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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
version: 1.1.4
title: GitHub v3 REST Meta 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: ghes
x-github-release: 3.9
servers:
- url: '{protocol}://{hostname}/api/v3'
variables:
hostname:
description: Self-hosted Enterprise Server hostname
default: HOSTNAME
protocol:
description: Self-hosted Enterprise Server protocol
default: http
tags:
- name: Meta
paths:
/:
get:
summary: GitHub API Root
description: Get Hypermedia links to resources accessible in GitHub's REST API
tags:
- Meta
operationId: meta/root
responses:
'200':
description: Response
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/root'
examples:
default:
$ref: '#/components/examples/root'
x-github:
githubCloudOnly: false
enabledForGitHubApps: true
category: meta
subcategory: meta
externalDocs:
description: API method documentation
url: https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/meta/meta#github-api-root
x-microcks-operation:
delay: 0
dispatcher: FALLBACK
/meta:
get:
summary: GitHub Get GitHub Enterprise Server Meta Information
description: ''
tags:
- Meta
operationId: meta/get
externalDocs:
description: API method documentation
url: https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/meta/meta#get-apiname-meta-information
parameters: []
responses:
'200':
description: Response
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/api-overview'
examples:
default:
$ref: '#/components/examples/api-overview'
'304':
$ref: '#/components/responses/not_modified'
x-github:
githubCloudOnly: false
enabledForGitHubApps: true
category: meta
subcategory: meta
x-microcks-operation:
delay: 0
dispatcher: FALLBACK
/octocat:
get:
summary: GitHub Get Octocat
description: Get the octocat as ASCII art
tags:
- Meta
operationId: meta/get-octocat
parameters:
- name: s
in: query
description: The words to show in Octocat's speech bubble
schema:
type: string
required: false
example: example_value
responses:
'200':
description: Response
content:
application/octocat-stream:
schema:
type: string
examples:
default:
$ref: '#/components/examples/octocat'
externalDocs:
description: API method documentation
url: https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/meta/meta#get-octocat
x-github:
githubCloudOnly: false
enabledForGitHubApps: true
category: meta
subcategory: meta
x-microcks-operation:
delay: 0
dispatcher: FALLBACK
/zen:
get:
summary: GitHub Get the Zen of GitHub
description: Get a random sentence from the Zen of GitHub
tags:
- Meta
operationId: meta/get-zen
externalDocs:
description: API method documentation
url: https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/meta/meta#get-the-zen-of-github
responses:
'200':
description: Response
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: string
examples:
default:
summary: Example response
value: Responsive is better than fast
x-github:
githubCloudOnly: false
enabledForGitHubApps: true
category: meta
subcategory: meta
x-microcks-operation:
delay: 0
dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
examples:
api-overview:
value:
verifiable_password_authentication: true
packages:
- 192.0.2.1
dependabot:
- 192.0.2.1
domains:
website:
- '*.example.com'
codespaces:
- '*.example.com'
copilot:
- '*.example.com'
packages:
- '*.example.com'
installed_version: 3.9.0
octocat:
value: " MMM. .MMM\n MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM\n MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ___________________________________\n MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM | |\n MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM | Avoid administrative distraction. |\n MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM |_ _______________________________|\n MMMM::- -:::::::- -::MMMM |/\n MM~:~ 00~:::::~ 00~:~MM\n .. MMMMM::.00:::+:::.00::MMMMM ..\n .MM::::: ._. :::::MM.\n MMMM;:::::;MMMM\n -MM MMMMMMM\n ^ M+ MMMMMMMMM\n MMMMMMM MM MM MM\n MM MM MM MM\n MM MM MM MM\n .~~MM~MM~MM~MM~~.\n ~~~~MM:~MM~~~MM~:MM~~~~\n ~~~~~~==~==~~~==~==~~~~~~\n ~~~~~~==~==~==~==~~~~~~\n :~==~==~==~==~~\n"
root:
value:
current_user_url: https://api.github.com/user
current_user_authorizations_html_url: https://github.com/settings/connections/applications{/client_id}
authorizations_url: https://api.github.com/authorizations
code_search_url: https://api.github.com/search/code?q={query}{&page,per_page,sort,order}
commit_search_url: https://api.github.com/search/commits?q={query}{&page,per_page,sort,order}
emails_url: https://api.github.com/user/emails
emojis_url: https://api.github.com/emojis
events_url: https://api.github.com/events
feeds_url: https://api.github.com/feeds
followers_url: https://api.github.com/user/followers
following_url: https://api.github.com/user/following{/target}
gists_url: https://api.github.com/gists{/gist_id}
hub_url: https://api.github.com/hub
issue_search_url: https://api.github.com/search/issues?q={query}{&page,per_page,sort,order}
issues_url: https://api.github.com/issues
