REST API endpoints for code scanning
Use the REST API to retrieve and update code scanning alerts from a repository.
About code scanning
You can retrieve and update code scanning alerts from a repository. You can use the endpoints to create automated reports for the code scanning alerts in an organization or upload analysis results generated using offline code scanning tools. For more information, see "Finding security vulnerabilities and errors in your code with code scanning."
List code scanning alerts for an organization
Lists code scanning alerts for the default branch for all eligible repositories in an organization. Eligible repositories are repositories that are owned by organizations that you own or for which you are a security manager. For more information, see "Managing security managers in your organization."
The authenticated user must be an owner or security manager for the organization to use this endpoint.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the security_events
or repo
s cope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo
scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
Fine-grained access tokens for "List code scanning alerts for an organization"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Code scanning alerts" repository permissions (read)
Parameters for "List code scanning alerts for an organization"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
org string RequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
tool_name string The name of a code scanning tool. Only results by this tool will be listed. You can specify the tool by using either |
tool_guid string or null The GUID of a code scanning tool. Only results by this tool will be listed. Note that some code scanning tools may not include a GUID in their analysis data. You can specify the tool by using either |
before string A cursor, as given in the Link header. If specified, the query only searches for results before this cursor. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." |
after string A cursor, as given in the Link header. If specified, the query only searches for results after this cursor. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." |
page integer The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: |
per_page integer The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: |
direction string The direction to sort the results by. Default: Can be one of: |
state string If specified, only code scanning alerts with this state will be returned. Can be one of: |
sort string The property by which to sort the results. Default: Can be one of: |
severity string If specified, only code scanning alerts with this severity will be returned. Can be one of: |
HTTP response status codes for "List code scanning alerts for an organization"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
404 | Resource not found |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "List code scanning alerts for an organization"
Request example
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/code-scanning/alerts
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"number": 4,
"created_at": "2020-02-13T12:29:18Z",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/alerts/4",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/4",
"state": "open",
"dismissed_by": null,
"dismissed_at": null,
"dismissed_reason": null,
"dismissed_comment": null,
"rule": {
"id": "js/zipslip",
"severity": "error",
"tags": [
"security",
"external/cwe/cwe-022"
],
"description": "Arbitrary file write during zip extraction",
"name": "js/zipslip"
},
"tool": {
"name": "CodeQL",
"guid": null,
"version": "2.4.0"
},
"most_recent_instance": {
"ref": "refs/heads/main",
"analysis_key": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:CodeQL-Build",
"category": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:CodeQL-Build",
"environment": "{}",
"state": "open",
"commit_sha": "39406e42cb832f683daa691dd652a8dc36ee8930",
"message": {
"text": "This path depends on a user-provided value."
},
"location": {
"path": "spec-main/api-session-spec.ts",
"start_line": 917,
"end_line": 917,
"start_column": 7,
"end_column": 18
},
"classifications": [
"test"
]
},
"instances_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/alerts/4/instances",
"repository": {
"id": 1296269,
"node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkxMjk2MjY5",
"name": "Hello-World",
"full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
"owner": {
"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
},
"private": false,
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"description": "This your first repo!",
"fork": false,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
"archive_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
"assignees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
"blobs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
"branches_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
"collaborators_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
"compare_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
"contents_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
"contributors_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors",
"deployments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments",
"downloads_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks",
"git_commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
"git_refs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
"git_tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
"issue_comment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
"issue_events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
"issues_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
"keys_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
"labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
"languages_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages",
"merges_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges",
"milestones_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
"notifications_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since,all,participating}",
"pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
"releases_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
"stargazers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
"statuses_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
"subscribers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
"subscription_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription",
"tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags",
"teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams",
"trees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
"hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
}
},
{
"number": 3,
"created_at": "2020-02-13T12:29:18Z",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/alerts/3",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/3",
"state": "dismissed",
"dismissed_by": {
"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
},
"dismissed_at": "2020-02-14T12:29:18Z",
"dismissed_reason": "false positive",
"dismissed_comment": "This alert is not actually correct, because there's a sanitizer included in the library.",
"rule": {
"id": "js/zipslip",
"severity": "error",
"tags": [
"security",
"external/cwe/cwe-022"
],
"description": "Arbitrary file write during zip extraction",
"name": "js/zipslip"
},
"tool": {
"name": "CodeQL",
"guid": null,
"version": "2.4.0"
},
"most_recent_instance": {
"ref": "refs/heads/main",
"analysis_key": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:CodeQL-Build",
"category": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:CodeQL-Build",
"environment": "{}",
"state": "open",
"commit_sha": "39406e42cb832f683daa691dd652a8dc36ee8930",
"message": {
"text": "This path depends on a user-provided value."
},
"location": {
"path": "lib/ab12-gen.js",
"start_line": 917,
"end_line": 917,
"start_column": 7,
"end_column": 18
},
"classifications": []
},
"instances_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/alerts/3/instances",
"repository": {
"id": 1296269,
"node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkxMjk2MjY5",
"name": "Hello-World",
"full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
"owner": {
"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
},
"private": false,
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"description": "This your first repo!",
"fork": false,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
"archive_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
"assignees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
"blobs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
"branches_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
"collaborators_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
"compare_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
"contents_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
"contributors_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors",
"deployments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments",
"downloads_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks",
"git_commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
"git_refs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
"git_tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
"issue_comment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
"issue_events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
"issues_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
"keys_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
"labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
"languages_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages",
"merges_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges",
"milestones_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
"notifications_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since,all,participating}",
"pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
"releases_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
"stargazers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
"statuses_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
"subscribers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
"subscription_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription",
"tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags",
"teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams",
"trees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
"hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
}
}
]
List code scanning alerts for a repository
Lists code scanning alerts.
