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The REST API is now versioned. For more information, see "About API versioning."

Configurations

Use the REST API to create and manage security configurations for your organization.

Get code security configurations for an organization

Lists all code security configurations available in an organization.

The authenticated user must be an administrator or security manager for the organization to use this endpoint.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the write:org scope to use this endpoint.

Note

The enablement status will only be returned for installed security products.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get code security configurations for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

  • "Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Get code security configurations for an organization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
target_type string

The target type of the code security configuration

Default: all

Can be one of: global, all

per_page integer

The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Default: 30

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."

HTTP response status codes for "Get code security configurations for an organization"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

Code samples for "Get code security configurations for an organization"

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/code-security/configurations

Response

Status: 200
[ { "id": 17, "target_type": "global", "name": "GitHub recommended", "description": "Suggested settings for Dependabot, secret scanning, and code scanning.", "advanced_security": "enabled", "dependency_graph": "enabled", "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action": "not_set", "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action_options": { "labeled_runners": false }, "dependabot_alerts": "enabled", "dependabot_security_updates": "not_set", "code_scanning_default_setup": "enabled", "secret_scanning": "enabled", "secret_scanning_push_protection": "enabled", "secret_scanning_delegated_bypass": "enabled", "secret_scanning_delegated_bypass_options": { "reviewers": [ { "security_configuration_id": 17, "reviewer_id": 5678, "reviewer_type": "TEAM" } ] }, "secret_scanning_validity_checks": "enabled", "secret_scanning_non_provider_patterns": "enabled", "private_vulnerability_reporting": "enabled", "enforcement": "enforced", "url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octo-org/code-security/configurations/17", "html_url": "https://github.com/organizations/octo-org/settings/security_products/configurations/view", "created_at": "2023-12-04T15:58:07Z", "updated_at": "2023-12-04T15:58:07Z" }, { "id": 1326, "target_type": "organization", "name": "High risk settings", "description": "This is a code security configuration for octo-org high risk repositories", "advanced_security": "enabled", "dependency_graph": "enabled", "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action": "enabled", "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action_options": { "labeled_runners": false }, "dependabot_alerts": "enabled", "dependabot_security_updates": "enabled", "code_scanning_default_setup": "enabled", "secret_scanning": "enabled", "secret_scanning_push_protection": "enabled", "secret_scanning_delegated_bypass": "disabled", "secret_scanning_validity_checks": "disabled", "secret_scanning_non_provider_patterns": "disabled", "private_vulnerability_reporting": "enabled", "enforcement": "enforced", "url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octo-org/code-security/configurations/1326", "html_url": "https://github.com/organizations/octo-org/settings/security_products/configurations/edit/1326", "created_at": "2024-05-10T00:00:00Z", "updated_at": "2024-05-10T00:00:00Z", "value": [ { "id": 17, "target_type": "global", "name": "GitHub recommended", "description": "Suggested settings for Dependabot, secret scanning, and code scanning.", "advanced_security": "enabled", "dependency_graph": "enabled", "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action": null, "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action_options": null, "dependabot_alerts": "enabled", "dependabot_security_updates": "not_set", "code_scanning_default_setup": "enabled", "secret_scanning": "enabled", "secret_scanning_push_protection": "enabled", "secret_scanning_delegated_bypass": "enabled", "secret_scanning_delegated_bypass_options": { "reviewers": [ { "security_configuration_id": 17, "reviewer_id": 5678, "reviewer_type": "TEAM" } ] }, "secret_scanning_validity_checks": "enabled", "enforcement": "enforced", "url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octo-org/code-security/configurations/17", "html_url": "https://github.com/organizations/octo-org/settings/security_products/configurations/view", "created_at": "2023-12-04T15:58:07Z", "updated_at": "2023-12-04T15:58:07Z" }, { "id": 1326, "target_type": "organization", "name": "High risk settings", "description": "This is a code security configuration for octo-org high risk repositories", "advanced_security": "enabled", "dependency_graph": "enabled", "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action": null, "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action_options": null, "dependabot_alerts": "enabled", "dependabot_security_updates": "enabled", "code_scanning_default_setup": "enabled", "secret_scanning": "enabled", "secret_scanning_push_protection": "enabled", "secret_scanning_delegated_bypass": "disabled", "secret_scanning_validity_checks": "disabled", "enforcement": "enforced", "url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octo-org/code-security/configurations/1326", "html_url": "https://github.com/organizations/octo-org/settings/security_products/configurations/edit/1326", "created_at": "2024-05-10T00:00:00Z", "updated_at": "2024-05-10T00:00:00Z" } ] } ]

Create a code security configuration

Creates a code security configuration in an organization.

