Repository Invitations
We're currently offering a preview of the Repository Invitations API.
To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept
header:
application/vnd.github.swamp-thing-preview+json
- Invite a user to a repository
- List invitations for a repository
- Delete a repository invitation
- Update a repository invitation
- List a user's repository invitations
- Accept a repository invitation
- Decline a repository invitation
Invite a user to a repository
Use the API endpoint for adding a collaborator here.
List invitations for a repository
GET /repositories/:repo_id/invitations
When authenticating as a user with admin rights to a repository, this endpoint will list all currently open repository invitations.
Response
Status: 200 OK
Link: <https://api.github.com/resource?page=2>; rel="next",
<https://api.github.com/resource?page=5>; rel="last"
[
{
"id": 1,
"repository": {
"id": 1296269,
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"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
},
"name": "Hello-World",
"full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
"description": "This your first repo!",
"private": false,
"fork": true,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"archive_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
"assignees_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
"blobs_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
"branches_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
"clone_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"collaborators_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
"comments_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
"commits_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
"compare_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
"contents_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
"contributors_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors",
"deployments_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments",
"downloads_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads",
"events_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events",
"forks_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks",
"git_commits_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
"git_refs_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
"git_tags_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
"git_url": "git:github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"hooks_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks",
"issue_comment_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
"issue_events_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
"issues_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
"keys_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
"labels_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
"languages_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages",
"merges_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges",
"milestones_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
"mirror_url": "git:git.example.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"notifications_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since, all, participating}",
"pulls_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
"releases_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
"ssh_url": "git@github.com:octocat/Hello-World.git",
"stargazers_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
"statuses_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
"subscribers_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
"subscription_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription",
"svn_url": "https://svn.github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"tags_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags",
"teams_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams",
"trees_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
"homepage": "https://github.com",
"language": null,
"forks_count": 9,
"stargazers_count": 80,
"watchers_count": 80,
"size": 108,
"default_branch": "master",
"open_issues_count": 0,
"has_issues": true,
"has_wiki": true,
"has_pages": false,
"has_downloads": true,
"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
}
},
"invitee": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"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
},
"inviter": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"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
},
"permissions": "write",
"created_at": "2016-06-13T14:52:50-05:00",
"url": "https://api.github.com/api/v3/repositories/1296269/invitations/",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/invitations"
}
]
Delete a repository invitation
DELETE /repositories/:repo_id/invitations/:invitation_id
Response
Status: 204 No Content
Update a repository invitation
PATCH /repositories/:repo_id/invitations/:invitation_id
Input
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
permissions |
string |
The permissions that the associated user will have on the repository. Valid values are read , write , and admin . |
Response
Status: 200 OK
{
"id": 1,
"repository": {
"id": 1296269,
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"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
},
"name": "Hello-World",
"full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
"description": "This your first repo!",
"private": false,
"fork": true,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"archive_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
"assignees_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
"blobs_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
"branches_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
"clone_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"collaborators_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
"comments_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
"commits_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
"compare_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
"contents_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
"contributors_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors",
"deployments_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments",
"downloads_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads",
"events_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events",
"forks_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks",
"git_commits_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
"git_refs_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
"git_tags_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
"git_url": "git:github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"hooks_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks",
"issue_comment_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
"issue_events_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
"issues_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
"keys_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
"labels_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
"languages_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages",
"merges_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges",
"milestones_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
"mirror_url": "git:git.example.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"notifications_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since, all, participating}",
"pulls_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
"releases_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
"ssh_url": "git@github.com:octocat/Hello-World.git",
"stargazers_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
"statuses_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
"subscribers_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
"subscription_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription",
"svn_url": "https://svn.github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"tags_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags",
"teams_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams",
"trees_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
"homepage": "https://github.com",
"language": null,
"forks_count": 9,
"stargazers_count": 80,
"watchers_count": 80,
"size": 108,
"default_branch": "master",
"open_issues_count": 0,
"has_issues": true,
"has_wiki": true,
"has_pages": false,
"has_downloads": true,
"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
}
},
"invitee": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"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
},
"inviter": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"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
},
"permissions": "write",
"created_at": "2016-06-13T14:52:50-05:00",
"url": "https://api.github.com/api/v3/repositories/1296269/invitations/",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/invitations"
}
List a user's repository invitations
GET /user/repository_invitations
When authenticating as a user, this endpoint will list all currently open repository invitations for that user.
Response
Status: 200 OK
[
{
"id": 1,
"repository": {
"id": 1296269,
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"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
},
"name": "Hello-World",
"full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
"description": "This your first repo!",
"private": false,
"fork": true,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"archive_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
"assignees_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
"blobs_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
"branches_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
"clone_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"collaborators_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
"comments_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
"commits_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
"compare_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
"contents_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
"contributors_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors",
"deployments_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments",
"downloads_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads",
"events_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events",
"forks_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks",
"git_commits_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
"git_refs_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
"git_tags_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
"git_url": "git:github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"hooks_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks",
"issue_comment_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
"issue_events_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
"issues_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
"keys_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
"labels_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
"languages_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages",
"merges_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges",
"milestones_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
"mirror_url": "git:git.example.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"notifications_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since, all, participating}",
"pulls_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
"releases_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
"ssh_url": "git@github.com:octocat/Hello-World.git",
"stargazers_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
"statuses_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
"subscribers_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
"subscription_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription",
"svn_url": "https://svn.github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"tags_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags",
"teams_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams",
"trees_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
"homepage": "https://github.com",
"language": null,
"forks_count": 9,
"stargazers_count": 80,
"watchers_count": 80,
"size": 108,
"default_branch": "master",
"open_issues_count": 0,
"has_issues": true,
"has_wiki": true,
"has_pages": false,
"has_downloads": true,
"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
}
},
"invitee": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"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
},
"inviter": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"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
},
"permissions": "write",
"created_at": "2016-06-13T14:52:50-05:00",
"url": "https://api.github.com/api/v3/repositories/1296269/invitations/",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/invitations"
}
]
Accept a repository invitation
PATCH /user/repository_invitations/:invitation_id
Response
Status: 204 No Content
Decline a repository invitation
DELETE /user/repository_invitations/:invitation_id
Response
Status: 204 No Content