The response includes a most_recent_instance
object.
This provides details of the most recent instance of this alert
for the default branch (or for the specified Git reference if you used ref
in the request).
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the security_events
scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo
scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
Fine-grained access tokens for "List code scanning alerts for a repository"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Code scanning alerts" repository permissions (read)
Parameters for "List code scanning alerts for a repository"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
tool_name string The name of a code scanning tool. Only results by this tool will be listed. You can specify the tool by using either |
tool_guid string or null The GUID of a code scanning tool. Only results by this tool will be listed. Note that some code scanning tools may not include a GUID in their analysis data. You can specify the tool by using either |
page integer The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: |
per_page integer The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: |
ref string The Git reference for the results you want to list. The |
pr integer The number of the pull request for the results you want to list. |
direction string The direction to sort the results by. Default: Can be one of: |
before string A cursor, as given in the Link header. If specified, the query only searches for results before this cursor. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." |
after string A cursor, as given in the Link header. If specified, the query only searches for results after this cursor. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." |
sort string The property by which to sort the results. Default: Can be one of: |
state string If specified, only code scanning alerts with this state will be returned. Can be one of: |
severity string If specified, only code scanning alerts with this severity will be returned. Can be one of: |
HTTP response status codes for "List code scanning alerts for a repository"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
304 | Not modified |
403 | Response if GitHub Advanced Security is not enabled for this repository |
404 | Resource not found |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "List code scanning alerts for a repository"
Request example
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/alerts
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"number": 4,
"created_at": "2020-02-13T12:29:18Z",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/alerts/4",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/4",
"state": "open",
"fixed_at": null,
"dismissed_by": null,
"dismissed_at": null,
"dismissed_reason": null,
"dismissed_comment": null,
"rule": {
"id": "js/zipslip",
"severity": "error",
"tags": [
"security",
"external/cwe/cwe-022"
],
"description": "Arbitrary file write during zip extraction",
"name": "js/zipslip"
},
"tool": {
"name": "CodeQL",
"guid": null,
"version": "2.4.0"
},
"most_recent_instance": {
"ref": "refs/heads/main",
"analysis_key": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:CodeQL-Build",
"category": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:CodeQL-Build",
"environment": "{}",
"state": "open",
"commit_sha": "39406e42cb832f683daa691dd652a8dc36ee8930",
"message": {
"text": "This path depends on a user-provided value."
},
"location": {
"path": "spec-main/api-session-spec.ts",
"start_line": 917,
"end_line": 917,
"start_column": 7,
"end_column": 18
},
"classifications": [
"test"
]
},
"instances_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/alerts/4/instances"
},
{
"number": 3,
"created_at": "2020-02-13T12:29:18Z",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/alerts/3",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/3",
"state": "dismissed",
"fixed_at": null,
"dismissed_by": {
"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
},
"dismissed_at": "2020-02-14T12:29:18Z",
"dismissed_reason": "false positive",
"dismissed_comment": "This alert is not actually correct, because there's a sanitizer included in the library.",
"rule": {
"id": "js/zipslip",
"severity": "error",
"tags": [
"security",
"external/cwe/cwe-022"
],
"description": "Arbitrary file write during zip extraction",
"name": "js/zipslip"
},
"tool": {
"name": "CodeQL",
"guid": null,
"version": "2.4.0"
},
"most_recent_instance": {
"ref": "refs/heads/main",
"analysis_key": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:CodeQL-Build",
"category": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:CodeQL-Build",
"environment": "{}",
"state": "open",
"commit_sha": "39406e42cb832f683daa691dd652a8dc36ee8930",
"message": {
"text": "This path depends on a user-provided value."
},
"location": {
"path": "lib/ab12-gen.js",
"start_line": 917,
"end_line": 917,
"start_column": 7,
"end_column": 18
},
"classifications": []
},
"instances_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/alerts/3/instances"
}
]
Get a code scanning alert
Gets a single code scanning alert.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the security_events
scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo
scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
Fine-grained access tokens for "Get a code scanning alert"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Code scanning alerts" repository permissions (read)
Parameters for "Get a code scanning alert"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
alert_number integer RequiredThe number that identifies an alert. You can find this at the end of the URL for a code scanning alert within GitHub, and in the |
HTTP response status codes for "Get a code scanning alert"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
304 | Not modified |
403 | Response if GitHub Advanced Security is not enabled for this repository |
404 | Resource not found |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "Get a code scanning alert"
Request example
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/alerts/ALERT_NUMBER
Response
Status: 200
{
"number": 42,
"created_at": "2020-06-19T11:21:34Z",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/alerts/42",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/42",
"state": "dismissed",
"fixed_at": null,
"dismissed_by": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 54933897,
"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
},
"dismissed_at": "2020-02-14T12:29:18Z",
"dismissed_reason": "false positive",
"dismissed_comment": "This alert is not actually correct, because there's a sanitizer included in the library.",
"rule": {
"id": "js/zipslip",
"severity": "error",
"security_severity_level": "high",
"description": "Arbitrary file write during zip extraction (\"Zip Slip\")",
"name": "js/zipslip",
"full_description": "Extracting files from a malicious zip archive without validating that the destination file path is within the destination directory can cause files outside the destination directory to be overwritten.",
"tags": [
"security",
"external/cwe/cwe-022"
],
"help": "# Arbitrary file write during zip extraction (\"Zip Slip\")\\nExtracting files from a malicious zip archive without validating that the destination file path is within the destination directory can cause files outside the destination directory to be overwritten ...",
"help_uri": "https://codeql.github.com/"
},
"tool": {
"name": "CodeQL",
"guid": null,
"version": "2.4.0"
},
"most_recent_instance": {
"ref": "refs/heads/main",
"analysis_key": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:CodeQL-Build",
"category": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:CodeQL-Build",
"environment": "{}",
"state": "dismissed",
"commit_sha": "39406e42cb832f683daa691dd652a8dc36ee8930",
"message": {
"text": "This path depends on a user-provided value."
