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Repository autolinks
Use the REST API to add autolinks to external resources.
About repository autolinks
To help streamline your workflow, you can use the REST API to add autolinks to external resources like JIRA issues and Zendesk tickets. For more information, see "Configuring autolinks to reference external resources."
GitHub Apps require repository administration permissions with read or write access to use these endpoints.
List all autolinks of a repository
This returns a list of autolinks configured for the given repository.
Information about autolinks are only available to repository administrators.
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
page integerPage number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/autolinks
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 1,
"key_prefix": "TICKET-",
"url_template": "https://example.com/TICKET?query=<num>"
}
]
Create an autolink reference for a repository
Users with admin access to the repository can create an autolink.
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
key_prefix stringRequiredThe prefix appended by a number will generate a link any time it is found in an issue, pull request, or commit. |
url_template stringRequiredThe URL must contain |
is_alphanumeric booleanWhether this autolink reference matches alphanumeric characters. If true, the Default: |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
201 | Created |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/autolinks \
-d '{"key_prefix":"TICKET-","url_template":"https://example.com/TICKET?query=<num>","is_alphanumeric":true}'
response
Status: 201
{
"id": 1,
"key_prefix": "TICKET-",
"url_template": "https://example.com/TICKET?query=<num>"
}
Get an autolink reference of a repository
This returns a single autolink reference by ID that was configured for the given repository.
Information about autolinks are only available to repository administrators.
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
autolink_id integerRequiredThe unique identifier of the autolink. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
404 | Resource not found |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/autolinks/AUTOLINK_ID
Response
Status: 200
{
"id": 1,
"key_prefix": "TICKET-",
"url_template": "https://example.com/TICKET?query=<num>"
}
Delete an autolink reference from a repository
This deletes a single autolink reference by ID that was configured for the given repository.
Information about autolinks are only available to repository administrators.
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
autolink_id integerRequiredThe unique identifier of the autolink. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
404 | Resource not found |
Code samples
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/autolinks/AUTOLINK_ID
Response
Status: 204