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GitHub SSH API

The SSH API from GitHub — 1 operation(s) for ssh.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 2

POST /setup/api/settings/authorized-keys GitHub Add an Authorized Ssh Key #
DELETE /setup/api/settings/authorized-keys GitHub Remove an Authorized Ssh Key #

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https://artifacts.apis.io/github/openapi/github-ssh-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

github-ssh-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 1.1.4
  title: GitHub Auth Ssh API
  description: You can authenticate to the REST API to access more endpoints and have a higher rate limit. Many REST API endpoints require authentication or return additional information if you are authenticated. Additionally, you can make more requests per hour when you are authenticated.
  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: api.github.com
    protocol:
      description: Self-hosted Enterprise Server protocol
      default: https
tags:
- name: SSH
paths:
  /setup/api/settings/authorized-keys:
    post:
      summary: GitHub Add an Authorized Ssh Key
      description: '**Note:** The request body for this operation must be submitted as `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` data. You can submit a parameter value as a string, or you can use a tool such as `curl` to submit a parameter value as the contents of a text file. For more information, see the `curl` documentation.'
      operationId: addAnAuthorizedSshKey
      tags:
      - SSH
      externalDocs:
        description: API method documentation
        url: https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/enterprise-admin/management-console#add-an-authorized-ssh-key
      servers:
      - url: '{protocol}://{hostname}'
        variables:
          hostname:
            default: HOSTNAME
            description: Self-hosted Enterprise Server hostname
          protocol:
            default: http
            description: Self-hosted Enterprise Server protocol
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ssh-key'
              examples:
                default:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/ssh-key-items'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                authorized_key:
                  type: string
                  description: The public SSH key.
              required:
              - authorized_key
            examples:
              default:
                value:
                  authorized_key: ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAAAgQCssTL/Vtu/ODLTj0VtZoRAbvf7uiv5997GyDq0MoAZUjb5jmA5wYe2/wF6sFuhiZTnZoF1ZtCHunPp0hM/GHrn6VySBhNncx14YO8FPt1CIhEeRMSEjUK9cY3xAbS365oXY8vnUHJsS9+1tr/2bx/+4NJfcUt/Ezf1OR/0LStQXw==
      x-github:
        githubCloudOnly: false
        enabledForGitHubApps: false
        category: enterprise-admin
        subcategory: management-console
      security:
      - bearerHttpAuthentication: []
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      summary: GitHub Remove an Authorized Ssh Key
      description: '**Note:** The request body for this operation must be submitted as `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` data. You can submit a parameter value as a string, or you can use a tool such as `curl` to submit a parameter value as the contents of a text file. For more information, see the `curl` documentation.'
      operationId: removeAnAuthorizedSshKey
      tags:
      - SSH
      externalDocs:
        description: API method documentation
        url: https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/enterprise-admin/management-console#remove-an-authorized-ssh-key
      servers:
      - url: '{protocol}://{hostname}'
        variables:
          hostname:
            default: HOSTNAME
            description: Self-hosted Enterprise Server hostname
          protocol:
            default: http
            description: Self-hosted Enterprise Server protocol
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ssh-key'
              examples:
                default:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/ssh-key-items'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                authorized_key:
                  type: string
                  description: The public SSH key.
              required:
              - authorized_key
            examples:
              default:
                value:
                  authorized_key: ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAAAgQCssTL/Vtu/ODLTj0VtZoRAbvf7uiv5997GyDq0MoAZUjb5jmA5wYe2/wF6sFuhiZTnZoF1ZtCHunPp0hM/GHrn6VySBhNncx14YO8FPt1CIhEeRMSEjUK9cY3xAbS365oXY8vnUHJsS9+1tr/2bx/+4NJfcUt/Ezf1OR/0LStQXw==
      x-github:
        githubCloudOnly: false
        enabledForGitHubApps: false
        category: enterprise-admin
        subcategory: management-console
      security:
      - bearerHttpAuthentication: []
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  examples:
    ssh-key-items:
      value:
      - key: ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAAB...
        pretty-print: ssh-rsa 01:14:0f:f2:0f:e2:fe:e8:f4:72:62:af:75:f7:1a:88:3e:04:92:64
      - key: ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAAB...
        pretty-print: ssh-rsa 01:14:0f:f2:0f:e2:fe:e8:f4:72:62:af:75:f7:1a:88:3e:04:92:64
      - key: ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAAB...
        pretty-print: ssh-rsa 01:14:0f:f2:0f:e2:fe:e8:f4:72:62:af:75:f7:1a:88:3e:04:92:64
  schemas:
    ssh-key:
      type: object
      properties:
        key:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        pretty-print:
          type: string
          example: example_value
  securitySchemes:
    bearerHttpAuthentication:
      description: Bearer Token
      type: http
      scheme: Bearer
externalDocs:
  description: GitHub Enterprise Developer Docs
  url: https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/