REST API endpoints for Copilot coding agent management

Get Copilot coding agent permissions for an organization

Note

This endpoint is in public preview and is subject to change.

Gets information about which repositories in an organization have been enabled or disabled for the Copilot coding agent.

Organization owners can configure whether Copilot coding agent is enabled for all repositories, selected repositories, or no repositories owned by organization.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get Copilot coding agent permissions for an organization"

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

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

"Copilot agent settings" organization permissions (read)

Parameters for "Get Copilot coding agent permissions for an organization"

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 response status codes for "Get Copilot coding agent permissions for an organization"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Get Copilot coding agent permissions for an organization"

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request examples

Select the example type

get/orgs/{org}/copilot/coding-agent/permissions

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/copilot/coding-agent/permissions

All repositories enabled

Status: 200

{
  "enabled_repositories": "all"
}

Set Copilot coding agent permissions for an organization

Note

This endpoint is in public preview and is subject to change.

Sets the policy for which repositories in an organization can use Copilot coding agent.

Organization owners can configure whether Copilot coding agent is enabled for all repositories, selected repositories, or no repositories owned by the organization.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Set Copilot coding agent permissions for an organization"

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

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

"Copilot agent settings" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Set Copilot coding agent permissions for an organization"

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.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`enabled_repositories` string Required The policy for which repositories can use Copilot coding agent. Can be one of `all`, `selected`, or `none`. Can be one of: `all`, `selected`, `none`

HTTP response status codes for "Set Copilot coding agent permissions for an organization"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Set Copilot coding agent permissions for an organization"

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

put/orgs/{org}/copilot/coding-agent/permissions

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/copilot/coding-agent/permissions \
  -d '{"enabled_repositories":"selected"}'

No Content

Status: 204

List repositories enabled for Copilot coding agent in an organization

Note

This endpoint is in public preview and is subject to change.

Lists the selected repositories that are enabled for Copilot coding agent in an organization.

Organization owners can use this endpoint when the coding agent repository policy is set to selected to see which repositories have been enabled.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "List repositories enabled for Copilot coding agent in an organization"

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

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

"Copilot agent settings" organization permissions (read)

Parameters for "List repositories enabled for Copilot coding agent in an organization"

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 response status codes for "List repositories enabled for Copilot coding agent in an organization"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "List repositories enabled for Copilot coding agent in an organization"

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

get/orgs/{org}/copilot/coding-agent/permissions/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/copilot/coding-agent/permissions/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": "git@github.com: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}",
      "clone_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
      "mirror_url": "git:git.example.com/octocat/Hello-World",
      "hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks",
      "svn_url": "https://svn.github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
      "homepage": "https://github.com",
      "language": null,
      "forks_count": 9,
      "stargazers_count": 80,
      "watchers_count": 80,
      "size": 108,
      "default_branch": "master",
      "open_issues_count": 0,
      "is_template": true,
      "topics": [
        "octocat",
        "atom",
        "electron",
        "api"
      ],
      "has_issues": true,
      "has_projects": true,
      "has_wiki": true,
      "has_pages": false,
      "has_downloads": true,
      "archived": false,
      "disabled": false,
      "visibility": "public",
      "pushed_at": "2011-01-26T19:06:43Z",
      "created_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
      "updated_at": "2011-01-26T19:14:43Z",
      "permissions": {
        "admin": false,
        "push": false,
        "pull": true
      },
      "template_repository": {
        "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": "git@github.com: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}",
        "clone_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
        "mirror_url": "git:git.example.com/octocat/Hello-World",
        "hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks",
        "svn_url": "https://svn.github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
        "homepage": "https://github.com",
        "organization": null,
        "language": null,
        "forks": 9,
        "forks_count": 9,
        "stargazers_count": 80,
        "watchers_count": 80,
        "watchers": 80,
        "size": 108,
        "default_branch": "master",
        "open_issues": 0,
        "open_issues_count": 0,
        "is_template": true,
        "license": {
          "key": "mit",
          "name": "MIT License",
          "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mit",
          "spdx_id": "MIT",
          "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA==",
          "html_url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mit"
        },
        "topics": [
          "octocat",
          "atom",
          "electron",
          "api"
        ],
        "has_issues": true,
        "has_projects": true,
        "has_wiki": true,
        "has_pages": false,
        "has_downloads": true,
        "archived": false,
        "disabled": false,
        "visibility": "public",
        "pushed_at": "2011-01-26T19:06:43Z",
        "created_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
        "updated_at": "2011-01-26T19:14:43Z",
        "permissions": {
          "admin": false,
          "push": false,
          "pull": true
        },
        "allow_rebase_merge": true,
        "template_repository": null,
        "temp_clone_token": "ABTLWHOULUVAXGTRYU7OC2876QJ2O",
        "allow_squash_merge": true,
        "allow_auto_merge": false,
        "delete_branch_on_merge": true,
        "allow_merge_commit": true,
        "subscribers_count": 42,
        "network_count": 0
      },
      "temp_clone_token": "ABTLWHOULUVAXGTRYU7OC2876QJ2O",
      "delete_branch_on_merge": true,
      "subscribers_count": 42,
      "network_count": 0,
      "license": {
        "key": "mit",
        "name": "MIT License",
        "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mit",
        "spdx_id": "MIT",
        "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
      },
      "forks": 1,
      "open_issues": 1,
      "watchers": 1
    }
  ]
}

