GitHub Container Registry website screenshot

GitHub Container Registry

GitHub Container Registry stores container images within your GitHub organization or personal account, allows you to associate images with repositories, and provides fine-grained permissions for managing access. It supports Docker and OCI image formats and is integrated with GitHub Actions for automated workflows.

GitHub Container Registry publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Organization Packages API, User Namespace Packages API, and User Packages API. Tagged areas include Container Images, Containers, GitHub, Packages, and Registry.

The GitHub Container Registry catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

GitHub Container Registry’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, pricing, engineering blog, signup flow, and 5 more developer resources.

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44.9/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
3 APIs
Container ImagesContainersGitHubPackagesRegistry

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 44.9/100 · developing
Contract Quality 12.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.5 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 1.2 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 3

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

GitHub Container Registry Organization Packages API

Manage container packages owned by an organization

GitHub Container Registry User Namespace Packages API

View packages owned by a user

GitHub Container Registry User Packages API

Manage container packages owned by the authenticated user

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

GitHub Container Registry API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Github Container Registry Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Github Container Registry Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Github Container Registry Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

GitHub Container Registry API Rules

0 rules ·

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Github Container Registry Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Github Container Registry Agentic Access

18 operations · 7 acting

18 operations · 7 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 Signup
Signup

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 LlmsText
LlmsText

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: github-container-registry
name: GitHub Container Registry
description: GitHub Container Registry stores container images within your GitHub organization or personal account, allows
  you to associate images with repositories, and provides fine-grained permissions for managing access. It supports Docker
  and OCI image formats and is integrated with GitHub Actions for automated workflows.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/github-container-registry.png
tags:
- Container Images
- Containers
- GitHub
- Packages
- Registry
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/github-container-registry/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: github-container-registry:github-container-registry-organization-packages-api
  name: GitHub Container Registry Organization Packages API
  description: Manage container packages owned by an organization
  humanURL: https://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry/working-with-the-container-registry
  baseURL: https://api.github.com
  tags:
  - Organization Packages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/github-container-registry-organization-packages-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry/working-with-the-container-registry
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry/working-with-the-container-registry#authenticating-to-the-container-registry
  - type: API Documentation
    url: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/packages/packages
  - type: Capabilities
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/github-container-registry/refs/heads/main/capabilities/github-container-registry-capabilities.yml
  - type: Rules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/github-container-registry/refs/heads/main/rules/github-container-registry-rules.yml
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://docs.github.com/en/billing/managing-billing-for-github-packages/about-billing-for-github-packages
- aid: github-container-registry:github-container-registry-user-namespace-packages-api
  name: GitHub Container Registry User Namespace Packages API
  description: View packages owned by a user
  humanURL: https://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry/working-with-the-container-registry
  baseURL: https://api.github.com
  tags:
  - User Namespace Packages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/github-container-registry-user-namespace-packages-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry/working-with-the-container-registry
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry/working-with-the-container-registry#authenticating-to-the-container-registry
  - type: API Documentation
    url: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/packages/packages
  - type: Capabilities
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/github-container-registry/refs/heads/main/capabilities/github-container-registry-capabilities.yml
  - type: Rules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/github-container-registry/refs/heads/main/rules/github-container-registry-rules.yml
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://docs.github.com/en/billing/managing-billing-for-github-packages/about-billing-for-github-packages
- aid: github-container-registry:github-container-registry-user-packages-api
  name: GitHub Container Registry User Packages API
  description: Manage container packages owned by the authenticated user
  humanURL: https://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry/working-with-the-container-registry
  baseURL: https://api.github.com
  tags:
  - User Packages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/github-container-registry-user-packages-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry/working-with-the-container-registry
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry/working-with-the-container-registry#authenticating-to-the-container-registry
  - type: API Documentation
    url: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/packages/packages
  - type: Capabilities
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/github-container-registry/refs/heads/main/capabilities/github-container-registry-capabilities.yml
  - type: Rules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/github-container-registry/refs/heads/main/rules/github-container-registry-rules.yml
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://docs.github.com/en/billing/managing-billing-for-github-packages/about-billing-for-github-packages
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/github-container-registry-agentic-access.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/github-container-registry-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://github.com/features/packages
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry/working-with-the-container-registry
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry/working-with-the-container-registry
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/github
- type: Pricing
  url: https://docs.github.com/en/billing/managing-billing-for-github-packages/about-billing-for-github-packages
- type: Blog
  url: https://github.blog/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://www.githubstatus.com/
- type: Signup
  url: https://github.com/signup
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.github.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com