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Git LFS

Use the REST API to enable or disable Git Large File Storage (LFS) for a repository.

About Git LFS

You can use Git LFS to store large files in a Git repository. The REST API allows you to enable or disable the feature for an individual repository. For more information about Git LFS, see "About Git LFS."

People with admin access to a repository can use these endpoints.

Enable Git LFS for a repository

Enables Git LFS for a repository. Access tokens must have the admin:enterprise scope.

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

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

Path parameters
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.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
202

Accepted

403

We will return a 403 with one of the following messages:

  • Git LFS support not enabled because Git LFS is globally disabled.
  • Git LFS support not enabled because Git LFS is disabled for the root repository in the network.
  • Git LFS support not enabled because Git LFS is disabled for .

Code samples

put/repos/{owner}/{repo}/lfs
curl \ -X PUT \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/lfs

Accepted

Status: 202

Disable Git LFS for a repository

Disables Git LFS for a repository. Access tokens must have the admin:enterprise scope.

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

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

Path parameters
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.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
204

No Content

Code samples

delete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/lfs
curl \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/lfs

Response

Status: 204