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GitHub Actions Permissions
The GitHub Actions Permissions API allows you to set permissions for what enterprises, organizations, and repositories are allowed to run GitHub Actions, and what actions are allowed to run.
About the Permissions API
The GitHub Actions Permissions API allows you to set permissions for what enterprises, organizations, and repositories are allowed to run GitHub Actions, and what actions are allowed to run. For more information, see "Usage limits, billing, and administration."
Get GitHub Actions permissions for an enterprise
Gets the GitHub Actions permissions policy for organizations and allowed actions in an enterprise.
You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:enterprise scope to use this endpoint.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
enterprisestringRequiredThe slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id. |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/actions/permissionsResponse
Status: 200{
"enabled_organizations": "all",
"allowed_actions": "selected",
"selected_actions_url": "https://api.github.com/enterprises/2/actions/permissions/selected-actions"
}Set GitHub Actions permissions for an enterprise
Sets the GitHub Actions permissions policy for organizations and allowed actions in an enterprise.
You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:enterprise scope to use this endpoint.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
enterprisestringRequiredThe slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id. |
| Body parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
enabled_organizationsstringRequiredThe policy that controls the organizations in the enterprise that are allowed to run GitHub Actions. Can be one of: |
allowed_actionsstringThe permissions policy that controls the actions that are allowed to run. Can be one of: |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/actions/permissions \
-d '{"enabled_organizations":"all","allowed_actions":"selected"}'Response
Status: 204List selected organizations enabled for GitHub Actions in an enterprise
Lists the organizations that are selected to have GitHub Actions enabled in an enterprise. To use this endpoint, the enterprise permission policy for enabled_organizations must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an enterprise."
You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:enterprise scope to use this endpoint.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
enterprisestringRequiredThe slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id. |
| Query parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
per_pageintegerThe number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
pageintegerPage number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/actions/permissions/organizationsResponse
Status: 200{
"total_count": 1,
"organizations": [
{
"login": "octocat",
"id": 161335,
"node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkxMjk2MjY5",
"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/octo-org",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/octo-org/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/octo-org/events",
"hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/octo-org/hooks",
"issues_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/octo-org/issues",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/octo-org/members{/member}",
"public_members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/octo-org/public_members{/member}",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"description": "A great organization"
}
]
}Set selected organizations enabled for GitHub Actions in an enterprise
Replaces the list of selected organizations that are enabled for GitHub Actions in an enterprise. To use this endpoint, the enterprise permission policy for enabled_organizations must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an enterprise."
You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:enterprise scope to use this endpoint.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
enterprisestringRequiredThe slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id. |
| Body parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
selected_organization_idsarray of integersRequiredList of organization IDs to enable for GitHub Actions. |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/actions/permissions/organizations \
-d '{"selected_organization_ids":[32,91]}'Response
Status: 204Enable a selected organization for GitHub Actions in an enterprise
Adds an organization to the list of selected organizations that are enabled for GitHub Actions in an enterprise. To use this endpoint, the enterprise permission policy for enabled_organizations must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an enterprise."
You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:enterprise scope to use this endpoint.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
enterprisestringRequiredThe slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id. |
org_idintegerRequiredThe unique identifier of the organization. |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/actions/permissions/organizations/ORG_IDResponse
Status: 204Disable a selected organization for GitHub Actions in an enterprise
Removes an organization from the list of selected organizations that are enabled for GitHub Actions in an enterprise. To use this endpoint, the enterprise permission policy for enabled_organizations must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an enterprise."
You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:enterprise scope to use this endpoint.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
enterprisestringRequiredThe slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id. |
org_idintegerRequiredThe unique identifier of the organization. |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/actions/permissions/organizations/ORG_IDResponse
Status: 204Get allowed actions for an enterprise
Gets the selected actions that are allowed in an enterprise. To use this endpoint, the enterprise permission policy for allowed_actions must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an enterprise."
You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:enterprise scope to use this endpoint.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
enterprisestringRequiredThe slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id. |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/actions/permissions/selected-actionsResponse
Status: 200{
"github_owned_allowed": true,
"verified_allowed": false,
"patterns_allowed": [
"monalisa/octocat@*",
"docker/*"
]
}Set allowed actions for an enterprise
Sets the actions that are allowed in an enterprise. To use this endpoint, the enterprise permission policy for allowed_actions must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an enterprise."