The authenticated user must be an administrator or security manager for the organization to use this endpoint.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the write:org scope to use this endpoint.

Note

Only installed security products may be specified in the request body. Specifying an uninstalled security product will result in a validation error.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Create a code security configuration"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

  • "Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Create a code security configuration"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
name string Required

The name of the code security configuration. Must be unique within the organization.

description string Required

A description of the code security configuration

advanced_security string

The enablement status of GitHub Advanced Security

Default: disabled

Can be one of: enabled, disabled

dependency_graph string

The enablement status of Dependency Graph. Dependency Graph is not configurable in GitHub Enterprise Server.

Default: enabled

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

dependabot_alerts string

The enablement status of Dependabot alerts

Default: disabled

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

dependabot_security_updates string

The enablement status of Dependabot security updates

Default: disabled

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

code_scanning_default_setup string

The enablement status of code scanning default setup

Default: disabled

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

secret_scanning string

The enablement status of secret scanning

Default: disabled

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

secret_scanning_push_protection string

The enablement status of secret scanning push protection

Default: disabled

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

secret_scanning_delegated_bypass string

The enablement status of secret scanning delegated bypass

Default: disabled

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

secret_scanning_delegated_bypass_options object

Feature options for secret scanning delegated bypass

Name, Type, Description
reviewers array of objects

The bypass reviewers for secret scanning delegated bypass

Name, Type, Description
reviewer_id integer Required

The ID of the team or role selected as a bypass reviewer

reviewer_type string Required

The type of the bypass reviewer

Can be one of: TEAM, ROLE

secret_scanning_validity_checks string

The enablement status of secret scanning validity checks

Default: disabled

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

secret_scanning_non_provider_patterns string

The enablement status of secret scanning non provider patterns

Default: disabled

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

private_vulnerability_reporting string

The enablement status of private vulnerability reporting

Default: disabled

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

enforcement string

The enforcement status for a security configuration

Default: enforced

Can be one of: enforced, unenforced

HTTP response status codes for "Create a code security configuration"

Status codeDescription
201

Successfully created code security configuration

Code samples for "Create a code security configuration"

Request example

post/orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations
curl -L \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/code-security/configurations \ -d '{"name":"octo-org recommended settings","description":"This is a code security configuration for octo-org","advanced_security":"enabled","dependabot_alerts":"enabled","dependabot_security_updates":"not_set","secret_scanning":"enabled"}'

Successfully created code security configuration

Status: 201
{ "id": 1325, "target_type": "organization", "name": "octo-org recommended settings", "description": "This is a code security configuration for octo-org", "advanced_security": "enabled", "dependency_graph": "enabled", "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action": "enabled", "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action_options": { "labeled_runners": false }, "dependabot_alerts": "enabled", "dependabot_security_updates": "not_set", "code_scanning_default_setup": "disabled", "secret_scanning": "enabled", "secret_scanning_push_protection": "disabled", "secret_scanning_delegated_bypass": "disabled", "secret_scanning_validity_checks": "disabled", "secret_scanning_non_provider_patterns": "disabled", "private_vulnerability_reporting": "disabled", "enforcement": "enforced", "url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octo-org/code-security/configurations/1325", "html_url": "https://github.com/organizations/octo-org/settings/security_products/configurations/edit/1325", "created_at": "2024-05-01T00:00:00Z", "updated_at": "2024-05-01T00:00:00Z", "value": {} }

Get default code security configurations

Lists the default code security configurations for an organization.

The authenticated user must be an administrator or security manager for the organization to use this endpoint.

Note

The enablement status will only be returned for installed security products.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get default code security configurations"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

  • "Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Get default code security configurations"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

HTTP response status codes for "Get default code security configurations"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

304

Not modified

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

Code samples for "Get default code security configurations"

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations/defaults
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/code-security/configurations/defaults

