存储库内容的 REST API 终结点

Get repository content

Gets the contents of a file or directory in a repository. Specify the file path or directory with the path parameter. If you omit the path parameter, you will receive the contents of the repository's root directory.

This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "Media types."

application/vnd.github.raw+json: Returns the raw file contents for files and symlinks.
application/vnd.github.html+json: Returns the file contents in HTML. Markup languages are rendered to HTML using GitHub's open-source Markup library.
application/vnd.github.object+json: Returns the contents in a consistent object format regardless of the content type. For example, instead of an array of objects for a directory, the response will be an object with an entries attribute containing the array of objects.

If the content is a directory, the response will be an array of objects, one object for each item in the directory. When listing the contents of a directory, submodules have their "type" specified as "file". Logically, the value should be "submodule". This behavior exists for backwards compatibility purposes. In the next major version of the API, the type will be returned as "submodule".

If the content is a symlink and the symlink's target is a normal file in the repository, then the API responds with the content of the file. Otherwise, the API responds with an object describing the symlink itself.

If the content is a submodule, the submodule_git_url field identifies the location of the submodule repository, and the sha identifies a specific commit within the submodule repository. Git uses the given URL when cloning the submodule repository, and checks out the submodule at that specific commit. If the submodule repository is not hosted on github.com, the Git URLs (git_url and _links["git"]) and the github.com URLs (html_url and _links["html"]) will have null values.

Notes:

To get a repository's contents recursively, you can recursively get the tree.
This API has an upper limit of 1,000 files for a directory. If you need to retrieve more files, use the Git Trees API.
Download URLs expire and are meant to be used just once. To ensure the download URL does not expire, please use the contents API to obtain a fresh download URL for each download.
If the requested file's size is:
- 1 MB or smaller: All features of this endpoint are supported.
- Between 1-100 MB: Only the raw or object custom media types are supported. Both will work as normal, except that when using the object media type, the content field will be an empty string and the encoding field will be "none". To get the contents of these larger files, use the raw media type.
- Greater than 100 MB: This endpoint is not supported.

“Get repository content”的细粒度访问令牌

此端点支持以下精细令牌类型:

精细令牌必须具有以下权限集:

"Contents" repository permissions (read)

如果仅请求公共资源，则无需身份验证或上述权限即可使用此终结点。

“Get repository content”的参数

标头
名称, 类型, 说明
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

路径参数
名称, 类型, 说明
`owner` string 必须 The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string 必须 The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`path` string 必须 path parameter

查询参数
名称, 类型, 说明
`ref` string The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default: the repository’s default branch.

“Get repository content”的 HTTP 响应状态代码

状态代码	说明
`200`	OK
`302`	Found
`304`	Not modified
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found

“Get repository content”的示例代码

请求示例

Select the example type

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{path}

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/contents/PATH

Response if content is a file

Status: 200

{
  "type": "file",
  "encoding": "base64",
  "size": 5362,
  "name": "README.md",
  "path": "README.md",
  "content": "IyBZb2dhIEJvmsgaW4gcHJvZ3Jlc3MhIEZlZWwgdAoKOndhcm5pbmc6IFdvc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\\nIHdvcmtmbG93Lgo=\\n",
  "sha": "3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/README.md",
  "git_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/blobs/3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/README.md",
  "download_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/octokit/octokit.rb/master/README.md",
  "_links": {
    "git": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/blobs/3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
    "self": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/README.md",
    "html": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/README.md"
  }
}

Create or update file contents

Creates a new file or replaces an existing file in a repository.

Note

If you use this endpoint and the "Delete a file" endpoint in parallel, the concurrent requests will conflict and you will receive errors. You must use these endpoints serially instead.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint. The workflow scope is also required in order to modify files in the .github/workflows directory.

“Create or update file contents”的细粒度访问令牌

此端点支持以下精细令牌类型:

精细令牌必须至少具有以下权限集之一:

"Contents" repository permissions (write)
"Contents" repository permissions (write) and "Workflows" repository permissions (write)

“Create or update file contents”的参数

标头
名称, 类型, 说明
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

路径参数
名称, 类型, 说明
`owner` string 必须 The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string 必须 The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`path` string 必须 path parameter

名称, 类型, 说明

message string 必须

The commit message.

content string 必须

The new file content, using Base64 encoding.

sha string

Required if you are updating a file. The blob SHA of the file being replaced.

branch string

The branch name. Default: the repository’s default branch.

committer object

The person that committed the file. Default: the authenticated user.

Properties of committer

名称, 类型, 说明
`name` string 必须 The name of the author or committer of the commit. You'll receive a `422` status code if `name` is omitted.
`email` string 必须 The email of the author or committer of the commit. You'll receive a `422` status code if `email` is omitted.
`date` string

author object

The author of the file. Default: The committer or the authenticated user if you omit committer.

