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Protected branches
Use the REST API to manage protected branches.
Get branch protection
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
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/branches/BRANCH/protection
Response
Status: 200
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection",
"required_status_checks": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_status_checks",
"contexts": [
"continuous-integration/travis-ci"
],
"contexts_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_status_checks/contexts",
"enforcement_level": "non_admins"
},
"enforce_admins": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/enforce_admins",
"enabled": true
},
"required_pull_request_reviews": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_pull_request_reviews",
"dismissal_restrictions": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions",
"users_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/users",
"teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/teams",
"users": [
{
"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
}
],
"teams": [
{
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/github/teams/justice-league",
"name": "Justice League",
"slug": "justice-league",
"description": "A great team.",
"privacy": "closed",
"permission": "admin",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
"repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
"parent": null
}
],
"apps": [
{
"id": 1,
"slug": "octoapp",
"node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
"owner": {
"login": "github",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
"hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/hooks",
"issues_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/issues",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/members{/member}",
"public_members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/public_members{/member}",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"description": "A great organization"
},
"name": "Octocat App",
"description": "",
"external_url": "https://example.com",
"html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp",
"created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"permissions": {
"metadata": "read",
"contents": "read",
"issues": "write",
"single_file": "write"
},
"events": [
"push",
"pull_request"
]
}
]
},
"dismiss_stale_reviews": true,
"require_code_owner_reviews": true,
"required_approving_review_count": 2
},
"restrictions": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions",
"users_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions/users",
"teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions/teams",
"apps_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions/apps",
"users": [
{
"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
}
],
"teams": [
{
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/github/teams/justice-league",
"name": "Justice League",
"slug": "justice-league",
"description": "A great team.",
"privacy": "closed",
"permission": "admin",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
"repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
"parent": null
}
],
"apps": [
{
"id": 1,
"slug": "octoapp",
"node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
"owner": {
"login": "github",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
"hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/hooks",
"issues_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/issues",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/members{/member}",
"public_members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/public_members{/member}",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"description": "A great organization"
},
"name": "Octocat App",
"description": "",
"external_url": "https://example.com",
"html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp",
"created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"permissions": {
"metadata": "read",
"contents": "read",
"issues": "write",
"single_file": "write"
},
"events": [
"push",
"pull_request"
]
}
]
},
"required_linear_history": {
"enabled": true
},
"allow_force_pushes": {
"enabled": true
},
"allow_deletions": {
"enabled": true
},
"required_conversation_resolution": {
"enabled": true
}
}
Update branch protection
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Protecting a branch requires admin or owner permissions to the repository.
Note: Passing new arrays of users
and teams
replaces their previous values.
Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.
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. | ||||||||||||||||
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. | ||||||||||||||||
Body parameters | ||||||||||||||||
Name, Type, Description | ||||||||||||||||
required_status_checks object or nullRequiredRequire status checks to pass before merging. Set to | ||||||||||||||||
Properties of |
Name, Type, Description | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
strict booleanRequiredRequire branches to be up to date before merging. | ||||||
contexts array of stringsRequiredDeprecated: The list of status checks to require in order to merge into this branch. If any of these checks have recently been set by a particular GitHub App, they will be required to come from that app in future for the branch to merge. Use | ||||||
checks array of objectsThe list of status checks to require in order to merge into this branch. | ||||||
Properties of |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
context stringRequiredThe name of the required check |
app_id integerThe ID of the GitHub App that must provide this check. Omit this field to automatically select the GitHub App that has recently provided this check, or any app if it was not set by a GitHub App. Pass -1 to explicitly allow any app to set the status. |
enforce_admins
boolean or nullRequiredEnforce all configured restrictions for administrators. Set to true
to enforce required status checks for repository administrators. Set to null
to disable.
required_pull_request_reviews
object or nullRequiredRequire at least one approving review on a pull request, before merging. Set to null
to disable.
Properties of required_pull_request_reviews
Name, Type, Description | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
dismissal_restrictions objectSpecify which users, teams, and apps can dismiss pull request reviews. Pass an empty | |||||||
Properties of |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
users array of stringsThe list of user |
teams array of stringsThe list of team |
apps array of stringsThe list of app |
dismiss_stale_reviews
booleanSet to true
if you want to automatically dismiss approving reviews when someone pushes a new commit.
require_code_owner_reviews
booleanBlocks merging pull requests until code owners review them.
required_approving_review_count
integerSpecify the number of reviewers required to approve pull requests. Use a number between 1 and 6.
restrictions
object or nullRequiredRestrict who can push to the protected branch. User, app, and team restrictions
are only available for organization-owned repositories. Set to null
to disable.
