REST API endpoints for Codespaces

About GitHub Codespaces

You can manage Codespaces using the REST API. These endpoints are available for authenticated users, OAuth apps, and GitHub Apps. For more information, see "Codespaces documentation."

List codespaces in a repository for the authenticated user

Lists the codespaces associated to a specified repository and the authenticated user.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "List codespaces in a repository for the authenticated user"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

codespaces:read

Parameters for "List codespaces in a repository for the authenticated user"

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.

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 codespaces in a repository for the authenticated user"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "List codespaces in a repository for the authenticated user"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/codespaces

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/codespaces

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_count": 2,
  "codespaces": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
      "environment_id": "26a7c758-7299-4a73-b978-5a92a7ae98a0",
      "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
      },
      "billable_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
      },
      "repository": {
        "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}",
        "hooks_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
      },
      "machine": {
        "name": "standardLinux",
        "display_name": "4 cores, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB storage",
        "operating_system": "linux",
        "storage_in_bytes": 68719476736,
        "memory_in_bytes": 17179869184,
        "cpus": 4
      },
      "prebuild": false,
      "devcontainer_path": ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json",
      "created_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
      "updated_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:32-06:00",
      "last_used_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
      "state": "Available",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
      "git_status": {
        "ahead": 0,
        "behind": 0,
        "has_unpushed_changes": false,
        "has_uncommitted_changes": false,
        "ref": "main"
      },
      "location": "WestUs2",
      "idle_timeout_minutes": 60,
      "web_url": "https://monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q.github.dev",
      "machines_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/machines",
      "start_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/start",
      "stop_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/stop",
      "recent_folders": []
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "monalisa-octocat-hello-world-3f89ada1j3",
      "environment_id": "526ce4d7-46da-494f-a4f9-cfd25b818719",
      "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
      },
      "billable_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
      },
      "repository": {
        "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}",
        "hooks_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
      },
      "machine": {
        "name": "standardLinux",
        "display_name": "4 cores, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB storage",
        "operating_system": "linux",
        "storage_in_bytes": 68719476736,
        "memory_in_bytes": 17179869184,
        "cpus": 4
      },
      "prebuild": false,
      "devcontainer_path": ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json",
      "created_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
      "updated_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:32-06:00",
      "last_used_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
      "state": "Available",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-3f89ada1j3",
      "git_status": {
        "ahead": 0,
        "behind": 0,
        "has_unpushed_changes": false,
        "has_uncommitted_changes": false,
        "ref": "main"
      },
      "location": "WestUs2",
      "idle_timeout_minutes": 60,
      "web_url": "https://monalisa-octocat-hello-world-3f89ada1j3.github.dev",
      "machines_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-3f89ada1j3/machines",
      "start_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-3f89ada1j3/start",
      "stop_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-3f89ada1j3/stop",
      "recent_folders": []
    }
  ]
}

Create a codespace in a repository

Creates a codespace owned by the authenticated user in the specified repository.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Create a codespace in a repository"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

codespaces:write

Parameters for "Create a codespace in 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
`ref` string Git ref (typically a branch name) for this codespace
`location` string The requested location for a new codespace. Best efforts are made to respect this upon creation. Assigned by IP if not provided.
`geo` string The geographic area for this codespace. If not specified, the value is assigned by IP. This property replaces `location`, which is being deprecated. Can be one of: `EuropeWest`, `SoutheastAsia`, `UsEast`, `UsWest`
`client_ip` string IP for location auto-detection when proxying a request
`machine` string Machine type to use for this codespace
`devcontainer_path` string Path to devcontainer.json config to use for this codespace
`multi_repo_permissions_opt_out` boolean Whether to authorize requested permissions from devcontainer.json
`working_directory` string Working directory for this codespace
`idle_timeout_minutes` integer Time in minutes before codespace stops from inactivity
`display_name` string Display name for this codespace
`retention_period_minutes` integer Duration in minutes after codespace has gone idle in which it will be deleted. Must be integer minutes between 0 and 43200 (30 days).

