Repository autolinks - GitHub Docs

Use the REST API to add autolinks to external resources.

About repository autolinks

To help streamline your workflow, you can use the REST API to add autolinks to external resources like JIRA issues and Zendesk tickets. For more information, see "Configuring autolinks to reference external resources."

GitHub Apps require repository administration permissions with read or write access to use these endpoints.

List all autolinks of a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

This returns a list of autolinks configured for the given repository.

Information about autolinks are only available to repository administrators.

Parameters for "List all autolinks of a repository"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`page`integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`

HTTP response status codes for "List all autolinks of a repository"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "List all autolinks of a repository"

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/autolinks

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/repos/OWNER/REPO/autolinks

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "key_prefix": "TICKET-",
    "url_template": "https://example.com/TICKET?query=<num>",
    "is_alphanumeric": true
  }
]

Create an autolink reference for a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

Users with admin access to the repository can create an autolink.

Parameters for "Create an autolink reference for a repository"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`key_prefix`stringRequired This prefix appended by certain characters will generate a link any time it is found in an issue, pull request, or commit.
`url_template`stringRequired The URL must contain `<num>` for the reference number. `<num>` matches different characters depending on the value of `is_alphanumeric`.
`is_alphanumeric`boolean Whether this autolink reference matches alphanumeric characters. If true, the `<num>` parameter of the `url_template` matches alphanumeric characters `A-Z` (case insensitive), `0-9`, and `-`. If false, this autolink reference only matches numeric characters. Default: `true`

HTTP response status codes for "Create an autolink reference for a repository"

Status code	Description
`201`	Created
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Create an autolink reference for a repository"

post/repos/{owner}/{repo}/autolinks

curl -L \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>"\
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/autolinks \
  -d '{"key_prefix":"TICKET-","url_template":"https://example.com/TICKET?query=<num>","is_alphanumeric":true}'

response

Status: 201

{
  "id": 1,
  "key_prefix": "TICKET-",
  "url_template": "https://example.com/TICKET?query=<num>",
  "is_alphanumeric": true
}

Get an autolink reference of a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

This returns a single autolink reference by ID that was configured for the given repository.

Information about autolinks are only available to repository administrators.

Parameters for "Get an autolink reference of a repository"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`autolink_id`integerRequired The unique identifier of the autolink.

HTTP response status codes for "Get an autolink reference of a repository"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found

Code samples for "Get an autolink reference of a repository"

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/autolinks/{autolink_id}

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/repos/OWNER/REPO/autolinks/AUTOLINK_ID

Response

Status: 200

{
  "id": 1,
  "key_prefix": "TICKET-",
  "url_template": "https://example.com/TICKET?query=<num>",
  "is_alphanumeric": true
}

Delete an autolink reference from a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

This deletes a single autolink reference by ID that was configured for the given repository.

Information about autolinks are only available to repository administrators.

Parameters for "Delete an autolink reference from a repository"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`autolink_id`integerRequired The unique identifier of the autolink.

HTTP response status codes for "Delete an autolink reference from a repository"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content
`404`	Resource not found

Code samples for "Delete an autolink reference from a repository"

delete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/autolinks/{autolink_id}

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/repos/OWNER/REPO/autolinks/AUTOLINK_ID

Response

Status: 204