Properties of restrictions
Name, Type, Description |
---|
users array of stringsRequiredThe list of user |
teams array of stringsRequiredThe list of team |
apps array of stringsThe list of app |
required_linear_history
booleanEnforces a linear commit Git history, which prevents anyone from pushing merge commits to a branch. Set to true
to enforce a linear commit history. Set to false
to disable a linear commit Git history. Your repository must allow squash merging or rebase merging before you can enable a linear commit history. Default: false
. For more information, see "Requiring a linear commit history" in the GitHub Help documentation.
allow_force_pushes
boolean or nullPermits force pushes to the protected branch by anyone with write access to the repository. Set to true
to allow force pushes. Set to false
or null
to block force pushes. Default: false
. For more information, see "Enabling force pushes to a protected branch" in the GitHub Help documentation."
allow_deletions
booleanAllows deletion of the protected branch by anyone with write access to the repository. Set to false
to prevent deletion of the protected branch. Default: false
. For more information, see "Enabling force pushes to a protected branch" in the GitHub Help documentation.
block_creations
booleanIf set to true
, the restrictions
branch protection settings which limits who can push will also block pushes which create new branches, unless the push is initiated by a user, team, or app which has the ability to push. Set to true
to restrict new branch creation. Default: false
.
required_conversation_resolution
booleanRequires all conversations on code to be resolved before a pull request can be merged into a branch that matches this rule. Set to false
to disable. Default: false
.
contexts
array of stringsThe list of status checks to require in order to merge into this branch.
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
403 | Forbidden |
404 | Resource not found |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/BRANCH/protection \
-d '{"required_status_checks":{"strict":true,"contexts":["continuous-integration/travis-ci"]},"enforce_admins":true,"required_pull_request_reviews":{"dismissal_restrictions":{"users":["octocat"],"teams":["justice-league"]},"dismiss_stale_reviews":true,"require_code_owner_reviews":true,"required_approving_review_count":2,"bypass_pull_request_allowances":{"users":["octocat"],"teams":["justice-league"]}},"restrictions":{"users":["octocat"],"teams":["justice-league"],"apps":["super-ci"]},"required_linear_history":true,"allow_force_pushes":true,"allow_deletions":true,"block_creations":true,"required_conversation_resolution":true}'
Response
Status: 200
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches/main/protection",
"required_status_checks": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches/main/protection/required_status_checks",
"strict": true,
"contexts": [
"continuous-integration/travis-ci"
],
"contexts_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches/main/protection/required_status_checks/contexts",
"checks": [
{
"context": "continuous-integration/travis-ci",
"app_id": null
}
]
},
"restrictions": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches/main/protection/restrictions",
"users_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches/main/protection/restrictions/users",
"teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches/main/protection/restrictions/teams",
"apps_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches/main/protection/restrictions/apps",
"users": [],
"teams": [],
"apps": []
},
"required_pull_request_reviews": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches/main/protection/required_pull_request_reviews",
"dismiss_stale_reviews": true,
"require_code_owner_reviews": true,
"required_approving_review_count": 2,
"dismissal_restrictions": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches/main/protection/dismissal_restrictions",
"users_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches/main/protection/dismissal_restrictions/users",
"teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches/main/protection/dismissal_restrictions/teams",
"users": [],
"teams": [],
"apps": []
}
},
"required_signatures": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches/main/protection/required_signatures",
"enabled": false
},
"enforce_admins": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches/main/protection/enforce_admins",
"enabled": true
},
"required_linear_history": {
"enabled": true
},
"allow_force_pushes": {
"enabled": true
},
"allow_deletions": {
"enabled": true
},
"block_creations": {
"enabled": true
},
"required_conversation_resolution": {
"enabled": true
}
}
Delete branch protection
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
403 | Forbidden |
Code samples
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/BRANCH/protection
Response
Status: 204
Get admin branch protection
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
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/branches/BRANCH/protection/enforce_admins
Response
Status: 200
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/enforce_admins",
"enabled": true
}
Set admin branch protection
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Adding admin enforcement requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/BRANCH/protection/enforce_admins
Response
Status: 200
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/enforce_admins",
"enabled": true
}
Delete admin branch protection
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Removing admin enforcement requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
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/branches/BRANCH/protection/enforce_admins
Response
Status: 204
Get pull request review protection
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
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/branches/BRANCH/protection/required_pull_request_reviews
Response
Status: 200
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_pull_request_reviews",
"dismissal_restrictions": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions",
"users_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/users",
"teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/teams",
"users": [
{
"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
}
],
"teams": [
{
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/github/teams/justice-league",
"name": "Justice League",
"slug": "justice-league",
"description": "A great team.",
"privacy": "closed",
"permission": "admin",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
"repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
"parent": null
}
],
"apps": [
{
"id": 1,
"slug": "octoapp",
"node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
"owner": {
"login": "github",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
"hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/hooks",
"issues_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/issues",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/members{/member}",
"public_members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/public_members{/member}",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"description": "A great organization"
},
"name": "Octocat App",
"description": "",
"external_url": "https://example.com",
"html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp",
"created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"permissions": {
"metadata": "read",
"contents": "read",
"issues": "write",
"single_file": "write"
},
"events": [
"push",
"pull_request"
]
}
]
},
"dismiss_stale_reviews": true,
"require_code_owner_reviews": true,
"required_approving_review_count": 2
}
Update pull request review protection
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Updating pull request review enforcement requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.
