Note: The Releases API replaces the Downloads API. You can retrieve the download count and browser download URL from the endpoints in this API that return releases and release assets.
List releases
This returns a list of releases, which does not include regular Git tags that have not been associated with a release. To get a list of Git tags, use the Repository Tags API.
Information about published releases are available to everyone. Only users with push access will receive listings for draft releases.
get /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to
|
owner |
string | path | |
repo |
string | path | |
per_page |
integer | query |
Results per page (max 100) Default:30 |
page |
integer | query |
Page number of the results to fetch. Default:1 |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/releases
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases', {
owner: 'octocat',
repo: 'hello-world'
})
Response
Status: 200 OK
[
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/v1.0.0",
"assets_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets",
"upload_url": "https://uploads.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets{?name,label}",
"tarball_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tarball/v1.0.0",
"zipball_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/zipball/v1.0.0",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDc6UmVsZWFzZTE=",
"tag_name": "v1.0.0",
"target_commitish": "master",
"name": "v1.0.0",
"body": "Description of the release",
"draft": false,
"prerelease": false,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"published_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"author": {
"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
},
"assets": [
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/assets/1",
"browser_download_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/download/v1.0.0/example.zip",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDE=",
"name": "example.zip",
"label": "short description",
"state": "uploaded",
"content_type": "application/zip",
"size": 1024,
"download_count": 42,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"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
}
}
]
}
]
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
Notes
Create a release
Users with push access to the repository can create a release.
This endpoint triggers notifications. Creating content too quickly using this endpoint may result in secondary rate limiting. See "Secondary rate limits" and "Dealing with secondary rate limits" for details.
post /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to
|
owner |
string | path | |
repo |
string | path | |
tag_name |
string | body |
Required. The name of the tag. |
target_commitish |
string | body |
Specifies the commitish value that determines where the Git tag is created from. Can be any branch or commit SHA. Unused if the Git tag already exists. Default: the repository's default branch (usually |
name |
string | body |
The name of the release. |
body |
string | body |
Text describing the contents of the tag. |
draft |
boolean | body |
false |
prerelease |
boolean | body |
false |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/releases \
-d '{"tag_name":"tag_name"}'
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases', {
owner: 'octocat',
repo: 'hello-world',
tag_name: 'tag_name'
})
Response
Status: 201 Created
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/v1.0.0",
"assets_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets",
"upload_url": "https://uploads.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets{?name,label}",
"tarball_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tarball/v1.0.0",
"zipball_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/zipball/v1.0.0",
"discussion_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/discussions/90",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDc6UmVsZWFzZTE=",
"tag_name": "v1.0.0",
"target_commitish": "master",
"name": "v1.0.0",
"body": "Description of the release",
"draft": false,
"prerelease": false,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"published_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"author": {
"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
},
"assets": [
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/assets/1",
"browser_download_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/download/v1.0.0/example.zip",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDE=",
"name": "example.zip",
"label": "short description",
"state": "uploaded",
"content_type": "application/zip",
"size": 1024,
"download_count": 42,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"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
}
}
]
}
Validation failed
Status: 422 Unprocessable Entity
Notes
Get the latest release
View the latest published full release for the repository.
The latest release is the most recent non-prerelease, non-draft release, sorted by the created_at
attribute. The created_at
attribute is the date of the commit used for the release, and not the date when the release was drafted or published.
