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dependabot

Review a dismissal request for a Dependabot alert for a repository

Approve or deny a dismissal request to dismiss a Dependabot alert in a repository.

Delegated alert dismissal must be enabled on the repository and the user must be a dismissal reviewer to access this endpoint. OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the security_events scope to use this endpoint.

patch/repos/{owner}/{repo}/dismissal-requests/dependabot/{alert_number}

Path parameters

ownerstring required

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostring required

The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.

alert_numberinteger required

The number that identifies the Dependabot alert.

Request body

status'approve' | 'deny' required

The review action to perform on the dismissal request.

messagestring required

A message to include with the review. Has a maximum character length of 2048.

Response

The review of the dismissal request.

dismissal_review_idinteger

ID of the dismissal review.