HTTP response status codes for "Create a codespace in a repository"

Status code	Description
`201`	Response when the codespace was successfully created
`202`	Response when the codespace creation partially failed but is being retried in the background
`400`	Bad Request
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`503`	Service unavailable

Code samples for "Create a codespace in a repository"

Request examples

Select the example type

post/repos/{owner}/{repo}/codespaces

curl -L \
  -X POST \
  -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/codespaces \
  -d '{"ref":"main","machine":"standardLinux32gb"}'

Response when the codespace was successfully created

Status: 201

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
  "environment_id": "26a7c758-7299-4a73-b978-5a92a7ae98a0",
  "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
  },
  "billable_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
  },
  "repository": {
    "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}",
    "hooks_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
  },
  "machine": {
    "name": "standardLinux",
    "display_name": "4 cores, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB storage",
    "operating_system": "linux",
    "storage_in_bytes": 68719476736,
    "memory_in_bytes": 17179869184,
    "cpus": 4
  },
  "prebuild": false,
  "devcontainer_path": ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json",
  "created_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
  "updated_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:32-06:00",
  "last_used_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
  "state": "Available",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
  "git_status": {
    "ahead": 0,
    "behind": 0,
    "has_unpushed_changes": false,
    "has_uncommitted_changes": false,
    "ref": "main"
  },
  "location": "WestUs2",
  "idle_timeout_minutes": 60,
  "retention_period_minutes": 43200,
  "retention_expires_at": null,
  "web_url": "https://monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q.github.dev",
  "machines_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/machines",
  "start_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/start",
  "stop_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/stop",
  "pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1",
  "recent_folders": [],
  "template": null
}

List devcontainer configurations in a repository for the authenticated user

Lists the devcontainer.json files associated with a specified repository and the authenticated user. These files specify launchpoint configurations for codespaces created within the repository.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "List devcontainer configurations in a repository for the authenticated user"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

codespaces_metadata:read

Parameters for "List devcontainer configurations in a repository for the authenticated user"

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.

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 devcontainer configurations in a repository for the authenticated user"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`400`	Bad Request
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "List devcontainer configurations in a repository for the authenticated user"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/codespaces/devcontainers

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/codespaces/devcontainers

Response

Status: 200

{
  "devcontainers": [
    {
      "path": ".devcontainer/foobar/devcontainer.json",
      "name": "foobar",
      "display_name": "foobar"
    },
    {
      "path": ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json",
      "name": "kitchensink",
      "display_name": "kitchensink"
    },
    {
      "path": ".devcontainer.json",
      "display_name": "Default project configuration"
    }
  ],
  "total_count": 3
}

Get default attributes for a codespace

Gets the default attributes for codespaces created by the user with the repository.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get default attributes for a codespace"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

codespaces:write

Parameters for "Get default attributes for a codespace"

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.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`ref` string The branch or commit to check for a default devcontainer path. If not specified, the default branch will be checked.
`client_ip` string An alternative IP for default location auto-detection, such as when proxying a request.

HTTP response status codes for "Get default attributes for a codespace"

Status code	Description
`200`	Response when a user is able to create codespaces from the repository.
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found

Code samples for "Get default attributes for a codespace"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/codespaces/new

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/codespaces/new

Response when a user is able to create codespaces from the repository.

Status: 200

{
  "billable_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
  },
  "defaults": {
    "location": "EastUs",
    "devcontainer_path": ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json"
  }
}

Check if permissions defined by a devcontainer have been accepted by the authenticated user

Checks whether the permissions defined by a given devcontainer configuration have been accepted by the authenticated user.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Check if permissions defined by a devcontainer have been accepted by the authenticated user"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

codespaces:write

Parameters for "Check if permissions defined by a devcontainer have been accepted by the authenticated user"

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.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`ref` string Required The git reference that points to the location of the devcontainer configuration to use for the permission check. The value of `ref` will typically be a branch name (`heads/BRANCH_NAME`). For more information, see "Git References" in the Git documentation.
`devcontainer_path` string Required Path to the devcontainer.json configuration to use for the permission check.

