How to create repository in github through github API?

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john picture john · Feb 7, 2015 · Viewed 15.8k times · Source

I am trying to use github api to create repositories under a particular organization. I was looking at this site which talks about how to create repositories under a particular organization.

Create a new repository in this organization. The authenticated user must be a member of the specified organization.
POST /orgs/:org/repos

Now I am not able to understand what will be my full URL that I need to use to create the repository under a particular organization? I have my username and password which I can use to create the repository under an organization through https url.

My github instance url is like this - https://github.host.com

And I want my repository to be like this after getting created -

https://github.host.com/Database/ClientService

What will be my curl command look like to create the repository under an organization?

Answer

Teja Kummarikuntla picture Teja Kummarikuntla · May 12, 2019

Go to Settings -> Developer Settings -> Personal Access Token Under OAuth Apps. Now, Generate a New Access token with Required privileges enabled. Ignore This if you already have one.

User Account:

Replace ACCESS_TOKEN with Token and NEW_REPO_NAME with your New Repository Name in the command below:

curl -H "Authorization: token ACCESS_TOKEN" --data '{"name":"NEW_REPO_NAME"}' https://api.github.com/user/repos

Organisation:

curl -H "Authorization: token ACCESS_TOKEN" --data '{"name":"NEW_REPO_NAME"}' https://api.github.com/orgs/ORGANISATION_NAME/repos

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