Branches

List branches
Get a branch
Get branch protection
Update branch protection
Delete branch protection
Get status checks protection
Update status check potection
Remove status check protection
Get all status check contexts
Set status check contexts
Add status check contexts
Remove status check contexts
Get pull request review protection
Update pull request review protection
Delete pull request review protection
Get commit signature protection
Create commit signature protection
Delete commit signature protection
Get admin branch protection
Set admin branch protection
Delete admin branch protection
Get access restrictions
Delete access restrictions
List teams with access to the protected branch
Set team access restrictions
Add team access restrictions
Remove team access restrictions
List users with access to the protected branch
Set user access restrictions
Add user access restrictions
Remove user access restrictions
List apps with access to the protected branch
Set app access restrictions
Add app access restrictions
Remove app access restrictions

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see GitHub's products in the GitHub Help documentation.

List branches

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/branches

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`protected`	`boolean`	Setting to `true` returns only protected branches. When set to `false`, only unprotected branches are returned. Omitting this parameter returns all branches.

Response

Status: 200 OK
Link: <https://api.github.com/resource?page=2>; rel="next",
      <https://api.github.com/resource?page=5>; rel="last"

[
  {
    "name": "master",
    "commit": {
      "sha": "c5b97d5ae6c19d5c5df71a34c7fbeeda2479ccbc",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits/c5b97d5ae6c19d5c5df71a34c7fbeeda2479ccbc"
    },
    "protected": true,
    "protection": {
      "enabled": true,
      "required_status_checks": {
        "enforcement_level": "non_admins",
        "contexts": [
          "ci-test",
          "linter"
        ]
      }
    },
    "protection_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches/master/protection"
  }
]

Get a branch

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "name": "master",
  "commit": {
    "sha": "7fd1a60b01f91b314f59955a4e4d4e80d8edf11d",
    "node_id": "MDY6Q29tbWl0N2ZkMWE2MGIwMWY5MWIzMTRmNTk5NTVhNGU0ZDRlODBkOGVkZjExZA==",
    "commit": {
      "author": {
        "name": "The Octocat",
        "date": "2012-03-06T15:06:50-08:00",
        "email": "octocat@nowhere.com"
      },
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/7fd1a60b01f91b314f59955a4e4d4e80d8edf11d",
      "message": "Merge pull request #6 from Spaceghost/patch-1\n\nNew line at end of file.",
      "tree": {
        "sha": "b4eecafa9be2f2006ce1b709d6857b07069b4608",
        "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees/b4eecafa9be2f2006ce1b709d6857b07069b4608"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "The Octocat",
        "date": "2012-03-06T15:06:50-08:00",
        "email": "octocat@nowhere.com"
      },
      "verification": {
        "verified": false,
        "reason": "unsigned",
        "signature": null,
        "payload": null
      }
    },
    "author": {
      "gravatar_id": "",
      "avatar_url": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7ad39074b0584bc555d0417ae3e7d974?d=https://a248.e.akamai.net/assets.github.com%2Fimages%2Fgravatars%2Fgravatar-140.png",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
      "id": 583231,
      "login": "octocat"
    },
    "parents": [
      {
        "sha": "553c2077f0edc3d5dc5d17262f6aa498e69d6f8e",
        "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits/553c2077f0edc3d5dc5d17262f6aa498e69d6f8e"
      },
      {
        "sha": "762941318ee16e59dabbacb1b4049eec22f0d303",
        "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits/762941318ee16e59dabbacb1b4049eec22f0d303"
      }
    ],
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits/7fd1a60b01f91b314f59955a4e4d4e80d8edf11d",
    "committer": {
      "gravatar_id": "",
      "avatar_url": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7ad39074b0584bc555d0417ae3e7d974?d=https://a248.e.akamai.net/assets.github.com%2Fimages%2Fgravatars%2Fgravatar-140.png",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
      "id": 583231,
      "login": "octocat"
    }
  },
  "_links": {
    "html": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/tree/master",
    "self": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master"
  },
  "protected": true,
  "protection": {
    "enabled": true,
    "required_status_checks": {
      "enforcement_level": "non_admins",
      "contexts": [
        "ci-test",
        "linter"
      ]
    }
  },
  "protection_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches/master/protection"
}

Get branch protection

Note: The Protected Branches API now has a setting for requiring a specified number of approving pull request reviews before merging. This feature is currently available for developers to preview. See the blog post for full details. To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.luke-cage-preview+json

Warning: The API may change without advance notice during the preview period. Preview features are not supported for production use. If you experience any issues, contact GitHub Support or GitHub Premium Support.