HTTP response status codes for "Check if permissions defined by a devcontainer have been accepted by the authenticated user"

Status code	Description
`200`	Response when the permission check is successful
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.
`503`	Service unavailable

Code samples for "Check if permissions defined by a devcontainer have been accepted by the authenticated user"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/codespaces/permissions_check

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/codespaces/permissions_check?ref=REF&devcontainer_path=DEVCONTAINER_PATH"

Response when the permission check is successful

Status: 200

{
  "accepted": true
}

Create a codespace from a pull request

Creates a codespace owned by the authenticated user for the specified pull request.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Create a codespace from a pull request"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

codespaces:write

Parameters for "Create a codespace from a pull request"

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.
`pull_number` integer Required The number that identifies the pull request.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`location` string The requested location for a new codespace. Best efforts are made to respect this upon creation. Assigned by IP if not provided.
`geo` string The geographic area for this codespace. If not specified, the value is assigned by IP. This property replaces `location`, which is being deprecated. Can be one of: `EuropeWest`, `SoutheastAsia`, `UsEast`, `UsWest`
`client_ip` string IP for location auto-detection when proxying a request
`machine` string Machine type to use for this codespace
`devcontainer_path` string Path to devcontainer.json config to use for this codespace
`multi_repo_permissions_opt_out` boolean Whether to authorize requested permissions from devcontainer.json
`working_directory` string Working directory for this codespace
`idle_timeout_minutes` integer Time in minutes before codespace stops from inactivity
`display_name` string Display name for this codespace
`retention_period_minutes` integer Duration in minutes after codespace has gone idle in which it will be deleted. Must be integer minutes between 0 and 43200 (30 days).

HTTP response status codes for "Create a codespace from a pull request"

Status code	Description
`201`	Response when the codespace was successfully created
`202`	Response when the codespace creation partially failed but is being retried in the background
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`503`	Service unavailable

Code samples for "Create a codespace from a pull request"

Request examples

Select the example type

post/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/codespaces

curl -L \
  -X POST \
  -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/pulls/PULL_NUMBER/codespaces \
  -d '{"repository_id":1,"ref":"main"}'

Response when the codespace was successfully created

Status: 201

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
  "environment_id": "26a7c758-7299-4a73-b978-5a92a7ae98a0",
  "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
  },
  "billable_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
  },
  "repository": {
    "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}",
    "hooks_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
  },
  "machine": {
    "name": "standardLinux",
    "display_name": "4 cores, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB storage",
    "operating_system": "linux",
    "storage_in_bytes": 68719476736,
    "memory_in_bytes": 17179869184,
    "cpus": 4
  },
  "prebuild": false,
  "devcontainer_path": ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json",
  "created_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
  "updated_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:32-06:00",
  "last_used_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
  "state": "Available",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
  "git_status": {
    "ahead": 0,
    "behind": 0,
    "has_unpushed_changes": false,
    "has_uncommitted_changes": false,
    "ref": "main"
  },
  "location": "WestUs2",
  "idle_timeout_minutes": 60,
  "retention_period_minutes": 43200,
  "retention_expires_at": null,
  "web_url": "https://monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q.github.dev",
  "machines_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/machines",
  "start_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/start",
  "stop_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/stop",
  "pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1",
  "recent_folders": [],
  "template": null
}

List codespaces for the authenticated user

Lists the authenticated user's codespaces.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "List codespaces for the authenticated user"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

codespaces:read

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

Parameters for "List codespaces for the authenticated user"

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

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`
`repository_id` integer ID of the Repository to filter on

HTTP response status codes for "List codespaces for the authenticated user"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "List codespaces for the authenticated user"

