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REST API endpoints for enterprise code security and analysis

Use the REST API to manage code security and analysis features for your enterprise.

These endpoints only support authentication using a personal access token (classic). For more information, see "Managing your personal access tokens."

Get code security and analysis features for an enterprise

Gets code security and analysis settings for the specified enterprise.

The authenticated user must be an administrator of the enterprise in order to use this endpoint.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get code security and analysis features for an enterprise"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

Parameters for "Get code security and analysis features for an enterprise"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
enterprise string Required

The slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id.

HTTP response status codes for "Get code security and analysis features for an enterprise"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

404

Resource not found

Code samples for "Get code security and analysis features for an enterprise"

Request example

get/enterprises/{enterprise}/code_security_and_analysis
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/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/code_security_and_analysis

Response

Status: 200
{ "advanced_security_enabled_for_new_repositories": true, "dependabot_alerts_enabled_for_new_repositories": true, "secret_scanning_enabled_for_new_repositories": true, "secret_scanning_push_protection_enabled_for_new_repositories": true, "secret_scanning_push_protection_custom_link": "https://github.com/test-org/test-repo/blob/main/README.md", "secret_scanning_validity_checks_enabled": true }

Update code security and analysis features for an enterprise

Updates the settings for advanced security, Dependabot alerts, secret scanning, and push protection for new repositories in an enterprise.

The authenticated user must be an administrator of the enterprise to use this endpoint.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Update code security and analysis features for an enterprise"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

Parameters for "Update code security and analysis features for an enterprise"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
enterprise string Required

The slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
advanced_security_enabled_for_new_repositories boolean

Whether GitHub Advanced Security is automatically enabled for new repositories. For more information, see "About GitHub Advanced Security."

advanced_security_enabled_new_user_namespace_repos boolean

Whether GitHub Advanced Security is automatically enabled for new user namespace repositories. For more information, see "About GitHub Advanced Security."

dependabot_alerts_enabled_for_new_repositories boolean

Whether Dependabot alerts are automatically enabled for new repositories. For more information, see "About Dependabot alerts."

secret_scanning_enabled_for_new_repositories boolean

Whether secret scanning is automatically enabled for new repositories. For more information, see "About secret scanning."

secret_scanning_push_protection_enabled_for_new_repositories boolean

Whether secret scanning push protection is automatically enabled for new repositories. For more information, see "Protecting pushes with secret scanning."

secret_scanning_push_protection_custom_link string or null

The URL that will be displayed to contributors who are blocked from pushing a secret. For more information, see "Protecting pushes with secret scanning." To disable this functionality, set this field to null.

secret_scanning_validity_checks_enabled boolean or null

Whether secret scanning automatic validity checks on supported partner tokens is enabled for all repositories under this enterprise.

HTTP response status codes for "Update code security and analysis features for an enterprise"

Status codeDescription
204

Action started

404

Resource not found

422

The action could not be taken due to an in progress enablement, or a policy is preventing enablement

Code samples for "Update code security and analysis features for an enterprise"

Request example

patch/enterprises/{enterprise}/code_security_and_analysis
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/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/code_security_and_analysis \ -d '{"advanced_security_enabled_for_new_repositories":true,"advanced_security_enabled_new_user_namespace_repos":true,"dependabot_alerts_enabled_for_new_repositories":true,"secret_scanning_enabled_for_new_repositories":true,"secret_scanning_push_protection_enabled_for_new_repositories":true,"secret_scanning_push_protection_custom_link":"https://github.com/test-org/test-repo/blob/main/README.md","secret_scanning_validity_checks_enabled":true}'

Action started

Status: 204

Enable or disable a security feature

Enables or disables the specified security feature for all repositories in an enterprise.

The authenticated user must be an administrator of the enterprise to use this endpoint.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Enable or disable a security feature"

This endpoint does not work with GitHub App user access tokens, GitHub App installation access tokens, or fine-grained personal access tokens.

Parameters for "Enable or disable a security feature"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
enterprise string Required

The slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id.

security_product string Required

The security feature to enable or disable.

Can be one of: advanced_security, advanced_security_user_namespace, dependabot_alerts, secret_scanning, secret_scanning_push_protection

enablement string Required

The action to take.

enable_all means to enable the specified security feature for all repositories in the enterprise. disable_all means to disable the specified security feature for all repositories in the enterprise.

Can be one of: enable_all, disable_all

HTTP response status codes for "Enable or disable a security feature"

Status codeDescription
204

Action started

404

Resource not found

422

The action could not be taken due to an in progress enablement, or a policy is preventing enablement

Code samples for "Enable or disable a security feature"

Request example

post/enterprises/{enterprise}/{security_product}/{enablement}
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/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/SECURITY_PRODUCT/ENABLEMENT

Action started

Status: 204