repos

Get a release asset

To download the asset's binary content, set the Accept header of the request to application/octet-stream. The API will either redirect the client to the location, or stream it directly if possible. API clients should handle both a 200 or 302 response.

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}

Request

  • Base URL: http://HOSTNAME/api/v3
  • URL: http://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}
  • Auth: none declared

Path parameters

ownerstring required

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

repostring required

The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.

asset_idinteger required

The unique identifier of the asset.

Response

Response

urlstring uri required
browser_download_urlstring uri required
idinteger required
node_idstring required
namestring required

The file name of the asset.

labelstring nullable required
state'uploaded' | 'open' required

State of the release asset.

content_typestring required
sizeinteger required
download_countinteger required
created_atstring date-time required
updated_atstring date-time required

Example response

{
  "name": "Team Environment",
  "uploader": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7",
    "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",
    "starred_at": "\"2020-07-09T00:17:55Z\""
  }
}

Changes

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