REST API endpoints for GitHub Actions permissions

About permissions for GitHub Actions

You can use the REST API to set permissions for the organizations and repositories that are allowed to run GitHub Actions, and the actions and reusable workflows that are allowed to run. For more information, see Usage limits, billing, and administration.

Get GitHub Actions permissions for an organization

Gets the GitHub Actions permissions policy for repositories and allowed actions and reusable workflows in an organization.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get GitHub Actions permissions for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" organization permissions (read)

Parameters for "Get GitHub Actions permissions 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 GitHub Actions permissions for an organization"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "Get GitHub Actions permissions for an organization"

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/actions/permissions

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/permissions

Response

Status: 200

{
  "enabled_repositories": "all",
  "allowed_actions": "selected",
  "selected_actions_url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/42/actions/permissions/selected-actions"
}

Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization

Sets the GitHub Actions permissions policy for repositories and allowed actions and reusable workflows in an organization.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Set GitHub Actions permissions 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
`enabled_repositories` string Required The policy that controls the repositories in the organization that are allowed to run GitHub Actions. Can be one of: `all`, `none`, `selected`
`allowed_actions` string The permissions policy that controls the actions and reusable workflows that are allowed to run. Can be one of: `all`, `local_only`, `selected`

HTTP response status codes for "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content

Code samples for "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization"

Request example

put/orgs/{org}/actions/permissions

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/permissions \
  -d '{"enabled_repositories":"all","allowed_actions":"selected"}'

Response

Status: 204

List selected repositories enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization

Lists the selected repositories that are enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization. To use this endpoint, the organization permission policy for enabled_repositories must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization."

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "List selected repositories enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" organization permissions (read)

Parameters for "List selected repositories enabled for GitHub Actions in 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.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: `30`
`page` integer The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: `1`

HTTP response status codes for "List selected repositories enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "List selected repositories enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization"

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/actions/permissions/repositories

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/permissions/repositories

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_count": 1,
  "repositories": [
    {
      "id": 1296269,
      "node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkxMjk2MjY5",
      "name": "Hello-World",
      "full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
      "owner": {
        "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
      },
      "private": false,
      "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
      "description": "This your first repo!",
      "fork": false,
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
      "archive_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
      "assignees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
      "blobs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
      "branches_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
      "collaborators_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
      "comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
      "commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
      "compare_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
      "contents_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
      "contributors_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors",
      "deployments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments",
      "downloads_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads",
      "events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events",
      "forks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks",
      "git_commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
      "git_refs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
      "git_tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
      "git_url": "git:github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
      "issue_comment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
      "issue_events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
      "issues_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
      "keys_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
      "labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
      "languages_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages",
      "merges_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges",
      "milestones_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
      "notifications_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since,all,participating}",
      "pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
      "releases_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
      "ssh_url": "git@github.com:octocat/Hello-World.git",
      "stargazers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
      "statuses_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
      "subscribers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
      "subscription_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription",
      "tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags",
      "teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams",
      "trees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
      "clone_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
      "mirror_url": "git:git.example.com/octocat/Hello-World",
      "hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks",
      "svn_url": "https://svn.github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
      "homepage": "https://github.com",
      "language": null,
      "forks_count": 9,
      "stargazers_count": 80,
      "watchers_count": 80,
      "size": 108,
      "default_branch": "master",
      "open_issues_count": 0,
      "is_template": true,
      "topics": [
        "octocat",
        "atom",
        "electron",
        "api"
      ],
      "has_issues": true,
      "has_projects": true,
      "has_wiki": true,
      "has_pages": false,
      "has_downloads": true,
      "archived": false,
      "disabled": false,
      "visibility": "public",
      "pushed_at": "2011-01-26T19:06:43Z",
      "created_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
      "updated_at": "2011-01-26T19:14:43Z",
      "permissions": {
        "admin": false,
        "push": false,
        "pull": true
      },
      "allow_rebase_merge": true,
      "template_repository": null,
      "temp_clone_token": "ABTLWHOULUVAXGTRYU7OC2876QJ2O",
      "allow_squash_merge": true,
      "allow_auto_merge": false,
      "delete_branch_on_merge": true,
      "allow_merge_commit": true,
      "subscribers_count": 42,
      "network_count": 0,
      "license": {
        "key": "mit",
        "name": "MIT License",
        "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mit",
        "spdx_id": "MIT",
        "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA==",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/licenses/mit"
      },
      "forks": 1,
      "open_issues": 1,
      "watchers": 1
    }
  ]
}

Set selected repositories enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization

Replaces the list of selected repositories that are enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization. To use this endpoint, the organization permission policy for enabled_repositories must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization."