},
"location": {
"path": "spec-main/api-session-spec.ts",
"start_line": 917,
"end_line": 917,
"start_column": 7,
"end_column": 18
},
"classifications": [
"test"
]
},
"instances_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/alerts/42/instances"
}
Update a code scanning alert
Updates the status of a single code scanning alert.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the security_events
scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo
scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
Fine-grained access tokens for "Update a code scanning alert"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Code scanning alerts" repository permissions (write)
Parameters for "Update a code scanning alert"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
alert_number integer RequiredThe number that identifies an alert. You can find this at the end of the URL for a code scanning alert within GitHub, and in the |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
state string RequiredSets the state of the code scanning alert. You must provide Can be one of: |
dismissed_reason string or null Required when the state is dismissed. The reason for dismissing or closing the alert. Can be one of: |
dismissed_comment string or null The dismissal comment associated with the dismissal of the alert. |
HTTP response status codes for "Update a code scanning alert"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
403 | Response if the repository is archived or if GitHub Advanced Security is not enabled for this repository |
404 | Resource not found |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "Update a code scanning alert"
Request example
curl -L \
-X PATCH \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/alerts/ALERT_NUMBER \
-d '{"state":"dismissed","dismissed_reason":"false positive","dismissed_comment":"This alert is not actually correct, because there'\''s a sanitizer included in the library."}'
Response
Status: 200
{
"number": 42,
"created_at": "2020-08-25T21:28:36Z",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/alerts/42",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/42",
"state": "dismissed",
"fixed_at": null,
"dismissed_by": {
"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
},
"dismissed_at": "2020-09-02T22:34:56Z",
"dismissed_reason": "false positive",
"dismissed_comment": "This alert is not actually correct, because there's a sanitizer included in the library.",
"rule": {
"id": "js/zipslip",
"severity": "error",
"security_severity_level": "high",
"description": "Arbitrary file write during zip extraction (\"Zip Slip\")",
"name": "js/zipslip",
"full_description": "Extracting files from a malicious zip archive without validating that the destination file path is within the destination directory can cause files outside the destination directory to be overwritten.",
"tags": [
"security",
"external/cwe/cwe-022"
],
"help": "# Arbitrary file write during zip extraction (\"Zip Slip\")\\nExtracting files from a malicious zip archive without validating that the destination file path is within the destination directory can cause files outside the destination directory to be overwritten ...",
"help_uri": "https://codeql.github.com/"
},
"tool": {
"name": "CodeQL",
"guid": null,
"version": "2.4.0"
},
"most_recent_instance": {
"ref": "refs/heads/main",
"analysis_key": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:CodeQL-Build",
"category": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:CodeQL-Build",
"environment": "{}",
"state": "dismissed",
"commit_sha": "39406e42cb832f683daa691dd652a8dc36ee8930",
"message": {
"text": "This path depends on a user-provided value."
},
"location": {
"path": "spec-main/api-session-spec.ts",
"start_line": 917,
"end_line": 917,
"start_column": 7,
"end_column": 18
},
"classifications": [
"test"
]
},
"instances_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/alerts/42/instances"
}
List instances of a code scanning alert
Lists all instances of the specified code scanning alert.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the security_events
scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo
scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
Fine-grained access tokens for "List instances of a code scanning alert"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Code scanning alerts" repository permissions (read)
Parameters for "List instances of a code scanning alert"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
alert_number integer RequiredThe number that identifies an alert. You can find this at the end of the URL for a code scanning alert within GitHub, and in the |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
page integer The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: |
per_page integer The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: |
ref string The Git reference for the results you want to list. The |
pr integer The number of the pull request for the results you want to list. |
HTTP response status codes for "List instances of a code scanning alert"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
403 | Response if GitHub Advanced Security is not enabled for this repository |
404 | Resource not found |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "List instances of a code scanning alert"
Request example
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/alerts/ALERT_NUMBER/instances
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"ref": "refs/heads/main",
"analysis_key": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:CodeQL-Build",
"environment": "",
"category": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:CodeQL-Build",
"state": "open",
"fixed_at": null,
"commit_sha": "39406e42cb832f683daa691dd652a8dc36ee8930",
"message": {
"text": "This path depends on a user-provided value."
