique identifier of the pre-receive environment. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
422 | Client Errors |
Code samples
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments/PRE_RECEIVE_ENVIRONMENT_ID
Response
Status: 204
Preview notice
APIs for managing pre-receive hooks are currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the APIs may change without advance notice.
To access the API you must provide a custom media type in the Accept
header:
application/vnd.github.eye-scream-preview
Start a pre-receive environment download
Triggers a new download of the environment tarball from the environment's image_url
. When the download is finished, the newly downloaded tarball will overwrite the existing environment.
If a download cannot be triggered, you will receive a 422 Unprocessable Entity
response.
The possible error messages are:
- Cannot modify or delete the default environment
- Can not start a new download when a download is in progress
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
pre_receive_environment_id integerRequiredThe unique identifier of the pre-receive environment. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
202 | Accepted |
422 | Client Errors |
Code samples
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments/PRE_RECEIVE_ENVIRONMENT_ID/downloads
Response
Status: 202
{
"url": "https://github.example.com/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments/3/downloads/latest",
"state": "not_started",
"downloaded_at": null,
"message": null
}
Preview notice
APIs for managing pre-receive hooks are currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the APIs may change without advance notice.
To access the API you must provide a custom media type in the Accept
header:
application/vnd.github.eye-scream-preview
Get the download status for a pre-receive environment
In addition to seeing the download status at the "Get a pre-receive environment" endpoint, there is also this separate endpoint for just the download status.
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
pre_receive_environment_id integerRequiredThe unique identifier of the pre-receive environment. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments/PRE_RECEIVE_ENVIRONMENT_ID/downloads/latest
Response
Status: 200
{
"url": "https://github.example.com/api/v3/admin/pre-receive-environments/3/downloads/latest",
"state": "success",
"downloaded_at": "2016-05-26T07:42:53-05:00",
"message": null
}
Preview notice
APIs for managing pre-receive hooks are currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the APIs may change without advance notice.
To access the API you must provide a custom media type in the Accept
header:
application/vnd.github.eye-scream-preview