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection",
  "required_status_checks": {
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_status_checks",
    "strict": true,
    "contexts": [
      "continuous-integration/travis-ci"
    ],
    "contexts_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_status_checks/contexts"
  },
  "enforce_admins": {
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/enforce_admins",
    "enabled": true
  },
  "required_pull_request_reviews": {
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_pull_request_reviews",
    "dismissal_restrictions": {
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions",
      "users_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/users",
      "teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/teams",
      "users": [
        {
          "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
        }
      ],
      "teams": [
        {
          "id": 1,
          "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
          "url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
          "html_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/justice-league",
          "name": "Justice League",
          "slug": "justice-league",
          "description": "A great team.",
          "privacy": "closed",
          "permission": "admin",
          "members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
          "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
          "parent": null
        }
      ]
    },
    "dismiss_stale_reviews": true,
    "require_code_owner_reviews": true,
    "required_approving_review_count": 2
  },
  "restrictions": {
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions",
    "users_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions/users",
    "teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions/teams",
    "apps_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions/teams",
    "users": [
      {
        "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
      }
    ],
    "teams": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
        "url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
        "html_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/justice-league",
        "name": "Justice League",
        "slug": "justice-league",
        "description": "A great team.",
        "privacy": "closed",
        "permission": "admin",
        "members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
        "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
        "parent": null
      }
    ],
    "apps": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "slug": "octoapp",
        "node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
        "owner": {
          "login": "github",
          "id": 1,
          "node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
          "url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
          "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
          "events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
          "hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/hooks",
          "issues_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/issues",
          "members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/members{/member}",
          "public_members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/public_members{/member}",
          "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
          "description": "A great organization"
        },
        "name": "Octocat App",
        "description": "",
        "external_url": "https://example.com",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp",
        "created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
        "updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
        "permissions": {
          "metadata": "read",
          "contents": "read",
          "issues": "write",
          "single_file": "write"
        },
        "events": [
          "push",
          "pull_request"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "required_linear_history": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "allow_force_pushes": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "allow_deletions": {
    "enabled": true
  }
}

Update branch protection

application/vnd.github.luke-cage-preview+json

Protecting a branch requires admin or owner permissions to the repository.

PUT /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`required_status_checks`	`object` or `null`	Required. Require status checks to pass before merging. Set to `null` to disable.
`enforce_admins`	`boolean` or `null`	Required. Enforce all configured restrictions for administrators. Set to `true` to enforce required status checks for repository administrators. Set to `null` to disable.
`required_pull_request_reviews`	`object`	Required. Require at least one approving review on a pull request, before merging. Set to `null` to disable.
`restrictions`	`object` or `null`	Required. Restrict who can push to the protected branch. User, app, and team `restrictions` are only available for organization-owned repositories. Set to `null` to disable.
`required_linear_history`	`boolean`	Enforces a linear commit Git history, which prevents anyone from pushing merge commits to a branch. Set to `true` to enforce a linear commit history. Set to `false` to disable a linear commit Git history. Your repository must allow squash merging or rebase merging before you can enable a linear commit history. Default: `false`. For more information, see "Requiring a linear commit history" in the GitHub Help documentation.
`allow_force_pushes`	`boolean`	Permits force pushes to the protected branch by anyone with write access to the repository. Set to `true` to allow force pushes. Set to `false` or `null` to block force pushes. Default: `false`. For more information, see "Enabling force pushes to a protected branch" in the GitHub Help documentation."
`allow_deletions`	`boolean`	Allows deletion of the protected branch by anyone with write access to the repository. Set to `false` to prevent deletion of the protected branch. Default: `false`. For more information, see "Enabling force pushes to a protected branch" in the GitHub Help documentation.

The required_status_checks object must have the following keys:

Name	Type	Description
`strict`	`boolean`	Required. Require branches to be up to date before merging.
`contexts`	`array`	Required. The list of status checks to require in order to merge into this branch

The required_pull_request_reviews object must have the following keys:

Name	Type	Description
`dismissal_restrictions`	`object`	Specify which users and teams can dismiss pull request reviews. Pass an empty `dismissal_restrictions` object to disable. User and team `dismissal_restrictions` are only available for organization-owned repositories. Omit this parameter for personal repositories.
`dismiss_stale_reviews`	`boolean`	Set to `true` if you want to automatically dismiss approving reviews when someone pushes a new commit.
`require_code_owner_reviews`	`boolean`	Blocks merging pull requests until code owners review them.
`required_approving_review_count`	`integer`	Specify the number of reviewers required to approve pull requests. Use a number between 1 and 6.

