SUPPORT.md

aid: support-md
name: SUPPORT.md
description: SUPPORT.md is a GitHub community health file that describes how users can get help with an open source project.
  When present in a repository root or .github/ directory, GitHub automatically links to it from issue creation flows, directing
  users to appropriate support channels before filing bugs.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Community
- Documentation
- GitHub
- Open Source
- Repository
- Support
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/support-md/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-02'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: support-md:github-community-health-files-api
  name: GitHub Community Health Files API
  description: GitHub provides REST API endpoints for retrieving and validating community health files in repositories, including
    SUPPORT.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md, and related governance documents.
  humanURL: https://docs.github.com/en/communities/setting-up-your-project-for-healthy-contributions/adding-support-resources-to-your-project
  baseURL: https://api.github.com
  tags:
  - Community
  - GitHub
  - Health Files
  - Open Source
  - Support
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.github.com/en/communities/setting-up-your-project-for-healthy-contributions/adding-support-resources-to-your-project
  - type: GitHub Blog
    url: https://github.blog/2017-07-20-support-file-support/
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://docs.github.com/en/communities
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.github.com/en/communities/setting-up-your-project-for-healthy-contributions
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/github/docs
- type: Blog
  url: https://github.blog/2017-07-20-support-file-support/
- type: Specification
  url: https://docs.github.com/en/communities/setting-up-your-project-for-healthy-contributions/adding-support-resources-to-your-project
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com