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Set selected repositories enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Set selected repositories enabled for GitHub Actions in 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
`selected_repository_ids` array of integers Required List of repository IDs to enable for GitHub Actions.

HTTP response status codes for "Set selected repositories enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content

Code samples for "Set selected repositories enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization"

Request example

put/orgs/{org}/actions/permissions/repositories

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/permissions/repositories \
  -d '{"selected_repository_ids":[32,42]}'

Response

Status: 204

Enable a selected repository for GitHub Actions in an organization

Adds a repository to the list of selected repositories that are enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization. To use this endpoint, the organization permission policy for enabled_repositories must be must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization."

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Enable a selected repository for GitHub Actions in an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" organization permissions (write) and "Metadata" repository permissions (read)

Parameters for "Enable a selected repository for GitHub Actions in 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.
`repository_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the repository.

HTTP response status codes for "Enable a selected repository for GitHub Actions in an organization"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content

Code samples for "Enable a selected repository for GitHub Actions in an organization"

Request example

put/orgs/{org}/actions/permissions/repositories/{repository_id}

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/permissions/repositories/REPOSITORY_ID

Response

Status: 204

Disable a selected repository for GitHub Actions in an organization

Removes a repository from the list of selected repositories that are enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization. To use this endpoint, the organization permission policy for enabled_repositories must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization."

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Disable a selected repository for GitHub Actions in an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" organization permissions (write) and "Metadata" repository permissions (read)

Parameters for "Disable a selected repository for GitHub Actions in 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.
`repository_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the repository.

HTTP response status codes for "Disable a selected repository for GitHub Actions in an organization"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content

Code samples for "Disable a selected repository for GitHub Actions in an organization"

Request example

delete/orgs/{org}/actions/permissions/repositories/{repository_id}

curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  -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/permissions/repositories/REPOSITORY_ID

Response

Status: 204

Get allowed actions and reusable workflows for an organization

Gets the selected actions and reusable workflows that are allowed in an organization. To use this endpoint, the organization permission policy for allowed_actions must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization."

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get allowed actions and reusable workflows for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" organization permissions (read)

Parameters for "Get allowed actions and reusable workflows 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 allowed actions and reusable workflows for an organization"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "Get allowed actions and reusable workflows for an organization"

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/actions/permissions/selected-actions

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/permissions/selected-actions

Response

Status: 200

{
  "github_owned_allowed": true,
  "verified_allowed": false,
  "patterns_allowed": [
    "monalisa/octocat@*",
    "docker/*"
  ]
}

Set allowed actions and reusable workflows for an organization

Sets the actions and reusable workflows that are allowed in an organization. To use this endpoint, the organization permission policy for allowed_actions must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization."

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Set allowed actions and reusable workflows for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Set allowed actions and reusable workflows 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
`github_owned_allowed` boolean Whether GitHub-owned actions are allowed. For example, this includes the actions in the `actions` organization.
`verified_allowed` boolean Whether actions from GitHub Marketplace verified creators are allowed. Set to `true` to allow all actions by GitHub Marketplace verified creators.
`patterns_allowed` array of strings Specifies a list of string-matching patterns to allow specific action(s) and reusable workflow(s). Wildcards, tags, and SHAs are allowed. For example, `monalisa/octocat@`, `monalisa/octocat@v2`, `monalisa/`. Note The `patterns_allowed` setting only applies to public repositories.

