code-security

Create a code security configuration

Changed on Oct 14, 2026

Creates a code security configuration in an organization.

The authenticated user must be an administrator or security manager for the organization to use this endpoint.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the write:org scope to use this endpoint.

post/orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations

Request

Base URL: https://api.github.com
URL: https://api.github.com/orgs/{org}/code-security/configurations
Auth: none declared

Path parameters

orgstring required

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Request body

namestring required

The name of the code security configuration. Must be unique within the organization.

descriptionstring

A description of the code security configuration

advanced_security'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'code_security' | 'secret_protection'

The enablement status of GitHub Advanced Security features. enabled will enable both Code Security and Secret Protection features.

[!WARNING] code_security and secret_protection are deprecated values for this field. Prefer the individual code_security and secret_protection fields to set the status of these features.

code_security'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of GitHub Code Security features.

dependency_graph'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of Dependency Graph

dependency_graph_autosubmit_action'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of Automatic dependency submission

dependabot_alerts'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of Dependabot alerts

dependabot_security_updates'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of Dependabot security updates

dependabot_delegated_alert_dismissal'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of Dependabot delegated alert dismissal. Requires Dependabot alerts to be enabled.

code_scanning_default_setup'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of code scanning default setup

code_scanning_delegated_alert_dismissal'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of code scanning delegated alert dismissal

secret_protection'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of GitHub Secret Protection features.

secret_scanning'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of secret scanning

secret_scanning_push_protection'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of secret scanning push protection

secret_scanning_delegated_bypass'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of secret scanning delegated bypass

secret_scanning_validity_checks'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of secret scanning validity checks

secret_scanning_non_provider_patterns'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of secret scanning non provider patterns

secret_scanning_generic_secrets'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of Copilot secret scanning

secret_scanning_delegated_alert_dismissal'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of secret scanning delegated alert dismissal

secret_scanning_extended_metadata'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of secret scanning extended metadata

private_vulnerability_reporting'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'not_set'

The enablement status of private vulnerability reporting

enforcement'enforced' | 'unenforced'

The enforcement status for a security configuration

Response

Successfully created code security configuration

idinteger

The ID of the code security configuration

namestring

The name of the code security configuration. Must be unique within the organization.

target_type'global' | 'organization' | 'enterprise'

The type of the code security configuration.

descriptionstring nullable