Use the REST API to interact with a Git blob (binary large object), the object type used to store the contents of each file in a repository.
About Git blobsA Git blob (binary large object) is the object type used to store the contents of each file in a repository. The file's SHA-1 hash is computed and stored in the blob object. These endpoints allow you to read and write blob objects to your Git database on GitHub. Blobs leverage these custom media types. For more information about the use of media types in the API, see Getting started with the REST API.
Create a blob Code samples for "Create a blob" Request examplepost/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/blobs
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curl -L \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/blobs \ -d '{"content":"Content of the blob","encoding":"utf-8"}'
Response
Status: 201
{ "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/example/git/blobs/3a0f86fb8db8eea7ccbb9a95f325ddbedfb25e15", "sha": "3a0f86fb8db8eea7ccbb9a95f325ddbedfb25e15" }
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:
This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.
Parameters for "Get a blob" Headers Name, Type, Descriptionaccept
string
Setting to application/vnd.github+json
is recommended.
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.
file_sha
string Required
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 exampleget/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/blobs/{file_sha}
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curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/blobs/FILE_SHA
Response
Status: 200
{ "content": "Q29udGVudCBvZiB0aGUgYmxvYg==", "encoding": "base64", "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/example/git/blobs/3a0f86fb8db8eea7ccbb9a95f325ddbedfb25e15", "sha": "3a0f86fb8db8eea7ccbb9a95f325ddbedfb25e15", "size": 19, "node_id": "Q29udGVudCBvZiB0aGUgYmxvYg==" }
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