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Upload a release asset

This endpoint makes use of a Hypermedia relation to determine which URL to access. The endpoint you call to upload release assets is specific to your release. Use the upload_url returned in the response of the Create a release endpoint to upload a release asset.

You need to use an HTTP client which supports SNI to make calls to this endpoint.

Most libraries will set the required Content-Length header automatically. Use the required Content-Type header to provide the media type of the asset. For a list of media types, see Media Types. For example:

application/zip

GitHub Enterprise Server expects the asset data in its raw binary form, rather than JSON. You will send the raw binary content of the asset as the request body. Everything else about the endpoint is the same as the rest of the API. For example, you'll still need to pass your authentication to be able to upload an asset.

When an upstream failure occurs, you will receive a 502 Bad Gateway status. This may leave an empty asset with a state of starter. It can be safely deleted.

Notes:

  • GitHub Enterprise Server renames asset filenames that have special characters, non-alphanumeric characters, and leading or trailing periods. The "List release assets" endpoint lists the renamed filenames. For more information and help, contact GitHub Enterprise Server Support.
  • To find the release_id query the GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/latest endpoint.
  • If you upload an asset with the same filename as another uploaded asset, you'll receive an error and must delete the old file before you can re-upload the new asset.
post/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}/assets

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.

release_idinteger required

The unique identifier of the release.

Query parameters

namestring required
labelstring

Response

Response for successful upload

urlstring uri required
browser_download_urlstring uri required
idinteger required
node_idstring required
namestring required

The file name of the asset.

labelstring nullable required
state'uploaded' | 'open' required

State of the release asset.

content_typestring required
sizeinteger required
download_countinteger required
created_atstring date-time required
updated_atstring date-time required

Example response

{
  "name": "Team Environment",
  "uploader": {
    "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\""
  }
}