get /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/latest
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to
|
owner |
string | path | |
repo |
string | path |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/releases/latest
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/latest', {
owner: 'octocat',
repo: 'hello-world'
})
Response
Status: 200 OK
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/v1.0.0",
"assets_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets",
"upload_url": "https://uploads.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets{?name,label}",
"tarball_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tarball/v1.0.0",
"zipball_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/zipball/v1.0.0",
"discussion_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/discussions/90",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDc6UmVsZWFzZTE=",
"tag_name": "v1.0.0",
"target_commitish": "master",
"name": "v1.0.0",
"body": "Description of the release",
"draft": false,
"prerelease": false,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"published_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"author": {
"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
},
"assets": [
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/assets/1",
"browser_download_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/download/v1.0.0/example.zip",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDE=",
"name": "example.zip",
"label": "short description",
"state": "uploaded",
"content_type": "application/zip",
"size": 1024,
"download_count": 42,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"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
}
}
]
}
Notes
get /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/tags/{tag}
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to
|
owner |
string | path | |
repo |
string | path | |
tag |
string | path |
tag parameter |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/releases/tags/TAG
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/tags/{tag}', {
owner: 'octocat',
repo: 'hello-world',
tag: 'tag'
})
Response
Status: 200 OK
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/v1.0.0",
"assets_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets",
"upload_url": "https://uploads.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets{?name,label}",
"tarball_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tarball/v1.0.0",
"zipball_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/zipball/v1.0.0",
"discussion_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/discussions/90",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDc6UmVsZWFzZTE=",
"tag_name": "v1.0.0",
"target_commitish": "master",
"name": "v1.0.0",
"body": "Description of the release",
"draft": false,
"prerelease": false,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"published_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"author": {
"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
},
"assets": [
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/assets/1",
"browser_download_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/download/v1.0.0/example.zip",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDE=",
"name": "example.zip",
"label": "short description",
"state": "uploaded",
"content_type": "application/zip",
"size": 1024,
"download_count": 42,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"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
}
}
]
}
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
Notes
Get a release
Note: This returns an upload_url
key corresponding to the endpoint for uploading release assets. This key is a hypermedia resource.
get /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to
|
owner |
string | path | |
repo |
string | path | |
release_id |
integer | path |
release_id parameter |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/releases/42
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}', {
owner: 'octocat',
repo: 'hello-world',
release_id: 42
})
Note: This returns an upload_url
key corresponding to the endpoint for uploading release assets. This key is a hypermedia resource.
Status: 200 OK
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/v1.0.0",
"assets_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets",
"upload_url": "https://uploads.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets{?name,label}",
"tarball_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tarball/v1.0.0",
"zipball_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/zipball/v1.0.0",
"discussion_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/discussions/90",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDc6UmVsZWFzZTE=",
"tag_name": "v1.0.0",
"target_commitish": "master",
"name": "v1.0.0",
"body": "Description of the release",
"draft": false,
"prerelease": false,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"published_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"author": {
"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
},
"assets": [
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/assets/1",
"browser_download_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/download/v1.0.0/example.zip",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDE=",
"name": "example.zip",
"label": "short description",
"state": "uploaded",
"content_type": "application/zip",
"size": 1024,
"download_count": 42,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"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
}
}
]
}
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
Notes
patch /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to
|
owner |
string | path | |
repo |
string | path | |
release_id |
integer | path |
release_id parameter |
tag_name |
string | body |
The name of the tag. |
target_commitish |
string | body |
Specifies the commitish value that determines where the Git tag is created from. Can be any branch or commit SHA. Unused if the Git tag already exists. Default: the repository's default branch (usually |
name |
string | body |
The name of the release. |
body |
string | body |
Text describing the contents of the tag. |
draft |
boolean | body |
|
prerelease |
boolean | body |
|
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-X PATCH \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/releases/42 \
-d '{"tag_name":"tag_name"}'
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}', {
owner: 'octocat',
repo: 'hello-world',
release_id: 42,
tag_name: 'tag_name'
})
Response
Status: 200 OK
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/v1.0.0",
"assets_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets",
"upload_url": "https://uploads.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets{?name,label}",
"tarball_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tarball/v1.0.0",
"zipball_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/zipball/v1.0.0",
"discussion_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/discussions/90",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDc6UmVsZWFzZTE=",
"tag_name": "v1.0.0",
"target_commitish": "master",
"name": "v1.0.0",
"body": "Description of the release",
"draft": false,
"prerelease": false,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"published_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"author": {
"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
},
"assets": [
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/assets/1",
"browser_download_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/download/v1.0.0/example.zip",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDE=",
"name": "example.zip",
"label": "short description",
"state": "uploaded",
"content_type": "application/zip",
"size": 1024,
"download_count": 42,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"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
}
}
]
}
Notes
delete /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to
|
owner |
string | path | |
repo |
string | path | |
release_id |
integer | path |
release_id parameter |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/releases/42
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}', {
owner: 'octocat',
repo: 'hello-world',
release_id: 42
})
Response
Status: 204 No Content
Notes
Release assets
Get a release asset
To download the asset's binary content, set the Accept
header of the request to application/octet-stream
. The API will either redirect the client to the location, or stream it directly if possible. API clients should handle both a 200
or 302
response.
get /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to
|
owner |
string | path | |
repo |
string | path | |
asset_id |
integer | path |
asset_id parameter |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/releases/assets/42
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}', {
owner: 'octocat',
repo: 'hello-world',
asset_id: 42
})
To download the asset's binary content, set the Accept
header of the request to application/octet-stream
. The API will either redirect the client to the location, or stream it directly if possible. API clients should handle both a 200
or 302
response.