Properties of author

名称, 类型, 说明
`name` string 必须 The name of the author or committer of the commit. You'll receive a `422` status code if `name` is omitted.
`email` string 必须 The email of the author or committer of the commit. You'll receive a `422` status code if `email` is omitted.
`date` string

“Create or update file contents”的 HTTP 响应状态代码

状态代码	说明
`200`	OK
`201`	Created
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

“Create or update file contents”的示例代码

请求示例

Select the example type

put/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{path}

curl -L \
  -X PUT \
  -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/contents/PATH \
  -d '{"message":"my commit message","committer":{"name":"Monalisa Octocat","email":"octocat@github.com"},"content":"bXkgbmV3IGZpbGUgY29udGVudHM="}'

Response

Status: 201

{
  "content": {
    "name": "hello.txt",
    "path": "notes/hello.txt",
    "sha": "95b966ae1c166bd92f8ae7d1c313e738c731dfc3",
    "size": 9,
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/notes/hello.txt",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/blob/master/notes/hello.txt",
    "git_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs/95b966ae1c166bd92f8ae7d1c313e738c731dfc3",
    "download_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/octocat/HelloWorld/master/notes/hello.txt",
    "type": "file",
    "_links": {
      "self": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/notes/hello.txt",
      "git": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs/95b966ae1c166bd92f8ae7d1c313e738c731dfc3",
      "html": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/blob/master/notes/hello.txt"
    }
  },
  "commit": {
    "sha": "7638417db6d59f3c431d3e1f261cc637155684cd",
    "node_id": "MDY6Q29tbWl0NzYzODQxN2RiNmQ1OWYzYzQzMWQzZTFmMjYxY2M2MzcxNTU2ODRjZA==",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/7638417db6d59f3c431d3e1f261cc637155684cd",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/git/commit/7638417db6d59f3c431d3e1f261cc637155684cd",
    "author": {
      "date": "2014-11-07T22:01:45Z",
      "name": "Monalisa Octocat",
      "email": "octocat@github.com"
    },
    "committer": {
      "date": "2014-11-07T22:01:45Z",
      "name": "Monalisa Octocat",
      "email": "octocat@github.com"
    },
    "message": "my commit message",
    "tree": {
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees/691272480426f78a0138979dd3ce63b77f706feb",
      "sha": "691272480426f78a0138979dd3ce63b77f706feb"
    },
    "parents": [
      {
        "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/1acc419d4d6a9ce985db7be48c6349a0475975b5",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/git/commit/1acc419d4d6a9ce985db7be48c6349a0475975b5",
        "sha": "1acc419d4d6a9ce985db7be48c6349a0475975b5"
      }
    ],
    "verification": {
      "verified": false,
      "reason": "unsigned",
      "signature": null,
      "payload": null,
      "verified_at": null
    }
  }
}

Delete a file

Deletes a file in a repository.

You can provide an additional committer parameter, which is an object containing information about the committer. Or, you can provide an author parameter, which is an object containing information about the author.

The author section is optional and is filled in with the committer information if omitted. If the committer information is omitted, the authenticated user's information is used.

You must provide values for both name and email, whether you choose to use author or committer. Otherwise, you'll receive a 422 status code.

Note

If you use this endpoint and the "Create or update file contents" endpoint in parallel, the concurrent requests will conflict and you will receive errors. You must use these endpoints serially instead.

“Delete a file”的细粒度访问令牌

此端点支持以下精细令牌类型:

精细令牌必须至少具有以下权限集之一:

"Contents" repository permissions (write)
"Contents" repository permissions (write) and "Workflows" repository permissions (write)

“Delete a file”的参数

标头
名称, 类型, 说明
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

路径参数
名称, 类型, 说明
`owner` string 必须 The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string 必须 The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`path` string 必须 path parameter

名称, 类型, 说明

message string 必须

The commit message.

sha string 必须

The blob SHA of the file being deleted.

branch string

The branch name. Default: the repository’s default branch

committer object

object containing information about the committer.

Properties of committer

名称, 类型, 说明
`name` string The name of the author (or committer) of the commit
`email` string The email of the author (or committer) of the commit

author object

object containing information about the author.

Properties of author

名称, 类型, 说明
`name` string The name of the author (or committer) of the commit
`email` string The email of the author (or committer) of the commit

“Delete a file”的 HTTP 响应状态代码

状态代码	说明
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.
`503`	Service unavailable

“Delete a file”的示例代码

请求示例

delete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{path}

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/contents/PATH \
  -d '{"message":"my commit message","committer":{"name":"Monalisa Octocat","email":"octocat@github.com"},"sha":"329688480d39049927147c162b9d2deaf885005f"}'

Response

Status: 200

{
  "content": null,
  "commit": {
    "sha": "7638417db6d59f3c431d3e1f261cc637155684cd",
    "node_id": "MDY6Q29tbWl0NzYzODQxN2RiNmQ1OWYzYzQzMWQzZTFmMjYxY2M2MzcxNTU2ODRjZA==",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/7638417db6d59f3c431d3e1f261cc637155684cd",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/git/commit/7638417db6d59f3c431d3e1f261cc637155684cd",
    "author": {
      "date": "2014-11-07T22:01:45Z",
      "name": "Monalisa Octocat",
      "email": "octocat@github.com"
    },
    "committer": {
      "date": "2014-11-07T22:01:45Z",
      "name": "Monalisa Octocat",
      "email": "octocat@github.com"
    },
    "message": "my commit message",
    "tree": {
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees/691272480426f78a0138979dd3ce63b77f706feb",
      "sha": "691272480426f78a0138979dd3ce63b77f706feb"
    },
    "parents": [
      {
        "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/1acc419d4d6a9ce985db7be48c6349a0475975b5",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/git/commit/1acc419d4d6a9ce985db7be48c6349a0475975b5",
        "sha": "1acc419d4d6a9ce985db7be48c6349a0475975b5"
      }
    ],
    "verification": {
      "verified": false,
      "reason": "unsigned",
      "signature": null,
      "payload": null,
      "verified_at": null
    }
  }
}

Get a repository README

Gets the preferred README for a repository.

