Repository interactions

Use the REST API to temporarily restrict which type of user can comment, open issues, or create pull requests in a public repository.

About repository interactions

People with owner or admin access can use the REST API to temporarily restrict which type of user can comment, open issues, or create pull requests in a public repository. When restrictions are enabled, only the specified type of GitHub user will be able to participate in interactions. Restrictions automatically expire after a defined duration. Here's more about the types of GitHub users:

Existing users: When you limit interactions to existing_users, new users with accounts less than 24 hours old who have not previously contributed and are not collaborators will be temporarily restricted in the repository.
Contributors only: When you limit interactions to contributors_only, users who have not previously contributed and are not collaborators will be temporarily restricted in the repository.
Collaborators only: When you limit interactions to collaborators_only, users who are not collaborators will be temporarily restricted in the repository.

If an interaction limit is enabled for the user or organization that owns the repository, the limit cannot be changed for the individual repository. Instead, use the User or Organization interactions endpoints to change the interaction limit.

Get interaction restrictions for a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

Shows which type of GitHub user can interact with this repository and when the restriction expires. If there are no restrictions, you will see an empty response.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/interaction-limits

curl \
  -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/interaction-limits

Response

Status: 200

{
  "limit": "collaborators_only",
  "origin": "repository",
  "expires_at": "2018-08-17T04:18:39Z"
}

Set interaction restrictions for a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

Temporarily restricts interactions to a certain type of GitHub user within the given repository. You must have owner or admin access to set these restrictions. If an interaction limit is set for the user or organization that owns this repository, you will receive a 409 Conflict response and will not be able to use this endpoint to change the interaction limit for a single repository.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`limit`stringRequired The type of GitHub user that can comment, open issues, or create pull requests while the interaction limit is in effect. Can be one of: `existing_users`, `contributors_only`, `collaborators_only`
`expiry`string The duration of the interaction restriction. Default: `one_day`. Can be one of: `one_day`, `three_days`, `one_week`, `one_month`, `six_months`

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`409`	Conflict

Code samples

put/repos/{owner}/{repo}/interaction-limits

curl \
  -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/interaction-limits \
  -d '{"limit":"collaborators_only","expiry":"one_day"}'

Response

Status: 200

{
  "limit": "collaborators_only",
  "origin": "repository",
  "expires_at": "2018-08-17T04:18:39Z"
}

Remove interaction restrictions for a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

Removes all interaction restrictions from the given repository. You must have owner or admin access to remove restrictions. If the interaction limit is set for the user or organization that owns this repository, you will receive a 409 Conflict response and will not be able to use this endpoint to change the interaction limit for a single repository.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content
`409`	Conflict

Code samples

delete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/interaction-limits

curl \
  -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/interaction-limits

Response

Status: 204