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Get repository permissions for a user

Checks the repository permission of a collaborator. The possible repository permissions are `admin`, `write`, `read`, and `none`.

GET/repos/{owner}/{repo}/collaborators/{username}/permission
Source
github-v3-rest.json
Revision
f5f067c1e6f6
Active snapshot
85e53e3d0d65

Request

Path Parameters
owner string
required
repo string
required
username string
required

Responses

application/json Repository Collaborator Permission object

if user has admin permissions

permission string
required
user Collaborator object
requirednullable

Collaborator

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

permissions object
optional
admin boolean
required
maintain boolean
optional
pull boolean
required
push boolean
required
triage boolean
optional
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_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

application/json Basic Error object

Resource not found

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