},
"location": {
"path": "lib/ab12-gen.js",
"start_line": 917,
"end_line": 917,
"start_column": 7,
"end_column": 18
},
"classifications": [
"library"
]
},
{
"ref": "refs/pull/3740/merge",
"analysis_key": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:CodeQL-Build",
"environment": "",
"category": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:CodeQL-Build",
"state": "fixed",
"fixed_at": "2020-02-14T12:29:18Z",
"commit_sha": "b09da05606e27f463a2b49287684b4ae777092f2",
"message": {
"text": "This suffix check is missing a length comparison to correctly handle lastIndexOf returning -1."
},
"location": {
"path": "app/script.js",
"start_line": 2,
"end_line": 2,
"start_column": 10,
"end_column": 50
},
"classifications": [
"source"
]
}
]
List code scanning analyses for a repository
Lists the details of all code scanning analyses for a repository,
starting with the most recent.
The response is paginated and you can use the page
and per_page
parameters
to list the analyses you're interested in.
By default 30 analyses are listed per page.
The rules_count
field in the response give the number of rules
that were run in the analysis.
For very old analyses this data is not available,
and 0
is returned in this field.
Warning
Closing down notice: The tool_name
field is closing down and will, in future, not be included in the response for this endpoint. The example response reflects this change. The tool name can now be found inside the tool
field.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the security_events
scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo
scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
Fine-grained access tokens for "List code scanning analyses for a repository"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Code scanning alerts" repository permissions (read)
Parameters for "List code scanning analyses for a repository"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
tool_name string The name of a code scanning tool. Only results by this tool will be listed. You can specify the tool by using either |
tool_guid string or null The GUID of a code scanning tool. Only results by this tool will be listed. Note that some code scanning tools may not include a GUID in their analysis data. You can specify the tool by using either |
page integer The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: |
per_page integer The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: |
pr integer The number of the pull request for the results you want to list. |
ref string The Git reference for the analyses you want to list. The |
sarif_id string Filter analyses belonging to the same SARIF upload. |
direction string The direction to sort the results by. Default: Can be one of: |
sort string The property by which to sort the results. Default: Value: |
HTTP response status codes for "List code scanning analyses for a repository"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
403 | Response if GitHub Advanced Security is not enabled for this repository |
404 | Resource not found |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "List code scanning analyses for a repository"
Request example
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/analyses
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"ref": "refs/heads/main",
"commit_sha": "d99612c3e1f2970085cfbaeadf8f010ef69bad83",
"analysis_key": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:analyze",
"environment": "{\"language\":\"python\"}",
"error": "",
"category": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:analyze/language:python",
"created_at": "2020-08-27T15:05:21Z",
"results_count": 17,
"rules_count": 49,
"id": 201,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/analyses/201",
"sarif_id": "6c81cd8e-b078-4ac3-a3be-1dad7dbd0b53",
"tool": {
"name": "CodeQL",
"guid": null,
"version": "2.4.0"
},
"deletable": true,
"warning": ""
},
{
"ref": "refs/heads/my-branch",
"commit_sha": "c8cff6510d4d084fb1b4aa13b64b97ca12b07321",
"analysis_key": ".github/workflows/shiftleft.yml:build",
"environment": "{}",
"error": "",
"category": ".github/workflows/shiftleft.yml:build/",
"created_at": "2020-08-31T22:46:44Z",
"results_count": 17,
"rules_count": 32,
"id": 200,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/analyses/200",
"sarif_id": "8981cd8e-b078-4ac3-a3be-1dad7dbd0b582",
"tool": {
"name": "Python Security Analysis",
"guid": null,
"version": "1.2.0"
},
"deletable": true,
"warning": ""
}
]
Get a code scanning analysis for a repository
Gets a specified code scanning analysis for a repository.
The default JSON response contains fields that describe the analysis. This includes the Git reference and commit SHA to which the analysis relates, the datetime of the analysis, the name of the code scanning tool, and the number of alerts.
The rules_count
field in the default response give the number of rules
that were run in the analysis.
For very old analyses this data is not available,
and 0
is returned in this field.
This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "Media types."
application/sarif+json
: Instead of returning a summary of the analysis, this endpoint returns a subset of the analysis data that was uploaded. The data is formatted as SARIF version 2.1.0. It also returns additional data such as thegithub/alertNumber
andgithub/alertUrl
properties.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the security_events
scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo
scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
Fine-grained access tokens for "Get a code scanning analysis for a repository"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Code scanning alerts" repository permissions (read)
Parameters for "Get a code scanning analysis for a repository"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
analysis_id integer RequiredThe ID of the analysis, as returned from the |
HTTP response status codes for "Get a code scanning analysis for a repository"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
403 | Response if GitHub Advanced Security is not enabled for this repository |
404 | Resource not found |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "Get a code scanning analysis for a repository"
Request examples
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/analyses/ANALYSIS_ID
application/json response
Status: 200
{
"ref": "refs/heads/main",
"commit_sha": "c18c69115654ff0166991962832dc2bd7756e655",
"analysis_key": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:analyze",
"environment": "{\"language\":\"javascript\"}",
"error": "",
"category": ".github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml:analyze/language:javascript",
"created_at": "2021-01-13T11:55:49Z",
"results_count": 3,
"rules_count": 67,
"id": 3602840,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/analyses/201",
"sarif_id": "47177e22-5596-11eb-80a1-c1e54ef945c6",
"tool": {
"name": "CodeQL",
"guid": null,
"version": "2.4.0"
},
"deletable": true,
"warning": ""
}
Delete a code scanning analysis from a repository
Deletes a specified code scanning analysis from a repository.
