---
title: "Enable Git LFS for a repository"
method: PUT
path: "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/lfs"
tags: ["repos"]
---

# Enable Git LFS for a repository

`PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/lfs`

Enables Git LFS for a repository.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the `repo` scope to use this endpoint.

## Path parameters

- `owner` string, required
- `repo` string, required

## Response `202`

Accepted

- object

## Other responses

- `403` — We will return a 403 with one of the following messages: - Git LFS support not enabled because Git LFS is globally disabled. - Git LFS support not enabled because Git LFS is disabled for the root repository in the network. - Git LFS support not enabled because Git LFS is disabled for <owner>.

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