Outside Collaborators

Use the REST API to manage outside collaborators.

List outside collaborators for an organization

List all users who are outside collaborators of an organization.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org`stringRequired The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`filter`string Filter the list of outside collaborators. `2fa_disabled` means that only outside collaborators without two-factor authentication enabled will be returned. Default: `all` Can be one of: `2fa_disabled`, `all`
`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

Code samples

get/orgs/{org}/outside_collaborators

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/outside_collaborators

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  }
]

Convert an organization member to outside collaborator

Works with GitHub Apps

When an organization member is converted to an outside collaborator, they'll only have access to the repositories that their current team membership allows. The user will no longer be a member of the organization. For more information, see "Converting an organization member to an outside collaborator". Converting an organization member to an outside collaborator may be restricted by enterprise administrators. For more information, see "Enforcing repository management policies in your enterprise."

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org`stringRequired The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
`username`stringRequired The handle for the GitHub user account.
Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`async`boolean When set to `true`, the request will be performed asynchronously. Returns a 202 status code when the job is successfully queued. Default: `false`

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`202`	User is getting converted asynchronously
`204`	User was converted
`403`	Forbidden if user is the last owner of the organization, not a member of the organization, or if the enterprise enforces a policy for inviting outside collaborators. For more information, see "Enforcing repository management policies in your enterprise."
`404`	Resource not found

Code samples

put/orgs/{org}/outside_collaborators/{username}

curl \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/outside_collaborators/USERNAME \
  -d '{"async":true}'

User is getting converted asynchronously

Status: 202

Remove outside collaborator from an organization

Works with GitHub Apps

Removing a user from this list will remove them from all the organization's repositories.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org`stringRequired The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
`username`stringRequired The handle for the GitHub user account.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content
`422`	Unprocessable Entity if user is a member of the organization

Code samples

delete/orgs/{org}/outside_collaborators/{username}

curl \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/outside_collaborators/USERNAME

Response

Status: 204