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GitHub Timelines API

The Timelines API from GitHub — 1 operation(s) for timelines.

GitHub Timelines 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 Timelines. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an AsyncAPI specification, and an API reference.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 38 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.1.4.

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

1 operations 1 paths 38 schemas 1 GET

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

  • bearerHttpAuthentication — Bearer Token

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Timelines 1
GET
/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/timeline
GitHub List Timeline Events for an Issue
listTimelineEventsForAnIssue 8 params → 200404410

Schemas 38

The contract defines 38 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are repository (95 properties), issue (34 properties), pull-request-review-comment (29 properties), nullable-simple-user (21 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

timeline-issue-events
object
Timeline Event
team
object
Groups of organization members that gives permissions on specified repositories.
13 properties 11 required
converted-note-to-issue-issue-event
object
Converted Note to Issue Issue Event
10 properties 9 required
demilestoned-issue-event
object
Demilestoned Issue Event
10 properties 10 required
locked-issue-event
object
Locked Issue Event
10 properties 10 required
unlabeled-issue-event
object
Unlabeled Issue Event
10 properties 10 required
simple-user
object
GitHub user.
21 properties 18 required
nullable-integration
object
GitHub apps are a new way to extend GitHub. They can be installed directly on organizations and user accounts and granted access to specific repositories. They…
17 properties 11 required
repository
object
repository on GitHub.
95 properties 73 required
removed-from-project-issue-event
object
Removed from Project Issue Event
10 properties 9 required
review-requested-issue-event
object
Review Requested Issue Event
12 properties 10 required
timeline-commit-commented-event
object
Timeline Commit Commented Event
4 properties
basic-error
object
Basic Error
4 properties
labeled-issue-event
object
Labeled Issue Event
10 properties 10 required
renamed-issue-event
object
Renamed Issue Event
10 properties 10 required
review-dismissed-issue-event
object
Review Dismissed Issue Event
10 properties 10 required
integration
object
GitHub apps are a new way to extend GitHub. They can be installed directly on organizations and user accounts and granted access to specific repositories. They…
17 properties 11 required
timeline-assigned-issue-event
object
Timeline Assigned Issue Event
10 properties 10 required
timeline-comment-event
object
Timeline Comment Event
16 properties 11 required
timeline-reviewed-event
object
Timeline Reviewed Event
14 properties 11 required
commit-comment
object
Commit Comment
14 properties 13 required
timeline-committed-event
object
Timeline Committed Event
11 properties 10 required
timeline-line-commented-event
object
Timeline Line Commented Event
3 properties
issue
object
Issues are a great way to keep track of tasks, enhancements, and bugs for your projects.
34 properties 21 required
nullable-team-simple
object
Groups of organization members that gives permissions on specified repositories.
12 properties 10 required
reaction-rollup
object
10 properties 10 required
added-to-project-issue-event
object
Added to Project Issue Event
10 properties 9 required
timeline-unassigned-issue-event
object
Timeline Unassigned Issue Event
10 properties 10 required
state-change-issue-event
object
State Change Issue Event
10 properties 9 required
moved-column-in-project-issue-event
object
Moved Column in Project Issue Event
10 properties 9 required
review-request-removed-issue-event
object
Review Request Removed Issue Event
12 properties 10 required
pull-request-review-comment
object
Pull Request Review Comments are comments on a portion of the Pull Request's diff.
29 properties 16 required
timeline-cross-referenced-event
object
Timeline Cross Referenced Event
5 properties 4 required
milestoned-issue-event
object
Milestoned Issue Event
10 properties 10 required
author-association
string
How the author is associated with the repository.
nullable-simple-user
object
GitHub user.
21 properties 18 required
nullable-milestone
object
collection of related issues and pull requests.
16 properties 16 required
nullable-license-simple
object
License Simple
6 properties 5 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

github-timelines-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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GitHub Projects API
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