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Get apps with access to the protected branch

Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see [GitHub's products](https://docs.github.com/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-products) in the GitHub Help documentation. Lists the GitHub Apps that have push access to this branch. Only installed GitHub Apps with `write` access to the `contents` permission can be added as authorized actors on a protected branch.

GET/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}/protection/restrictions/apps
Source
github-v3-rest.json
Revision
f5f067c1e6f6
Active snapshot
85e53e3d0d65

Request

Path Parameters
owner string
required
repo string
required
branch string
required

The name of the branch.

Responses

application/json array[GitHub app object]

Response

items GitHub app 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 come with granular permissions and built-in webhooks. GitHub apps are first class actors within GitHub.

client_id string
optional

Example: "Iv1.25b5d1e65ffc4022"

client_secret string
optional

Example: "1d4b2097ac622ba702d19de498f005747a8b21d3"

created_at string<date-time>
required

Example: 2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00

description string
requirednullable

Example: The description of the app.

events array[string]
required

The list of events for the GitHub app

Example:
[
  "label",
  "deployment"
]
external_url string<uri>
required

Example: https://example.com

html_url string<uri>
required

Example: https://github.com/apps/super-ci

id integer
required

Unique identifier of the GitHub app

Example: 37

installations_count integer
optional

The number of installations associated with the GitHub app

Example: 5

name string
required

The name of the GitHub app

Example: Probot Owners

node_id string
required

Example: MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==

owner Simple User object
requirednullable

Simple User

avatar_url string<uri>
required

Example: https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif

email string
optionalnullable
events_url string
required

Example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}

followers_url string<uri>
required

Example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers

following_url string
required

Example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}

gists_url string
required

Example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}

gravatar_id string
requirednullable

Example: 41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7

html_url string<uri>
required

Example: https://github.com/octocat

id integer
required

Example: 1

login string
required

Example: octocat

name string
optionalnullable
node_id string
required

Example: MDQ6VXNlcjE=

organizations_url string<uri>
required

Example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs

received_events_url string<uri>
required

Example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events

repos_url string<uri>
required

Example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos

site_admin boolean
required
starred_at string
optional

Example: "2020-07-09T00:17:55Z"

starred_url string
required

Example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}

subscriptions_url string<uri>
required

Example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions

type string
required

Example: User

url string<uri>
required

Example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat

pem string
optional
Example:
"-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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\nu5dTCPxTIsoIwUw1I+7yIxqJzLPFgR2gVBwY1ra/8iAqCj+zeBw=\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n"
permissions object
required

The set of permissions for the GitHub app

Example:
{
  "deployments": "write",
  "issues": "read"
}
checks string
optional
contents string
optional
deployments string
optional
issues string
optional
metadata string
optional
slug string
optional

The slug name of the GitHub app

Example: probot-owners

updated_at string<date-time>
required

Example: 2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00

webhook_secret string
optionalnullable

Example: "6fba8f2fc8a7e8f2cca5577eddd82ca7586b3b6b"

application/json Basic Error object

Resource not found

documentation_url string
optional
message string
optional
status string
optional
url string
optional