Request example

get/user/codespaces

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/user/codespaces

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_count": 3,
  "codespaces": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
      "environment_id": "26a7c758-7299-4a73-b978-5a92a7ae98a0",
      "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
      },
      "billable_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
      },
      "repository": {
        "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}",
        "hooks_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
      },
      "machine": {
        "name": "standardLinux",
        "display_name": "4 cores, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB storage",
        "operating_system": "linux",
        "storage_in_bytes": 68719476736,
        "memory_in_bytes": 17179869184,
        "cpus": 4
      },
      "prebuild": false,
      "devcontainer_path": ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json",
      "created_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
      "updated_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:32-06:00",
      "last_used_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
      "state": "Available",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
      "git_status": {
        "ahead": 0,
        "behind": 0,
        "has_unpushed_changes": false,
        "has_uncommitted_changes": false,
        "ref": "main"
      },
      "location": "WestUs2",
      "idle_timeout_minutes": 60,
      "web_url": "https://monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q.github.dev",
      "machines_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/machines",
      "start_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/start",
      "stop_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/stop",
      "recent_folders": []
    },
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "monalisa-octocat-hello-world-3f89ada1j3",
      "environment_id": "526ce4d7-46da-494f-a4f9-cfd25b818719",
      "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
      },
      "billable_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
      },
      "repository": {
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        "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!",
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        "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}",
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        "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",
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        "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}",
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      "prebuild": false,
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      "last_used_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
      "state": "Available",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-3f89ada1j3",
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      },
      "location": "WestUs2",
      "idle_timeout_minutes": 60,
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      "machines_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-3f89ada1j3/machines",
      "start_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-3f89ada1j3/start",
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        "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
      },
      "billable_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
      },
      "repository": {
        "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}",
        "hooks_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
      },
      "machine": {
        "name": "standardLinux",
        "display_name": "4 cores, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB storage",
        "operating_system": "linux",
        "storage_in_bytes": 68719476736,
        "memory_in_bytes": 17179869184,
        "cpus": 4
      },
      "prebuild": false,
      "devcontainer_path": ".devcontainer.json",
      "created_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
      "updated_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:32-06:00",
      "last_used_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
      "state": "Available",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-f8adfad99a",
      "git_status": {
        "ahead": 0,
        "behind": 0,
        "has_unpushed_changes": false,
        "has_uncommitted_changes": false,
        "ref": "main"
      },
      "location": "WestUs2",
      "idle_timeout_minutes": 60,
      "web_url": "https://monalisa-octocat-hello-world-f8adfad99a.github.dev",
      "machines_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-f8adfad99a/machines",
      "start_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-f8adfad99a/start",
      "stop_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-f8adfad99a/stop",
      "recent_folders": []
    }
  ]
}

Create a codespace for the authenticated user

Creates a new codespace, owned by the authenticated user.

This endpoint requires either a repository_id OR a pull_request but not both.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Create a codespace for the authenticated user"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

codespaces:write

Parameters for "Create a codespace for the authenticated user"

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

Name, Type, Description

repository_id integer Required

Repository id for this codespace

ref string

Git ref (typically a branch name) for this codespace

location string

The requested location for a new codespace. Best efforts are made to respect this upon creation. Assigned by IP if not provided.

geo string

The geographic area for this codespace. If not specified, the value is assigned by IP. This property replaces location, which is being deprecated.

Can be one of: EuropeWest, SoutheastAsia, UsEast, UsWest

client_ip string

IP for location auto-detection when proxying a request

machine string

Machine type to use for this codespace

devcontainer_path string

Path to devcontainer.json config to use for this codespace

multi_repo_permissions_opt_out boolean

Whether to authorize requested permissions from devcontainer.json

working_directory string

Working directory for this codespace

idle_timeout_minutes integer

Time in minutes before codespace stops from inactivity

display_name string

Display name for this codespace

retention_period_minutes integer

Duration in minutes after codespace has gone idle in which it will be deleted. Must be integer minutes between 0 and 43200 (30 days).

pull_request object Required

Pull request number for this codespace

Properties of pull_request

Name, Type, Description
`pull_request_number` integer Required Pull request number
`repository_id` integer Required Repository id for this codespace

HTTP response status codes for "Create a codespace for the authenticated user"

Status code	Description
`201`	Response when the codespace was successfully created
`202`	Response when the codespace creation partially failed but is being retried in the background
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`503`	Service unavailable

Code samples for "Create a codespace for the authenticated user"

Request examples

Select the example type

post/user/codespaces

curl -L \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/user/codespaces \
  -d '{"repository_id":1,"ref":"main","geo":"UsWest"}'

Response when the codespace was successfully created

Status: 201

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
  "environment_id": "26a7c758-7299-4a73-b978-5a92a7ae98a0",
  "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
  },
  "billable_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
  },
  "repository": {
    "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}",
    "hooks_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
  },
  "machine": {
    "name": "standardLinux",
    "display_name": "4 cores, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB storage",
    "operating_system": "linux",
    "storage_in_bytes": 68719476736,
    "memory_in_bytes": 17179869184,
    "cpus": 4
  },
  "prebuild": false,
  "devcontainer_path": ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json",
  "created_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
  "updated_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:32-06:00",
  "last_used_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
  "state": "Available",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
  "git_status": {
    "ahead": 0,
    "behind": 0,
    "has_unpushed_changes": false,
    "has_uncommitted_changes": false,
    "ref": "main"
  },
  "location": "WestUs2",
  "idle_timeout_minutes": 60,
  "retention_period_minutes": 43200,
  "retention_expires_at": null,
  "web_url": "https://monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q.github.dev",
  "machines_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/machines",
  "start_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/start",
  "stop_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/stop",
  "pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1",
  "recent_folders": [],
  "template": null
}

