Blocking users

Use the REST API to block and unblock users in an organization.

About blocking users

The token used to authenticate the call must have the admin:org scope in order to make any blocking calls for an organization. Otherwise, the response returns HTTP 404.

List users blocked by an organization

Works with GitHub Apps

List the users blocked by an organization.

Parameters for "List users blocked by 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
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: `30`
`page` integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`

HTTP response status codes for "List users blocked by an organization"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "List users blocked by an organization"

get/orgs/{org}/blocks

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/blocks

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "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
  }
]

Check if a user is blocked by an organization

Works with GitHub Apps

Returns a 204 if the given user is blocked by the given organization. Returns a 404 if the organization is not blocking the user, or if the user account has been identified as spam by GitHub.

Parameters for "Check if a user is blocked by 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.
`username` string Required The handle for the GitHub user account.

HTTP response status codes for "Check if a user is blocked by an organization"

Status code	Description
`204`	If the user is blocked
`404`	If the user is not blocked

Code samples for "Check if a user is blocked by an organization"

get/orgs/{org}/blocks/{username}

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/blocks/USERNAME

If the user is blocked

Status: 204

Block a user from an organization

Works with GitHub Apps

Blocks the given user on behalf of the specified organization and returns a 204. If the organization cannot block the given user a 422 is returned.

Parameters for "Block a user from 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.
`username` string Required The handle for the GitHub user account.

HTTP response status codes for "Block a user from an organization"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Block a user from an organization"

put/orgs/{org}/blocks/{username}

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/orgs/ORG/blocks/USERNAME

Response

Status: 204

Unblock a user from an organization

Works with GitHub Apps

Unblocks the given user on behalf of the specified organization.

Parameters for "Unblock a user from 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.
`username` string Required The handle for the GitHub user account.

HTTP response status codes for "Unblock a user from an organization"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content

Code samples for "Unblock a user from an organization"

delete/orgs/{org}/blocks/{username}

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/blocks/USERNAME

Response

Status: 204