REST API endpoints for repository push rule bypass requests

List repository push rule bypass requests

Lists the requests made by users of a repository to bypass push protection rules

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Contents" repository permissions (write)

Parameters for "List repository push rule bypass requests"

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

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner` string Required The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Required The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`reviewer` string Filter bypass requests by the handle of the GitHub user who reviewed the bypass request.
`requester` string Filter bypass requests by the handle of the GitHub user who requested the bypass.
`time_period` string The time period to filter by. For example, `day` will filter for rule suites that occurred in the past 24 hours, and `week` will filter for rule suites that occurred in the past 7 days (168 hours). Default: `day` Can be one of: `hour`, `day`, `week`, `month`
`request_status` string The status of the bypass request to filter on. When specified, only requests with this status will be returned. Default: `all` Can be one of: `completed`, `cancelled`, `approved`, `expired`, `deleted`, `denied`, `open`, `all`
`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
`404`	Resource not found
`500`	Internal Error

code_samples

request_example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/bypass-requests/push-rules

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/bypass-requests/push-rules

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "id": 21,
    "number": 42,
    "repository": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "smile",
      "full_name": "octo-org/smile"
    },
    "organization": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "octo-org"
    },
    "requester": {
      "actor_id": 12,
      "actor_name": "monalisa"
    },
    "request_type": "push_ruleset_bypass",
    "data": [
      {
        "ruleset_id": 410,
        "ruleset_name": "Exclude image files",
        "total_violations": 1,
        "rule_type": "file_extension_restriction"
      }
    ],
    "resource_identifier": "827efc6d56897b048c772eb4087f854f46256132",
    "status": "denied",
    "requester_comment": "Updating site images to follow changes in marketing. Part 1",
    "expires_at": "2024-07-08T08:43:03Z",
    "created_at": "2024-07-01T08:43:03Z",
    "responses": [
      {
        "id": 42,
        "reviewer": {
          "actor_id": 4,
          "actor_name": "octocat"
        },
        "status": "denied",
        "created_at": "2024-07-02T08:43:04Z"
      }
    ],
    "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/smile/bypass-requests/push-rules/1",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/smile/exemptions/1"
  },
  {
    "id": 12,
    "number": 24,
    "repository": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "smile",
      "full_name": "octo-org/smile"
    },
    "organization": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "octo-org"
    },
    "requester": {
      "actor_id": 12,
      "actor_name": "monalisa"
    },
    "request_type": "push_ruleset_bypass",
    "data": [
      {
        "ruleset_id": 410,
        "ruleset_name": "Exclude image files",
        "total_violations": 1,
        "rule_type": "file_extension_restriction"
      }
    ],
    "resource_identifier": "827efc6d56897b048c772eb4087f854f46255555",
    "status": "denied",
    "requester_comment": "Updating site images to follow changes in marketing. Part 2",
    "expires_at": "2024-07-08T07:43:03Z",
    "created_at": "2024-07-01T07:43:03Z",
    "responses": [
      {
        "id": 42,
        "reviewer": {
          "actor_id": 4,
          "actor_name": "octocat"
        },
        "status": "denied",
        "created_at": "2024-07-02T08:43:04Z"
      }
    ],
    "url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octo-org/smile/bypass-requests/push-rules/2",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/smile/exemptions/2"
  }
]

Get a repository push bypass request

Get information about a request to bypass push protection rules for a repository.