Custom properties - GitHub Docs

Use the REST API to list the custom properties assigned to a repository by the organization.

About custom properties

You can use the REST API to view the custom properties that were assigned to a repository by the organization that owns the repository. For more information, see "Managing custom properties for repositories in your organization." For more information about the REST API endpoints to manage custom properties, see "Custom properties."

Note: The API endpoints for custom properties are in public beta and subject to change.

Get all custom property values for a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

Gets all custom property values that are set for a repository. Users with read access to the repository can use this endpoint.

GitHub Apps must have the metadata:read repository permission to use this endpoint.

Parameters for "Get all custom property values for a repository"

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner` string Required The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Required The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes for "Get all custom property values for a repository"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found

Code samples for "Get all custom property values for a repository"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/properties/values

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/properties/values

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "property_name": "environment",
    "value": "production"
  },
  {
    "property_name": "service",
    "value": "web"
  },
  {
    "property_name": "team",
    "value": "octocat"
  }
]

Create or update custom property values for a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

Create new or update existing custom property values for a repository. Using a value of null for a custom property will remove or 'unset' the property value from the repository.

Repository admins and other users with the repository-level "edit custom property values" fine-grained permission can use this endpoint.

GitHub Apps must have the repository_custom_properties:write permission to use this endpoint.

Parameters for "Create or update custom property values for a repository"

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner` string Required The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Required The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.

Name, Type, Description

properties array of objects Required

A list of custom property names and associated values to apply to the repositories.

Properties of properties

Name, Type, Description
`property_name` string Required The name of the property
`value` string or null Required The value assigned to the property

HTTP response status codes for "Create or update custom property values for a repository"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content when custom property values are successfully created or updated
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found

Code samples for "Create or update custom property values for a repository"

Request example

patch/repos/{owner}/{repo}/properties/values

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/properties/values \
  -d '{"properties":[{"property_name":"environment","value":"production"},{"property_name":"service","value":"web"},{"property_name":"team","value":"octocat"}]}'

No Content when custom property values are successfully created or updated

Status: 204