Pages

The GitHub Pages API retrieves information about your GitHub Pages configuration, and the statuses of your builds. Information about the site and the builds can only be accessed by authenticated owners, even though the websites are public. For more information, see "About GitHub Pages."

In GitHub Pages API endpoints with a status key in their response, the value can be one of:

  • null: The site has yet to be built.
  • queued: The build has been requested but not yet begun.
  • building:The build is in progress.
  • built: The site has been built.
  • errored: Indicates an error occurred during the build.

In GitHub Pages API endpoints that return GitHub Pages site information, the JSON responses include these fields:

  • html_url: The absolute URL (including scheme) of the rendered Pages site. For example, https://username.github.io.
  • source: An object that contains the source branch and directory for the rendered Pages site. This includes:
    • branch: The repository branch used to publish your site's source files. For example, master or gh-pages.
    • path: The repository directory from which the site publishes. Will be either / or /docs.

Get information about a Pages site 

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pages

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/github/developer.github.com/pages",
  "status": "built",
  "cname": "developer.github.com",
  "custom_404": false,
  "html_url": "https://developer.github.com",
  "source": {
    "branch": "master",
    "directory": "/"
  }
}

Enable a Pages site

Note: Enabling and disabling Pages in the Pages API is currently available for developers to preview. See the blog post preview for more details. To access the new endpoints during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.switcheroo-preview+json

Warning: The API may change without advance notice during the preview period. Preview features are not supported for production use. If you experience any issues, contact GitHub Support or GitHub Premium Support.

POST /repos/:owner/:repo/pages

Parameters

Name Type Description
source[branch] string The repository branch used to publish your site's source files. Can be either master or gh-pages.
source[path] string The repository directory that includes the source files for the Pages site. When branch is master, you can change path to /docs. When branch is gh-pages, you are unable to specify a path other than /.

Example

{
    "source": {
        "branch": "master",
        "path": "/docs"
  }
}

Response

Status: 201 Created

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/github/developer.github.com/pages",
  "status": "built",
  "cname": "developer.github.com",
  "custom_404": false,
  "html_url": "https://developer.github.com",
  "source": {
    "branch": "master",
    "directory": "/"
  }
}

Disable a Pages site

Note: Enabling and disabling Pages in the Pages API is currently available for developers to preview. See the blog post preview for more details. To access the new endpoints during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.switcheroo-preview+json

Warning: The API may change without advance notice during the preview period. Preview features are not supported for production use. If you experience any issues, contact GitHub Support or GitHub Premium Support.

DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/pages

Response

Status: 204 No Content

Update information about a Pages site 

PUT /repos/:owner/:repo/pages

Parameters

Name Type Description
cname string Specify a custom domain for the repository. Sending a null value will remove the custom domain. For more about custom domains, see "Using a custom domain with GitHub Pages."
source string Update the source for the repository. Must include the branch name, and may optionally specify the subdirectory /docs. Possible values are "gh-pages", "master", and "master /docs".

Example

{
  "cname": "octocatblog.com",
  "source": "master /docs"
}

Response

Status: 204 No Content

Request a page build

You can request that your site be built from the latest revision on the default branch. This has the same effect as pushing a commit to your default branch, but does not require an additional commit. Manually triggering page builds can be helpful when diagnosing build warnings and failures.

Build requests are limited to one concurrent build per repository and one concurrent build per requester. If you request a build while another is still in progress, the second request will be queued until the first completes.

POST /repos/:owner/:repo/pages/builds

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/github/developer.github.com/pages/builds/latest",
  "status": "queued"
}

List Pages builds 

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pages/builds

Response

Status: 200 OK
Link: <https://api.github.com/resource?page=2>; rel="next",
      <https://api.github.com/resource?page=5>; rel="last"

[
  {
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/github/developer.github.com/pages/builds/5472601",
    "status": "built",
    "error": {
      "message": null
    },
    "pusher": {
      "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
    },
    "commit": "351391cdcb88ffae71ec3028c91f375a8036a26b",
    "duration": 2104,
    "created_at": "2014-02-10T19:00:49Z",
    "updated_at": "2014-02-10T19:00:51Z"
  }
]

Get latest Pages build 

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pages/builds/latest

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/github/developer.github.com/pages/builds/5472601",
  "status": "built",
  "error": {
    "message": null
  },
  "pusher": {
    "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
  },
  "commit": "351391cdcb88ffae71ec3028c91f375a8036a26b",
  "duration": 2104,
  "created_at": "2014-02-10T19:00:49Z",
  "updated_at": "2014-02-10T19:00:51Z"
}

Get a specific Pages build 

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pages/builds/:build_id

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/github/developer.github.com/pages/builds/5472601",
  "status": "built",
  "error": {
    "message": null
  },
  "pusher": {
    "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
  },
  "commit": "351391cdcb88ffae71ec3028c91f375a8036a26b",
  "duration": 2104,
  "created_at": "2014-02-10T19:00:49Z",
  "updated_at": "2014-02-10T19:00:51Z"
}