---
title: git.sr.ht API reference
---
**NOTICE**: This is the documentation for the legacy REST API. It is being
replaced with the [GraphQL API](graphql.md).
The git.sr.ht API allows you to browse, create, and manage repositories on
git.sr.ht programmatically. This API follows the [standard sourcehut API
conventions](/api-conventions.md).
**Notice**: the git.sr.ht API is due for an overhaul in the foreseeable future;
be prepared for it to change. The changes will be announced in advance on the
[sr.ht-announce][announce] and [sr.ht-discuss][discuss] mailing lists.
[announce]: https://lists.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/sr.ht-announce
[discuss]: https://lists.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/sr.ht-discuss
## Authentication
Authentication is done via the [meta.sr.ht OAuth
flow](https://man.sr.ht/meta.sr.ht/oauth-api.md). The following OAuth scopes are
available for git.sr.ht:
- **info:read**, **info:write**: read & write repository details
- **access:read**, **access:write**: read & write access control lists
- **data:read**: read git data
## Git protocols
The high and low-level data endpoints are basic and provided as a convenience.
For write operations or more complex read operations, we recommend using the
git interface. git.sr.ht supports the [smart protocol][protocols] over HTTPS
(read-only) and SSH (read/write).
[protocols]: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Transfer-Protocols
## Resources
### Artifact resource
```json
{
"created": "timestamp",
"checksum": "checksum (string)",
"size": integer (bytes),
"filename": "string",
"url": "url"
}
```
Note: the checksum format is "algorithm:checksum". Presently the only supported
algorithm is sha256.
Example: "`sha256:e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855`"
### Commit resource
```json
{
"id": "sha-1 hash",
"short_id": "truncated hash",
"author": {
"email": "email address",
"name": "author name"
},
"committer": {
"email": "email address",
"name": "committer name"
},
"timestamp": "timestamp",
"message": "commit message",
"tree": "tree ID (sha-1 hash)",
"parents": [ list of parent IDs (string, sha-1 hash) ],
"signature": {
"signature": "base64 encoded PGP signature",
"data": "base64 encoded signed payload"
} or null
}
```
### Tree resource
```json
{
"id": "sha-1 hash",
"short_id": "truncated hash",
"entries": [
{
"name": "entry name",
"id": "sha-1 hash",
"type": "tree" | "blob",
"mode": unix file mode
}
]
}
```
### Reference resource
```json
{
"name": "name of reference (e.g. refs/heads/master)",
"target": "reference target (sha-1 hash)",
"artifacts": [ list of artifact resources ]
}
```
### Repository resource
```json
{
"id": integer,
"created": "timestamp",
"subject": "message subject",
"name": "repository name",
"description": "repository description (markdown)",
"visibility": "public" | "unlisted" | "private"
}
```
## Endpoints
**Note**: usernames are prefixed with `~`.
### GET /api/user/:username
Retrieves a user resource.
### GET /api/user
Equivalent to [/api/user/:username](#GET-apiuserusername), implies the authenticated
user.
### GET /api/:username/repos
List of [repository resources](#repository-resource) owned by this user.
**OAuth scope**: `info:read`
### GET /api/repos
Equivalent to [/api/:username/repos](#GET-apiusernamerepos), implies the
authenticated user.
### POST /api/repos
Creates a new [repository resource](#repository-resource).
**OAuth scope**: `info:write`
**Request body**
```json
{
"name": "repository name",
"description": "repository description (markdown)" (optional)
"visibility": "public" | "unlisted" | "private" (optional: default public)
}
```
**Response**
The new [repository resource](#repository-resource)
### GET /api/:username/repos/:name
Retrieves a [repository resource](#repository-resource).
**OAuth scope**: `info:read`
### GET /api/repos/:name
Equivalent to [/api/:username/repos/:name](#GET-apiusernamereposname), implies
the authenticated user.
### PUT /api/repos/:name
Updates a [repository resource](#repository-resource).
**OAuth scope**: `info:write`
**Request body**
```json
{
"name": "repository name" (optional),
"description": "repository description (markdown)" (optional),
"visibility": "public" | "unlisted" | "private" (optional)
}
```
**Notes**
- Updating the name will create a redirect.
### DELETE /api/repos/:name
Deletes a [repository resource](#repository-resource).
**OAuth scope**: `info:write`
### GET /api/:username/repos/:name/readme
### GET /api/repos/:name/readme
Gets the repository README override, or 404 if none is set.
The HTML returned from this endpoint is NOT sanitized.
**OAuth scope**: `info:read`
### PUT /api/repos/:name/readme
Sets the repository README override.
**OAuth scope**: `info:write`
**Request body**
`text/html` of new README to use for the repository, after sanitisiation.
### DELETE /api/repos/:name/readme
Unsets the repository README override, if any.
The relevant files in the repository tip, if any, will be used; this is the default.
**OAuth scope**: `info:write`
## Common data endpoints
Endpoints for fetching git data from repos.
### GET /api/:username/repos/:name/refs
List of [reference resources](#reference-resource) in this git repository.
**OAuth scope**: `data:read`
### GET /api/repos/:name/refs
Equivalent to [/api/:username/repos/refs](#GET-apiusernamereposnamerefs),
implies the authenticated user.
### GET /api/:username/repos/:name/log
List of the latest [commit resources](#commit-resource) on the default branch.
**OAuth scope**: `data:read`
### POST /api/repos/:name/artifacts/:ref
Equivalent to [/api/:username/repos/:name/artifacts/:ref](#POST-apiusernamereposnameartifactsref),
implies the authenticated user.
