REST API endpoints for Copilot user management

Note: These endpoints are in public beta and subject to change.

Get Copilot seat information and settings for an organization

Note: This endpoint is in beta and is subject to change.

Gets information about an organization's Copilot subscription, including seat breakdown and code matching policies. To configure these settings, go to your organization's settings on GitHub.com. For more information, see "Managing policies for Copilot in your organization".

Only organization owners can configure and view details about the organization's Copilot Business subscription.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get Copilot seat information and settings for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

organization_copilot_seat_management:write

Parameters for "Get Copilot seat information and settings for an organization"

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

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

HTTP response status codes for "Get Copilot seat information and settings for an organization"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	There is a problem with your account's associated payment method.
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Get Copilot seat information and settings for an organization"

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/copilot/billing

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

OK

Status: 200

{
  "seat_breakdown": {
    "total": 12,
    "added_this_cycle": 9,
    "pending_invitation": 0,
    "pending_cancellation": 0,
    "active_this_cycle": 12,
    "inactive_this_cycle": 11
  },
  "seat_management_setting": "assign_selected",
  "public_code_suggestions": "block"
}

List all Copilot seat assignments for an organization

Note: This endpoint is in beta and is subject to change.

Lists all Copilot seat assignments for an organization that are currently being billed (either active or pending cancellation at the start of the next billing cycle).

Only organization owners can configure and view details about the organization's Copilot Business or Enterprise subscription.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "List all Copilot seat assignments for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

organization_copilot_seat_management:write

Parameters for "List all Copilot seat assignments for an organization"

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

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

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`page` integer The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: `1`
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: `50`

HTTP response status codes for "List all Copilot seat assignments for an organization"

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

Code samples for "List all Copilot seat assignments for an organization"

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/copilot/billing/seats

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

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_seats": 2,
  "seats": [
    {
      "created_at": "2021-08-03T18:00:00-06:00",
      "updated_at": "2021-09-23T15:00:00-06:00",
      "pending_cancellation_date": null,
      "last_activity_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:32-06:00",
      "last_activity_editor": "vscode/1.77.3/copilot/1.86.82",
      "assignee": {
        "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
      },
      "assigning_team": {
        "id": 1,
        "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
        "url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/github/teams/justice-league",
        "name": "Justice League",
        "slug": "justice-league",
        "description": "A great team.",
        "privacy": "closed",
        "notification_setting": "notifications_enabled",
        "permission": "admin",
        "members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
        "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
        "parent": null
      }
    },
    {
      "created_at": "2021-09-23T18:00:00-06:00",
      "updated_at": "2021-09-23T15:00:00-06:00",
      "pending_cancellation_date": "2021-11-01",
      "last_activity_at": "2021-10-13T00:53:32-06:00",
      "last_activity_editor": "vscode/1.77.3/copilot/1.86.82",
      "assignee": {
        "login": "octokitten",
        "id": 1,
        "node_id": "MDQ76VNlcjE=",
        "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octokitten_happy.gif",
        "gravatar_id": "",
        "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/octokitten",
        "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/followers",
        "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/following{/other_user}",
        "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/gists{/gist_id}",
        "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
        "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/subscriptions",
        "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/orgs",
        "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/repos",
        "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/events{/privacy}",
        "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octokitten/received_events",
        "type": "User",
        "site_admin": false
      }
    }
  ]
}

Add teams to the Copilot subscription for an organization

Note: This endpoint is in beta and is subject to change.

Purchases a GitHub Copilot seat for all users within each specified team. The organization will be billed accordingly. For more information about Copilot pricing, see "Pricing for GitHub Copilot".

Only organization owners can configure GitHub Copilot in their organization.

In order for an admin to use this endpoint, the organization must have a Copilot Business or Enterprise subscription and a configured suggestion matching policy. For more information about setting up a Copilot subscription, see "Setting up a Copilot subscription for your organization". For more information about setting a suggestion matching policy, see "Configuring suggestion matching policies for GitHub Copilot in your organization".

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Add teams to the Copilot subscription for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

organization_copilot_seat_management:write

Parameters for "Add teams to the Copilot subscription for an organization"

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

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

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`selected_teams` array of strings Required List of team names within the organization to which to grant access to GitHub Copilot.

HTTP response status codes for "Add teams to the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Status code	Description
`201`	OK
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Copilot Business or Enterprise is not enabled for this organization, billing has not been set up for this organization, a public code suggestions policy has not been set for this organization, or the organization's Copilot access setting is set to enable Copilot for all users or is unconfigured.
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Add teams to the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Request example

post/orgs/{org}/copilot/billing/selected_teams

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/orgs/ORG/copilot/billing/selected_teams \
  -d '{"selected_teams":["engteam1","engteam2","engteam3"]}'

OK

Status: 201

{
  "seats_created": 5
}

Remove teams from the Copilot subscription for an organization

Note: This endpoint is in beta and is subject to change.

Cancels the Copilot seat assignment for all members of each team specified. This will cause the members of the specified team(s) to lose access to GitHub Copilot at the end of the current billing cycle, and the organization will not be billed further for those users.

For more information about Copilot pricing, see "Pricing for GitHub Copilot".

For more information about disabling access to Copilot Business or Enterprise, see "Revoking access to GitHub Copilot for specific users in your organization".