Response

Status: 200
[ { "default_for_new_repos": "public", "configuration": { "id": 1325, "target_type": "organization", "name": "octo-org recommended settings", "description": "This is a code security configuration for octo-org", "advanced_security": "enabled", "dependency_graph": "enabled", "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action": null, "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action_options": null, "dependabot_alerts": "enabled", "dependabot_security_updates": "not_set", "code_scanning_default_setup": "enabled", "secret_scanning": "enabled", "secret_scanning_push_protection": "enabled", "secret_scanning_delegated_bypass": "enabled", "secret_scanning_delegated_bypass_options": { "reviewers": [ { "security_configuration_id": 1325, "reviewer_id": 5678, "reviewer_type": "TEAM" } ] }, "secret_scanning_validity_checks": "enabled", "enforcement": "enforced", "url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octo-org/code-security/configurations/1325", "html_url": "https://github.com/organizations/octo-org/settings/security_products/configurations/edit/1325", "created_at": "2024-05-01T00:00:00Z", "updated_at": "2024-05-01T00:00:00Z" } }, { "default_for_new_repos": "private_and_internal", "configuration": { "id": 17, "target_type": "global", "name": "GitHub recommended", "description": "Suggested settings for Dependabot, secret scanning, and code scanning.", "advanced_security": "enabled", "dependency_graph": "enabled", "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action": null, "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action_options": null, "dependabot_alerts": "enabled", "dependabot_security_updates": "not_set", "code_scanning_default_setup": "enabled", "secret_scanning": "enabled", "secret_scanning_push_protection": "enabled", "secret_scanning_delegated_bypass": "disabled", "secret_scanning_validity_checks": "disabled", "enforcement": "enforced", "url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octo-org/code-security/configurations/17", "html_url": "https://github.com/organizations/octo-org/settings/security_products/configurations/view", "created_at": "2023-12-04T15:58:07Z", "updated_at": "2023-12-04T15:58:07Z" } } ]

Detach configurations from repositories

Detach code security configuration(s) from a set of repositories. Repositories will retain their settings but will no longer be associated with the configuration.

The authenticated user must be an administrator or security manager for the organization to use this endpoint.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the write:org scope to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Detach configurations from repositories"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

  • "Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Detach configurations from repositories"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
selected_repository_ids array of integers

An array of repository IDs to detach from configurations.

HTTP response status codes for "Detach configurations from repositories"

Status codeDescription
204

A header with no content is returned.

400

Bad Request

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

409

Conflict

Code samples for "Detach configurations from repositories"

Request example

delete/orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations/detach
curl -L \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/code-security/configurations/detach \ -d '{"selected_repository_ids":[32,91]}'

A header with no content is returned.

Status: 204

Get a code security configuration

Gets a code security configuration available in an organization.

The authenticated user must be an administrator or security manager for the organization to use this endpoint.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the write:org scope to use this endpoint.

Note

The enablement status will only be returned for installed security products.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get a code security configuration"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

  • "Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Get a code security configuration"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

configuration_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the code security configuration.

HTTP response status codes for "Get a code security configuration"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

304

Not modified

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

Code samples for "Get a code security configuration"

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id}
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/code-security/configurations/CONFIGURATION_ID

Response

Status: 200
{ "id": 1325, "target_type": "organization", "name": "octo-org recommended settings", "description": "This is a code security configuration for octo-org", "advanced_security": "enabled", "dependency_graph": "enabled", "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action": "enabled", "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action_options": { "labeled_runners": false }, "dependabot_alerts": "enabled", "dependabot_security_updates": "not_set", "code_scanning_default_setup": "disabled", "secret_scanning": "enabled", "secret_scanning_push_protection": "disabled", "secret_scanning_delegated_bypass": "disabled", "secret_scanning_validity_checks": "disabled", "secret_scanning_non_provider_patterns": "disabled", "private_vulnerability_reporting": "disabled", "enforcement": "enforced", "url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octo-org/code-security/configurations/1325", "html_url": "https://github.com/organizations/octo-org/settings/security_products/configurations/edit/1325", "created_at": "2024-05-01T00:00:00Z", "updated_at": "2024-05-01T00:00:00Z", "value": {} }

Update a code security configuration

Updates a code security configuration in an organization.

The authenticated user must be an administrator or security manager for the organization to use this endpoint.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the write:org scope to use this endpoint.

Note

Only installed security products may be specified in the request body. Specifying an uninstalled security product will result in a validation error.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Update a code security configuration"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

  • "Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Update a code security configuration"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

configuration_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the code security configuration.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
name string

The name of the code security configuration. Must be unique within the organization.

description string

A description of the code security configuration

advanced_security string

The enablement status of GitHub Advanced Security

Can be one of: enabled, disabled

dependency_graph string

The enablement status of Dependency Graph. Dependency Graph is not configurable in GitHub Enterprise Server.

