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Repository-Inhalt

Verwende die REST-API, um Base64-codierte Inhalte in einem Repository zu erstellen, zu ändern und zu löschen.

Informationen zu Repositoryinhalten

Um das Roh-oder gerenderte HTML-Format (sofern unterstützt) anzufordern, verwende benutzerdefinierte Medientypen für Repositoryinhalte.

Benutzerdefinierte Medientypen für Repositoryinhalte

READMEs, Dateien und Symlinks unterstützen die folgenden benutzerdefinierten Medientypen:

application/vnd.github.raw
application/vnd.github.html

Verwende den Medientyp .raw, um den Inhalt der Datei abzurufen.

Bei Markupdateien wie Markdown oder AsciiDoc kannst du den gerenderten HTML-Code mit dem Medientyp .html abrufen. Markupsprachen werden mit unserer Open-Source-Markup-Bibliothek in HTML gerendert.

Alle Objekte unterstützen den folgenden benutzerdefinierten Medientyp:

application/vnd.github.object

Verwende den Medientypparameter object, um den Inhalt unabhängig vom Inhaltstyp in einem einheitlichen Objektformat abzurufen. Anstelle eines Arrays von Objekten für ein Verzeichnis ist die Antwort beispielsweise ein Objekt mit einem entries-Attribut mit dem Array von Objekten.

Weitere Informationen über die Verwendung von Medientypen in der API finden Sie unter „Medientypen“.

Get repository content

Funktioniert mit GitHub Apps

Gets the contents of a file or directory in a repository. Specify the file path or directory in :path. If you omit :path, you will receive the contents of the repository's root directory. See the description below regarding what the API response includes for directories.

Files and symlinks support a custom media type for retrieving the raw content or rendered HTML (when supported). All content types support a custom media type to ensure the content is returned in a consistent object format.

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.
This API supports files up to 1 megabyte in size.

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 in API v3 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: If the requested :path points to a symlink, and the symlink's target is a normal file in the repository, then the API responds with the content of the file (in the format shown in the example. Otherwise, the API responds with an object describing the symlink itself.

If the content is a submodule: The submodule_git_url 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.

Parameter für „Get repository content“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`path` string Erforderlich path parameter

Abfrageparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`ref` string The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default: the repository’s default branch.

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Get repository content“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`200`	OK
`302`	Found
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found

Codebeispiele für „Get repository content“

Select the example type

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

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  https://HOSTNAME/api/v3/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

Funktioniert mit GitHub Apps

Creates a new file or replaces an existing file in a repository. You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint. If you want to modify files in the .github/workflows directory, you must authenticate using an access token with the workflow scope.

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.

Parameter für „Create or update file contents“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`path` string Erforderlich path parameter

Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG

message string Erforderlich

The commit message.

content string Erforderlich

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

Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`name` string Erforderlich The name of the author or committer of the commit. You'll receive a `422` status code if `name` is omitted.
`email` string Erforderlich 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

Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`name` string Erforderlich The name of the author or committer of the commit. You'll receive a `422` status code if `name` is omitted.
`email` string Erforderlich The email of the author or committer of the commit. You'll receive a `422` status code if `email` is omitted.
`date` string

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Create or update file contents“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`200`	OK
`201`	Created
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Codebeispiele für „Create or update file contents“

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>" \
  https://HOSTNAME/api/v3/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
    }
  }
}

Delete a file

Funktioniert mit GitHub Apps

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.

Parameter für „Delete a file“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`path` string Erforderlich path parameter

Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG

message string Erforderlich

The commit message.

sha string Erforderlich

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

Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`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

Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`name` string The name of the author (or committer) of the commit
`email` string The email of the author (or committer) of the commit

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Delete a file“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.
`503`	Service unavailable

Codebeispiele für „Delete a file“

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

curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  https://HOSTNAME/api/v3/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
    }
  }
}

Get a repository README

Funktioniert mit GitHub Apps

Gets the preferred README for a repository.

READMEs support custom media types for retrieving the raw content or rendered HTML.

Parameter für „Get a repository README“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.

Abfrageparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`ref` string The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default: the repository’s default branch.

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Get a repository README“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Codebeispiele für „Get a repository README“

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

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  https://HOSTNAME/api/v3/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

Funktioniert mit GitHub Apps

Gets the README from a repository directory.

READMEs support custom media types for retrieving the raw content or rendered HTML.

Parameter für „Get a repository README for a directory“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`dir` string Erforderlich The alternate path to look for a README file

Abfrageparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`ref` string The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default: the repository’s default branch.

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Get a repository README for a directory“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Codebeispiele für „Get a repository README for a directory“

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

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  https://HOSTNAME/api/v3/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)

Funktioniert mit GitHub Apps

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.

Parameter für „Download a repository archive (tar)“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`ref` string Erforderlich

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Download a repository archive (tar)“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`302`	Found

Codebeispiele für „Download a repository archive (tar)“

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

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  https://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/tarball/REF

Response

Status: 302

Download a repository archive (zip)

Funktioniert mit GitHub Apps

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.

Parameter für „Download a repository archive (zip)“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`ref` string Erforderlich

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Download a repository archive (zip)“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`302`	Found

Codebeispiele für „Download a repository archive (zip)“

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

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  https://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/zipball/REF

Response

Status: 302