REST API endpoints for Project (classic) collaborators - GitHub Enterprise Server 3.15 Docs

The REST API to manage projects (classic) only supports authentication using a personal access token (classic). For more information, see "Managing your personal access tokens."

List project collaborators

Lists the collaborators for an organization project. For a project, 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. You must be an organization owner or a project admin to list collaborators.

Fine-grained access tokens for "List project collaborators"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have at least one of the following permission sets:

"Projects" repository permissions (write)
"Projects" organization permissions (admin)

Parameters for "List project collaborators"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`project_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the project.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`affiliation` string Filters the collaborators by their affiliation. `outside` means outside collaborators of a project that are not a member of the project's organization. `direct` means collaborators with permissions to a project, regardless of organization membership status. `all` means all collaborators the authenticated user can see. Default: `all` Can be one of: `outside`, `direct`, `all`
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: `30`
`page` integer The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: `1`

HTTP response status codes for "List project collaborators"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "List project collaborators"

Request example

get/projects/{project_id}/collaborators

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/projects/PROJECT_ID/collaborators

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  }
]

Add project collaborator

Adds a collaborator to an organization project and sets their permission level. You must be an organization owner or a project admin to add a collaborator.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Add project collaborator"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have at least one of the following permission sets:

"Projects" repository permissions (write)
"Projects" organization permissions (admin)

Parameters for "Add project collaborator"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`project_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the project.
`username` string Required The handle for the GitHub user account.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`permission` string The permission to grant the collaborator. Default: `write` Can be one of: `read`, `write`, `admin`

HTTP response status codes for "Add project collaborator"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Add project collaborator"

Request example

put/projects/{project_id}/collaborators/{username}

curl -L \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/projects/PROJECT_ID/collaborators/USERNAME \
  -d '{"permission":"write"}'

Response

Status: 204

Remove user as a collaborator

Removes a collaborator from an organization project. You must be an organization owner or a project admin to remove a collaborator.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Remove user as a collaborator"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have at least one of the following permission sets:

"Projects" repository permissions (write)
"Projects" organization permissions (admin)

Parameters for "Remove user as a collaborator"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`project_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the project.
`username` string Required The handle for the GitHub user account.

HTTP response status codes for "Remove user as a collaborator"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Remove user as a collaborator"

Request example

delete/projects/{project_id}/collaborators/{username}

curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/projects/PROJECT_ID/collaborators/USERNAME

Response

Status: 204

Get project permission for a user

Returns the collaborator's permission level for an organization project. Possible values for the permission key: admin, write, read, none. You must be an organization owner or a project admin to review a user's permission level.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get project permission for a user"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have at least one of the following permission sets:

"Projects" repository permissions (write)
"Projects" organization permissions (admin)

Parameters for "Get project permission for a user"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`project_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the project.
`username` string Required The handle for the GitHub user account.

HTTP response status codes for "Get project permission for a user"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Get project permission for a user"

Request example

get/projects/{project_id}/collaborators/{username}/permission

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/projects/PROJECT_ID/collaborators/USERNAME/permission

Response

Status: 200

{
  "permission": "admin",
  "user": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  }
}