存储库内容的 REST API 终结点
使用 REST API 在存储库中创建、修改和删除 Base64 编码的内容。
Get repository content
Gets the contents of a file or directory in a repository. Specify the file path or directory with the path
parameter. If you omit the path
parameter, you will receive the contents of the repository's root directory.
This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "Media types."
application/vnd.github.raw+json
: Returns the raw file contents for files and symlinks.application/vnd.github.html+json
: Returns the file contents in HTML. Markup languages are rendered to HTML using GitHub's open-source Markup library.application/vnd.github.object+json
: Returns the contents in a consistent object format regardless of the content type. For example, instead of an array of objects for a directory, the response will be an object with anentries
attribute containing the array of objects.
If the content is a directory, the response will be an array of objects, one object for each item in the directory. When listing the contents of a directory, submodules have their "type" specified as "file". Logically, the value should be "submodule". This behavior exists for backwards compatibility purposes. In the next major version of the API, the type will be returned as "submodule".
If the content is a symlink and the symlink's target is a normal file in the repository, then the API responds with the content of the file. Otherwise, the API responds with an object describing the symlink itself.
If the content is a submodule, the submodule_git_url
field identifies the location of the submodule repository, and the sha
identifies a specific commit within the submodule repository. Git uses the given URL when cloning the submodule repository, and checks out the submodule at that specific commit. If the submodule repository is not hosted on github.com, the Git URLs (git_url
and _links["git"]
) and the github.com URLs (html_url
and _links["html"]
) will have null values.
Notes:
- To get a repository's contents recursively, you can recursively get the tree.
- This API has an upper limit of 1,000 files for a directory. If you need to retrieve more files, use the Git Trees API.
- Download URLs expire and are meant to be used just once. To ensure the download URL does not expire, please use the contents API to obtain a fresh download URL for each download.
- If the requested file's size is:
- 1 MB or smaller: All features of this endpoint are supported.
- Between 1-100 MB: Only the
raw
orobject
custom media types are supported. Both will work as normal, except that when using theobject
media type, thecontent
field will be an empty string and theencoding
field will be"none"
. To get the contents of these larger files, use theraw
media type. - Greater than 100 MB: This endpoint is not supported.
“Get repository content”的细粒度访问令牌
此端点支持以下精细令牌类型:
精细令牌必须具有以下权限集:
- "Contents" repository permissions (read)
如果仅请求公共资源,则无需身份验证或上述权限即可使用此终结点。
“Get repository content”的参数
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
accept string Setting to |
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
owner string 必须The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string 必须The name of the repository without the |
path string 必须path parameter |
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
ref string The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default: the repository’s default branch. |
“Get repository content”的 HTTP 响应状态代码
状态代码 | 说明 |
---|---|
200 | OK |
302 | Found |
304 | Not modified |
403 | Forbidden |
404 | Resource not found |
“Get repository content”的示例代码
如果你通过 GHE.com 访问 GitHub,请将 api.github.com
替换为你的企业在 api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com
上的专用子域。
请求示例
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/contents/PATH
Response if content is a file
Status: 200
{
"type": "file",
"encoding": "base64",
"size": 5362,
"name": "README.md",
"path": "README.md",
"content": "IyBZb2dhIEJvmsgaW4gcHJvZ3Jlc3MhIEZlZWwgdAoKOndhcm5pbmc6IFdvc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\\nIHdvcmtmbG93Lgo=\\n",
"sha": "3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/README.md",
"git_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/blobs/3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/README.md",
"download_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/octokit/octokit.rb/master/README.md",
"_links": {
"git": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/blobs/3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
"self": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/README.md",
"html": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/README.md"
}
}
Create or update file contents
Creates a new file or replaces an existing file in a repository.
Note
If you use this endpoint and the "Delete a file" endpoint in parallel, the concurrent requests will conflict and you will receive errors. You must use these endpoints serially instead.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo
scope to use this endpoint. The workflow
scope is also required in order to modify files in the .github/workflows
directory.