The dismissal_restrictions object must have the following keys:

Name	Type	Description
`users`	`array`	The list of user `login`s with dismissal access
`teams`	`array`	The list of team `slug`s with dismissal access

Note: Passing new arrays of users and teams replaces their previous values.

The restrictions object has the following keys:

Name	Type	Description
`users`	`array`	Required. The list of user `login`s with push access
`teams`	`array`	Required. The list of team `slug`s with push access
`apps`	`array`	The list of app `slug`s with push access

Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

Example

{
  "required_status_checks": {
    "strict": true,
    "contexts": [
      "continuous-integration/travis-ci"
    ]
  },
  "enforce_admins": true,
  "required_pull_request_reviews": {
    "dismissal_restrictions": {
      "users": [
        "octocat"
      ],
      "teams": [
        "justice-league"
      ]
    },
    "dismiss_stale_reviews": true,
    "require_code_owner_reviews": true,
    "required_approving_review_count": 2
  },
  "restrictions": {
    "users": [
      "octocat"
    ],
    "teams": [
      "justice-league"
    ],
    "apps": [
      "super-ci"
    ]
  },
  "required_linear_history": true,
  "allow_force_pushes": true,
  "allow_deletions": true
}

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection",
  "required_status_checks": {
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_status_checks",
    "strict": true,
    "contexts": [
      "continuous-integration/travis-ci"
    ],
    "contexts_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_status_checks/contexts"
  },
  "enforce_admins": {
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/enforce_admins",
    "enabled": true
  },
  "required_pull_request_reviews": {
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_pull_request_reviews",
    "dismissal_restrictions": {
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions",
      "users_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/users",
      "teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/teams",
      "users": [
        {
          "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
        }
      ],
      "teams": [
        {
          "id": 1,
          "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
          "url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
          "html_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/justice-league",
          "name": "Justice League",
          "slug": "justice-league",
          "description": "A great team.",
          "privacy": "closed",
          "permission": "admin",
          "members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
          "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
          "parent": null
        }
      ]
    },
    "dismiss_stale_reviews": true,
    "require_code_owner_reviews": true,
    "required_approving_review_count": 2
  },
  "restrictions": {
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions",
    "users_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions/users",
    "teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions/teams",
    "apps_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions/teams",
    "users": [
      {
        "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
      }
    ],
    "teams": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
        "url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
        "html_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/justice-league",
        "name": "Justice League",
        "slug": "justice-league",
        "description": "A great team.",
        "privacy": "closed",
        "permission": "admin",
        "members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
        "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
        "parent": null
      }
    ],
    "apps": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "slug": "octoapp",
        "node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
        "owner": {
          "login": "github",
          "id": 1,
          "node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
          "url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
          "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
          "events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
          "hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/hooks",
          "issues_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/issues",
          "members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/members{/member}",
          "public_members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/public_members{/member}",
          "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
          "description": "A great organization"
        },
        "name": "Octocat App",
        "description": "",
        "external_url": "https://example.com",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp",
        "created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
        "updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
        "permissions": {
          "metadata": "read",
          "contents": "read",
          "issues": "write",
          "single_file": "write"
        },
        "events": [
          "push",
          "pull_request"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "required_linear_history": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "allow_force_pushes": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "allow_deletions": {
    "enabled": true
  }
}

Delete branch protection

DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection

Response

Status: 204 No Content

Get status checks protection

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/required_status_checks

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_status_checks",
  "strict": true,
  "contexts": [
    "continuous-integration/travis-ci"
  ],
  "contexts_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_status_checks/contexts"
}

Update status check potection

Updating required status checks requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.