Note: Passing new arrays of users
and teams
replaces their previous values.
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. | |||||||
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. | |||||||
Body parameters | |||||||
Name, Type, Description | |||||||
dismissal_restrictions objectSpecify which users, teams, and apps can dismiss pull request reviews. Pass an empty | |||||||
Properties of |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
users array of stringsThe list of user |
teams array of stringsThe list of team |
apps array of stringsThe list of app |
dismiss_stale_reviews
booleanSet to true
if you want to automatically dismiss approving reviews when someone pushes a new commit.
require_code_owner_reviews
booleanBlocks merging pull requests until code owners have reviewed.
required_approving_review_count
integerSpecifies the number of reviewers required to approve pull requests. Use a number between 1 and 6.
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-X PATCH \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/BRANCH/protection/required_pull_request_reviews \
-d '{"dismissal_restrictions":{"users":["octocat"],"teams":["justice-league"],"apps":["octoapp"]},"bypass_pull_request_allowances":{"users":["octocat"],"teams":["justice-league"],"apps":["octoapp"]},"dismiss_stale_reviews":true,"require_code_owner_reviews":true,"required_approving_review_count":2}'
Response
Status: 200
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_pull_request_reviews",
"dismissal_restrictions": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions",
"users_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/users",
"teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/teams",
"users": [
{
"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
}
],
"teams": [
{
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/github/teams/justice-league",
"name": "Justice League",
"slug": "justice-league",
"description": "A great team.",
"privacy": "closed",
"permission": "admin",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
"repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
"parent": null
}
],
"apps": [
{
"id": 1,
"slug": "octoapp",
"node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
"owner": {
"login": "github",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
"hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/hooks",
"issues_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/issues",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/members{/member}",
"public_members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/public_members{/member}",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"description": "A great organization"
},
"name": "Octocat App",
"description": "",
"external_url": "https://example.com",
"html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp",
"created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"permissions": {
"metadata": "read",
"contents": "read",
"issues": "write",
"single_file": "write"
},
"events": [
"push",
"pull_request"
]
}
]
},
"dismiss_stale_reviews": true,
"require_code_owner_reviews": true,
"required_approving_review_count": 2
}
Delete pull request review protection
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
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/branches/BRANCH/protection/required_pull_request_reviews
Response
Status: 204
Get commit signature protection
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
When authenticated with admin or owner permissions to the repository, you can use this endpoint to check whether a branch requires signed commits. An enabled status of true
indicates you must sign commits on this branch. For more information, see Signing commits with GPG in GitHub Help.
