---
title: "Changes to Get a release asset"
method: GET
path: "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}"
---

# Changes to Get a release asset

`GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.
> 736 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

## Timeline

Changed in 7 of 736 revisions.

- **2025-05-27** `948c65a51696`: 1 info
- **2024-10-21** `8a85f83b9e13`: 1 info
- **2022-04-04** `84833a9d2873`: 1 info
- **2021-09-10** `f15a846b3fc0`: 1 breaking, 22 info
- **2021-06-23** `5e8bf156b96c`: 2 info
- **2021-04-12** `e6b88ca77431`: 2 info
- **2021-01-06** `53ddf1ec4411`: 1 warning

## Changes

- **2025-05-27** `948c65a51696`: 1 info
  - added the required property `digest` to the response with the `200` status
- **2024-10-21** `8a85f83b9e13`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `uploader/user_view_type` to the response with the `200` status
- **2022-04-04** `84833a9d2873`: 1 info
  - removed the non-success response with the status `415`
- **2021-09-10** `f15a846b3fc0`: 1 breaking, 22 info
  - the `uploader` response's property type changed from no type to `object` for status `200`
  - added the optional property `uploader/email` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `uploader/name` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `uploader/starred_at` to the response with the `200` status
  - removed `#/components/schemas/simple-user` from the `uploader` response property `allOf` list for the response status `200`
  - added the required property `uploader/avatar_url` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `uploader/events_url` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `uploader/followers_url` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `uploader/following_url` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `uploader/gists_url` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `uploader/gravatar_id` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `uploader/html_url` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `uploader/id` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `uploader/login` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `uploader/node_id` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `uploader/organizations_url` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `uploader/received_events_url` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `uploader/repos_url` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `uploader/site_admin` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `uploader/starred_url` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `uploader/subscriptions_url` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `uploader/type` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `uploader/url` to the response with the `200` status
- **2021-06-23** `5e8bf156b96c`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `uploader/allOf[subschema #1: Simple User]/email` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `uploader/allOf[subschema #1: Simple User]/name` to the response with the `200` status
- **2021-04-12** `e6b88ca77431`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `status` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `url` to the response with the `404` status
- **2021-01-06** `53ddf1ec4411`: 1 warning
  - added the new `open` enum value to the `state` response property for the response status `200`

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