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Project boards

The Project boards API lets you create and manage projects in a repository.

List organization projects

Works with GitHub Apps

Lists the projects in an organization. Returns a 404 Not Found status if projects are disabled in the organization. If you do not have sufficient privileges to perform this action, a 401 Unauthorized or 410 Gone status is returned.

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

See preview notice
Path parameters
orgstringRequired

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Query parameters
statestring

Indicates the state of the projects to return. Can be either open, closed, or all.

Default: open

Can be one of: open, closed, all

per_pageinteger

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default: 30

pageinteger

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default: 1

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

422

Validation failed

Code samples

get/orgs/{org}/projects
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/projects

Response

Status: 200
[ { "owner_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/octocat", "url": "https://api.github.com/projects/1002605", "html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/api-playground/projects/1", "columns_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/1002605/columns", "id": 1002605, "node_id": "MDc6UHJvamVjdDEwMDI2MDU=", "name": "Organization Roadmap", "body": "High-level roadmap for the upcoming year.", "number": 1, "state": "open", "creator": { "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 }, "created_at": "2011-04-11T20:09:31Z", "updated_at": "2014-03-04T18:58:10Z" } ]

Preview notice

The Projects API is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the API may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details. To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json

Create an organization project

Works with GitHub Apps

Creates an organization project board. Returns a 404 Not Found status if projects are disabled in the organization. If you do not have sufficient privileges to perform this action, a 401 Unauthorized or 410 Gone status is returned.

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

See preview notice
Path parameters
orgstringRequired

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Body parameters
namestringRequired

The name of the project.

bodystring

The description of the project.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
201

Created

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

410

Gone

422

Validation failed

Code samples

post/orgs/{org}/projects
curl \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/orgs/ORG/projects \ -d '{"name":"Organization Roadmap","body":"High-level roadmap for the upcoming year."}'

Response

Status: 201
{ "owner_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/octocat", "url": "https://api.github.com/projects/1002605", "html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/api-playground/projects/1", "columns_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/1002605/columns", "id": 1002605, "node_id": "MDc6UHJvamVjdDEwMDI2MDU=", "name": "Organization Roadmap", "body": "High-level roadmap for the upcoming year.", "number": 1, "state": "open", "creator": { "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 }, "created_at": "2011-04-11T20:09:31Z", "updated_at": "2014-03-04T18:58:10Z" }

Preview notice

The Projects API is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the API may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details. To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json

Get a project

Works with GitHub Apps

Gets a project by its id. Returns a 404 Not Found status if projects are disabled. If you do not have sufficient privileges to perform this action, a 401 Unauthorized or 410 Gone status is returned.

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

See preview notice
Path parameters
project_idintegerRequired

The unique identifier of the project.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

Code samples

get/projects/{project_id}
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/projects/PROJECT_ID

Response

Status: 200
{ "owner_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/api-playground/projects-test", "url": "https://api.github.com/projects/1002604", "html_url": "https://github.com/api-playground/projects-test/projects/1", "columns_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/1002604/columns", "id": 1002604, "node_id": "MDc6UHJvamVjdDEwMDI2MDQ=", "name": "Projects Documentation", "body": "Developer documentation project for the developer site.", "number": 1, "state": "open", "creator": { "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 }, "created_at": "2011-04-10T20:09:31Z", "updated_at": "2014-03-03T18:58:10Z" }

Preview notice

The Projects API is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the API may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details. To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json

Update a project

Works with GitHub Apps

Updates a project board's information. Returns a 404 Not Found status if projects are disabled. If you do not have sufficient privileges to perform this action, a 401 Unauthorized or 410 Gone status is returned.

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

See preview notice
Path parameters
project_idintegerRequired

The unique identifier of the project.

Body parameters
namestring

Name of the project

bodystring or null

Body of the project

statestring

State of the project; either 'open' or 'closed'

organization_permissionstring

The baseline permission that all organization members have on this project

Can be one of: read, write, admin, none

privateboolean

Whether or not this project can be seen by everyone.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Not Found if the authenticated user does not have access to the project

410

Gone

422

Validation failed

Code samples

patch/projects/{project_id}
curl \ -X PATCH \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/projects/PROJECT_ID \ -d '{"name":"Week One Sprint","state":"open","organization_permission":"write"}'

Response

Status: 200
{ "owner_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/api-playground/projects-test", "url": "https://api.github.com/projects/1002604", "html_url": "https://github.com/api-playground/projects-test/projects/1", "columns_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/1002604/columns", "id": 1002604, "node_id": "MDc6UHJvamVjdDEwMDI2MDQ=", "name": "Projects Documentation", "body": "Developer documentation project for the developer site.", "number": 1, "state": "open", "creator": { "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 }, "created_at": "2011-04-10T20:09:31Z", "updated_at": "2014-03-03T18:58:10Z" }

Preview notice

The Projects API is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the API may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details. To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json

Delete a project

Works with GitHub Apps

Deletes a project board. Returns a 404 Not Found status if projects are disabled.

