REST-API-Endpunkte für Git-BLOBs

Verwende die REST-API, um mit einem Git-Blob (Binary Large Object) zu interagieren. Git-Blob ist der Objekttyp, der zum Speichern des Inhalts jeder Datei in einem Repository verwendet wird.

Informationen zu Git-Blobs

Ein Git-Blob (Binary Large Object) ist der Objekttyp, der zum Speichern des Inhalts jeder Datei in einem Repository verwendet wird. Der SHA-1-Hash der Datei wird berechnet und im Blobobjekt gespeichert. Diese Endpunkte ermöglichen dir das Lesen und Schreiben von Blobobjekten in deine Git-Datenbank auf GitHub. Blobs nutzen benutzerdefinierte Medientypen. Weitere Informationen zur Verwendung von Medientypen in der API findest du unter Erste Schritte mit der REST-API.

Create a blob

Fine-grained access tokens for "Create a blob"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Contents" repository permissions (write)

Parameter für "Create a blob"

Header
Name, Typ, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, Typ, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.

Körperparameter
Name, Typ, BESCHREIBUNG
`content` string Erforderlich The new blob's content.
`encoding` string The encoding used for `content`. Currently, `"utf-8"` and `"base64"` are supported. Standard: `utf-8`

HTTP response status codes for "Create a blob"

Status code	BESCHREIBUNG
`201`	Created
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict
`422`	Validation failed

Code samples for "Create a blob"

Request example

post/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/blobs

curl -L \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/blobs \
  -d '{"content":"Content of the blob","encoding":"utf-8"}'

Response

Status: 201

{
  "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/example/git/blobs/3a0f86fb8db8eea7ccbb9a95f325ddbedfb25e15",
  "sha": "3a0f86fb8db8eea7ccbb9a95f325ddbedfb25e15"
}

Get a blob

The content in the response will always be Base64 encoded.

This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "Media types."

application/vnd.github.raw+json: Returns the raw blob data.
application/vnd.github+json: Returns a JSON representation of the blob with content as a base64 encoded string. This is the default if no media type is specified.

Note This endpoint supports blobs up to 100 megabytes in size.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get a blob"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Contents" repository permissions (read)

This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.

Parameter für "Get a blob"

Header
Name, Typ, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, Typ, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`file_sha` string Erforderlich

HTTP response status codes for "Get a blob"

Status code	BESCHREIBUNG
`200`	OK
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Code samples for "Get a blob"

Request example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/blobs/{file_sha}

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/blobs/FILE_SHA

Response

Status: 200

{
  "content": "Q29udGVudCBvZiB0aGUgYmxvYg==",
  "encoding": "base64",
  "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/example/git/blobs/3a0f86fb8db8eea7ccbb9a95f325ddbedfb25e15",
  "sha": "3a0f86fb8db8eea7ccbb9a95f325ddbedfb25e15",
  "size": 19,
  "node_id": "Q29udGVudCBvZiB0aGUgYmxvYg=="
}