You can delete one analysis at a time. To delete a series of analyses, start with the most recent analysis and work backwards. Conceptually, the process is similar to the undo function in a text editor.
When you list the analyses for a repository, one or more will be identified as deletable in the response:
"deletable": true
An analysis is deletable when it's the most recent in a set of analyses. Typically, a repository will have multiple sets of analyses for each enabled code scanning tool, where a set is determined by a unique combination of analysis values:
ref
tool
category
If you attempt to delete an analysis that is not the most recent in a set, you'll get a 400 response with the message:
Analysis specified is not deletable.
The response from a successful DELETE
operation provides you with
two alternative URLs for deleting the next analysis in the set:
next_analysis_url
and confirm_delete_url
.
Use the next_analysis_url
URL if you want to avoid accidentally deleting the final analysis
in a set. This is a useful option if you want to preserve at least one analysis
for the specified tool in your repository.
Use the confirm_delete_url
URL if you are content to remove all analyses for a tool.
When you delete the last analysis in a set, the value of next_analysis_url
and confirm_delete_url
in the 200 response is null
.
As an example of the deletion process, let's imagine that you added a workflow that configured a particular code scanning tool to analyze the code in a repository. This tool has added 15 analyses: 10 on the default branch, and another 5 on a topic branch. You therefore have two separate sets of analyses for this tool. You've now decided that you want to remove all of the analyses for the tool. To do this you must make 15 separate deletion requests. To start, you must find an analysis that's identified as deletable. Each set of analyses always has one that's identified as deletable. Having found the deletable analysis for one of the two sets, delete this analysis and then continue deleting the next analysis in the set until they're all deleted. Then repeat the process for the second set. The procedure therefore consists of a nested loop:
Outer loop:
-
List the analyses for the repository, filtered by tool.
-
Parse this list to find a deletable analysis. If found:
Inner loop:
- Delete the identified analysis.
- Parse the response for the value of
confirm_delete_url
and, if found, use this in the next iteration.
The above process assumes that you want to remove all trace of the tool's analyses from the GitHub user interface, for the specified repository, and it therefore uses the confirm_delete_url
value. Alternatively, you could use the next_analysis_url
value, which would leave the last analysis in each set undeleted to avoid removing a tool's analysis entirely.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo
scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo
scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
Fine-grained access tokens for "Delete a code scanning analysis from a repository"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Code scanning alerts" repository permissions (write)
Parameters for "Delete a code scanning analysis from a repository"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
analysis_id integer RequiredThe ID of the analysis, as returned from the |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
confirm_delete string or null Allow deletion if the specified analysis is the last in a set. If you attempt to delete the final analysis in a set without setting this parameter to |
HTTP response status codes for "Delete a code scanning analysis from a repository"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
400 | Bad Request |
403 | Response if the repository is archived or if GitHub Advanced Security is not enabled for this repository |
404 | Resource not found |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "Delete a code scanning analysis from a repository"
Request example
curl -L \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/analyses/ANALYSIS_ID
Default response
Status: 200
{
"next_analysis_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/analyses/41",
"confirm_delete_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/analyses/41?confirm_delete"
}
List CodeQL databases for a repository
Lists the CodeQL databases that are available in a repository.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo
scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo
scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
Fine-grained access tokens for "List CodeQL databases for a repository"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Contents" repository permissions (read)
This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.
Parameters for "List CodeQL databases for a repository"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
HTTP response status codes for "List CodeQL databases for a repository"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
403 | Response if GitHub Advanced Security is not enabled for this repository |
404 | Resource not found |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "List CodeQL databases for a repository"
Request example
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/codeql/databases
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"id": 1,
"name": "database.zip",
"language": "java",
"uploader": {
"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
},
"content_type": "application/zip",
"size": 1024,
"created_at": "2022-09-12T12:14:32Z",
"updated_at": "2022-09-12T12:14:32Z",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/code-scanning/codeql/databases/java",
"commit_oid": "1927de39fefa25a9d0e64e3f540ff824a72f538c"
},
{
"id": 2,
"name": "database.zip",
"language": "ruby",
"uploader": {
"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
},
"content_type": "application/zip",
"size": 1024,
"created_at": "2022-09-12T12:14:32Z",
"updated_at": "2022-09-12T12:14:32Z",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/code-scanning/codeql/databases/ruby",
"commit_oid": "1927de39fefa25a9d0e64e3f540ff824a72f538c"
}
]
Get a CodeQL database for a repository
Gets a CodeQL database for a language in a repository.
By default this endpoint returns JSON metadata about the CodeQL database. To
download the CodeQL database binary content, set the Accept
header of the request
to application/zip
, and make sure
your HTTP client is configured to follow redirects or use the Location
header
to make a second request to get the redirect URL.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo
scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo
scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
Fine-grained access tokens for "Get a CodeQL database for a repository"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Contents" repository permissions (read)
This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.
