REST API endpoints for Codespaces organization secrets

Note

These endpoints are currently in public preview and subject to change.

List organization secrets

Lists all Codespaces development environment secrets available at the organization-level without revealing their encrypted values.

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

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Organization codespaces secrets" organization permissions (read)

Parameters for "List organization secrets"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org` string Required The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: `30`
`page` integer The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: `1`

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`200`	OK

code_samples

request_example

get/orgs/{org}/codespaces/secrets

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/codespaces/secrets

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_count": 2,
  "secrets": [
    {
      "name": "GH_TOKEN",
      "created_at": "2019-08-10T14:59:22Z",
      "updated_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
      "visibility": "all"
    },
    {
      "name": "GIST_ID",
      "created_at": "2020-01-10T10:59:22Z",
      "updated_at": "2020-01-11T11:59:22Z",
      "visibility": "all"
    }
  ]
}

Get an organization public key

Gets a public key for an organization, which is required in order to encrypt secrets. You need to encrypt the value of a secret before you can create or update secrets. OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the admin:org scope to use this endpoint.

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Organization codespaces secrets" organization permissions (read)

Parameters for "Get an organization public key"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org` string Required The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`200`	OK

code_samples

request_example

get/orgs/{org}/codespaces/secrets/public-key

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/codespaces/secrets/public-key

Response

Status: 200

{
  "key_id": "012345678912345678",
  "key": "2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvv1234"
}

Get an organization secret

Gets an organization development environment secret without revealing its encrypted value.

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

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Organization codespaces secrets" organization permissions (read)

Parameters for "Get an organization secret"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org` string Required The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
`secret_name` string Required The name of the secret.

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`200`	OK

code_samples

request_example

get/orgs/{org}/codespaces/secrets/{secret_name}

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/codespaces/secrets/SECRET_NAME

Response

Status: 200

{
  "name": "GH_TOKEN",
  "created_at": "2019-08-10T14:59:22Z",
  "updated_at": "2020-01-10T14:59:22Z",
  "visibility": "all"
}

Create or update an organization secret

Creates or updates an organization development environment secret with an encrypted value. Encrypt your secret using LibSodium. For more information, see "Encrypting secrets for the REST API."

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

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Organization codespaces secrets" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Create or update an organization secret"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org` string Required The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
`secret_name` string Required The name of the secret.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`encrypted_value` string The value for your secret, encrypted with LibSodium using the public key retrieved from the Get an organization public key endpoint.
`key_id` string The ID of the key you used to encrypt the secret.
`visibility` string Required Which type of organization repositories have access to the organization secret. `selected` means only the repositories specified by `selected_repository_ids` can access the secret. Can be one of: `all`, `private`, `selected`
`selected_repository_ids` array of integers An array of repository IDs that can access the organization secret. You can only provide a list of repository IDs when the `visibility` is set to `selected`. You can manage the list of selected repositories using the List selected repositories for an organization secret, Set selected repositories for an organization secret, and Remove selected repository from an organization secret endpoints.

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`201`	Response when creating a secret
`204`	Response when updating a secret
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

code_samples

request_examples

Select the example type

put/orgs/{org}/codespaces/secrets/{secret_name}

curl -L \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/codespaces/secrets/SECRET_NAME \
  -d '{"encrypted_value":"c2VjcmV0","key_id":"012345678912345678","visibility":"selected","selected_repository_ids":[1296269,1296280]}'

Response when creating a secret

Status: 201

Delete an organization secret

Deletes an organization development environment secret using the secret name.

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

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Organization codespaces secrets" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Delete an organization secret"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org` string Required The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
`secret_name` string Required The name of the secret.

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`204`	No Content
`404`	Resource not found

code_samples

request_example

delete/orgs/{org}/codespaces/secrets/{secret_name}

curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/codespaces/secrets/SECRET_NAME

Response

Status: 204

List selected repositories for an organization secret

Lists all repositories that have been selected when the visibility for repository access to a secret is set to selected.