Status: 200 OK
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/assets/1",
"browser_download_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/download/v1.0.0/example.zip",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDE=",
"name": "example.zip",
"label": "short description",
"state": "uploaded",
"content_type": "application/zip",
"size": 1024,
"download_count": 42,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"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
}
}
Found
Status: 302 Found
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
Preview header missing
Status: 415 Unsupported Media Type
Notes
patch /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to
|
owner |
string | path | |
repo |
string | path | |
asset_id |
integer | path |
asset_id parameter |
name |
string | body |
The file name of the asset. |
label |
string | body |
An alternate short description of the asset. Used in place of the filename. |
state |
string | body |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-X PATCH \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/releases/assets/42 \
-d '{"name":"name"}'
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}', {
owner: 'octocat',
repo: 'hello-world',
asset_id: 42,
name: 'name'
})
Response
Status: 200 OK
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/assets/1",
"browser_download_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/download/v1.0.0/example.zip",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDE=",
"name": "example.zip",
"label": "short description",
"state": "uploaded",
"content_type": "application/zip",
"size": 1024,
"download_count": 42,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"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
}
}
Notes
delete /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to
|
owner |
string | path | |
repo |
string | path | |
asset_id |
integer | path |
asset_id parameter |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/releases/assets/42
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}', {
owner: 'octocat',
repo: 'hello-world',
asset_id: 42
})
Response
Status: 204 No Content
Notes
get /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}/assets
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to
|
owner |
string | path | |
repo |
string | path | |
release_id |
integer | path |
release_id parameter |
per_page |
integer | query |
Results per page (max 100) Default:30 |
page |
integer | query |
Page number of the results to fetch. Default:1 |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/releases/42/assets
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}/assets', {
owner: 'octocat',
repo: 'hello-world',
release_id: 42
})
Response
Status: 200 OK
[
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/assets/1",
"browser_download_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/download/v1.0.0/example.zip",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDE=",
"name": "example.zip",
"label": "short description",
"state": "uploaded",
"content_type": "application/zip",
"size": 1024,
"download_count": 42,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"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
}
}
]
Notes
Upload a release asset
This endpoint makes use of a Hypermedia relation to determine which URL to access. The endpoint you call to upload release assets is specific to your release. Use the upload_url
returned in
the response of the Create a release endpoint to upload a release asset.
You need to use an HTTP client which supports SNI to make calls to this endpoint.
Most libraries will set the required Content-Length
header automatically. Use the required Content-Type
header to provide the media type of the asset. For a list of media types, see Media Types. For example:
application/zip
GitHub Enterprise Server expects the asset data in its raw binary form, rather than JSON. You will send the raw binary content of the asset as the request body. Everything else about the endpoint is the same as the rest of the API. For example, you'll still need to pass your authentication to be able to upload an asset.
When an upstream failure occurs, you will receive a 502 Bad Gateway
status. This may leave an empty asset with a state of starter
. It can be safely deleted.
Notes:
- GitHub Enterprise Server renames asset filenames that have special characters, non-alphanumeric characters, and leading or trailing periods. The "List assets for a release" endpoint lists the renamed filenames. For more information and help, contact GitHub Enterprise Server Support.
- If you upload an asset with the same filename as another uploaded asset, you'll receive an error and must delete the old file before you can re-upload the new asset.
post /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}/assets
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to
|
owner |
string | path | |
repo |
string | path | |
release_id |
integer | path |
release_id parameter |
name |
string | query | |
label |
string | query |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/releases/42/assets
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}/assets', {
owner: 'octocat',
repo: 'hello-world',
release_id: 42,
name: 'name'
})
Response for successful upload
Status: 201 Created
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/assets/1",
"browser_download_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/download/v1.0.0/example.zip",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDE=",
"name": "example.zip",
"label": "short description",
"state": "uploaded",
"content_type": "application/zip",
"size": 1024,
"download_count": 42,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"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
}
}
Response if you upload an asset with the same filename as another uploaded asset
Status: 422 Unprocessable Entity