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

See preview notice
Path parameters
project_idintegerRequired

The unique identifier of the project.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
204

Delete Success

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

410

Gone

Code samples

delete/projects/{project_id}
curl \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/projects/PROJECT_ID

Delete Success

Status: 204

Preview notice

The Projects API is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the API may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details. To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json

List repository projects

Works with GitHub Apps

Lists the projects in a repository. Returns a 404 Not Found status if projects are disabled in the repository. If you do not have sufficient privileges to perform this action, a 401 Unauthorized or 410 Gone status is returned.

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

See preview notice
Path parameters
ownerstringRequired

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostringRequired

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

Query parameters
statestring

Indicates the state of the projects to return. Can be either open, closed, or all.

Default: open

Can be one of: open, closed, all

per_pageinteger

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default: 30

pageinteger

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default: 1

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

410

Gone

422

Validation failed

Code samples

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/projects
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/projects

Response

Status: 200
[ { "owner_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/api-playground/projects-test", "url": "https://api.github.com/projects/1002604", "html_url": "https://github.com/api-playground/projects-test/projects/1", "columns_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/1002604/columns", "id": 1002604, "node_id": "MDc6UHJvamVjdDEwMDI2MDQ=", "name": "Projects Documentation", "body": "Developer documentation project for the developer site.", "number": 1, "state": "open", "creator": { "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 }, "created_at": "2011-04-10T20:09:31Z", "updated_at": "2014-03-03T18:58:10Z" } ]

Preview notice

The Projects API is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the API may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details. To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json

Create a repository project

Works with GitHub Apps

Creates a repository project board. Returns a 404 Not Found status if projects are disabled in the repository. If you do not have sufficient privileges to perform this action, a 401 Unauthorized or 410 Gone status is returned.

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

See preview notice
Path parameters
ownerstringRequired

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostringRequired

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

Body parameters
namestringRequired

The name of the project.

bodystring

The description of the project.

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
201

Created

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

410

Gone

422

Validation failed

Code samples

post/repos/{owner}/{repo}/projects
curl \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/projects \ -d '{"name":"Projects Documentation","body":"Developer documentation project for the developer site."}'

Response

Status: 201
{ "owner_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/api-playground/projects-test", "url": "https://api.github.com/projects/1002604", "html_url": "https://github.com/api-playground/projects-test/projects/1", "columns_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/1002604/columns", "id": 1002604, "node_id": "MDc6UHJvamVjdDEwMDI2MDQ=", "name": "Projects Documentation", "body": "Developer documentation project for the developer site.", "number": 1, "state": "open", "creator": { "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 }, "created_at": "2011-04-10T20:09:31Z", "updated_at": "2014-03-03T18:58:10Z" }

Preview notice

The Projects API is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the API may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details. To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json

Create a user project

Works with GitHub Apps

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

See preview notice
Body parameters
namestringRequired

Name of the project

bodystring or null

Body of the project

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
201

Created

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

415

Preview header missing

422

Validation failed

Code samples

post/user/projects
curl \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/user/projects \ -d '{"name":"My Projects","body":"A board to manage my personal projects."}'

Response

Status: 201
{ "owner_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat", "url": "https://api.github.com/projects/1002603", "html_url": "https://github.com/users/octocat/projects/1", "columns_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/1002603/columns", "id": 1002603, "node_id": "MDc6UHJvamVjdDEwMDI2MDM=", "name": "My Projects", "body": "A board to manage my personal projects.", "number": 1, "state": "open", "creator": { "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 }, "created_at": "2011-04-10T20:09:31Z", "updated_at": "2014-03-03T18:58:10Z" }

Preview notice

The Projects API is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the API may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details. To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json

List user projects

Parameters

Headers
acceptstring

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.

See preview notice
Path parameters
usernamestringRequired

The handle for the GitHub user account.

Query parameters
statestring

Indicates the state of the projects to return. Can be either open, closed, or all.

Default: open

Can be one of: open, closed, all

per_pageinteger

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default: 30

pageinteger

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default: 1

HTTP response status codes

Status codeDescription
200

OK

422

Validation failed

Code samples

get/users/{username}/projects
curl \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \ -H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \ http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/users/USERNAME/projects

Response

Status: 200
[ { "owner_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat", "url": "https://api.github.com/projects/1002603", "html_url": "https://github.com/users/octocat/projects/1", "columns_url": "https://api.github.com/projects/1002603/columns", "id": 1002603, "node_id": "MDc6UHJvamVjdDEwMDI2MDM=", "name": "My Projects", "body": "A board to manage my personal projects.", "number": 1, "state": "open", "creator": { "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 }, "created_at": "2011-04-10T20:09:31Z", "updated_at": "2014-03-03T18:58:10Z" } ]

Preview notice

The Projects API is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the API may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details. To access the API during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json