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GitHub Actions Permissions API

Control Actions enablement and permissions

GitHub Actions Permissions API is one of 11 APIs that GitHub Actions publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 9 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Permissions. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, a getting-started guide, an API reference, a changelog, and 9 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 6 operations across 3 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.github.com.

6 operations 3 paths 3 schemas 3 GET3 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.github.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, HTTP Bearer
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

GitHub Actions Permissions API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (personalAccessToken). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — GitHub personal access token or OAuth token
  • personalAccessToken — Fine-grained personal access token with Actions permissions

Paths & Operations 6

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 3 GET, 3 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Permissions 6

Control Actions enablement and permissions

GET
/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/permissions
Get Github Actions Permissions for a Repository
getGithubActionsPermissionsRepo 2 params → 200
PUT
/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/permissions
Set Github Actions Permissions for a Repository
setGithubActionsPermissionsRepo 2 params body → 204
GET
/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/permissions/workflow
Github Actions Get Default Workflow Permissions for a Repository
getGithubActionsDefaultWorkflowPermissionsRepo 2 params → 200
PUT
/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/permissions/workflow
Github Actions Set Default Workflow Permissions for a Repository
setGithubActionsDefaultWorkflowPermissionsRepo 2 params body → 204
GET
/orgs/{org}/actions/permissions
Get Github Actions Permissions for an Organization
getGithubActionsPermissionsOrg 1 param → 200
PUT
/orgs/{org}/actions/permissions
Set Github Actions Permissions for an Organization
setGithubActionsPermissionsOrg 1 param body → 204

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ActionsOrganizationPermissions (4 properties), ActionsRepositoryPermissions (3 properties), ActionsDefaultWorkflowPermissions (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ActionsOrganizationPermissions
object
4 properties
ActionsRepositoryPermissions
object
3 properties
ActionsDefaultWorkflowPermissions
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

github-actions-permissions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs GitHub Actions publishes across the network.

GitHub Actions Artifacts API
GitHub Actions Cache API
GitHub Actions Jobs API
GitHub Actions OIDC API
GitHub Actions Secrets API
GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner Groups API
GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runners API
GitHub Actions Variables API
GitHub Actions Workflow Runs API
GitHub Actions Workflows API
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