Rule Suites

Use the REST API to manage rule suites for repositories.

Note: The API endpoints for rule suites are in public beta and subject to change.

List repository rule suites

Lists suites of rule evaluations at the repository level. For more information, see "Managing rulesets for a repository."

Parameters for "List repository rule suites"

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner` string Required The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Required The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`ref` string The name of the ref. Cannot contain wildcard characters. When specified, only rule evaluations triggered for this ref will be returned.
`time_period` string The time period to filter by. For example, `day` will filter for rule suites that occurred in the past 24 hours, and `week` will filter for insights that occurred in the past 7 days (168 hours). Default: `day` Can be one of: `hour`, `day`, `week`, `month`
`actor_name` string The handle for the GitHub user account to filter on. When specified, only rule evaluations triggered by this actor will be returned.
`rule_suite_result` string The rule results to filter on. When specified, only suites with this result will be returned. Default: `all` Can be one of: `pass`, `fail`, `bypass`, `all`
`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 repository rule suites"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "List repository rule suites"

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/rulesets/rule-suites

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/rulesets/rule-suites

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "id": 21,
    "actor_id": 12,
    "username": "octocat",
    "before_sha": "893f768e172fb1bc9c5d6f3dd48557e45f14e01d",
    "after_sha": "dedd88641a362b6b4ea872da4847d6131a164d01",
    "ref": "refs/heads/i-see-everything",
    "repository_id": 404,
    "repository_name": "octo-repo",
    "pushed_at": "2023-07-06T08:43:03Z",
    "result": "bypass"
  },
  {
    "id": 25,
    "actor_id": 11,
    "username": "not-octocat",
    "before_sha": "48994e4e01ccc943624c6231f172702b82b233cc",
    "after_sha": "ecfd5a1025fa271a33ca5608d089476a2df3c9a1",
    "ref": "refs/heads/i-am-everything",
    "repository_id": 404,
    "repository_name": "octo-repo",
    "pushed_at": "2023-07-07T08:43:03Z",
    "result": "pass",
    "evaluation_result": "fail"
  }
]

Get a repository rule suite

Works with GitHub Apps

Gets information about a suite of rule evaluations from within a repository. For more information, see "Managing rulesets for a repository."

Parameters for "Get a repository rule suite"

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner` string Required The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Required The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`rule_suite_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the rule suite result. To get this ID, you can use GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/rulesets/rule-suites for repositories and GET /orgs/{org}/rulesets/rule-suites for organizations.

HTTP response status codes for "Get a repository rule suite"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Get a repository rule suite"

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/rulesets/rule-suites/{rule_suite_id}

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/rulesets/rule-suites/RULE_SUITE_ID

Response

Status: 200

{
  "id": 21,
  "actor_id": 12,
  "username": "octocat",
  "before_sha": "893f768e172fb1bc9c5d6f3dd48557e45f14e01d",
  "after_sha": "dedd88641a362b6b4ea872da4847d6131a164d01",
  "ref": "refs/heads/i-see-everything",
  "repository_id": 404,
  "repository_name": "octo-repo",
  "pushed_at": "2023-07-06T08:43:03Z",
  "result": "bypass",
  "evaluation_result": "fail",
  "rule_evaluations": [
    {
      "rule_source": {
        "type": "ruleset",
        "id": 2,
        "name": "Author email must be a GitHub email address"
      },
      "enforcement": "active",
      "result": "pass",
      "rule_type": "commit_author_email_pattern"
    },
    {
      "rule_source": {
        "type": "protected_branch"
      },
      "enforcement": "active",
      "result": "fail",
      "rule_type": "pull_request",
      "details": "Changes must be made through a pull request."
    },
    {
      "rule_source": {
        "type": "ruleset",
        "id": 3,
        "name": "Evaluate commit message pattern"
      },
      "enforcement": "evaluate",
      "result": "fail",
      "rule_type": "commit_message_pattern"
    }
  ]
}