GitHub API
Every endpoint below is fully stateful. Creates, updates, and deletes persist in memory and affect related entities.
Users
GET /user- authenticated userPATCH /user- update profileGET /users/:username- get userGET /users- list usersGET /users/:username/repos- list user reposGET /users/:username/orgs- list user orgsGET /users/:username/followers- list followersGET /users/:username/following- list following
Repositories
GET /repos/:owner/:repo- get repoPOST /user/repos- create user repoPOST /orgs/:org/repos- create org repoPATCH /repos/:owner/:repo- update repoDELETE /repos/:owner/:repo- delete repo (cascades)GET/PUT /repos/:owner/:repo/topics- get/replace topicsGET /repos/:owner/:repo/languages- languagesGET /repos/:owner/:repo/contributors- contributorsGET /repos/:owner/:repo/forks- list forksPOST /repos/:owner/:repo/forks- create forkGET/PUT/DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/collaborators/:username- collaboratorsGET /repos/:owner/:repo/collaborators/:username/permissionPOST /repos/:owner/:repo/transfer- transfer repoGET /repos/:owner/:repo/tags- list tags
Issues
GET /repos/:owner/:repo/issues- list (filter by state, labels, assignee, milestone, creator, since)POST /repos/:owner/:repo/issues- createGET /repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:number- getPATCH /repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:number- update (state transitions, events)PUT/DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:number/lock- lock/unlockGET /repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:number/timeline- timeline eventsGET /repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:number/events- eventsPOST/DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:number/assignees- manage assignees
Pull Requests
GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls- list (filter by state, head, base)POST /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls- createGET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number- getPATCH /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number- updatePUT /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/merge- merge (with branch protection enforcement)GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/commits- list commitsGET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/files- list filesPOST/DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/requested_reviewers- manage reviewersPUT /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/update-branch- update branch
Comments
- Issue comments: full CRUD on
/repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:number/comments - Review comments: full CRUD on
/repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/comments - Commit comments: full CRUD on
/repos/:owner/:repo/commits/:sha/comments - Repo-wide listings for each type
Reviews
GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/reviews- listPOST /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/reviews- create (with inline comments)GET/PUT /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/reviews/:id- get/updatePOST /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/reviews/:id/events- submitPUT /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/reviews/:id/dismissals- dismiss
Labels & Milestones
- Labels: full CRUD, add/remove from issues, replace all
- Milestones: full CRUD, state transitions, issue counts
Branches & Git Data
- Branches: list, get, protection CRUD (status checks, PR reviews, enforce admins)
- Refs: get, match, create, update, delete
- Commits: get, create
- Trees: get (with recursive), create (with inline content)
- Blobs: get, create
- Tags: get, create
Organizations & Teams
- Orgs: get, update, list
- Org members: list, check, remove, get/set membership
- Teams: full CRUD, members, repos
Releases
- Releases: full CRUD, latest, by tag
- Release assets: full CRUD, upload
- Generate release notes
Webhooks
- Repo webhooks: full CRUD, ping, test, deliveries
- Org webhooks: full CRUD, ping
- Real HTTP delivery to registered URLs on all state changes
Search
GET /search/repositories- full query syntax (user, org, language, topic, stars, forks, etc.)GET /search/issues- issues + PRs (repo, is, author, label, milestone, state, etc.)GET /search/users- users + orgsGET /search/code- blob content searchGET /search/commits- commit message searchGET /search/topics- topic searchGET /search/labels- label search
Actions
- Workflows: list, get, enable/disable, dispatch
- Workflow runs: list, get, cancel, rerun, delete, logs
- Jobs: list, get, logs
- Artifacts: list, get, delete
- Secrets: repo + org CRUD
Checks
- Check runs: create, update, get, annotations, rerequest, list by ref/suite
- Check suites: create, get, preferences, rerequest, list by ref
- Automatic suite status rollup from check run results
Misc
GET /rate_limit- rate limit statusGET /meta- server metadataGET /octocat- ASCII artGET /emojis- emoji URLsGET /zen- random zen phraseGET /versions- API versions