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Projects

The Projects API lets you to create, list, update, delete and customize projects in a repository.

List organization projects
Create an organization project
Get a project
Update a project
Delete a project
List repository projects
Create a repository project
Create a user project
List user projects
Cards
Get a project card
Update an existing project card
Delete a project card
Move a project card
List project cards
Create a project card
Collaborators
List project collaborators
Add project collaborator
Remove user as a collaborator
Get project permission for a user
Columns
Get a project column
Update an existing project column
Delete a project column
Move a project column
List project columns
Create a project column

List organization projects

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.

get /orgs/{org}/projects

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
`accept`	string	header	This API is under preview and subject to change.See preview notice
`org`	string	path
`state`	string	query	Indicates the state of the projects to return. Can be either `open`, `closed`, or `all`. Default: `open`
`per_page`	integer	query	Results per page (max 100) Default: `30`
`page`	integer	query	Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`

Code samples

Shell

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/orgs/ORG/projects

JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)

await octokit.request('GET /orgs/{org}/projects', {
  org: 'org',
  mediaType: {
    previews: [
      'inertia'
    ]
  }
})

Response

Status: 200 OK

[
  {
    "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"
  }
]

Validation failed

Status: 422 Unprocessable Entity

Notes

Works with GitHub Apps

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

☝️This header is required.

Create an organization project

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.

post /orgs/{org}/projects

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
`accept`	string	header	This API is under preview and subject to change.See preview notice
`org`	string	path
`name`	string	body	Required. The name of the project.
`body`	string	body	The description of the project.

Code samples

Shell

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/orgs/ORG/projects \
  -d '{"name":"name"}'

JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)

await octokit.request('POST /orgs/{org}/projects', {
  org: 'org',
  name: 'name',
  mediaType: {
    previews: [
      'inertia'
    ]
  }
})

Response

Status: 201 Created

{
  "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"
}

Requires authentication

Status: 401 Unauthorized

Forbidden

Status: 403 Forbidden

Resource not found

Status: 404 Not Found

Gone

Status: 410 Gone

Validation failed

Status: 422 Unprocessable Entity

Notes

Works with GitHub Apps

Preview notice

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json

☝️This header is required.

Get a project

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.

get /projects/{project_id}

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
`accept`	string	header	This API is under preview and subject to change.See preview notice
`project_id`	integer	path

Code samples

Shell

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/projects/42

JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)

await octokit.request('GET /projects/{project_id}', {
  project_id: 42,
  mediaType: {
    previews: [
      'inertia'
    ]
  }
})

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "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"
}

Not modified

Status: 304 Not Modified

Requires authentication

Status: 401 Unauthorized

Forbidden

Status: 403 Forbidden

Notes

Works with GitHub Apps

Preview notice

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json

☝️This header is required.

Update a project

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.

patch /projects/{project_id}

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
`accept`	string	header	This API is under preview and subject to change.See preview notice
`project_id`	integer	path
`name`	string	body	Name of the project
`body`	string or nullable	body	Body of the project
`state`	string	body	State of the project; either 'open' or 'closed'
`organization_permission`	string	body	The baseline permission that all organization members have on this project
`private`	boolean	body	Whether or not this project can be seen by everyone.

Code samples

Shell

curl \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/projects/42 \
  -d '{"name":"name"}'

JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)

await octokit.request('PATCH /projects/{project_id}', {
  project_id: 42,
  name: 'name',
  mediaType: {
    previews: [
      'inertia'
    ]
  }
})

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "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"
}

Not modified

Status: 304 Not Modified

Requires authentication

Status: 401 Unauthorized

Forbidden

Status: 403 Forbidden

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

Status: 404 Not Found

Gone

Status: 410 Gone

Validation failed

Status: 422 Unprocessable Entity

Notes

Works with GitHub Apps

Preview notice

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json

☝️This header is required.

Delete a project

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

delete /projects/{project_id}

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
`accept`	string	header	This API is under preview and subject to change.See preview notice
`project_id`	integer	path

Code samples

Shell

curl \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/projects/42

JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)

await octokit.request('DELETE /projects/{project_id}', {
  project_id: 42,
  mediaType: {
    previews: [
      'inertia'
    ]
  }
})

Delete Success

Status: 204 No Content

Not modified

Status: 304 Not Modified

Requires authentication

Status: 401 Unauthorized

Forbidden

Status: 403 Forbidden

Resource not found

Status: 404 Not Found

Gone

Status: 410 Gone

Notes

Works with GitHub Apps

Preview notice

application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json

☝️This header is required.

List repository projects

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.

get /repos/{owner}/{repo}/projects

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
`accept`	string	header	This API is under preview and subject to change.See preview notice
`owner`	string	path
`repo`	string	path
`state`	string	query	Indicates the state of the projects to return. Can be either `open`, `closed`, or `all`. Default: `open`
`per_page`	integer	query	Results per page (max 100) Default: `30`
`page`	integer	query	Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`

Code samples

Shell

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/projects

JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)

await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/projects', {
  owner: 'octocat',
  repo: 'hello-world',
  mediaType: {
    previews: [
      'inertia'
    ]
  }
})

Response

Status: 200 OK

[
  {
    "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"
  }
]

Requires authentication

Status: 401 Unauthorized