PATCH /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/required_status_checks

Parameters

The object passed can have the following keys:

Name	Type	Description
`strict`	`boolean`	Require branches to be up to date before merging.
`contexts`	`array`	The list of status checks to require in order to merge into this branch

Example

{
  "strict": true,
  "contexts": [
    "continuous-integration/travis-ci"
  ]
}

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_status_checks",
  "strict": true,
  "contexts": [
    "continuous-integration/travis-ci"
  ],
  "contexts_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_status_checks/contexts"
}

Remove status check protection

DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/required_status_checks

Status: 204 No Content

Get all status check contexts

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/required_status_checks/contexts

Status: 200 OK

[
  "continuous-integration/travis-ci"
]

Set status check contexts

PUT /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/required_status_checks/contexts

Example

[
  "continuous-integration/travis-ci"
]

Response

Status: 200 OK

[
  "continuous-integration/travis-ci"
]

Add status check contexts

POST /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/required_status_checks/contexts

Example

[
  "continuous-integration/jenkins"
]

Response

Status: 200 OK

[
  "continuous-integration/travis-ci",
  "continuous-integration/jenkins"
]

Remove status check contexts

DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/required_status_checks/contexts

Example

[
  "continuous-integration/jenkins"
]

Response

Status: 200 OK

[
  "continuous-integration/travis-ci"
]

Get pull request review protection

application/vnd.github.luke-cage-preview+json

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/required_pull_request_reviews

Status: 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_pull_request_reviews",
  "dismissal_restrictions": {
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions",
    "users_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/users",
    "teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/teams",
    "users": [
      {
        "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
      }
    ],
    "teams": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
        "url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
        "html_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/justice-league",
        "name": "Justice League",
        "slug": "justice-league",
        "description": "A great team.",
        "privacy": "closed",
        "permission": "admin",
        "members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
        "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
        "parent": null
      }
    ]
  },
  "dismiss_stale_reviews": true,
  "require_code_owner_reviews": true,
  "required_approving_review_count": 2
}

Update pull request review protection

application/vnd.github.luke-cage-preview+json

Updating pull request review enforcement requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.

PATCH /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/required_pull_request_reviews

Parameters

The object passed can have the following keys:

Name	Type	Description
`dismissal_restrictions`	`object`	Specify which users and teams can dismiss pull request reviews. Pass an empty `dismissal_restrictions` object to disable. User and team `dismissal_restrictions` are only available for organization-owned repositories. Omit this parameter for personal repositories.
`dismiss_stale_reviews`	`boolean`	Set to `true` if you want to automatically dismiss approving reviews when someone pushes a new commit.
`require_code_owner_reviews`	`boolean`	Blocks merging pull requests until code owners have reviewed.
`required_approving_review_count`	`integer`	Specifies the number of reviewers required to approve pull requests. Use a number between 1 and 6.

The dismissal_restrictions object must have the following keys:

Name	Type	Description
`users`	`array`	The list of user `login`s with dismissal access
`teams`	`array`	The list of team `slug`s with dismissal access

Note: Passing new arrays of users and teams replaces their previous values.

Example

{
  "dismissal_restrictions": {
    "users": [
      "octocat"
    ],
    "teams": [
      "justice-league"
    ]
  },
  "dismiss_stale_reviews": true,
  "require_code_owner_reviews": true,
  "required_approving_review_count": 2
}

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_pull_request_reviews",
  "dismissal_restrictions": {
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions",
    "users_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/users",
    "teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/teams",
    "users": [
      {
        "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
      }
    ],
    "teams": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
        "url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
        "html_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/justice-league",
        "name": "Justice League",
        "slug": "justice-league",
        "description": "A great team.",
        "privacy": "closed",
        "permission": "admin",
        "members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
        "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
        "parent": null
      }
    ]
  },
  "dismiss_stale_reviews": true,
  "require_code_owner_reviews": true,
  "required_approving_review_count": 2
}

Delete pull request review protection

DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/required_pull_request_reviews

Status: 204 No Content

Get commit signature protection

Note: Protected Branches API can now manage a setting for requiring signed commits. This feature is currently available for developers to preview. See the blog post for full details. To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.zzzax-preview+json

When authenticated with admin or owner permissions to the repository, you can use this endpoint to check whether a branch requires signed commits. An enabled status of true indicates you must sign commits on this branch. For more information, see Signing commits with GPG in GitHub Help.

Note: You must enable branch protection to require signed commits.

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/required_signatures

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_signatures",
  "enabled": true
}

Create commit signature protection

application/vnd.github.zzzax-preview+json

When authenticated with admin or owner permissions to the repository, you can use this endpoint to require signed commits on a branch. You must enable branch protection to require signed commits.

POST /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/required_signatures

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_signatures",
  "enabled": true
}

Delete commit signature protection

application/vnd.github.zzzax-preview+json

When authenticated with admin or owner permissions to the repository, you can use this endpoint to disable required signed commits on a branch. You must enable branch protection to require signed commits.

DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/required_signatures

Status: 204 No Content

Get admin branch protection

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/enforce_admins

Status: 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/enforce_admins",
  "enabled": true
}

Set admin branch protection

Adding admin enforcement requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.

POST /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/enforce_admins

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/enforce_admins",
  "enabled": true
}

Delete admin branch protection

Removing admin enforcement requires admin or owner permissions to the repository and branch protection to be enabled.

DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/enforce_admins

Status: 204 No Content

Get access restrictions

Lists who has access to this protected branch.

Note: Users, apps, and teams restrictions are only available for organization-owned repositories.

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/restrictions

Status: 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions",
  "users_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions/users",
  "teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions/teams",
  "apps_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/restrictions/teams",
  "users": [
    {
      "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
    }
  ],
  "teams": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
      "html_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/justice-league",
      "name": "Justice League",
      "slug": "justice-league",
      "description": "A great team.",
      "privacy": "closed",
      "permission": "admin",
      "members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
      "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
      "parent": null
    }
  ],
  "apps": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "slug": "octoapp",
      "node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
      "owner": {
        "login": "github",
        "id": 1,
        "node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
        "url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
        "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
        "events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
        "hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/hooks",
        "issues_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/issues",
        "members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/members{/member}",
        "public_members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/public_members{/member}",
        "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
        "description": "A great organization"
      },
      "name": "Octocat App",
      "description": "",
      "external_url": "https://example.com",
      "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp",
      "created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
      "updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
      "permissions": {
        "metadata": "read",
        "contents": "read",
        "issues": "write",
        "single_file": "write"
      },
      "events": [
        "push",
        "pull_request"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Delete access restrictions

Disables the ability to restrict who can push to this branch.

DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/restrictions

Status: 204 No Content

List teams with access to the protected branch

Lists the teams who have push access to this branch. The list includes child teams.

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/restrictions/teams

Response

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
    "html_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/justice-league",
    "name": "Justice League",
    "slug": "justice-league",
    "description": "A great team.",
    "privacy": "closed",
    "permission": "admin",
    "members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
    "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
    "parent": null
  }
]

Set team access restrictions

Replaces the list of teams that have push access to this branch. This removes all teams that previously had push access and grants push access to the new list of teams. Team restrictions include child teams.

PUT /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/restrictions/teams

Parameters

Type	Description
`array`	The teams that can have push access. Use the team's `slug`. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

Example

[
  "justice-league"
]

Response

Status: 200 OK

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
    "html_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/justice-league",
    "name": "Justice League",
    "slug": "justice-league",
    "description": "A great team.",
    "privacy": "closed",
    "permission": "admin",
    "members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
    "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
    "parent": null
  }
]

Add team access restrictions

Grants the specified teams push access for this branch. You can also give push access to child teams.

POST /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/restrictions/teams

Parameters

Type	Description
`array`	The teams that can have push access. Use the team's `slug`. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

Example

[
  "justice-league"
]

Response

Status: 200 OK

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
    "html_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/justice-league",
    "name": "Justice League",
    "slug": "justice-league",
    "description": "A great team.",
    "privacy": "closed",
    "permission": "admin",
    "members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
    "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
    "parent": null
  }
]

Remove team access restrictions

Removes the ability of a team to push to this branch. You can also remove push access for child teams.

DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/restrictions/teams

Parameters

Type	Description
`array`	Teams that should no longer have push access. Use the team's `slug`. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

Example

[
  "octocats"
]

Response

Status: 200 OK

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1",
    "html_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/justice-league",
    "name": "Justice League",
    "slug": "justice-league",
    "description": "A great team.",
    "privacy": "closed",
    "permission": "admin",
    "members_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/members{/member}",
    "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/teams/1/repos",
    "parent": null
  }
]

List users with access to the protected branch

Lists the people who have push access to this branch.

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/restrictions/users

Status: 200 OK

[
  {
    "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
  }
]

Set user access restrictions

Replaces the list of people that have push access to this branch. This removes all people that previously had push access and grants push access to the new list of people.

PUT /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/restrictions/users

Parameters

Type	Description
`array`	Usernames for people who can have push access. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

Example

[
  "octocat"
]

Response

Status: 200 OK

[
  {
    "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
  }
]

Add user access restrictions

Grants the specified people push access for this branch.