Parameters for "Get a CodeQL database for a repository"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
language string RequiredThe language of the CodeQL database. |
HTTP response status codes for "Get a CodeQL database for a repository"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
302 | Found |
403 | Response if GitHub Advanced Security is not enabled for this repository |
404 | Resource not found |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "Get a CodeQL database for a repository"
Request example
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/codeql/databases/LANGUAGE
Response
Status: 200
{
"id": 1,
"name": "database.zip",
"language": "java",
"uploader": {
"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
},
"content_type": "application/zip",
"size": 1024,
"created_at": "2022-09-12T12:14:32Z",
"updated_at": "2022-09-12T12:14:32Z",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/code-scanning/codeql/databases/java",
"commit_oid": "1927de39fefa25a9d0e64e3f540ff824a72f538c"
}
Delete a CodeQL database
Deletes a CodeQL database for a language in a repository.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo
scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo
scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
Fine-grained access tokens for "Delete a CodeQL database"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Contents" repository permissions (write)
Parameters for "Delete a CodeQL database"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
language string RequiredThe language of the CodeQL database. |
HTTP response status codes for "Delete a CodeQL database"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
403 | Response if the repository is archived or if GitHub Advanced Security is not enabled for this repository |
404 | Resource not found |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "Delete a CodeQL database"
Request example
curl -L \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/codeql/databases/LANGUAGE
Response
Status: 204
Create a CodeQL variant analysis
Creates a new CodeQL variant analysis, which will run a CodeQL query against one or more repositories.
Get started by learning more about running CodeQL queries at scale with Multi-Repository Variant Analysis.
Use the owner
and repo
parameters in the URL to specify the controller repository that
will be used for running GitHub Actions workflows and storing the results of the CodeQL variant analysis.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo
scope to use this endpoint.
Fine-grained access tokens for "Create a CodeQL variant analysis"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Contents" repository permissions (write)
Parameters for "Create a CodeQL variant analysis"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
HTTP response status codes for "Create a CodeQL variant analysis"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
201 | Variant analysis submitted for processing |
404 | Resource not found |
422 | Unable to process variant analysis submission |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "Create a CodeQL variant analysis"
Request examples
curl -L \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/codeql/variant-analyses \
-d '{"language":"csharp","query_pack":"aGVsbG8=","repositories":["octocat/Hello-World","octocat/example"]}'
Response for a successful variant analysis submission
Status: 201
{
"summary": "Default response",
"value": {
"id": 1,
"controller_repo": {
"id": 1296269,
"node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkxMjk2MjY5",
"name": "Hello-World",
"full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
"owner": {
"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
},
"private": false,
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"description": "This your first repo!",
"fork": false,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
"archive_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
"assignees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
"blobs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
"branches_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
"collaborators_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
"compare_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
"contents_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
"contributors_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors",
"deployments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments",
"downloads_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks",
"git_commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
"git_refs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
"git_tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
"issue_comment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
"issue_events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
"issues_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
"keys_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
"labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
"languages_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages",
"merges_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges",
"milestones_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
"notifications_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since,all,participating}",
"pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
"releases_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
"stargazers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
"statuses_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
"subscribers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
"subscription_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription",
"tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags",
"teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams",
"trees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
"hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
},
"actor": {
"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
},
"query_language": "python",
"query_pack_url": "https://www.example.com",
"created_at": "2022-09-12T12:14:32Z",
"updated_at": "2022-09-12T12:14:32Z",
"completed_at": "2022-09-12T13:15:33Z",
"status": "completed",
"actions_workflow_run_id": 3453588,
"scanned_repositories": [
{
"repository": {
"id": 1296269,
"name": "Hello-World",
"full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
"private": false
},
"analysis_status": "succeeded",
"result_count": 532,
"artifact_size_in_bytes": 12345
}
],
"skipped_repositories": {
"access_mismatch_repos": {
"repository_count": 2,
"repositories": [
{
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"name": "octo-repo1",
"full_name": "octo-org/octo-repo1",
"private": false
},
{
"id": 2,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"name": "octo-repo2",
"full_name": "octo-org/octo-repo2",
"private": false
}
]
},
"not_found_repos": {
"repository_count": 3,
"repository_full_names": [
"octo-org/octo-repo4",
"octo-org/octo-repo5",
"octo-org/octo-repo6"
]
},
"no_codeql_db_repos": {
"repository_count": 2,
"repositories": [
{
"id": 7,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"name": "octo-repo7",
"full_name": "octo-org/octo-repo7",
"private": false
},
{
"id": 8,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"name": "octo-repo8",
"full_name": "octo-org/octo-repo8",
"private": false
}
]
},
"over_limit_repos": {
"repository_count": 2,
"repositories": [
{
"id": 9,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"name": "octo-repo9",
"full_name": "octo-org/octo-repo9",
"private": false
},
{
"id": 10,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"name": "octo-repo10",
"full_name": "octo-org/octo-repo10",
"private": false
}
]
}
}
}
}
Get the summary of a CodeQL variant analysis
Gets the summary of a CodeQL variant analysis.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the security_events
scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo
scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
Fine-grained access tokens for "Get the summary of a CodeQL variant analysis"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Contents" repository permissions (read)
This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.
