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copilot-spaces

Get a Copilot Space for a user

Gets details about a specific Copilot Space owned by a user. The authenticated user must have read access to the Space.

Private user spaces require the authenticated user to be the owner of the space. Public user spaces are accessible to any authenticated user.

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

get/users/{username}/copilot-spaces/{space_number}

Path parameters

usernamestring required

The handle for the GitHub user account.

space_numberinteger required

The unique identifier of the Copilot Space.

Response

idinteger required

The unique identifier of the space.

numberinteger required

The number that identifies the space within its owner.

namestring required

The display name of the space.

descriptionstring nullable

A description of the space.

general_instructionsstring nullable

General instructions for the Copilot Space.

base_role'reader' | 'writer' | 'admin' | 'no_access' required

The base role that determines default permissions.

no_access: No default access
reader: Default read permissions
writer: Default write permissions (organization spaces only)
admin: Default admin permissions (organization spaces only)

created_atstring date-time required

The date and time the space was created.

updated_atstring date-time required

The date and time the space was last updated.

html_urlstring uri required

The HTML URL of the space.

api_urlstring uri required

The API URL of the space.

Example response

{
  "id": 42,
  "number": 1,
  "name": "My Development Space",
  "description": "A space for discussing React development patterns",
  "general_instructions": "Help with React development patterns and best practices",
  "base_role": "no_access",
  "owner": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "starred_at": "\"2020-07-09T00:17:55Z\"",
    "user_view_type": "public"
  },
  "creator": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "starred_at": "\"2020-07-09T00:17:55Z\"",
    "user_view_type": "public"
  },
  "created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2023-01-01T12:00:00Z",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/copilot/spaces/octo-org/5",
  "api_url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/1/copilot-spaces/5"
}