Get a codespace for the authenticated user

Gets information about a user's codespace.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get a codespace for the authenticated user"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

codespaces:read

Parameters for "Get a codespace for the authenticated user"

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`codespace_name` string Required The name of the codespace.

HTTP response status codes for "Get a codespace for the authenticated user"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Get a codespace for the authenticated user"

Request example

get/user/codespaces/{codespace_name}

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/user/codespaces/CODESPACE_NAME

Response

Status: 200

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
  "environment_id": "26a7c758-7299-4a73-b978-5a92a7ae98a0",
  "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
  },
  "billable_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
  },
  "repository": {
    "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}",
    "hooks_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
  },
  "machine": {
    "name": "standardLinux",
    "display_name": "4 cores, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB storage",
    "operating_system": "linux",
    "storage_in_bytes": 68719476736,
    "memory_in_bytes": 17179869184,
    "cpus": 4
  },
  "prebuild": false,
  "devcontainer_path": ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json",
  "created_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
  "updated_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:32-06:00",
  "last_used_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
  "state": "Available",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
  "git_status": {
    "ahead": 0,
    "behind": 0,
    "has_unpushed_changes": false,
    "has_uncommitted_changes": false,
    "ref": "main"
  },
  "location": "WestUs2",
  "idle_timeout_minutes": 60,
  "retention_period_minutes": 43200,
  "retention_expires_at": null,
  "web_url": "https://monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q.github.dev",
  "machines_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/machines",
  "start_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/start",
  "stop_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/stop",
  "pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1",
  "recent_folders": [],
  "template": null
}

Update a codespace for the authenticated user

Updates a codespace owned by the authenticated user. Currently only the codespace's machine type and recent folders can be modified using this endpoint.

If you specify a new machine type it will be applied the next time your codespace is started.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Update a codespace for the authenticated user"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

codespaces:write

Parameters for "Update a codespace for the authenticated user"

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`codespace_name` string Required The name of the codespace.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`machine` string A valid machine to transition this codespace to.
`display_name` string Display name for this codespace
`recent_folders` array of strings Recently opened folders inside the codespace. It is currently used by the clients to determine the folder path to load the codespace in.

HTTP response status codes for "Update a codespace for the authenticated user"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found

Code samples for "Update a codespace for the authenticated user"

Request example

patch/user/codespaces/{codespace_name}

curl -L \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/CODESPACE_NAME \
  -d '{"machine":"standardLinux"}'

Response

Status: 200

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
  "environment_id": "26a7c758-7299-4a73-b978-5a92a7ae98a0",
  "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
  },
  "billable_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
  },
  "repository": {
    "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}",
    "hooks_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
  },
  "machine": {
    "name": "standardLinux",
    "display_name": "4 cores, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB storage",
    "operating_system": "linux",
    "storage_in_bytes": 68719476736,
    "memory_in_bytes": 17179869184,
    "cpus": 4
  },
  "prebuild": false,
  "devcontainer_path": ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json",
  "created_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
  "updated_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:32-06:00",
  "last_used_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
  "state": "Available",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
  "git_status": {
    "ahead": 0,
    "behind": 0,
    "has_unpushed_changes": false,
    "has_uncommitted_changes": false,
    "ref": "main"
  },
  "location": "WestUs2",
  "idle_timeout_minutes": 60,
  "retention_period_minutes": 43200,
  "retention_expires_at": null,
  "web_url": "https://monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q.github.dev",
  "machines_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/machines",
  "start_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/start",
  "stop_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/stop",
  "pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1",
  "recent_folders": [],
  "template": null
}

Delete a codespace for the authenticated user

Deletes a user's codespace.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Delete a codespace for the authenticated user"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

codespaces:write

Parameters for "Delete a codespace for the authenticated user"

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`codespace_name` string Required The name of the codespace.

