GitHub v3 REST API

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

{}
 
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

{}
 
application/json

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.
delete
{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"

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

Body

{}
 
application/json

List repository collaborators

For organization-owned repositories, the list of collaborators includes outside collaborators, organization members that are direct collaborators, organization members with access through team memberships, organization members with access through default organization permissions, and organization owners.

Team members will include the members of child teams.

You must authenticate using an access token with the read:org and repo scopes with push access to use this
endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the members organization permission and metadata repository permission to use this
endpoint.

get
{protocol}://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/{owner}/{repo}/collaborators

Query Parameters

affiliationstring

Filter collaborators returned by their affiliation. Can be one of:
* outside: All outside collaborators of an organization-owned repository.
* direct: All collaborators with permissions to an organization-owned repository, regardless of organization membership status.
* all: All collaborators the authenticated user can see.

Allowed values:outsidedirectall

Default:all

per_pageinteger

Results per page (max 100)

Default:30

pageinteger

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default:1

Path Parameters

ownerstringrequired
repostringrequired

Response

application/json

Response

Collaborator

loginstringrequired

Example:octocat

idintegerrequired

Example:1

emailstring | null
namestring | null
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
permissionsobject
Show Child Parameters
get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/collaborators
 
application/json