GitHub

GitHub Code Security API

Endpoints to manage Code security using the REST API.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Cybersecurity Management BC-620

Operations 20

GET /enterprises/{enterprise}/code-security/configurations Get code security configurations for an enterprise #
POST /enterprises/{enterprise}/code-security/configurations Create a code security configuration for an enterprise #
GET /enterprises/{enterprise}/code-security/configurations/defaults Get default code security configurations for an enterprise #
GET /enterprises/{enterprise}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id} Retrieve a code security configuration of an enterprise #
PATCH /enterprises/{enterprise}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id} Update a custom code security configuration for an enterprise #
DELETE /enterprises/{enterprise}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id} Delete a code security configuration for an enterprise #
POST /enterprises/{enterprise}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id}/attach Attach an enterprise configuration to repositories #
PUT /enterprises/{enterprise}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id}/defaults Set a code security configuration as a default for an enterprise #
GET /enterprises/{enterprise}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id}/repositories Get repositories associated with an enterprise code security configuration #
GET /orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations Get code security configurations for an organization #
POST /orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations Create a code security configuration #
GET /orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations/defaults Get default code security configurations #
DELETE /orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations/detach Detach configurations from repositories #
GET /orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id} Get a code security configuration #
PATCH /orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id} Update a code security configuration #
DELETE /orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id} Delete a code security configuration #
POST /orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id}/attach Attach a configuration to repositories #
PUT /orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id}/defaults Set a code security configuration as a default for an organization #
GET /orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations/{configuration_id}/repositories Get repositories associated with a code security configuration #
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/code-security-configuration Get the code security configuration associated with a repository #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/apps
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/codes-of-conduct/codes-of-conduct
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/emojis
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/gitignore
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/apps/installations
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/enterprise-admin
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/activity/events
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/orgs
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/rate-limit
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/rest/scim
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/using-the-rest-api/getting-started-with-the-rest-api
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/teams
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/meta/meta
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/actions
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/branches
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/code-scanning
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/collaborators
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/dependabot
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/webhooks
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/pulls
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/git/tags
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/autolinks
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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/collaborators/invitations

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/github/openapi/github-code-security-api-openapi.yml
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AsyncAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/github/asyncapi/github-webhooks-asyncapi.yml

Other Resources

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Reference
https://docs.github.com/en/webhooks/webhook-events-and-payloads

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OpenAPI Specification

github-code-security-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 1.1.4
  title: GitHub v3 REST Code Security API
  description: GitHub's v3 REST API.
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT
  termsOfService: https://docs.github.com/articles/github-terms-of-service
  contact:
    name: Support
    url: https://support.github.com/contact?tags=dotcom-rest-api
  x-github-plan: api.github.com
servers:
- url: https://api.github.com
tags:


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