“Create or update file contents”的细粒度访问令牌
此端点支持以下精细令牌类型:
精细令牌必须至少具有以下权限集之一:
- "Contents" repository permissions (write)
- "Contents" repository permissions (write) and "Workflows" repository permissions (write)
“Create or update file contents”的参数
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
accept string Setting to |
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
owner string 必须The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string 必须The name of the repository without the |
path string 必须path parameter |
名称, 类型, 说明 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
message string 必须The commit message. | ||||
content string 必须The new file content, using Base64 encoding. | ||||
sha string Required if you are updating a file. The blob SHA of the file being replaced. | ||||
branch string The branch name. Default: the repository’s default branch. | ||||
committer object The person that committed the file. Default: the authenticated user. | ||||
Properties of |
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
name string 必须The name of the author or committer of the commit. You'll receive a |
email string 必须The email of the author or committer of the commit. You'll receive a |
date string |
author
object The author of the file. Default: The committer
or the authenticated user if you omit committer
.
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
name string 必须The name of the author or committer of the commit. You'll receive a |
email string 必须The email of the author or committer of the commit. You'll receive a |
date string |
“Create or update file contents”的 HTTP 响应状态代码
状态代码 | 说明 |
---|---|
200 | OK |
201 | Created |
404 | Resource not found |
409 | Conflict |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
“Create or update file contents”的示例代码
如果你通过 GHE.com 访问 GitHub,请将 api.github.com
替换为你的企业在 api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com
上的专用子域。
请求示例
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/repos/OWNER/REPO/contents/PATH \
-d '{"message":"my commit message","committer":{"name":"Monalisa Octocat","email":"octocat@github.com"},"content":"bXkgbmV3IGZpbGUgY29udGVudHM="}'
Response
Status: 201
{
"content": {
"name": "hello.txt",
"path": "notes/hello.txt",
"sha": "95b966ae1c166bd92f8ae7d1c313e738c731dfc3",
"size": 9,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/notes/hello.txt",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/blob/master/notes/hello.txt",
"git_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs/95b966ae1c166bd92f8ae7d1c313e738c731dfc3",
"download_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/octocat/HelloWorld/master/notes/hello.txt",
"type": "file",
"_links": {
"self": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/notes/hello.txt",
"git": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs/95b966ae1c166bd92f8ae7d1c313e738c731dfc3",
"html": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/blob/master/notes/hello.txt"
}
},
"commit": {
"sha": "7638417db6d59f3c431d3e1f261cc637155684cd",
"node_id": "MDY6Q29tbWl0NzYzODQxN2RiNmQ1OWYzYzQzMWQzZTFmMjYxY2M2MzcxNTU2ODRjZA==",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/7638417db6d59f3c431d3e1f261cc637155684cd",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/git/commit/7638417db6d59f3c431d3e1f261cc637155684cd",
"author": {
"date": "2014-11-07T22:01:45Z",
"name": "Monalisa Octocat",
"email": "octocat@github.com"
},
"committer": {
"date": "2014-11-07T22:01:45Z",
"name": "Monalisa Octocat",
"email": "octocat@github.com"
},
"message": "my commit message",
"tree": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees/691272480426f78a0138979dd3ce63b77f706feb",
"sha": "691272480426f78a0138979dd3ce63b77f706feb"
},
"parents": [
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/1acc419d4d6a9ce985db7be48c6349a0475975b5",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/git/commit/1acc419d4d6a9ce985db7be48c6349a0475975b5",
"sha": "1acc419d4d6a9ce985db7be48c6349a0475975b5"
}
],
"verification": {
"verified": false,
"reason": "unsigned",
"signature": null,
"payload": null
}
}
}
Delete a file
Deletes a file in a repository.
You can provide an additional committer
parameter, which is an object containing information about the committer. Or, you can provide an author
parameter, which is an object containing information about the author.
The author
section is optional and is filled in with the committer
information if omitted. If the committer
information is omitted, the authenticated user's information is used.