Note: You must enable branch protection to require signed commits.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
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/branches/BRANCH/protection/required_signatures
Response
Status: 200
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_signatures",
"enabled": true
}
Create commit signature protection
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
When authenticated with admin or owner permissions to the repository, you can use this endpoint to require signed commits on a branch. You must enable branch protection to require signed commits.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
404 | Resource not found |
Code samples
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/BRANCH/protection/required_signatures
Response
Status: 200
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_signatures",
"enabled": true
}
Delete commit signature protection
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
When authenticated with admin or owner permissions to the repository, you can use this endpoint to disable required signed commits on a branch. You must enable branch protection to require signed commits.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
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/branches/BRANCH/protection/required_signatures
Response
Status: 204
Get status checks protection
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
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/branches/BRANCH/protection/required_status_checks
Response
Status: 200
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_status_checks",
"strict": true,
"contexts": [
"continuous-integration/travis-ci"
],
"contexts_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_status_checks/contexts"
}
Update status check protection
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Updating required status checks requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
strict booleanRequire branches to be up to date before merging. |
contexts array of stringsThe list of status checks to require in order to merge into this branch |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
404 | Resource not found |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-X PATCH \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/BRANCH/protection/required_status_checks \
-d '{"strict":true,"contexts":["continuous-integration/travis-ci"]}'
Response
Status: 200
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_status_checks",
"strict": true,
"contexts": [
"continuous-integration/travis-ci"
],
"contexts_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_status_checks/contexts"
}
Remove status check protection
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/BRANCH/protection/required_status_checks
Response
Status: 204
Get all status check contexts
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
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/branches/BRANCH/protection/required_status_checks/contexts
Response
Status: 200
[
"continuous-integration/travis-ci"
]
Add status check contexts
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
contexts array of stringsRequiredThe name of the status checks |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
403 | Forbidden |
404 | Resource not found |
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/branches/BRANCH/protection/required_status_checks/contexts \
-d '{"contexts":["continuous-integration/travis-ci","continuous-integration/jenkins"]}'
Response
Status: 200
[
"continuous-integration/travis-ci",
"continuous-integration/jenkins"
]
Set status check contexts
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
contexts array of stringsRequiredThe name of the status checks |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
404 | Resource not found |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/BRANCH/protection/required_status_checks/contexts \
-d '{"contexts":["continuous-integration/travis-ci"]}'
Response
Status: 200
[
"continuous-integration/travis-ci"
]
Remove status check contexts
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
contexts array of stringsRequiredThe name of the status checks |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
404 | Resource not found |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/BRANCH/protection/required_status_checks/contexts \
-d '{"contexts":["continuous-integration/travis-ci"]}'
Response
Status: 200
[
"continuous-integration/travis-ci"
]
Get access restrictions
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Lists who has access to this protected branch.
Note: Users, apps, and teams restrictions
are only available for organization-owned repositories.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
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/branches/BRANCH/protection/restrictions
Response
Status: 200
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions",
"users_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions/users",
"teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions/teams",
"apps_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions/apps",
"users": [
{
"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
}
],
"teams": [
{
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/github/teams/justice-league",
"name": "Justice League",
"slug": "justice-league",
"description": "A great team.",
"privacy": "closed",
"permission": "admin",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
"repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
"parent": null
}
],
"apps": [
{
"id": 1,
"slug": "octoapp",
"node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
"owner": {
"login": "github",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
"hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/hooks",
"issues_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/issues",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/members{/member}",
"public_members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/public_members{/member}",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"description": "A great organization"
},
"name": "Octocat App",
"description": "",
"external_url": "https://example.com",
"html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp",
"created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"permissions": {
"metadata": "read",
"contents": "read",
"issues": "write",
"single_file": "write"
},
"events": [
"push",
"pull_request"
]
}
]
}
Delete access restrictions
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Disables the ability to restrict who can push to this branch.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/BRANCH/protection/restrictions
Response
Status: 204
Get apps with access to the protected branch
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Lists the GitHub Apps that have push access to this branch. Only installed GitHub Apps with write
access to the contents
permission can be added as authorized actors on a protected branch.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
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/branches/BRANCH/protection/restrictions/apps
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 1,
"slug": "octoapp",
"node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
"owner": {
"login": "github",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"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",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": true
},
"name": "Octocat App",
"description": "",
"external_url": "https://example.com",
"html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp",
"created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"permissions": {
"metadata": "read",
"contents": "read",
"issues": "write",
"single_file": "write"
},
"events": [
"push",
"pull_request"
]
}
]
Add app access restrictions
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Grants the specified apps push access for this branch. Only installed GitHub Apps with write
access to the contents
permission can be added as authorized actors on a protected branch.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
apps array of stringsRequiredThe GitHub Apps that have push access to this branch. Use the slugified version of the app name. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
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/branches/BRANCH/protection/restrictions/apps \
-d '{"apps":["octoapp"]}'
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 1,
"slug": "octoapp",
"node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
"owner": {
"login": "github",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"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",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": true
},
"name": "Octocat App",
"description": "",
