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Deployment statuses
Use the REST API to manage deployment statuses.
List deployment statuses
Users with pull access can view deployment statuses for a deployment:
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. |
deployment_id integerRequireddeployment_id parameter |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integerThe number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integerPage number of the results to fetch. Default: |
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/deployments/DEPLOYMENT_ID/statuses
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/example/deployments/42/statuses/1",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDE2OkRlcGxveW1lbnRTdGF0dXMx",
"state": "success",
"creator": {
"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
},
"description": "Deployment finished successfully.",
"environment": "production",
"target_url": "https://example.com/deployment/42/output",
"created_at": "2012-07-20T01:19:13Z",
"updated_at": "2012-07-20T01:19:13Z",
"deployment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/example/deployments/42",
"repository_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/example",
"environment_url": "https://test-branch.lab.acme.com",
"log_url": "https://example.com/deployment/42/output"
}
]
Create a deployment status
Users with push
access can create deployment statuses for a given deployment.
GitHub Apps require read & write
access to "Deployments" and read-only
access to "Repo contents" (for private repos). OAuth Apps require the repo_deployment
scope.
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. |
deployment_id integerRequireddeployment_id parameter |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
state stringRequiredThe state of the status. When you set a transient deployment to Can be one of: |
target_url stringThe target URL to associate with this status. This URL should contain output to keep the user updated while the task is running or serve as historical information for what happened in the deployment. Note: It's recommended to use the Default: |
log_url stringThe full URL of the deployment's output. This parameter replaces Default: |
description stringA short description of the status. The maximum description length is 140 characters. Default: |
environment stringName for the target deployment environment, which can be changed when setting a deploy status. For example, Can be one of: |
environment_url stringSets the URL for accessing your environment. Default: Default: |
auto_inactive booleanAdds a new |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
201 | Created |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/deployments/DEPLOYMENT_ID/statuses \
-d '{"environment":"production","state":"success","log_url":"https://example.com/deployment/42/output","description":"Deployment finished successfully."}'
Response
Status: 201
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/example/deployments/42/statuses/1",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDE2OkRlcGxveW1lbnRTdGF0dXMx",
"state": "success",
"creator": {
"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
},
"description": "Deployment finished successfully.",
"environment": "production",
"target_url": "https://example.com/deployment/42/output",
"created_at": "2012-07-20T01:19:13Z",
"updated_at": "2012-07-20T01:19:13Z",
"deployment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/example/deployments/42",
"repository_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/example",
"environment_url": "https://test-branch.lab.acme.com",
"log_url": "https://example.com/deployment/42/output"
}
Get a deployment status
Users with pull access can view a deployment status for a deployment:
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. |
deployment_id integerRequireddeployment_id parameter |
status_id integerRequired |
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/deployments/DEPLOYMENT_ID/statuses/STATUS_ID
Response
Status: 200
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/example/deployments/42/statuses/1",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDE2OkRlcGxveW1lbnRTdGF0dXMx",
"state": "success",
"creator": {
"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
},
"description": "Deployment finished successfully.",
"environment": "production",
"target_url": "https://example.com/deployment/42/output",
"created_at": "2012-07-20T01:19:13Z",
"updated_at": "2012-07-20T01:19:13Z",
"deployment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/example/deployments/42",
"repository_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/example",
"environment_url": "https://test-branch.lab.acme.com",
"log_url": "https://example.com/deployment/42/output"
}