This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "Media types."

application/vnd.github.raw+json: Returns the raw file contents. This is the default if you do not specify a media type.
application/vnd.github.html+json: Returns the README in HTML. Markup languages are rendered to HTML using GitHub's open-source Markup library.

“Get a repository README”的参数

标头
名称, 类型, 说明
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

路径参数
名称, 类型, 说明
`owner` string 必须 The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string 必须 The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.

查询参数
名称, 类型, 说明
`ref` string The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default: the repository’s default branch.

“Get a repository README”的 HTTP 响应状态代码

状态代码	说明
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

“Get a repository README”的示例代码

请求示例

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/readme

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/readme

Response

Status: 200

{
  "type": "file",
  "encoding": "base64",
  "size": 5362,
  "name": "README.md",
  "path": "README.md",
  "content": "encoded content ...",
  "sha": "3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/README.md",
  "git_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/blobs/3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/README.md",
  "download_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/octokit/octokit.rb/master/README.md",
  "_links": {
    "git": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/blobs/3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
    "self": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/README.md",
    "html": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/README.md"
  }
}

Get a repository README for a directory

Gets the README from a repository directory.

This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "Media types."

application/vnd.github.raw+json: Returns the raw file contents. This is the default if you do not specify a media type.
application/vnd.github.html+json: Returns the README in HTML. Markup languages are rendered to HTML using GitHub's open-source Markup library.

“Get a repository README for a directory”的参数

标头
名称, 类型, 说明
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

路径参数
名称, 类型, 说明
`owner` string 必须 The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string 必须 The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`dir` string 必须 The alternate path to look for a README file

查询参数
名称, 类型, 说明
`ref` string The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default: the repository’s default branch.

“Get a repository README for a directory”的 HTTP 响应状态代码

状态代码	说明
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

“Get a repository README for a directory”的示例代码

请求示例

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/readme/{dir}

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/readme/DIR

Response

Status: 200

{
  "type": "file",
  "encoding": "base64",
  "size": 5362,
  "name": "README.md",
  "path": "README.md",
  "content": "encoded content ...",
  "sha": "3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/README.md",
  "git_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/blobs/3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/README.md",
  "download_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/octokit/octokit.rb/master/README.md",
  "_links": {
    "git": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/blobs/3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1",
    "self": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/README.md",
    "html": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/README.md"
  }
}

Download a repository archive (tar)

Gets a redirect URL to download a tar archive for a repository. If you omit :ref, the repository’s default branch (usually main) will be used. Please make sure your HTTP framework is configured to follow redirects or you will need to use the Location header to make a second GET request.

Note

For private repositories, these links are temporary and expire after five minutes.

“Download a repository archive (tar)”的细粒度访问令牌

此端点支持以下精细令牌类型:

精细令牌必须具有以下权限集:

"Contents" repository permissions (read)

如果仅请求公共资源，则无需身份验证或上述权限即可使用此终结点。

“Download a repository archive (tar)”的参数

标头
名称, 类型, 说明
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

路径参数
名称, 类型, 说明
`owner` string 必须 The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string 必须 The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`ref` string 必须

“Download a repository archive (tar)”的 HTTP 响应状态代码

状态代码	说明
`302`	Found

“Download a repository archive (tar)”的示例代码

请求示例

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/tarball/{ref}

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/tarball/REF

Response

Status: 302

Download a repository archive (zip)

Gets a redirect URL to download a zip archive for a repository. If you omit :ref, the repository’s default branch (usually main) will be used. Please make sure your HTTP framework is configured to follow redirects or you will need to use the Location header to make a second GET request.

Note

For private repositories, these links are temporary and expire after five minutes. If the repository is empty, you will receive a 404 when you follow the redirect.

“Download a repository archive (zip)”的细粒度访问令牌

此端点支持以下精细令牌类型:

精细令牌必须具有以下权限集:

"Contents" repository permissions (read)

如果仅请求公共资源，则无需身份验证或上述权限即可使用此终结点。

“Download a repository archive (zip)”的参数

标头
名称, 类型, 说明
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

路径参数
名称, 类型, 说明
`owner` string 必须 The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string 必须 The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`ref` string 必须

“Download a repository archive (zip)”的 HTTP 响应状态代码

状态代码	说明
`302`	Found

“Download a repository archive (zip)”的示例代码

请求示例

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/zipball/{ref}

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/zipball/REF

Response

Status: 302