You must provide values for both name
and email
, whether you choose to use author
or committer
. Otherwise, you'll receive a 422
status code.
Note
If you use this endpoint and the "Create or update file contents" endpoint in parallel, the concurrent requests will conflict and you will receive errors. You must use these endpoints serially instead.
“Delete a file”的细粒度访问令牌
此端点支持以下精细令牌类型:
精细令牌必须至少具有以下权限集之一:
- "Contents" repository permissions (write)
- "Contents" repository permissions (write) and "Workflows" repository permissions (write)
“Delete a file”的参数
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
accept string Setting to |
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
owner string 必须The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string 必须The name of the repository without the |
path string 必须path parameter |
名称, 类型, 说明 | |||
---|---|---|---|
message string 必须The commit message. | |||
sha string 必须The blob SHA of the file being deleted. | |||
branch string The branch name. Default: the repository’s default branch | |||
committer object object containing information about the committer. | |||
Properties of |
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
name string The name of the author (or committer) of the commit |
email string The email of the author (or committer) of the commit |
author
object object containing information about the author.
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
name string The name of the author (or committer) of the commit |
email string The email of the author (or committer) of the commit |
“Delete a file”的 HTTP 响应状态代码
状态代码 | 说明 |
---|---|
200 | OK |
404 | Resource not found |
409 | Conflict |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
503 | Service unavailable |
“Delete a file”的示例代码
如果你通过 GHE.com 访问 GitHub,请将 api.github.com
替换为你的企业在 api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com
上的专用子域。
请求示例
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/repos/OWNER/REPO/contents/PATH \
-d '{"message":"my commit message","committer":{"name":"Monalisa Octocat","email":"octocat@github.com"},"sha":"329688480d39049927147c162b9d2deaf885005f"}'
Response
Status: 200
{
"content": null,
"commit": {
"sha": "7638417db6d59f3c431d3e1f261cc637155684cd",
"node_id": "MDY6Q29tbWl0NzYzODQxN2RiNmQ1OWYzYzQzMWQzZTFmMjYxY2M2MzcxNTU2ODRjZA==",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/7638417db6d59f3c431d3e1f261cc637155684cd",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/git/commit/7638417db6d59f3c431d3e1f261cc637155684cd",
"author": {
"date": "2014-11-07T22:01:45Z",
"name": "Monalisa Octocat",
"email": "octocat@github.com"
},
"committer": {
"date": "2014-11-07T22:01:45Z",
"name": "Monalisa Octocat",
"email": "octocat@github.com"
},
"message": "my commit message",
"tree": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees/691272480426f78a0138979dd3ce63b77f706feb",
"sha": "691272480426f78a0138979dd3ce63b77f706feb"
},
"parents": [
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/1acc419d4d6a9ce985db7be48c6349a0475975b5",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/git/commit/1acc419d4d6a9ce985db7be48c6349a0475975b5",
"sha": "1acc419d4d6a9ce985db7be48c6349a0475975b5"
}
],
"verification": {
"verified": false,
"reason": "unsigned",
"signature": null,
"payload": null
}
}
}
Get a repository README
Gets the preferred README for a repository.
This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "Media types."
application/vnd.github.raw+json
: Returns the raw file contents. This is the default if you do not specify a media type.application/vnd.github.html+json
: Returns the README in HTML. Markup languages are rendered to HTML using GitHub's open-source Markup library.
“Get a repository README”的参数
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
accept string Setting to |
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
owner string 必须The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string 必须The name of the repository without the |
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
ref string The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default: the repository’s default branch. |
“Get a repository README”的 HTTP 响应状态代码
状态代码 | 说明 |
---|---|
200 | OK |
304 | Not modified |
404 | Resource not found |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
“Get a repository README”的示例代码
如果你通过 GHE.com 访问 GitHub,请将 api.github.com
替换为你的企业在 api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com
上的专用子域。
请求示例
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/readme
Response
Status: 200
{
"type": "file",
"encoding": "base64",
"size": 5362,
"name": "README.md",
"path": "README.md",
"content": "encoded content ...",
"sha": "3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/README.md",
"git_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/blobs/3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/README.md",
"download_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/octokit/octokit.rb/master/README.md",
"_links": {
"git": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/blobs/3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
"self": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/README.md",
"html": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/README.md"
}
}
Get a repository README for a directory
Gets the README from a repository directory.