Parameters for "Get the summary of a CodeQL variant analysis"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
codeql_variant_analysis_id integer RequiredThe unique identifier of the variant analysis. |
HTTP response status codes for "Get the summary of a CodeQL variant analysis"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
404 | Resource not found |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "Get the summary of a CodeQL variant analysis"
Request example
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/codeql/variant-analyses/CODEQL_VARIANT_ANALYSIS_ID
Default response
Status: 200
{
"id": 1,
"controller_repo": {
"id": 1296269,
"node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkxMjk2MjY5",
"name": "Hello-World",
"full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
"owner": {
"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
},
"private": false,
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"description": "This your first repo!",
"fork": false,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
"archive_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
"assignees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
"blobs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
"branches_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
"collaborators_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
"compare_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
"contents_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
"contributors_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors",
"deployments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments",
"downloads_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks",
"git_commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
"git_refs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
"git_tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
"issue_comment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
"issue_events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
"issues_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
"keys_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
"labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
"languages_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages",
"merges_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges",
"milestones_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
"notifications_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since,all,participating}",
"pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
"releases_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
"stargazers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
"statuses_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
"subscribers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
"subscription_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription",
"tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags",
"teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams",
"trees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
"hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
},
"actor": {
"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
},
"query_language": "python",
"query_pack_url": "https://www.example.com",
"created_at": "2022-09-12T12:14:32Z",
"updated_at": "2022-09-12T12:14:32Z",
"completed_at": "2022-09-12T13:15:33Z",
"status": "completed",
"actions_workflow_run_id": 3453588,
"scanned_repositories": [
{
"repository": {
"id": 1296269,
"name": "Hello-World",
"full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
"private": false
},
"analysis_status": "succeeded",
"result_count": 532,
"artifact_size_in_bytes": 12345
}
],
"skipped_repositories": {
"access_mismatch_repos": {
"repository_count": 2,
"repositories": [
{
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"name": "octo-repo1",
"full_name": "octo-org/octo-repo1",
"private": false
},
{
"id": 2,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"name": "octo-repo2",
"full_name": "octo-org/octo-repo2",
"private": false
}
]
},
"not_found_repos": {
"repository_count": 3,
"repository_full_names": [
"octo-org/octo-repo4",
"octo-org/octo-repo5",
"octo-org/octo-repo6"
]
},
"no_codeql_db_repos": {
"repository_count": 2,
"repositories": [
{
"id": 7,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"name": "octo-repo7",
"full_name": "octo-org/octo-repo7",
"private": false
},
{
"id": 8,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"name": "octo-repo8",
"full_name": "octo-org/octo-repo8",
"private": false
}
]
},
"over_limit_repos": {
"repository_count": 2,
"repositories": [
{
"id": 9,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"name": "octo-repo9",
"full_name": "octo-org/octo-repo9",
"private": false
},
{
"id": 10,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"name": "octo-repo10",
"full_name": "octo-org/octo-repo10",
"private": false
}
]
}
}
}
Get the analysis status of a repository in a CodeQL variant analysis
Gets the analysis status of a repository in a CodeQL variant analysis.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the security_events
scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo
scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
Fine-grained access tokens for "Get the analysis status of a repository in a CodeQL variant analysis"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Contents" repository permissions (read)
Parameters for "Get the analysis status of a repository in a CodeQL variant analysis"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the controller repository. |
codeql_variant_analysis_id integer RequiredThe ID of the variant analysis. |
repo_owner string RequiredThe account owner of the variant analysis repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo_name string RequiredThe name of the variant analysis repository. |
HTTP response status codes for "Get the analysis status of a repository in a CodeQL variant analysis"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
404 | Resource not found |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "Get the analysis status of a repository in a CodeQL variant analysis"
Request example
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/codeql/variant-analyses/CODEQL_VARIANT_ANALYSIS_ID/repos/REPO_OWNER/REPO_NAME
Default response
Status: 200
{
"repository": {
"id": 1296269,
"node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkxMjk2MjY5",
"name": "Hello-World",
"full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
"owner": {
"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
},
"private": false,
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"description": "This your first repo!",
"fork": false,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
"archive_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
"assignees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
"blobs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
"branches_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
"collaborators_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
"compare_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
"contents_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
"contributors_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors",
"deployments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments",
"downloads_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks",
"git_commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
"git_refs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
"git_tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
"issue_comment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
"issue_events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
"issues_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
"keys_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
"labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
"languages_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages",
"merges_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges",
"milestones_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
"notifications_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since,all,participating}",
"pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
"releases_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
"stargazers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
"statuses_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
"subscribers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
"subscription_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription",
"tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags",
"teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams",
"trees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
"hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
},
"analysis_status": "succeeded",
"artifact_size_in_bytes": 12345,
"result_count": 532,
"database_commit_sha": "2d870c2a717a524627af38fa2da382188a096f90",
"source_location_prefix": "/",
"artifact_url": "https://example.com"
}
Get a code scanning default setup configuration
Gets a code scanning default setup configuration.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo
scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo
scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
Fine-grained access tokens for "Get a code scanning default setup configuration"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Administration" repository permissions (read)
Parameters for "Get a code scanning default setup configuration"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
HTTP response status codes for "Get a code scanning default setup configuration"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
403 | Response if GitHub Advanced Security is not enabled for this repository |
404 | Resource not found |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "Get a code scanning default setup configuration"
Request example
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/default-setup
Response
Status: 200
{
"state": "configured",
"languages": [
"ruby",
"python"
],
"query_suite": "default",
"updated_at": "2023-01-19T11:21:34Z",
"schedule": "weekly"
}
Update a code scanning default setup configuration
Updates a code scanning default setup configuration.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo
scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo
scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
Fine-grained access tokens for "Update a code scanning default setup configuration"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Administration" repository permissions (write)
Parameters for "Update a code scanning default setup configuration"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
state string The desired state of code scanning default setup. Can be one of: |
query_suite string CodeQL query suite to be used. Can be one of: |
languages array of strings CodeQL languages to be analyzed.