keys_url: https://api.github.com/user/keys
label_search_url: https://api.github.com/search/labels?q={query}&repository_id={repository_id}{&page,per_page}
notifications_url: https://api.github.com/notifications
organization_url: https://api.github.com/orgs/{org}
organization_repositories_url: https://api.github.com/orgs/{org}/repos{?type,page,per_page,sort}
organization_teams_url: https://api.github.com/orgs/{org}/teams
public_gists_url: https://api.github.com/gists/public
rate_limit_url: https://api.github.com/rate_limit
repository_url: https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}
repository_search_url: https://api.github.com/search/repositories?q={query}{&page,per_page,sort,order}
current_user_repositories_url: https://api.github.com/user/repos{?type,page,per_page,sort}
starred_url: https://api.github.com/user/starred{/owner}{/repo}
starred_gists_url: https://api.github.com/gists/starred
topic_search_url: https://api.github.com/search/topics?q={query}{&page,per_page}
user_url: https://api.github.com/users/{user}
user_organizations_url: https://api.github.com/user/orgs
user_repositories_url: https://api.github.com/users/{user}/repos{?type,page,per_page,sort}
user_search_url: https://api.github.com/search/users?q={query}{&page,per_page,sort,order}
responses:
not_modified:
description: Not modified
schemas:
api-overview:
title: Api Overview
description: Api Overview
type: object
properties:
verifiable_password_authentication:
type: boolean
example: true
packages:
type: array
items:
type: string
example:
- 192.0.2.1
dependabot:
type: array
items:
type: string
example:
- 192.0.2.1
domains:
type: object
properties:
website:
type: array
items:
type: string
example:
- example.com
codespaces:
type: array
items:
type: string
example:
- example.com
copilot:
type: array
items:
type: string
example:
- example.com
packages:
type: array
items:
type: string
example:
- example.com
actions:
type: array
items:
type: string
example:
- example.com
installed_version:
type: string
example: 3.9.0
required:
- verifiable_password_authentication
root:
type: object
properties:
current_user_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
current_user_authorizations_html_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
authorizations_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
code_search_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
commit_search_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
emails_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
emojis_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
events_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
feeds_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
followers_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
following_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
gists_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
hub_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
issue_search_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
issues_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
keys_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
label_search_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
notifications_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
organization_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
organization_repositories_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
organization_teams_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
public_gists_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
rate_limit_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
repository_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
repository_search_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
current_user_repositories_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
starred_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
starred_gists_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
topic_search_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
user_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
user_organizations_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
user_repositories_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
user_search_url:
type: string
format: uri-template
required:
- current_user_url
- current_user_authorizations_html_url
- authorizations_url
- code_search_url
- commit_search_url
- emails_url
- emojis_url
- events_url
- feeds_url
- followers_url
- following_url
- gists_url
- hub_url
- issue_search_url
- issues_url
- keys_url
- label_search_url
- notifications_url
- organization_url
- organization_repositories_url
- organization_teams_url
- public_gists_url
- rate_limit_url
- repository_url
- repository_search_url
- current_user_repositories_url
- starred_url
- starred_gists_url
- user_url
- user_organizations_url
- user_repositories_url
- user_search_url
externalDocs:
description: GitHub Enterprise Developer Docs
url: https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/