The REST API is now versioned. For more information, see "About API versioning."

REST API endpoints for Project (classic) collaborators

Use the REST API to manage collaborators on a project (classic).

List project collaborators

Warning

Closing down notice: Projects (classic) is being deprecated in favor of the new Projects experience. See the changelog for more information.

Fine-grained access tokens for "List project collaborators"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have at least one of the following permission sets:

  • "Projects" repository permissions (write)
  • "Projects" organization permissions (admin)

Parameters for "List project collaborators"

Headers
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
project_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the project.

Query parameters
affiliation string

Filters the collaborators by their affiliation. outside means outside collaborators of a project that are not a member of the project's organization. direct means collaborators with permissions to a project, regardless of organization membership status. all means all collaborators the authenticated user can see.

Default: all

Can be one of: outside, direct, all

per_page integer

The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Default: 30

page integer

The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Default: 1

HTTP response status codes for "List project collaborators"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "List project collaborators"

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

get/projects/{project_id}/collaborators
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/projects/PROJECT_ID/collaborators

Response

Status: 200
[ { "login": "octocat", "id": 1, "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=", "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif", "gravatar_id": "", "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat", "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events", "type": "User", "site_admin": false } ]

Add project collaborator

Warning

Closing down notice: Projects (classic) is being deprecated in favor of the new Projects experience. See the changelog for more information.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Add project collaborator"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have at least one of the following permission sets:

  • "Projects" repository permissions (write)
  • "Projects" organization permissions (admin)

Parameters for "Add project collaborator"

Headers
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
project_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the project.

username string Required

The handle for the GitHub user account.

Body parameters
permission string

The permission to grant the collaborator.

Default: write

Can be one of: read, write, admin

HTTP response status codes for "Add project collaborator"

Status codeDescription
204

No Content

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Add project collaborator"

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

put/projects/{project_id}/collaborators/{username}
curl -L \ -X PUT \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/projects/PROJECT_ID/collaborators/USERNAME \ -d '{"permission":"write"}'

Response

Status: 204

Remove user as a collaborator

Warning

Closing down notice: Projects (classic) is being deprecated in favor of the new Projects experience. See the changelog for more information.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Remove user as a collaborator"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have at least one of the following permission sets:

  • "Projects" repository permissions (write)
  • "Projects" organization permissions (admin)

Parameters for "Remove user as a collaborator"

Headers
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
project_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the project.

username string Required

The handle for the GitHub user account.

HTTP response status codes for "Remove user as a collaborator"

Status codeDescription
204

No Content

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Remove user as a collaborator"

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

delete/projects/{project_id}/collaborators/{username}
curl -L \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/projects/PROJECT_ID/collaborators/USERNAME

Response

Status: 204

Get project permission for a user

Warning

Closing down notice: Projects (classic) is being deprecated in favor of the new Projects experience. See the changelog for more information.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get project permission for a user"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have at least one of the following permission sets:

  • "Projects" repository permissions (write)
  • "Projects" organization permissions (admin)

Parameters for "Get project permission for a user"

Headers
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path parameters
project_id integer Required

The unique identifier of the project.

username string Required

The handle for the GitHub user account.

HTTP response status codes for "Get project permission for a user"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Get project permission for a user"

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

get/projects/{project_id}/collaborators/{username}/permission
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/projects/PROJECT_ID/collaborators/USERNAME/permission

Response

Status: 200
{ "permission": "admin", "user": { "login": "octocat", "id": 1, "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=", "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif", "gravatar_id": "", "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat", "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events", "type": "User", "site_admin": false } }