Supported values are: |
HTTP response status codes for "Update a code scanning default setup configuration"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
202 | Accepted |
403 | Response if the repository is archived or if GitHub Advanced Security is not enabled for this repository |
404 | Resource not found |
409 | Response if there is already a validation run in progress with a different default setup configuration |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "Update a code scanning default setup configuration"
Request example
curl -L \
-X PATCH \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/default-setup \
-d '{"state":"configured"}'
Response
Status: 202
{
"run_id": 42,
"run_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octoorg/octocat/actions/runs/42"
}
Upload an analysis as SARIF data
Uploads SARIF data containing the results of a code scanning analysis to make the results available in a repository. For troubleshooting information, see "Troubleshooting SARIF uploads."
There are two places where you can upload code scanning results.
- If you upload to a pull request, for example
--ref refs/pull/42/merge
or--ref refs/pull/42/head
, then the results appear as alerts in a pull request check. For more information, see "Triaging code scanning alerts in pull requests." - If you upload to a branch, for example
--ref refs/heads/my-branch
, then the results appear in the Security tab for your repository. For more information, see "Managing code scanning alerts for your repository."
You must compress the SARIF-formatted analysis data that you want to upload, using gzip
, and then encode it as a Base64 format string. For example:
gzip -c analysis-data.sarif | base64 -w0
SARIF upload supports a maximum number of entries per the following data objects, and an analysis will be rejected if any of these objects is above its maximum value. For some objects, there are additional values over which the entries will be ignored while keeping the most important entries whenever applicable. To get the most out of your analysis when it includes data above the supported limits, try to optimize the analysis configuration. For example, for the CodeQL tool, identify and remove the most noisy queries. For more information, see "SARIF results exceed one or more limits."
SARIF data | Maximum values | Additional limits |
---|---|---|
Runs per file | 20 | |
Results per run | 25,000 | Only the top 5,000 results will be included, prioritized by severity. |
Rules per run | 25,000 | |
Tool extensions per run | 100 | |
Thread Flow Locations per result | 10,000 | Only the top 1,000 Thread Flow Locations will be included, using prioritization. |
Location per result | 1,000 | Only 100 locations will be included. |
Tags per rule | 20 | Only 10 tags will be included. |
The 202 Accepted
response includes an id
value.
You can use this ID to check the status of the upload by using it in the /sarifs/{sarif_id}
endpoint.
For more information, see "Get information about a SARIF upload."
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the security_events
scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo
scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
This endpoint is limited to 1,000 requests per hour for each user or app installation calling it.
Fine-grained access tokens for "Upload an analysis as SARIF data"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Code scanning alerts" repository permissions (write)
Parameters for "Upload an analysis as SARIF data"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
commit_sha string RequiredThe SHA of the commit to which the analysis you are uploading relates. |
ref string RequiredThe full Git reference, formatted as |
sarif string RequiredA Base64 string representing the SARIF file to upload. You must first compress your SARIF file using |
checkout_uri string The base directory used in the analysis, as it appears in the SARIF file. This property is used to convert file paths from absolute to relative, so that alerts can be mapped to their correct location in the repository. |
started_at string The time that the analysis run began. This is a timestamp in ISO 8601 format: |
tool_name string The name of the tool used to generate the code scanning analysis. If this parameter is not used, the tool name defaults to "API". If the uploaded SARIF contains a tool GUID, this will be available for filtering using the |
validate boolean Whether the SARIF file will be validated according to the code scanning specifications. This parameter is intended to help integrators ensure that the uploaded SARIF files are correctly rendered by code scanning. |
HTTP response status codes for "Upload an analysis as SARIF data"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
202 | Accepted |
400 | Bad Request if the sarif field is invalid |
403 | Response if the repository is archived or if GitHub Advanced Security is not enabled for this repository |
404 | Resource not found |
413 | Payload Too Large if the sarif field is too large |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "Upload an analysis as SARIF data"
Request example
curl -L \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/sarifs \
-d '{"commit_sha":"4b6472266afd7b471e86085a6659e8c7f2b119da","ref":"refs/heads/master","sarif":"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"}'
Default response
Status: 202
{
"id": "47177e22-5596-11eb-80a1-c1e54ef945c6",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/sarifs/47177e22-5596-11eb-80a1-c1e54ef945c6"
}
Get information about a SARIF upload
Gets information about a SARIF upload, including the status and the URL of the analysis that was uploaded so that you can retrieve details of the analysis. For more information, see "Get a code scanning analysis for a repository."
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the security_events
scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo
scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
Fine-grained access tokens for "Get information about a SARIF upload"
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
- GitHub App user access tokens
- GitHub App installation access tokens
- Fine-grained personal access tokens
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
- "Code scanning alerts" repository permissions (read)
Parameters for "Get information about a SARIF upload"
Name, Type, Description |
---|
accept string Setting to |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
sarif_id string RequiredThe SARIF ID obtained after uploading. |
HTTP response status codes for "Get information about a SARIF upload"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
403 | Response if GitHub Advanced Security is not enabled for this repository |
404 | Not Found if the sarif id does not match any upload |
503 | Service unavailable |
Code samples for "Get information about a SARIF upload"
Request example
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/sarifs/SARIF_ID
Default response
Status: 200
{
"processing_status": "complete",
"analyses_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/code-scanning/analyses?sarif_id=47177e22-5596-11eb-80a1-c1e54ef945c6"
}