REST API endpoints for GitHub Actions OIDC

About GitHub Actions OIDC

You can use the REST API to query and manage a customization template for an OpenID Connect (OIDC) subject claim. For more information, see "About security hardening with OpenID Connect."

Get the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for an organization

Gets the customization template for an OpenID Connect (OIDC) subject claim.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the read:org scope to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

organization_administration:read

Parameters for "Get the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for an organization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org` string Required The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes for "Get the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for an organization"

Status code	Description
`200`	A JSON serialized template for OIDC subject claim customization

Code samples for "Get the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for an organization"

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/actions/oidc/customization/sub

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/actions/oidc/customization/sub

A JSON serialized template for OIDC subject claim customization

Status: 200

{
  "include_claim_keys": [
    "repo",
    "context"
  ]
}

Set the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for an organization

Creates or updates the customization template for an OpenID Connect (OIDC) subject claim.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the write:org scope to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Set the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

organization_administration:write

Parameters for "Set the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for an organization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org` string Required The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`include_claim_keys` array of strings Required Array of unique strings. Each claim key can only contain alphanumeric characters and underscores.

HTTP response status codes for "Set the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for an organization"

Status code	Description
`201`	Empty response
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found

Code samples for "Set the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for an organization"

Request example

put/orgs/{org}/actions/oidc/customization/sub

curl -L \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/actions/oidc/customization/sub \
  -d '{"include_claim_keys":["repo","context"]}'

Empty response

Status: 201

Get the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for a repository

Gets the customization template for an OpenID Connect (OIDC) subject claim.

OAuth tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for a repository"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

actions:read

This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.

Parameters for "Get the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for a repository"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner` string Required The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Required The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes for "Get the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for a repository"

Status code	Description
`200`	Status response
`400`	Bad Request
`404`	Resource not found

Code samples for "Get the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for a repository"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/oidc/customization/sub

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/oidc/customization/sub

Status response

Status: 200

{
  "use_default": false,
  "include_claim_keys": [
    "repo",
    "context"
  ]
}

Set the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for a repository

Sets the customization template and opt-in or opt-out flag for an OpenID Connect (OIDC) subject claim for a repository.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Set the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for a repository"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

actions:write

Parameters for "Set the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for a repository"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner` string Required The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Required The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`use_default` boolean Required Whether to use the default template or not. If `true`, the `include_claim_keys` field is ignored.
`include_claim_keys` array of strings Array of unique strings. Each claim key can only contain alphanumeric characters and underscores.

HTTP response status codes for "Set the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for a repository"

Status code	Description
`201`	Empty response
`400`	Bad Request
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Set the customization template for an OIDC subject claim for a repository"

Request example

put/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/oidc/customization/sub

curl -L \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/oidc/customization/sub \
  -d '{"use_default":false,"include_claim_keys":["repo","context"]}'

Empty response

Status: 201