"external_url": "https://example.com",
"html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp",
"created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"permissions": {
"metadata": "read",
"contents": "read",
"issues": "write",
"single_file": "write"
},
"events": [
"push",
"pull_request"
]
}
]
Set app access restrictions
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Replaces the list of apps that have push access to this branch. This removes all apps that previously had push access and grants push access to the new list of apps. Only installed GitHub Apps with write
access to the contents
permission can be added as authorized actors on a protected branch.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
apps array of stringsRequiredThe GitHub Apps that have push access to this branch. Use the slugified version of the app name. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/BRANCH/protection/restrictions/apps \
-d '{"apps":["octoapp"]}'
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 1,
"slug": "octoapp",
"node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
"owner": {
"login": "github",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"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",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": true
},
"name": "Octocat App",
"description": "",
"external_url": "https://example.com",
"html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp",
"created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"permissions": {
"metadata": "read",
"contents": "read",
"issues": "write",
"single_file": "write"
},
"events": [
"push",
"pull_request"
]
}
]
Remove app access restrictions
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Removes the ability of an app to push to this branch. Only installed GitHub Apps with write
access to the contents
permission can be added as authorized actors on a protected branch.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
apps array of stringsRequiredThe GitHub Apps that have push access to this branch. Use the slugified version of the app name. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/BRANCH/protection/restrictions/apps \
-d '{"apps":["my-app"]}'
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 1,
"slug": "octoapp",
"node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
"owner": {
"login": "github",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"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",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": true
},
"name": "Octocat App",
"description": "",
"external_url": "https://example.com",
"html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp",
"created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
"permissions": {
"metadata": "read",
"contents": "read",
"issues": "write",
"single_file": "write"
},
"events": [
"push",
"pull_request"
]
}
]
Get teams with access to the protected branch
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Lists the teams who have push access to this branch. The list includes child teams.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
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/branches/BRANCH/protection/restrictions/teams
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/github/teams/justice-league",
"name": "Justice League",
"slug": "justice-league",
"description": "A great team.",
"privacy": "closed",
"permission": "admin",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
"repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
"parent": null
}
]
Add team access restrictions
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Grants the specified teams push access for this branch. You can also give push access to child teams.
Type | Description |
---|---|
array | The teams that can have push access. Use the team's slug . Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items. |
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
teams array of stringsRequiredThe slug values for teams |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
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/branches/BRANCH/protection/restrictions/teams \
-d '{"teams":["justice-league"]}'
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/github/teams/justice-league",
"name": "Justice League",
"slug": "justice-league",
"description": "A great team.",
"privacy": "closed",
"permission": "admin",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
"repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
"parent": null
}
]
Set team access restrictions
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Replaces the list of teams that have push access to this branch. This removes all teams that previously had push access and grants push access to the new list of teams. Team restrictions include child teams.
Type | Description |
---|---|
array | The teams that can have push access. Use the team's slug . Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items. |
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
teams array of stringsRequiredThe slug values for teams |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/BRANCH/protection/restrictions/teams \
-d '{"teams":["justice-league"]}'
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/github/teams/justice-league",
"name": "Justice League",
"slug": "justice-league",
"description": "A great team.",
"privacy": "closed",
"permission": "admin",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
"repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
"parent": null
}
]
Remove team access restrictions
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Removes the ability of a team to push to this branch. You can also remove push access for child teams.
Type | Description |
---|---|
array | Teams that should no longer have push access. Use the team's slug . Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items. |
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
teams array of stringsRequiredThe slug values for teams |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/BRANCH/protection/restrictions/teams \
-d '{"teams":["justice-league"]}'
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/github/teams/justice-league",
"name": "Justice League",
"slug": "justice-league",
"description": "A great team.",
"privacy": "closed",
"permission": "admin",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
"repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
"parent": null
}
]
Get users with access to the protected branch
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Lists the people who have push access to this branch.
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
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/branches/BRANCH/protection/restrictions/users
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
}
]
Add user access restrictions
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Grants the specified people push access for this branch.
Type | Description |
---|---|
array | Usernames for people who can have push access. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items. |
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
users array of stringsRequiredThe username for users |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
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/branches/BRANCH/protection/restrictions/users \
-d '{"users":["octocat"]}'
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
}
]
Set user access restrictions
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Replaces the list of people that have push access to this branch. This removes all people that previously had push access and grants push access to the new list of people.
Type | Description |
---|---|
array | Usernames for people who can have push access. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items. |
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
users array of stringsRequiredThe username for users |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/BRANCH/protection/restrictions/users \
-d '{"users":["octocat"]}'
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
}
]
Remove user access restrictions
Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.
Removes the ability of a user to push to this branch.
Type | Description |
---|---|
array | Usernames of the people who should no longer have push access. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items. |
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. |
branch stringRequiredThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use the GraphQL API. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
users array of stringsRequiredThe username for users |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/BRANCH/protection/restrictions/users \
-d '{"users":["octocat"]}'
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
}
]