Emails

About the Emails API

Management of email addresses via the API requires that you authenticate through basic auth, or through OAuth with a correct scope for the endpoint.

Many of the resources on this API provide a shortcut for getting information about the currently authenticated user. If a request URL does not include a {username} parameter then the response will be for the logged in user (and you must pass authentication information with your request). Additional private information, such as whether a user has two-factor authentication enabled, is included when authenticated through basic auth or OAuth with the user scope.

List email addresses for the authenticated user

Lists all of your email addresses, and specifies which one is visible to the public. This endpoint is accessible with the user:email scope.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github.v3+json` is recommended.
Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page`integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: `30`
`page`integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`

HTTP response status codes

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

Code samples

get/user/emails

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ 
  -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/user/emails

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "email": "octocat@github.com",
    "verified": true,
    "primary": true,
    "visibility": "public"
  }
]

Add an email address for the authenticated user

This endpoint is accessible with the user scope.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github.v3+json` is recommended.
Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`emails`array of stringsRequired Adds one or more email addresses to your GitHub account. Must contain at least one email address. Note: Alternatively, you can pass a single email address or an `array` of emails addresses directly, but we recommend that you pass an object using the `emails` key.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`201`	Created
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed

Code samples

post/user/emails

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ 
  -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/user/emails \
  -d '{"emails":["octocat@github.com","mona@github.com","octocat@octocat.org"]}'

Response

Status: 201

[
  {
    "email": "octocat@octocat.org",
    "primary": false,
    "verified": false,
    "visibility": "public"
  },
  {
    "email": "octocat@github.com",
    "primary": false,
    "verified": false,
    "visibility": null
  },
  {
    "email": "mona@github.com",
    "primary": false,
    "verified": false,
    "visibility": null
  }
]

Delete an email address for the authenticated user

This endpoint is accessible with the user scope.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github.v3+json` is recommended.
Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`emails`array of stringsRequired Email addresses associated with the GitHub user account.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed

Code samples

delete/user/emails

curl \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ 
  -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/user/emails \
  -d '{"emails":["octocat@github.com","mona@github.com"]}'

Response

Status: 204

List public email addresses for the authenticated user

Lists your publicly visible email address, which you can set with the Set primary email visibility for the authenticated user endpoint. This endpoint is accessible with the user:email scope.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github.v3+json` is recommended.
Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page`integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: `30`
`page`integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`

HTTP response status codes

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

Code samples

get/user/public_emails

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ 
  -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/user/public_emails

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "email": "octocat@github.com",
    "verified": true,
    "primary": true,
    "visibility": "public"
  }
]