HTTP response status codes for "Set allowed actions and reusable workflows for an organization"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content

Code samples for "Set allowed actions and reusable workflows for an organization"

Request example

put/orgs/{org}/actions/permissions/selected-actions

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/permissions/selected-actions \
  -d '{"github_owned_allowed":true,"verified_allowed":false,"patterns_allowed":["monalisa/octocat@*","docker/*"]}'

Response

Status: 204

Get default workflow permissions for an organization

Gets the default workflow permissions granted to the GITHUB_TOKEN when running workflows in an organization, as well as whether GitHub Actions can submit approving pull request reviews. For more information, see "Setting the permissions of the GITHUB_TOKEN for your organization."

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get default workflow permissions for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" organization permissions (read)

Parameters for "Get default workflow permissions 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 default workflow permissions for an organization"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "Get default workflow permissions for an organization"

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/actions/permissions/workflow

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/permissions/workflow

Give read-only permission, and allow approving PRs.

Status: 200

{
  "default_workflow_permissions": "read",
  "can_approve_pull_request_reviews": true
}

Set default workflow permissions for an organization

Sets the default workflow permissions granted to the GITHUB_TOKEN when running workflows in an organization, and sets if GitHub Actions can submit approving pull request reviews. For more information, see "Setting the permissions of the GITHUB_TOKEN for your organization."

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Set default workflow permissions for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Set default workflow permissions 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
`default_workflow_permissions` string The default workflow permissions granted to the GITHUB_TOKEN when running workflows. Can be one of: `read`, `write`
`can_approve_pull_request_reviews` boolean Whether GitHub Actions can approve pull requests. Enabling this can be a security risk.

HTTP response status codes for "Set default workflow permissions for an organization"

Status code	Description
`204`	Success response

Code samples for "Set default workflow permissions for an organization"

Request example

put/orgs/{org}/actions/permissions/workflow

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/permissions/workflow \
  -d '{"default_workflow_permissions":"read","can_approve_pull_request_reviews":true}'

Success response

Status: 204

Get GitHub Actions permissions for a repository

Gets the GitHub Actions permissions policy for a repository, including whether GitHub Actions is enabled and the actions and reusable workflows allowed to run in the repository.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get GitHub Actions permissions for a repository"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" repository permissions (read)

Parameters for "Get GitHub Actions permissions 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 GitHub Actions permissions for a repository"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "Get GitHub Actions permissions for a repository"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/permissions

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/permissions

Response

Status: 200

{
  "enabled": true,
  "allowed_actions": "selected",
  "selected_actions_url": "https://api.github.com/repositories/42/actions/permissions/selected-actions"
}

Set GitHub Actions permissions for a repository

Sets the GitHub Actions permissions policy for enabling GitHub Actions and allowed actions and reusable workflows in the repository.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Set GitHub Actions permissions for a repository"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" repository permissions (write)

Parameters for "Set GitHub Actions permissions 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
`enabled` boolean Required Whether GitHub Actions is enabled on the repository.
`allowed_actions` string The permissions policy that controls the actions and reusable workflows that are allowed to run. Can be one of: `all`, `local_only`, `selected`

HTTP response status codes for "Set GitHub Actions permissions for a repository"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content

Code samples for "Set GitHub Actions permissions for a repository"

Request example

put/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/permissions

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/permissions \
  -d '{"enabled":true,"allowed_actions":"selected"}'

Response

Status: 204

Get the level of access for workflows outside of the repository

Gets the level of access that workflows outside of the repository have to actions and reusable workflows in the repository. This endpoint only applies to private repositories. For more information, see "Allowing access to components in a private repository."

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get the level of access for workflows outside of the repository"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" repository permissions (read)

Parameters for "Get the level of access for workflows outside of the 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 level of access for workflows outside of the repository"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "Get the level of access for workflows outside of the repository"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/permissions/access

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/permissions/access

Response

Status: 200

{
  "access_level": "organization"
}

Set the level of access for workflows outside of the repository

Sets the level of access that workflows outside of the repository have to actions and reusable workflows in the repository. This endpoint only applies to private repositories. For more information, see "Allowing access to components in a private repository".

