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GitHub v3 REST API

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.
put
{protocol}://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}/protection/restrictions/teams

Path Parameters

ownerstringrequired
repostringrequired
branchstringrequired

The name of the branch.

Body

application/json
One Of
teamsarray[string]required

teams parameter

Response

application/json

Response

Groups of organization members that gives permissions on specified repositories.

idintegerrequired
node_idstringrequired
namestringrequired
slugstringrequired
descriptionstring | nullrequired
privacystring
permissionstringrequired
permissionsobject
Show Child Parameters
urlstring(uri)required
html_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://github.com/orgs/rails/teams/core

members_urlstringrequired
repositories_urlstring(uri)required
parentobject | nullrequired

Groups of organization members that gives permissions on specified repositories.

Show Child Parameters
put/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}/protection/restrictions/teams

Body

{ "teams": [ "[]" ] }
 
application/json

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.
delete
{protocol}://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}/protection/restrictions/teams

Path Parameters

ownerstringrequired
repostringrequired
branchstringrequired

The name of the branch.

Body

application/json
One Of
teamsarray[string]required

teams parameter

Response

application/json

Response

Groups of organization members that gives permissions on specified repositories.

idintegerrequired
node_idstringrequired
namestringrequired
slugstringrequired
descriptionstring | nullrequired
privacystring
permissionstringrequired
permissionsobject
Show Child Parameters
urlstring(uri)required
html_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://github.com/orgs/rails/teams/core

members_urlstringrequired
repositories_urlstring(uri)required
parentobject | nullrequired

Groups of organization members that gives permissions on specified repositories.

Show Child Parameters
delete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}/protection/restrictions/teams

Body

{ "teams": [ "[]" ] }
 
application/json

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.

get
{protocol}://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}/protection/restrictions/users

Path Parameters

ownerstringrequired
repostringrequired
branchstringrequired

The name of the branch.

Response

application/json

Response

Simple User

namestring | null
emailstring | null
loginstringrequired

Example:octocat

idintegerrequired

Example:1

node_idstringrequired

Example:MDQ6VXNlcjE=

avatar_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif

gravatar_idstring | nullrequired

Example:41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7

urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat

html_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://github.com/octocat

followers_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers

following_urlstringrequired

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}

gists_urlstringrequired

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}

starred_urlstringrequired

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}

subscriptions_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions

organizations_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs

repos_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos

events_urlstringrequired

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}

received_events_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events

typestringrequired

Example:User

site_adminbooleanrequired
starred_atstring

Example:"2020-07-09T00:17:55Z"

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}/protection/restrictions/users
 
application/json

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.
post
{protocol}://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}/protection/restrictions/users

Path Parameters

ownerstringrequired
repostringrequired
branchstringrequired

The name of the branch.

Body

application/json
One Of
usersarray[string]required

users parameter

Response

application/json

Response

Simple User

namestring | null
emailstring | null
loginstringrequired

Example:octocat

idintegerrequired

Example:1

node_idstringrequired

Example:MDQ6VXNlcjE=

avatar_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif

gravatar_idstring | nullrequired

Example:41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7

urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat

html_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://github.com/octocat

followers_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers

following_urlstringrequired

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}

gists_urlstringrequired

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}

starred_urlstringrequired

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}

subscriptions_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions

organizations_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs

repos_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos

events_urlstringrequired

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}

received_events_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events

typestringrequired

Example:User

site_adminbooleanrequired
starred_atstring

Example:"2020-07-09T00:17:55Z"

post/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}/protection/restrictions/users

Body

{ "users": [ "[]" ] }
 
application/json

Set 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.

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.
put
{protocol}://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}/protection/restrictions/users

Path Parameters

ownerstringrequired
repostringrequired
branchstringrequired

The name of the branch.

Body

application/json
One Of
usersarray[string]required

users parameter

Response

application/json

Response

Simple User

namestring | null
emailstring | null
loginstringrequired

Example:octocat

idintegerrequired

Example:1

node_idstringrequired

Example:MDQ6VXNlcjE=

avatar_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif

gravatar_idstring | nullrequired

Example:41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7

urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat

html_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://github.com/octocat

followers_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers

following_urlstringrequired

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}

gists_urlstringrequired

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}

starred_urlstringrequired

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}

subscriptions_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions

organizations_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs

repos_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos

events_urlstringrequired

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}

received_events_urlstring(uri)required

Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events

typestringrequired

Example:User

site_adminbooleanrequired
starred_atstring

Example:"2020-07-09T00:17:55Z"

put/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}/protection/restrictions/users

Body

{ "users": [ "[]" ] }
 
application/json