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dependabot

Update a Dependabot alert

The authenticated user must have access to security alerts for the repository to use this endpoint. For more information, see "Granting access to security alerts."

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the security_events scope to use this endpoint. If this endpoint is only used with public repositories, the token can use the public_repo scope instead.

patch/repos/{owner}/{repo}/dependabot/alerts/{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 security alert number.

The number that identifies a Dependabot alert in its repository. You can find this at the end of the URL for a Dependabot alert within GitHub, or in number fields in the response from the GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/dependabot/alerts operation.

Request body

OR

Response

Response

numberinteger required

The security alert number.

state'auto_dismissed' | 'dismissed' | 'fixed' | 'open' required

The state of the Dependabot alert.

urlstring uri required

The REST API URL of the alert resource.

html_urlstring uri required

The GitHub URL of the alert resource.

created_atstring date-time required

The time that the alert was created in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ.

updated_atstring date-time required

The time that the alert was last updated in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ.

dismissed_atstring date-time nullable required

The time that the alert was dismissed in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ.

dismissed_reason'fix_started' | 'inaccurate' | 'no_bandwidth' | 'not_used' | 'tolerable_risk' nullable required

The reason that the alert was dismissed.

dismissed_commentstring nullable required

An optional comment associated with the alert's dismissal.

fixed_atstring date-time nullable required

The time that the alert was no longer detected and was considered fixed in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ.

auto_dismissed_atstring date-time nullable

The time that the alert was auto-dismissed in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ.

Example response

{
  "dismissed_by": {
    "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"
  },
  "assignees": [
    {
      "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"
    }
  ]
}