You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:enterprise scope to use this endpoint.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
enterprisestringRequiredThe slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id. |
| Body parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
github_owned_allowedbooleanRequiredWhether GitHub-owned actions are allowed. For example, this includes the actions in the |
patterns_allowedarray of stringsRequiredSpecifies a list of string-matching patterns to allow specific action(s). Wildcards, tags, and SHAs are allowed. For example, |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/actions/permissions/selected-actions \
-d '{"github_owned_allowed":true,"verified_allowed":false,"patterns_allowed":["monalisa/octocat@*","docker/*"]}'Response
Status: 204Get GitHub Actions permissions for an organization
Gets the GitHub Actions permissions policy for repositories and allowed actions in an organization.
You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the administration organization permission to use this API.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
orgstringRequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/permissionsResponse
Status: 200{
"enabled_repositories": "all",
"allowed_actions": "selected",
"selected_actions_url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/42/actions/permissions/selected-actions"
}Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization
Sets the GitHub Actions permissions policy for repositories and allowed actions in an organization.
If the organization belongs to an enterprise that has set restrictive permissions at the enterprise level, such as allowed_actions to selected actions, then you cannot override them for the organization.
You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the administration organization permission to use this API.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
orgstringRequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
| Body parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
enabled_repositoriesstringRequiredThe policy that controls the repositories in the organization that are allowed to run GitHub Actions. Can be one of: |
allowed_actionsstringThe permissions policy that controls the actions that are allowed to run. Can be one of: |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/permissions \
-d '{"enabled_repositories":"all","allowed_actions":"selected"}'Response
Status: 204List selected repositories enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization
Lists the selected repositories that are enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization. To use this endpoint, the organization permission policy for enabled_repositories must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization."
You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the administration organization permission to use this API.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
orgstringRequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
| Query parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
per_pageintegerThe number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
pageintegerPage number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/permissions/repositoriesResponse
Status: 200{
"total_count": 1,
"repositories": [
{
"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://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
},
"private": false,
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"description": "This your first repo!",
"fork": false,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
"archive_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
"assignees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
"blobs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
"branches_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
"collaborators_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
"compare_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
"contents_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
"contributors_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors",
"deployments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments",
"downloads_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks",
"git_commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
"git_refs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
"git_tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
"git_url": "git:github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"issue_comment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
"issue_events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
"issues_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
"keys_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
"labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
"languages_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages",
"merges_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges",
"milestones_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
"notifications_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since,all,participating}",
"pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
"releases_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
"ssh_url": "git@github.com:octocat/Hello-World.git",
"stargazers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
"statuses_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
"subscribers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
"subscription_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription",
"tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags",
"teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams",
"trees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
"clone_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"mirror_url": "git:git.example.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks",
"svn_url": "https://svn.github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"homepage": "https://github.com",
"language": null,
"forks_count": 9,
"stargazers_count": 80,
"watchers_count": 80,
"size": 108,
"default_branch": "master",
"open_issues_count": 0,
"is_template": true,
"topics": [
"octocat",
"atom",
"electron",
"api"
],
"has_issues": true,
"has_projects": true,
"has_wiki": true,
"has_pages": false,
"has_downloads": true,
"archived": false,
"disabled": false,
"visibility": "public",
"pushed_at": "2011-01-26T19:06:43Z",
"created_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
"updated_at": "2011-01-26T19:14:43Z",
"permissions": {
"admin": false,
"push": false,
"pull": true
},
"allow_rebase_merge": true,
"template_repository": null,
"temp_clone_token": "ABTLWHOULUVAXGTRYU7OC2876QJ2O",
"allow_squash_merge": true,
"allow_auto_merge": false,
"delete_branch_on_merge": true,
"allow_merge_commit": true,
"subscribers_count": 42,
"network_count": 0,
"license": {
"key": "mit",
"name": "MIT License",
"url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mit",
"spdx_id": "MIT",
"node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA==",
"html_url": "https://github.com/licenses/mit"
},
"forks": 1,
"open_issues": 1,
"watchers": 1
}
]
}Set selected repositories enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization
Replaces the list of selected repositories that are enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization. To use this endpoint, the organization permission policy for enabled_repositories must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization."
You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the administration organization permission to use this API.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
orgstringRequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
| Body parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
selected_repository_idsarray of integersRequiredList of repository IDs to enable for GitHub Actions. |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/permissions/repositories \
-d '{"selected_repository_ids":[32,42]}'Response
Status: 204Enable a selected repository for GitHub Actions in an organization
Adds a repository to the list of selected repositories that are enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization. To use this endpoint, the organization permission policy for enabled_repositories must be must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization."
You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the administration organization permission to use this API.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
orgstringRequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
repository_idintegerRequiredThe unique identifier of the repository. |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/permissions/repositories/REPOSITORY_IDResponse
Status: 204Disable a selected repository for GitHub Actions in an organization
Removes a repository from the list of selected repositories that are enabled for GitHub Actions in an organization. To use this endpoint, the organization permission policy for enabled_repositories must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization."
