# author\_association

From **GitHub v3 REST API**.

How the author is associated with the repository.

- Type: `string`
- Example: `OWNER`
- Allowed values: `"COLLABORATOR"`, `"CONTRIBUTOR"`, `"FIRST_TIMER"`, `"FIRST_TIME_CONTRIBUTOR"`, `"MANNEQUIN"`, `"MEMBER"`, `"NONE"`, `"OWNER"`

## JSON Schema

```json
{"description":"How the author is associated with the repository.","enum":["COLLABORATOR","CONTRIBUTOR","FIRST_TIMER","FIRST_TIME_CONTRIBUTOR","MANNEQUIN","MEMBER","NONE","OWNER"],"example":"OWNER","title":"author_association","type":"string"}
```

## Example

```json
OWNER
```