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

dependabot_alerts string

The enablement status of Dependabot alerts

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

dependabot_security_updates string

The enablement status of Dependabot security updates

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

code_scanning_default_setup string

The enablement status of code scanning default setup

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

secret_scanning string

The enablement status of secret scanning

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

secret_scanning_push_protection string

The enablement status of secret scanning push protection

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

secret_scanning_delegated_bypass string

The enablement status of secret scanning delegated bypass

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

secret_scanning_delegated_bypass_options object

Feature options for secret scanning delegated bypass

Name, Type, Description
reviewers array of objects

The bypass reviewers for secret scanning delegated bypass

Name, Type, Description
reviewer_id integer Required

The ID of the team or role selected as a bypass reviewer

reviewer_type string Required

The type of the bypass reviewer

Can be one of: TEAM, ROLE

secret_scanning_validity_checks string

The enablement status of secret scanning validity checks

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

secret_scanning_non_provider_patterns string

The enablement status of secret scanning non-provider patterns

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

private_vulnerability_reporting string

The enablement status of private vulnerability reporting

Can be one of: enabled, disabled, not_set

enforcement string

The enforcement status for a security configuration

Can be one of: enforced, unenforced

HTTP response status codes for "Update a code security configuration"

Status codeDescription
200

Response when a configuration is updated

204

Response when no new updates are made

Code samples for "Update a code security configuration"

Request example

patch/orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id}
curl -L \ -X PATCH \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/code-security/configurations/CONFIGURATION_ID \ -d '{"name":"octo-org recommended settings v2","secret_scanning":"disabled","code_scanning_default_setup":"enabled"}'

Response when a configuration is updated

Status: 200
{ "id": 1325, "target_type": "organization", "name": "octo-org recommended settings v2", "description": "This is a code security configuration for octo-org", "advanced_security": "enabled", "dependency_graph": "enabled", "dependabot_alerts": "enabled", "dependabot_security_updates": "not_set", "code_scanning_default_setup": "enabled", "secret_scanning": "disabled", "secret_scanning_push_protection": "disabled", "secret_scanning_delegated_bypass": "disabled", "secret_scanning_validity_checks": "disabled", "secret_scanning_non_provider_patterns": "disabled", "enforcement": "enforced", "url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octo-org/code-security/configurations/1325", "html_url": "https://github.com/organizations/octo-org/settings/security_products/configurations/edit/1325", "created_at": "2024-05-01T00:00:00Z", "updated_at": "2024-05-01T00:00:00Z" }

Delete a code security configuration

Deletes the desired code security configuration from an organization. Repositories attached to the configuration will retain their settings but will no longer be associated with the configuration.

The authenticated user must be an administrator or security manager for the organization to use this endpoint.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the write:org scope to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Delete a code security configuration"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

  • "Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Delete a code security configuration"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

configuration_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the code security configuration.

HTTP response status codes for "Delete a code security configuration"

Status codeDescription
204

A header with no content is returned.

400

Bad Request

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

409

Conflict

Code samples for "Delete a code security configuration"

Request example

delete/orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id}
curl -L \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/code-security/configurations/CONFIGURATION_ID

A header with no content is returned.

Status: 204

Attach a configuration to repositories

Attach a code security configuration to a set of repositories. If the repositories specified are already attached to a configuration, they will be re-attached to the provided configuration.

If insufficient GHAS licenses are available to attach the configuration to a repository, only free features will be enabled.

The authenticated user must be an administrator or security manager for the organization to use this endpoint.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the write:org scope to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Attach a configuration to repositories"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

  • "Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Attach a configuration to repositories"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

configuration_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the code security configuration.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
scope string Required

The type of repositories to attach the configuration to. selected means the configuration will be attached to only the repositories specified by selected_repository_ids

Can be one of: all, all_without_configurations, public, private_or_internal, selected

selected_repository_ids array of integers

An array of repository IDs to attach the configuration to. You can only provide a list of repository ids when the scope is set to selected.

HTTP response status codes for "Attach a configuration to repositories"

Status codeDescription
202

Accepted

Code samples for "Attach a configuration to repositories"

Request example

post/orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id}/attach
curl -L \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/code-security/configurations/CONFIGURATION_ID/attach \ -d '{"scope":"selected","selected_repository_ids":[32,91]}'

Accepted

Set a code security configuration as a default for an organization

Sets a code security configuration as a default to be applied to new repositories in your organization.

This configuration will be applied to the matching repository type (all, none, public, private and internal) by default when they are created.

The authenticated user must be an administrator or security manager for the organization to use this endpoint.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the write:org scope to use this endpoint.

Note

The enablement status will only be returned for installed security products.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Set a code security configuration as a default for an organization"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

  • "Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Set a code security configuration as a default for an organization"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

configuration_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the code security configuration.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
default_for_new_repos string

Specify which types of repository this security configuration should be applied to by default.

Can be one of: all, none, private_and_internal, public

HTTP response status codes for "Set a code security configuration as a default for an organization"

Status codeDescription
200

Default successfully changed.

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

Code samples for "Set a code security configuration as a default for an organization"

Request example

put/orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id}/defaults
curl -L \ -X PUT \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/code-security/configurations/CONFIGURATION_ID/defaults \ -d '{"default_for_new_repos":"all"}'

Default successfully changed.