You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the administration organization permission to use this API.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
orgstringRequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
repository_idintegerRequiredThe unique identifier of the repository. |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/permissions/repositories/REPOSITORY_IDResponse
Status: 204Get allowed actions for an organization
Gets the selected actions that are allowed in an organization. To use this endpoint, the organization permission policy for allowed_actions must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization.""
You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the administration organization permission to use this API.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
orgstringRequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/permissions/selected-actionsResponse
Status: 200{
"github_owned_allowed": true,
"verified_allowed": false,
"patterns_allowed": [
"monalisa/octocat@*",
"docker/*"
]
}Set allowed actions for an organization
Sets the actions that are allowed in an organization. To use this endpoint, the organization permission policy for allowed_actions must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for an organization."
If the organization belongs to an enterprise that has selected actions set at the enterprise level, then you cannot override any of the enterprise's allowed actions settings.
To use the patterns_allowed setting for private repositories, the organization must belong to an enterprise. If the organization does not belong to an enterprise, then the patterns_allowed setting only applies to public repositories in the organization.
You must authenticate using an access token with the admin:org scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the administration organization permission to use this API.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
orgstringRequiredThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive. |
| Body parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
github_owned_allowedbooleanRequiredWhether GitHub-owned actions are allowed. For example, this includes the actions in the |
patterns_allowedarray of stringsRequiredSpecifies a list of string-matching patterns to allow specific action(s). Wildcards, tags, and SHAs are allowed. For example, |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/actions/permissions/selected-actions \
-d '{"github_owned_allowed":true,"verified_allowed":false,"patterns_allowed":["monalisa/octocat@*","docker/*"]}'Response
Status: 204Get GitHub Actions permissions for a repository
Gets the GitHub Actions permissions policy for a repository, including whether GitHub Actions is enabled and the actions allowed to run in the repository.
You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the administration repository permission to use this API.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
ownerstringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repostringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/permissionsResponse
Status: 200{
"enabled": true,
"allowed_actions": "selected",
"selected_actions_url": "https://api.github.com/repositories/42/actions/permissions/selected-actions"
}Set GitHub Actions permissions for a repository
Sets the GitHub Actions permissions policy for enabling GitHub Actions and allowed actions in the repository.
If the repository belongs to an organization or enterprise that has set restrictive permissions at the organization or enterprise levels, such as allowed_actions to selected actions, then you cannot override them for the repository.
You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the administration repository permission to use this API.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
ownerstringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repostringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
| Body parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
enabledbooleanRequiredWhether GitHub Actions is enabled on the repository. |
allowed_actionsstringThe permissions policy that controls the actions that are allowed to run. Can be one of: |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/permissions \
-d '{"enabled":true,"allowed_actions":"selected"}'Response
Status: 204Get allowed actions for a repository
Gets the settings for selected actions that are allowed in a repository. To use this endpoint, the repository policy for allowed_actions must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for a repository."
You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the administration repository permission to use this API.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
ownerstringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repostringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/permissions/selected-actionsResponse
Status: 200{
"github_owned_allowed": true,
"verified_allowed": false,
"patterns_allowed": [
"monalisa/octocat@*",
"docker/*"
]
}Set allowed actions for a repository
Sets the actions that are allowed in a repository. To use this endpoint, the repository permission policy for allowed_actions must be configured to selected. For more information, see "Set GitHub Actions permissions for a repository."
If the repository belongs to an organization or enterprise that has selected actions set at the organization or enterprise levels, then you cannot override any of the allowed actions settings.
To use the patterns_allowed setting for private repositories, the repository must belong to an enterprise. If the repository does not belong to an enterprise, then the patterns_allowed setting only applies to public repositories.
You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint. GitHub Apps must have the administration repository permission to use this API.
Parameters
| Headers |
|---|
| Name, Type, Description |
acceptstringSetting to |
| Path parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
ownerstringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repostringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
| Body parameters |
| Name, Type, Description |
github_owned_allowedbooleanRequiredWhether GitHub-owned actions are allowed. For example, this includes the actions in the |
patterns_allowedarray of stringsRequiredSpecifies a list of string-matching patterns to allow specific action(s). Wildcards, tags, and SHAs are allowed. For example, |
HTTP response status codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
204 | No Content |
Code samples
curl \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/permissions/selected-actions \
-d '{"github_owned_allowed":true,"verified_allowed":false,"patterns_allowed":["monalisa/octocat@*","docker/*"]}'Response
Status: 204