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

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Organization codespaces secrets" organization permissions (read)

Parameters for "List selected repositories for an organization secret"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org` string Required The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
`secret_name` string Required The name of the secret.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`page` integer The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: `1`
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: `30`

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found

code_samples

request_example

get/orgs/{org}/codespaces/secrets/{secret_name}/repositories

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/codespaces/secrets/SECRET_NAME/repositories

Response

Status: 200

{
  "total_count": 1,
  "repositories": [
    {
      "id": 1296269,
      "node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkxMjk2MjY5",
      "name": "Hello-World",
      "full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
      "owner": {
        "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
      },
      "private": false,
      "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
      "description": "This your first repo!",
      "fork": false,
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
      "archive_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
      "assignees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
      "blobs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
      "branches_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
      "collaborators_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
      "comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
      "commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
      "compare_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
      "contents_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
      "contributors_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors",
      "deployments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments",
      "downloads_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads",
      "events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events",
      "forks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks",
      "git_commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
      "git_refs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
      "git_tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
      "git_url": "git:github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
      "issue_comment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
      "issue_events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
      "issues_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
      "keys_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
      "labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
      "languages_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages",
      "merges_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges",
      "milestones_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
      "notifications_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since,all,participating}",
      "pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
      "releases_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
      "ssh_url": "[email protected]:octocat/Hello-World.git",
      "stargazers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
      "statuses_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
      "subscribers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
      "subscription_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription",
      "tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags",
      "teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams",
      "trees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
      "hooks_url": "http://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
    }
  ]
}

Set selected repositories for an organization secret

Replaces all repositories for an organization development environment secret when the visibility for repository access is set to selected. The visibility is set when you Create or update an organization secret.

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

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Organization codespaces secrets" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Set selected repositories for an organization secret"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org` string Required The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
`secret_name` string Required The name of the secret.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`selected_repository_ids` array of integers Required An array of repository ids that can access the organization secret. You can only provide a list of repository ids when the `visibility` is set to `selected`. You can add and remove individual repositories using the Set selected repositories for an organization secret and Remove selected repository from an organization secret endpoints.

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`204`	No Content
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict when visibility type not set to selected

code_samples

request_example

put/orgs/{org}/codespaces/secrets/{secret_name}/repositories

curl -L \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/codespaces/secrets/SECRET_NAME/repositories \
  -d '{"selected_repository_ids":[64780797]}'

Response

Status: 204

Add selected repository to an organization secret

Adds a repository to an organization development environment secret when the visibility for repository access is set to selected. The visibility is set when you Create or update an organization secret. OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the admin:org scope to use this endpoint.

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Organization codespaces secrets" organization permissions (write) and "Metadata" repository permissions (read)

Parameters for "Add selected repository to an organization secret"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org` string Required The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
`secret_name` string Required The name of the secret.
`repository_id` integer Required

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`204`	No Content when repository was added to the selected list
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict when visibility type is not set to selected
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

code_samples

request_example

put/orgs/{org}/codespaces/secrets/{secret_name}/repositories/{repository_id}

curl -L \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/codespaces/secrets/SECRET_NAME/repositories/REPOSITORY_ID

No Content when repository was added to the selected list

Status: 204

Remove selected repository from an organization secret

Removes a repository from an organization development environment secret when the visibility for repository access is set to selected. The visibility is set when you Create or update an organization secret.

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

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Organization codespaces secrets" organization permissions (write) and "Metadata" repository permissions (read)

Parameters for "Remove selected repository from an organization secret"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org` string Required The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
`secret_name` string Required The name of the secret.
`repository_id` integer Required

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`204`	Response when repository was removed from the selected list
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict when visibility type not set to selected
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

code_samples

request_example

delete/orgs/{org}/codespaces/secrets/{secret_name}/repositories/{repository_id}

curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/codespaces/secrets/SECRET_NAME/repositories/REPOSITORY_ID

Response when repository was removed from the selected list

Status: 204