Set selected repositories for Copilot coding agent in an organization

Note

This endpoint is in public preview and is subject to change.

Replaces the list of selected repositories that are enabled for Copilot coding agent in an organization. This method can only be called when the coding agent repository policy is set to selected.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Set selected repositories for Copilot coding agent in an organization"

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

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

"Copilot agent settings" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Set selected repositories for Copilot coding agent in an organization"

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.

Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`selected_repository_ids` array of integers Required List of repository IDs to enable for Copilot coding agent.

HTTP response status codes for "Set selected repositories for Copilot coding agent in an organization"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Set selected repositories for Copilot coding agent in an organization"

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

put/orgs/{org}/copilot/coding-agent/permissions/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/copilot/coding-agent/permissions/repositories \
  -d '{"selected_repository_ids":[32,42]}'

No Content

Status: 204

Enable a repository for Copilot coding agent in an organization

Note

This endpoint is in public preview and is subject to change.

Adds a repository to the list of selected repositories enabled for Copilot coding agent in an organization. This method can only be called when the coding agent repository policy is set to selected.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Enable a repository for Copilot coding agent in an organization"

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

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

"Copilot agent settings" organization permissions (write) and "Metadata" repository permissions (read)

Parameters for "Enable a repository for Copilot coding agent in an organization"

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.
`repository_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the repository.

HTTP response status codes for "Enable a repository for Copilot coding agent in an organization"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Enable a repository for Copilot coding agent in an organization"

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

put/orgs/{org}/copilot/coding-agent/permissions/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/copilot/coding-agent/permissions/repositories/REPOSITORY_ID

No Content

Status: 204

Disable a repository for Copilot coding agent in an organization

Note

This endpoint is in public preview and is subject to change.

Removes a repository from the list of selected repositories enabled for Copilot coding agent in an organization. This method can only be called when the coding agent repository policy is set to selected.

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "Disable a repository for Copilot coding agent in an organization"

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

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

"Copilot agent settings" organization permissions (write) and "Metadata" repository permissions (read)

Parameters for "Disable a repository for Copilot coding agent in an organization"

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.
`repository_id` integer Required The unique identifier of the repository.

HTTP response status codes for "Disable a repository for Copilot coding agent in an organization"

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content
`401`	Requires authentication
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict
`500`	Internal Error

Code samples for "Disable a repository for Copilot coding agent in an organization"

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

delete/orgs/{org}/copilot/coding-agent/permissions/repositories/{repository_id}

curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
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