This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "Media types."
application/vnd.github.raw+json
: Returns the raw file contents. This is the default if you do not specify a media type.application/vnd.github.html+json
: Returns the README in HTML. Markup languages are rendered to HTML using GitHub's open-source Markup library.
“Get a repository README for a directory”的参数
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
accept string Setting to |
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
owner string 必须The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string 必须The name of the repository without the |
dir string 必须The alternate path to look for a README file |
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
ref string The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default: the repository’s default branch. |
“Get a repository README for a directory”的 HTTP 响应状态代码
状态代码 | 说明 |
---|---|
200 | OK |
404 | Resource not found |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
“Get a repository README for a directory”的示例代码
如果你通过 GHE.com 访问 GitHub,请将 api.github.com
替换为你的企业在 api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com
上的专用子域。
请求示例
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/readme/DIR
Response
Status: 200
{
"type": "file",
"encoding": "base64",
"size": 5362,
"name": "README.md",
"path": "README.md",
"content": "encoded content ...",
"sha": "3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/README.md",
"git_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/blobs/3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/README.md",
"download_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/octokit/octokit.rb/master/README.md",
"_links": {
"git": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/blobs/3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
"self": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/README.md",
"html": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/README.md"
}
}
Download a repository archive (tar)
Gets a redirect URL to download a tar archive for a repository. If you omit :ref
, the repository’s default branch (usually
main
) will be used. Please make sure your HTTP framework is configured to follow redirects or you will need to use
the Location
header to make a second GET
request.
Note
For private repositories, these links are temporary and expire after five minutes.
“Download a repository archive (tar)”的细粒度访问令牌
此端点支持以下精细令牌类型:
精细令牌必须具有以下权限集:
- "Contents" repository permissions (read)
如果仅请求公共资源,则无需身份验证或上述权限即可使用此终结点。
“Download a repository archive (tar)”的参数
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
accept string Setting to |
名称, 类型, 说明 |
---|
owner string 必须The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string 必须The name of the repository without the |
ref string 必须 |
“Download a repository archive (tar)”的 HTTP 响应状态代码
状态代码 | 说明 |
---|---|
302 | Found |
“Download a repository archive (tar)”的示例代码
如果你通过 GHE.com 访问 GitHub,请将 api.github.com
替换为你的企业在 api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com
上的专用子域。
请求示例
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/tarball/REF
Response
Status: 302
Download a repository archive (zip)
Gets a redirect URL to download a zip archive for a repository. If you omit :ref
, the repository’s default branch (usually
main
) will be used. Please make sure your HTTP framework is configured to follow redirects or you will need to use
the Location
header to make a second GET
request.
Note
For private repositories, these links are temporary and expire after five minutes. If the repository is empty, you will receive a 404 when you follow the redirect.
“Download a repository archive (zip)”的细粒度访问令牌
此端点支持以下精细令牌类型:
精细令牌必须具有以下权限集:
- "Contents" repository permissions (read)
如果仅请求公共资源,则无需身份验证或上述权限即可使用此终结点。
“Download a repository archive (zip)”的参数
名称, 类型, 说明 |
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accept string Setting to |
名称, 类型, 说明 |
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owner string 必须The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string 必须The name of the repository without the |
ref string 必须 |
“Download a repository archive (zip)”的 HTTP 响应状态代码
状态代码 | 说明 |
---|---|
302 | Found |
“Download a repository archive (zip)”的示例代码
如果你通过 GHE.com 访问 GitHub,请将 api.github.com
替换为你的企业在 api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com
上的专用子域。
请求示例
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/zipball/REF
Response
Status: 302