POST /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/restrictions/users

Parameters

Type	Description
`array`	Usernames for people who can have push access. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

Example

[
  "octocat"
]

Response

Status: 200 OK

[
  {
    "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
  }
]

Remove user access restrictions

Removes the ability of a user to push to this branch.

DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/restrictions/users

Parameters

Type	Description
`array`	Usernames of the people who should no longer have push access. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

Example

[
  "defunkt"
]

Response

Status: 200 OK

[
  {
    "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
  }
]

List apps with access to the protected branch

Lists the GitHub Apps that have push access to this branch. Only installed GitHub Apps with write access to the contents permission can be added as authorized actors on a protected branch.

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/restrictions/apps

Status: 200 OK

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "slug": "octoapp",
    "node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
    "owner": {
      "login": "github",
      "id": 1,
      "node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
      "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
      "events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
      "hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/hooks",
      "issues_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/issues",
      "members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/members{/member}",
      "public_members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/public_members{/member}",
      "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
      "description": "A great organization"
    },
    "name": "Octocat App",
    "description": "",
    "external_url": "https://example.com",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp",
    "created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
    "updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
    "permissions": {
      "metadata": "read",
      "contents": "read",
      "issues": "write",
      "single_file": "write"
    },
    "events": [
      "push",
      "pull_request"
    ]
  }
]

Set app access restrictions

Replaces the list of apps that have push access to this branch. This removes all apps that previously had push access and grants push access to the new list of apps. Only installed GitHub Apps with write access to the contents permission can be added as authorized actors on a protected branch.

PUT /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/restrictions/apps

Parameters

Type	Description
`array`	The GitHub Apps that have push access to this branch. Use the app's `slug`. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

Example

[
  "octoapp"
]

Response

Status: 200 OK

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "slug": "octoapp",
    "node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
    "owner": {
      "login": "github",
      "id": 1,
      "node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
      "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
      "events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
      "hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/hooks",
      "issues_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/issues",
      "members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/members{/member}",
      "public_members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/public_members{/member}",
      "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
      "description": "A great organization"
    },
    "name": "Octocat App",
    "description": "",
    "external_url": "https://example.com",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp",
    "created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
    "updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
    "permissions": {
      "metadata": "read",
      "contents": "read",
      "issues": "write",
      "single_file": "write"
    },
    "events": [
      "push",
      "pull_request"
    ]
  }
]

Add app access restrictions

Grants the specified apps push access for this branch. Only installed GitHub Apps with write access to the contents permission can be added as authorized actors on a protected branch.

POST /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/restrictions/apps

Parameters

Type	Description
`array`	The GitHub Apps that have push access to this branch. Use the app's `slug`. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

Example

[
  "octoapp"
]

Response

Status: 200 OK

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "slug": "octoapp",
    "node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
    "owner": {
      "login": "github",
      "id": 1,
      "node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
      "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
      "events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
      "hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/hooks",
      "issues_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/issues",
      "members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/members{/member}",
      "public_members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/public_members{/member}",
      "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
      "description": "A great organization"
    },
    "name": "Octocat App",
    "description": "",
    "external_url": "https://example.com",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp",
    "created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
    "updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
    "permissions": {
      "metadata": "read",
      "contents": "read",
      "issues": "write",
      "single_file": "write"
    },
    "events": [
      "push",
      "pull_request"
    ]
  }
]

Remove app access restrictions

Removes the ability of an app to push to this branch. Only installed GitHub Apps with write access to the contents permission can be added as authorized actors on a protected branch.

DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection/restrictions/apps

Parameters

Type	Description
`array`	The GitHub Apps that have push access to this branch. Use the app's `slug`. Note: The list of users, apps, and teams in total is limited to 100 items.

Example

[
  "octoapp"
]

Response

Status: 200 OK

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "slug": "octoapp",
    "node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
    "owner": {
      "login": "github",
      "id": 1,
      "node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
      "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
      "events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
      "hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/hooks",
      "issues_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/issues",
      "members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/members{/member}",
      "public_members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/public_members{/member}",
      "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
      "description": "A great organization"
    },
    "name": "Octocat App",
    "description": "",
    "external_url": "https://example.com",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/octoapp",
    "created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
    "updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
    "permissions": {
      "metadata": "read",
      "contents": "read",
      "issues": "write",
      "single_file": "write"
    },
    "events": [
      "push",
      "pull_request"
    ]
  }
]