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Set the level of access for workflows outside of the repository"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" repository permissions (write)

Parameters for "Set the level of access for workflows outside of the 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
`access_level` string Required Defines the level of access that workflows outside of the repository have to actions and reusable workflows within the repository. `none` means the access is only possible from workflows in this repository. `user` level access allows sharing across user owned private repositories only. `organization` level access allows sharing across the organization. Can be one of: `none`, `user`, `organization`

HTTP response status codes for "Set the level of access for workflows outside of the repository"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content

Code samples for "Set the level of access for workflows outside of the repository"

Request example

put/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/permissions/access

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/permissions/access \
  -d '{"access_level":"organization"}'

Response

Status: 204

Get allowed actions and reusable workflows for a repository

Gets the settings for selected actions and reusable workflows that are allowed in a repository. To use this endpoint, the repository policy for allowed_actions must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for a repository."

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get allowed actions and reusable workflows for a repository"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" repository permissions (read)

Parameters for "Get allowed actions and reusable workflows 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 allowed actions and reusable workflows for a repository"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "Get allowed actions and reusable workflows for a repository"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/permissions/selected-actions

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/permissions/selected-actions

Response

Status: 200

{
  "github_owned_allowed": true,
  "verified_allowed": false,
  "patterns_allowed": [
    "monalisa/octocat@*",
    "docker/*"
  ]
}

Set allowed actions and reusable workflows for a repository

Sets the actions and reusable workflows that are allowed in a repository. To use this endpoint, the repository permission policy for allowed_actions must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions 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 allowed actions and reusable workflows for a repository"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" repository permissions (write)

Parameters for "Set allowed actions and reusable workflows 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
`github_owned_allowed` boolean Whether GitHub-owned actions are allowed. For example, this includes the actions in the `actions` organization.
`verified_allowed` boolean Whether actions from GitHub Marketplace verified creators are allowed. Set to `true` to allow all actions by GitHub Marketplace verified creators.
`patterns_allowed` array of strings Specifies a list of string-matching patterns to allow specific action(s) and reusable workflow(s). Wildcards, tags, and SHAs are allowed. For example, `monalisa/octocat@`, `monalisa/octocat@v2`, `monalisa/`. Note The `patterns_allowed` setting only applies to public repositories.

HTTP response status codes for "Set allowed actions and reusable workflows for a repository"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content

Code samples for "Set allowed actions and reusable workflows for a repository"

Request example

put/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/permissions/selected-actions

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/permissions/selected-actions \
  -d '{"github_owned_allowed":true,"verified_allowed":false,"patterns_allowed":["monalisa/octocat@*","docker/*"]}'

Response

Status: 204

Get default workflow permissions for a repository

Gets the default workflow permissions granted to the GITHUB_TOKEN when running workflows in a repository, as well as if GitHub Actions can submit approving pull request reviews. For more information, see "Setting the permissions of the GITHUB_TOKEN for your repository."

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get default workflow permissions for a repository"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" repository permissions (read)

Parameters for "Get default workflow permissions 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 default workflow permissions for a repository"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "Get default workflow permissions for a repository"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/permissions/workflow

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/permissions/workflow

Give read-only permission, and allow approving PRs.

Status: 200

{
  "default_workflow_permissions": "read",
  "can_approve_pull_request_reviews": true
}

Set default workflow permissions for a repository

Sets the default workflow permissions granted to the GITHUB_TOKEN when running workflows in a repository, and sets if GitHub Actions can submit approving pull request reviews. For more information, see "Setting the permissions of the GITHUB_TOKEN for your repository."

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Set default workflow permissions for a repository"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Administration" repository permissions (write)

Parameters for "Set default workflow permissions 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
`default_workflow_permissions` string The default workflow permissions granted to the GITHUB_TOKEN when running workflows. Can be one of: `read`, `write`
`can_approve_pull_request_reviews` boolean Whether GitHub Actions can approve pull requests. Enabling this can be a security risk.

HTTP response status codes for "Set default workflow permissions for a repository"

Status code	Description
`204`	Success response
`409`	Conflict response when changing a setting is prevented by the owning organization

Code samples for "Set default workflow permissions for a repository"

Request example

put/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/permissions/workflow

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/permissions/workflow \
  -d '{"default_workflow_permissions":"read","can_approve_pull_request_reviews":true}'

Success response

Status: 204