### POST /api/:username/repos/:name/artifacts/:ref
Attaches a file artifact to the specified ref.
**Note**: this endpoint does *not* accept JSON. Submit your request as
`multipart/form-data`, with a single field: "file".
**OAuth scope**: `data:write`
### GET /api/repos/:name/log
Equivalent to [/api/:username/repos/:name/log](#GET-apiusernamereposnamelog),
implies the authenticated user.
### GET /api/:username/repos/:name/log/:ref
List of the latest [commit resources](#commit-resource) starting from the given
reference (sha-1 ID or name).
**OAuth scope**: `data:read`
### GET /api/repos/:name/log/:ref
Equivalent to [/api/:username/repos/:name/log/:ref](#GET-apiusernamereposnamelogref),
implies the authenticated user.
## High-level data endpoints
The endpoints work with paths instead of object IDs.
### GET /api/:username/repos/:name/tree
Returns the [tree resource](#tree-resource) for the latest commit to the default
branch.
**OAuth scope**: `data:read`
### GET /api/repos/:name/tree
Equivalent to [/api/:username/repos/:name/tree](#GET-apiusernamereposnametree),
implies the authenticated user.
### GET /api/:username/repos/:name/tree/:ref
Returns the [tree resource](#tree-resource) for the given reference.
**OAuth scope**: `data:read`
### GET /api/repos/:name/tree/:ref
Equivalent to [/api/:username/repos/:name/tree/:ref](#GET-apiusernamereposnametreeref),
implies the authenticated user.
### GET /api/:username/repos/:name/tree/:ref/:path
Returns the [tree resource](#tree-resource) for the given reference, following
the parent trees until the requested tree is found. In other words, this lists
the contents of a subdirectory by path.
**OAuth scope**: `data:read`
### GET /api/repos/:name/tree/:ref/:path
Equivalent to [/api/:username/repos/:name/tree/:ref/:path](#GET-apiusernamereposnametreerefpath),
implies the authenticated user.
### GET /api/:username/repos/:name/blob/:ref/:path
Returns the blob at the given path of the tree specified by the given reference.
**OAuth scope**: `data:read`
**Response**
The contents of the requested blob, as text/plain or as application/octet-stream
for binary blobs.
### GET /api/repos/:name/blob/:ref/:path
Equivalent to [/api/:username/repos/:name/blob/:ref/:path](#GET-apiusernamereposnameblobrefpath),
implies the authenticated user.
## Low-level data endpoints
These endpoints work with object IDs instead of paths.
### GET /api/:username/repos/:name/tree/:id
Returns the [tree resource](#tree-resource) with the given ID.
**OAuth scope**: `data:read`
### GET /api/repos/:name/tree/:id
Equivalent to [/api/:username/repos/:name/tree/:id](#GET-apiusernamereposnametreeid),
implies the authenticated user.
### GET /api/:username/repos/:name/blob/:id
Returns the blob with the given ID.
**OAuth scope**: `data:read`
**Response**
The contents of the requested blob, as text/plain or as application/octet-stream
for binary blobs.
### GET /api/repos/:name/blob/:id
Equivalent to [/api/:username/repos/:name/blob/:id](#GET-apiusernamereposnameblobid),
implies the authenticated user.
## Webhooks
### /api/user/...
Webhook for user events. Includes the [standard webhook
endpoints](/api-conventions.md#webhooks)
#### repo:create
Issued when the user creates a new repository.
**OAuth scope**: `info:read`
**Request body**
The new [repository resource](#repository-resource).
#### repo:update
Issued when the user updates repository details, such as name or description.
**OAuth scope**: `info:read`
**Request body**
The updated [repository resource](#repository-resource).
**Notes**
- When the name of the repository changes, the URL at which its webhooks are
managed is updated accordingly. Users of the repository webhooks may wish to
act accordingly. The ID will remain consistent.
#### repo:delete
Issued when the user deletes a repository.
**OAuth scope**: `info:read`
**Request body**
```json
{
"id": integer ID of the affected repository resource
}
```
### /api/:username/repos/:name/...
Webhook for repository events. Includes the [standard webhook
endpoints](/api-conventions.md#webhooks). You may pass an additional parameter
to the webhook creation endpoint named "sync", which shall be a boolean value.
#### repo:post-update
Called after refs have been updated. If the `sync` flag on this webhook is set
to true, the webhook is invoked *during* `git-receive-pack`'s [`post-update`
hook][post-update] and the response text is printed to the console of the user
executing `git push`. Your server has 5 seconds to respond to the HTTP request.
[post-update]: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-receive-pack#_post_update_hook
**OAuth scope**: `data:read`
**Request body**
```json
{
"push": "uuid assigned to this push event",
"push-options": { map of push options },
"pusher": { user resource },
"refs": [
{
"name": "updated ref, e.g. refs/heads/master",
"annotated_tag": {
"name": "tag name",
"message": "tag message"
}, # may not be present
"old": {
commit resource this ref used to refer to, or null in the case of new
refs
},
"new": {
commit resource this ref now refers to, or null in the case of deleted
refs
}
}
]
}
```
**Notes**
- Push options (specified via `git push -o <option>`) are interpreted as
`key=value`, and the map is populated as such. For example, `git push -o
foo=bar` would result in `{"foo": "bar"}`. Options specified without a value -
e.g. `-o foo` — will have their value set to an empty string.