Only organization owners can configure GitHub Copilot in their organization.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Remove teams from the Copilot subscription for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

organization_copilot_seat_management:write

Parameters for "Remove teams from the Copilot subscription for an organization"

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

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

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`selected_teams` array of strings Required The names of teams from which to revoke access to GitHub Copilot.

HTTP response status codes for "Remove teams from the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Copilot Business or Enterprise is not enabled for this organization, billing has not been set up for this organization, a public code suggestions policy has not been set for this organization, or the organization's Copilot access setting is set to enable Copilot for all users or is unconfigured.
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Remove teams from the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Request example

delete/orgs/{org}/copilot/billing/selected_teams

curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/copilot/billing/selected_teams \
  -d '{"selected_teams":["engteam1","engteam2","engteam3"]}'

OK

Status: 200

{
  "seats_cancelled": 5
}

Add users to the Copilot subscription for an organization

Note: This endpoint is in beta and is subject to change.

Purchases a GitHub Copilot seat for each user specified. The organization will be billed accordingly. For more information about Copilot pricing, see "Pricing for GitHub Copilot".

Only organization owners can configure GitHub Copilot in their organization.

In order for an admin to use this endpoint, the organization must have a Copilot Business or Enterprise subscription and a configured suggestion matching policy. For more information about setting up a Copilot subscription, see "Setting up a Copilot subscription for your organization". For more information about setting a suggestion matching policy, see "Configuring suggestion matching policies for GitHub Copilot in your organization".

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Add users to the Copilot subscription for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

organization_copilot_seat_management:write

Parameters for "Add users to the Copilot subscription for an organization"

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

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

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`selected_usernames` array of strings Required The usernames of the organization members to be granted access to GitHub Copilot.

HTTP response status codes for "Add users to the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Status code	Description
`201`	OK
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Copilot Business or Enterprise is not enabled for this organization, billing has not been set up for this organization, a public code suggestions policy has not been set for this organization, or the organization's Copilot access setting is set to enable Copilot for all users or is unconfigured.
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Add users to the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Request example

post/orgs/{org}/copilot/billing/selected_users

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/orgs/ORG/copilot/billing/selected_users \
  -d '{"selected_usernames":["cooluser1","hacker2","octocat"]}'

OK

Status: 201

{
  "seats_created": 5
}

Remove users from the Copilot subscription for an organization

Note: This endpoint is in beta and is subject to change.

Cancels the Copilot seat assignment for each user specified. This will cause the specified users to lose access to GitHub Copilot at the end of the current billing cycle, and the organization will not be billed further for those users.

For more information about Copilot pricing, see "Pricing for GitHub Copilot".

For more information about disabling access to Copilot Business or Enterprise, see "Revoking access to GitHub Copilot for specific users in your organization".

Only organization owners can configure GitHub Copilot in their organization.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Remove users from the Copilot subscription for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

organization_copilot_seat_management:write

Parameters for "Remove users from the Copilot subscription for an organization"

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

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

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`selected_usernames` array of strings Required The usernames of the organization members for which to revoke access to GitHub Copilot.

HTTP response status codes for "Remove users from the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Copilot Business or Enterprise is not enabled for this organization, billing has not been set up for this organization, a public code suggestions policy has not been set for this organization, the seat management setting is set to enable Copilot for all users or is unconfigured, or a user's seat cannot be cancelled because it was assigned to them via a team.
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Remove users from the Copilot subscription for an organization"

Request example

delete/orgs/{org}/copilot/billing/selected_users

curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/copilot/billing/selected_users \
  -d '{"selected_usernames":["cooluser1","hacker2","octocat"]}'

OK

Status: 200

{
  "seats_cancelled": 5
}

Get Copilot seat assignment details for a user

Note: This endpoint is in beta and is subject to change.

Gets the GitHub Copilot seat assignment details for a member of an organization who currently has access to GitHub Copilot.

Organization owners can view GitHub Copilot seat assignment details for members in their organization.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get Copilot seat assignment details for a user"

This endpoint works with the following token types:

The token must have the following permission set:

organization_copilot_seat_management:write

Parameters for "Get Copilot seat assignment details for a user"

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org` string Required The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
`username` string Required The handle for the GitHub user account.

HTTP response status codes for "Get Copilot seat assignment details for a user"

Status code	Description
`200`	The user's GitHub Copilot seat details, including usage.
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Copilot Business or Enterprise is not enabled for this organization or the user has a pending organization invitation.
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Get Copilot seat assignment details for a user"

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/members/{username}/copilot

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

The user's GitHub Copilot seat details, including usage.

Status: 200

{
  "created_at": "2021-08-03T18:00:00-06:00",
  "updated_at": "2021-09-23T15:00:00-06:00",
  "pending_cancellation_date": null,
  "last_activity_at": "2021-10-14T00:53:32-06:00",
  "last_activity_editor": "vscode/1.77.3/copilot/1.86.82",
  "assignee": {
    "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
  },
  "assigning_team": {
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/github/teams/justice-league",
    "name": "Justice League",
    "slug": "justice-league",
    "description": "A great team.",
    "privacy": "closed",
    "notification_setting": "notifications_enabled",
    "permission": "admin",
    "members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
    "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
    "parent": null
  }
}