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Git blobs

The Git blob API lets you create and get a Git blob (binary large object), the object type used to store the contents of each file in a repository.

About the Git blob API

A Git blob (binary large object) is the object type used to store the contents of each file in a repository. The file's SHA-1 hash is computed and stored in the blob object. These endpoints allow you to read and write blob objects to your Git database on GitHub Enterprise Server. Blobs leverage these custom media types. You can read more about the use of media types in the API here.

Custom media types for blobs

These are the supported media types for blobs.

application/json
application/vnd.github.VERSION.raw

For more information, see "Media types."

Create a blob

Works with GitHub Apps

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
ownerstringRequired

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostringRequired

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
contentstringRequired

The new blob's content.

encodingstring

The encoding used for content. Currently, "utf-8" and "base64" are supported.

Default: utf-8

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
201

Created

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

409

Conflict

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples

post/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/blobs
curl \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/blobs \ -d '{"content":"Content of the blob","encoding":"utf-8"}'

Response

Status: 201
{ "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/example/git/blobs/3a0f86fb8db8eea7ccbb9a95f325ddbedfb25e15", "sha": "3a0f86fb8db8eea7ccbb9a95f325ddbedfb25e15" }

Get a blob

Works with GitHub Apps

The content in the response will always be Base64 encoded.

Note: This API supports blobs up to 100 megabytes in size.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
acceptstring

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
ownerstringRequired

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostringRequired

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

file_shastringRequired

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/blobs/{file_sha}
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/blobs/FILE_SHA

Response

Status: 200
{ "content": "Q29udGVudCBvZiB0aGUgYmxvYg==", "encoding": "base64", "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/example/git/blobs/3a0f86fb8db8eea7ccbb9a95f325ddbedfb25e15", "sha": "3a0f86fb8db8eea7ccbb9a95f325ddbedfb25e15", "size": 19, "node_id": "Q29udGVudCBvZiB0aGUgYmxvYg==" }