HTTP response status codes for "Delete a codespace for the authenticated user"

Status code	Description
`202`	Accepted
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Delete a codespace for the authenticated user"

Request example

delete/user/codespaces/{codespace_name}

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/user/codespaces/CODESPACE_NAME

Accepted

Status: 202

Export a codespace for the authenticated user

Triggers an export of the specified codespace and returns a URL and ID where the status of the export can be monitored.

If changes cannot be pushed to the codespace's repository, they will be pushed to a new or previously-existing fork instead.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Export a codespace for the authenticated user"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

codespaces_lifecycle_admin:write

Parameters for "Export a codespace for the authenticated user"

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`codespace_name` string Required The name of the codespace.

HTTP response status codes for "Export a codespace for the authenticated user"

Status code	Description
`202`	Accepted
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Export a codespace for the authenticated user"

Request example

post/user/codespaces/{codespace_name}/exports

curl -L \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/CODESPACE_NAME/exports

Response

Status: 202

{
  "state": "succeeded",
  "completed_at": "2022-01-01T14:59:22Z",
  "branch": "codespace-monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
  "sha": "fd95a81ca01e48ede9f39c799ecbcef817b8a3b2",
  "id": "latest",
  "export_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/:name/exports/latest"
}

Get details about a codespace export

Gets information about an export of a codespace.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get details about a codespace export"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

codespaces_lifecycle_admin:read

Parameters for "Get details about a codespace export"

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`codespace_name` string Required The name of the codespace.
`export_id` string Required The ID of the export operation, or `latest`. Currently only `latest` is currently supported.

HTTP response status codes for "Get details about a codespace export"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found

Code samples for "Get details about a codespace export"

Request example

get/user/codespaces/{codespace_name}/exports/{export_id}

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/user/codespaces/CODESPACE_NAME/exports/EXPORT_ID

Response

Status: 200

{
  "state": "succeeded",
  "completed_at": "2022-01-01T14:59:22Z",
  "branch": "codespace-monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
  "sha": "fd95a81ca01e48ede9f39c799ecbcef817b8a3b2",
  "id": "latest",
  "export_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/:name/exports/latest"
}

Create a repository from an unpublished codespace

Publishes an unpublished codespace, creating a new repository and assigning it to the codespace.

The codespace's token is granted write permissions to the repository, allowing the user to push their changes.

This will fail for a codespace that is already published, meaning it has an associated repository.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Create a repository from an unpublished codespace"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

codespaces:write

Parameters for "Create a repository from an unpublished codespace"

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`codespace_name` string Required The name of the codespace.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`name` string A name for the new repository.
`private` boolean Whether the new repository should be private. Default: `false`

HTTP response status codes for "Create a repository from an unpublished codespace"

Status code	Description
`201`	Created
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Create a repository from an unpublished codespace"

Request example

post/user/codespaces/{codespace_name}/publish

curl -L \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/CODESPACE_NAME/publish \
  -d '{"repository":"monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q","private":false}'

