Codespaces repository secrets
Use the REST API to manage secrets for repositories that the user has access to in a codespace.
About Codespaces repository secrets
You can create, list, and delete secrets (such as access tokens for cloud services) for repositories that the user has access to. These secrets are made available to the codespace at runtime. For more information, see "Managing encrypted secrets for your codespaces."
List repository secrets
Lists all secrets available in a repository without revealing their encrypted values. You must authenticate using an access token with the repo
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have write access to the codespaces_secrets
repository permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "List repository secrets"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes for "List repository secrets"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples for "List repository secrets"
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/secrets
Response
Status: 200
{
"total_count": 2,
"secrets": [
{
"name": "GH_TOKEN",
"created_at": "2019-08-10T14:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
"visibility": "all"
},
{
"name": "GIST_ID",
"created_at": "2020-01-10T10:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-01-11T11:59:22Z",
"visibility": "all"
}
]
}
Get a repository public key
Gets your public key, which you need to encrypt secrets. You need to encrypt a secret before you can create or update secrets. Anyone with read access to the repository can use this endpoint. If the repository is private you must use an access token with the repo
scope. GitHub Apps must have write access to the codespaces_secrets
repository permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "Get a repository public key"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
HTTP response status codes for "Get a repository public key"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples for "Get a repository public key"
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/secrets/public-key
Response
Status: 200
{
"key_id": "012345678912345678",
"key": "2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvv1234"
}
Get a repository secret
Gets a single repository secret without revealing its encrypted value. You must authenticate using an access token with the repo
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have write access to the codespaces_secrets
repository permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "Get a repository secret"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name string RequiredThe name of the secret. |
HTTP response status codes for "Get a repository secret"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples for "Get a repository secret"
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/secrets/SECRET_NAME
Response
Status: 200
{
"name": "GH_TOKEN",
"created_at": "2019-08-10T14:59:22Z",
"updated_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
"visibility": "all"
}
Create or update a repository secret
Creates or updates a repository secret with an encrypted value. Encrypt your secret using
LibSodium. You must authenticate using an access
token with the repo
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have write access to the codespaces_secrets
repository permission to use this endpoint.
Example of encrypting a secret using Node.js
Encrypt your secret using the libsodium-wrappers library.
const sodium = require('libsodium-wrappers')
const secret = 'plain-text-secret' // replace with the secret you want to encrypt
const key = 'base64-encoded-public-key' // replace with the Base64 encoded public key
//Check if libsodium is ready and then proceed.
sodium.ready.then(() => {
// Convert Secret & Base64 key to Uint8Array.
let binkey = sodium.from_base64(key, sodium.base64_variants.ORIGINAL)
let binsec = sodium.from_string(secret)
//Encrypt the secret using LibSodium
let encBytes = sodium.crypto_box_seal(binsec, binkey)
// Convert encrypted Uint8Array to Base64
let output = sodium.to_base64(encBytes, sodium.base64_variants.ORIGINAL)
console.log(output)
});
Example of encrypting a secret using Python
Encrypt your secret using pynacl with Python 3.
from base64 import b64encode
from nacl import encoding, public
def encrypt(public_key: str, secret_value: str) -> str:
"""Encrypt a Unicode string using the public key."""
public_key = public.PublicKey(public_key.encode("utf-8"), encoding.Base64Encoder())
sealed_box = public.SealedBox(public_key)
encrypted = sealed_box.encrypt(secret_value.encode("utf-8"))
return b64encode(encrypted).decode("utf-8")
Example of encrypting a secret using C#
Encrypt your secret using the Sodium.Core package.
var secretValue = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("mySecret");
var publicKey = Convert.FromBase64String("2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvvcCU=");
var sealedPublicKeyBox = Sodium.SealedPublicKeyBox.Create(secretValue, publicKey);
Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToBase64String(sealedPublicKeyBox));
Example of encrypting a secret using Ruby
Encrypt your secret using the rbnacl gem.
require "rbnacl"
require "base64"
key = Base64.decode64("+ZYvJDZMHUfBkJdyq5Zm9SKqeuBQ4sj+6sfjlH4CgG0=")
public_key = RbNaCl::PublicKey.new(key)
box = RbNaCl::Boxes::Sealed.from_public_key(public_key)
encrypted_secret = box.encrypt("my_secret")
# Print the base64 encoded secret
puts Base64.strict_encode64(encrypted_secret)
Parameters for "Create or update a repository secret"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name string RequiredThe name of the secret. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
encrypted_value string Value for your secret, encrypted with LibSodium using the public key retrieved from the Get a repository public key endpoint. |
key_id string ID of the key you used to encrypt the secret. |
HTTP response status codes for "Create or update a repository secret"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
201 | Response when creating a secret |
204 | Response when updating a secret |
Code samples for "Create or update a repository secret"
curl -L \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>"\
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/codespaces/secrets/SECRET_NAME \
-d '{"encrypted_value":"c2VjcmV0","key_id":"012345678912345678"}'
Response when creating a secret
Status: 201
Delete a repository secret
Deletes a secret in a repository using the secret name. You must authenticate using an access token with the repo
scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have write access to the codespaces_secrets
repository permission to use this endpoint.
Parameters for "Delete a repository secret"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
secret_name string RequiredThe name of the secret. |
HTTP response status codes for "Delete a repository secret"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples for "Delete a repository secret"
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/repos/OWNER/REPO/codespaces/secrets/SECRET_NAME
Response
Status: 204