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GitHub Thread API

The Thread API from GitHub — 2 operation(s) for thread.

GitHub Thread API is one of 350 APIs that GitHub publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

Tagged areas include Thread. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an AsyncAPI specification, and an API reference.

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 7 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.1.4.

Requests are made against a single base URL, {protocol}://{hostname}/api/v3.

5 operations 2 paths 7 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.1.4
Base URL
https://api.github.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Contact
License
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

GitHub Thread API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerHttpAuthentication).

  • bearerHttpAuthentication — Bearer Token

Paths & Operations 5

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Thread 5
GET
/notifications/threads/{thread_id}
GitHub Get Thread
getThread 1 param → 200304401403
PATCH
/notifications/threads/{thread_id}
GitHub Mark Thread as Read
markThreadAsRead 1 param → 205304403
GET
/notifications/threads/{thread_id}/subscription
GitHub Get Thread Subscription for the Authenticated User
getThreadSubscriptionForTheAuthenticatedUser 1 param → 200304401403
PUT
/notifications/threads/{thread_id}/subscription
GitHub Set Thread Subscription
setThreadSubscription 1 param body → 200304401403
DELETE
/notifications/threads/{thread_id}/subscription
GitHub Delete Thread Subscription
deleteThreadSubscription 1 param → 204304401403

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are minimal-repository (87 properties), simple-user (21 properties), thread (9 properties), thread-subscription (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

thread
object
Thread
9 properties 9 required
simple-user
object
A GitHub user.
21 properties 18 required
code-of-conduct
object
Code Of Conduct
5 properties 4 required
minimal-repository
object
Minimal Repository
87 properties 46 required
security-and-analysis
objectnull
3 properties
basic-error
object
Basic Error
4 properties
thread-subscription
object
Thread Subscription
7 properties 5 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

github-thread-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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GitHub Notifications API
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GitHub Projects API
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