Response

Status: 201

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
  "environment_id": "26a7c758-7299-4a73-b978-5a92a7ae98a0",
  "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
  },
  "billable_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
  },
  "repository": {
    "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",
    "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"
    },
    "language": null,
    "forks_count": 9,
    "forks": 9,
    "stargazers_count": 80,
    "watchers_count": 80,
    "watchers": 80,
    "size": 108,
    "default_branch": "master",
    "open_issues_count": 0,
    "open_issues": 0,
    "is_template": false,
    "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": {
      "pull": true,
      "push": false,
      "admin": false
    },
    "allow_rebase_merge": true,
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      "id": 1296269,
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      "full_name": "octocat/Hello-World-Template",
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        "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-Template",
      "description": "This your first repo!",
      "fork": false,
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template",
      "archive_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/{archive_format}{/ref}",
      "assignees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/assignees{/user}",
      "blobs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/git/blobs{/sha}",
      "branches_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/branches{/branch}",
      "collaborators_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/collaborators{/collaborator}",
      "comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/comments{/number}",
      "commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/commits{/sha}",
      "compare_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/compare/{base}...{head}",
      "contents_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/contents/{+path}",
      "contributors_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/contributors",
      "deployments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/deployments",
      "downloads_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/downloads",
      "events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/events",
      "forks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/forks",
      "git_commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/git/commits{/sha}",
      "git_refs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/git/refs{/sha}",
      "git_tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/git/tags{/sha}",
      "git_url": "git:github.com/octocat/Hello-World-Template.git",
      "issue_comment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/issues/comments{/number}",
      "issue_events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/issues/events{/number}",
      "issues_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/issues{/number}",
      "keys_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/keys{/key_id}",
      "labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/labels{/name}",
      "languages_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/languages",
      "merges_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/merges",
      "milestones_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/milestones{/number}",
      "notifications_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/notifications{?since,all,participating}",
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      "subscription_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World-Template/subscription",
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      "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",
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        "push": false,
        "pull": true
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      "allow_merge_commit": true,
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        "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
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      "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}",
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      "contents_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
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      "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": {
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        "push": false,
        "pull": true
      },
      "allow_rebase_merge": true,
      "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://api.github.com/licenses/mit"
      },
      "forks": 1,
      "open_issues": 1,
      "watchers": 1
    }
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    "operating_system": "linux",
    "storage_in_bytes": 68719476736,
    "memory_in_bytes": 17179869184,
    "cpus": 4
  },
  "prebuild": false,
  "devcontainer_path": ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json",
  "created_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
  "updated_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:32-06:00",
  "last_used_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
  "state": "Available",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
  "git_status": {
    "ahead": 0,
    "behind": 0,
    "has_unpushed_changes": false,
    "has_uncommitted_changes": false,
    "ref": "main"
  },
  "location": "WestUs2",
  "idle_timeout_minutes": 60,
  "retention_period_minutes": 43200,
  "retention_expires_at": null,
  "web_url": "https://monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q.github.dev",
  "machines_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/machines",
  "start_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/start",
  "stop_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/stop",
  "pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1",
  "recent_folders": [],
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}

Start a codespace for the authenticated user

Starts a user's codespace.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Start a codespace for the authenticated user"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

codespaces_lifecycle_admin:write

Parameters for "Start a codespace for the authenticated user"

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`codespace_name` string Required The name of the codespace.

HTTP response status codes for "Start a codespace for the authenticated user"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`400`	Bad Request
`401`	Requires authentication
`402`	Payment required
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Start a codespace for the authenticated user"

Request example

post/user/codespaces/{codespace_name}/start

curl -L \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/CODESPACE_NAME/start

Response

Status: 200

{
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  "name": "monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
  "environment_id": "26a7c758-7299-4a73-b978-5a92a7ae98a0",
  "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
  },
  "billable_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
  },
  "repository": {
    "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}",
    "hooks_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
  },
  "machine": {
    "name": "standardLinux",
    "display_name": "4 cores, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB storage",
    "operating_system": "linux",
    "storage_in_bytes": 68719476736,
    "memory_in_bytes": 17179869184,
    "cpus": 4
  },
  "prebuild": false,
  "devcontainer_path": ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json",
  "created_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
  "updated_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:32-06:00",
  "last_used_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:30-06:00",
  "state": "Available",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
  "git_status": {
    "ahead": 0,
    "behind": 0,
    "has_unpushed_changes": false,
    "has_uncommitted_changes": false,
    "ref": "main"
  },
  "location": "WestUs2",
  "idle_timeout_minutes": 60,
  "retention_period_minutes": 43200,
  "retention_expires_at": null,
  "web_url": "https://monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q.github.dev",
  "machines_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/machines",
  "start_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/start",
  "stop_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q/stop",
  "pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1",
  "recent_folders": [],
  "template": null
}

Stop a codespace for the authenticated user

Stops a user's codespace.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Stop a codespace for the authenticated user"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

codespaces_lifecycle_admin:write

Parameters for "Stop a codespace for the authenticated user"

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`codespace_name` string Required The name of the codespace.

HTTP response status codes for "Stop a codespace for the authenticated user"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Stop a codespace for the authenticated user"

Request example

post/user/codespaces/{codespace_name}/stop

curl -L \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/CODESPACE_NAME/stop

Response

Status: 200

{
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