Status: 200
{ "default_for_new_repos": "all", "configuration": { "value": { "id": 1325, "target_type": "organization", "name": "octo-org recommended settings", "description": "This is a code security configuration for octo-org", "advanced_security": "enabled", "dependency_graph": "enabled", "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action": "enabled", "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action_options": { "labeled_runners": false }, "dependabot_alerts": "enabled", "dependabot_security_updates": "not_set", "code_scanning_default_setup": "disabled", "secret_scanning": "enabled", "secret_scanning_push_protection": "disabled", "secret_scanning_delegated_bypass": "disabled", "secret_scanning_validity_checks": "disabled", "secret_scanning_non_provider_patterns": "disabled", "private_vulnerability_reporting": "disabled", "enforcement": "enforced", "url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octo-org/code-security/configurations/1325", "html_url": "https://github.com/organizations/octo-org/settings/security_products/configurations/edit/1325", "created_at": "2024-05-01T00:00:00Z", "updated_at": "2024-05-01T00:00:00Z", "value": {} } } }

Get repositories associated with a code security configuration

Lists the repositories associated with a code security configuration in an organization.

The authenticated user must be an administrator or security manager for the organization to use this endpoint.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the write:org scope to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get repositories associated with a code security configuration"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

  • "Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Get repositories associated with a code security configuration"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
org string Required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

configuration_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the code security configuration.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
per_page integer

The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Default: 30

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."

status string

A comma-separated list of statuses. If specified, only repositories with these attachment statuses will be returned.

Can be: all, attached, attaching, detached, removed, enforced, failed, updating, removed_by_enterprise

Default: all

HTTP response status codes for "Get repositories associated with a code security configuration"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

Code samples for "Get repositories associated with a code security configuration"

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id}/repositories
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/code-security/configurations/CONFIGURATION_ID/repositories

Example of code security configuration repositories

Status: 200
[ { "status": "attached", "repository": { "value": { "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://HOSTNAME/users/octocat", "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat", "followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers", "following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs", "repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos", "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}", "received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/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://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World", "archive_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}", "assignees_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}", "blobs_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}", "branches_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}", "collaborators_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}", "comments_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}", "commits_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}", "compare_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}", "contents_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}", "contributors_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors", "deployments_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments", "downloads_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads", "events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events", "forks_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks", "git_commits_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}", "git_refs_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}", "git_tags_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}", "git_url": "git:github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git", "issue_comment_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}", "issue_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}", "issues_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}", "keys_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}", "labels_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}", "languages_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages", "merges_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges", "milestones_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}", "notifications_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since,all,participating}", "pulls_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}", "releases_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}", "ssh_url": "git@github.com:octocat/Hello-World.git", "stargazers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers", "statuses_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}", "subscribers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers", "subscription_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription", "tags_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags", "teams_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams", "trees_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}", "hooks_url": "http://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks" } } } ]

Get the code security configuration associated with a repository

Get the code security configuration that manages a repository's code security settings.

The authenticated user must be an administrator or security manager for the organization to use this endpoint.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get the code security configuration associated with a repository"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

  • "Administration" repository permissions (read)

Parameters for "Get the code security configuration associated with 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 the code security configuration associated with a repository"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

204

A header with no content is returned.

304

Not modified

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

Code samples for "Get the code security configuration associated with a repository"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/code-security-configuration
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/code-security-configuration

Response

Status: 200
{ "status": "attached", "configuration": { "id": 1325, "target_type": "organization", "name": "octo-org recommended settings", "description": "This is a code security configuration for octo-org", "advanced_security": "enabled", "dependency_graph": "enabled", "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action": "enabled", "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action_options": { "labeled_runners": false }, "dependabot_alerts": "enabled", "dependabot_security_updates": "not_set", "code_scanning_default_setup": "disabled", "secret_scanning": "enabled", "secret_scanning_push_protection": "disabled", "secret_scanning_delegated_bypass": "disabled", "secret_scanning_validity_checks": "disabled", "secret_scanning_non_provider_patterns": "disabled", "private_vulnerability_reporting": "disabled", "enforcement": "enforced", "url": "https://HOSTNAME/orgs/octo-org/code-security/configurations/1325", "html_url": "https://github.com/organizations/octo-org/settings/security_products/configurations/edit/1325", "created_at": "2024-05-01T00:00:00Z", "updated_at": "2024-05-01T00:00:00Z" }, "value": { "configuration": { "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action": null, "dependency_graph_autosubmit_action_options": null, "private_vulnerability_reporting": null } } }