REST API endpoints for release assets

Use the REST API to manage release assets.

Note

Most endpoints use Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN> and Accept: application/vnd.github+json headers, plus X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10. Curl examples below omit these standard headers for brevity.

Get a release asset

GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}

To download the asset's binary content:

If within a browser, fetch the location specified in the browser_download_url key provided in the response.
Alternatively, set the Accept header of the request to
application/octet-stream.
The API will either redirect the client to the location, or stream it directly if possible.
API clients should handle both a 200 or 302 response.

Parameters

Headers

accept (string)
Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path and query parameters

owner (string) (required)
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo (string) (required)
The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.
asset_id (integer) (required)
The unique identifier of the asset.

HTTP response status codes

200 - OK
302 - Found
404 - Resource not found

Code examples

Example

Request:

curl -L \
  -X GET \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases/assets/ASSET_ID

Response schema (Status: 200):

url: required, string, format: uri
browser_download_url: required, string, format: uri
id: required, integer
node_id: required, string
name: required, string
label: required, string or null
state: required, string, enum: uploaded, open
content_type: required, string
size: required, integer
digest: required, string or null
download_count: required, integer
created_at: required, string, format: date-time
updated_at: required, string, format: date-time
uploader: required, any of:
- null
- Simple User
  - name: string or null
  - email: string or null
  - login: required, string
  - id: required, integer, format: int64
  - node_id: required, string
  - avatar_url: required, string, format: uri
  - gravatar_id: required, string or null
  - url: required, string, format: uri
  - html_url: required, string, format: uri
  - followers_url: required, string, format: uri
  - following_url: required, string
  - gists_url: required, string
  - starred_url: required, string
  - subscriptions_url: required, string, format: uri
  - organizations_url: required, string, format: uri
  - repos_url: required, string, format: uri
  - events_url: required, string
  - received_events_url: required, string, format: uri
  - type: required, string
  - site_admin: required, boolean
  - starred_at: string
  - user_view_type: string

Update a release asset

PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}

Users with push access to the repository can edit a release asset.

Parameters

Headers

accept (string)
Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path and query parameters

owner (string) (required)
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo (string) (required)
The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.
asset_id (integer) (required)
The unique identifier of the asset.

Body parameters

name (string)
The file name of the asset.
label (string)
An alternate short description of the asset. Used in place of the filename.
state (string)

HTTP response status codes

200 - OK

Code examples

Example

Request:

curl -L \
  -X PATCH \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases/assets/ASSET_ID \
  -d '{
  "name": "foo-1.0.0-osx.zip",
  "label": "Mac binary"
}'

Response schema (Status: 200):

Same response schema as Get a release asset.

Delete a release asset

DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}

Parameters

Headers

accept (string)
Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path and query parameters

owner (string) (required)
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo (string) (required)
The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.
asset_id (integer) (required)
The unique identifier of the asset.

HTTP response status codes

204 - No Content
404 - Resource not found

Code examples

Example

Request:

curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases/assets/ASSET_ID

Response schema (Status: 204):

List release assets

GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}/assets

Parameters

Headers

accept (string)
Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path and query parameters

owner (string) (required)
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo (string) (required)
The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.
release_id (integer) (required)
The unique identifier of the release.
per_page (integer)
The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."
Default: 30
page (integer)
The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."
Default: 1

HTTP response status codes

200 - OK

Code examples

Example

Request:

curl -L \
  -X GET \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases/RELEASE_ID/assets

Response schema (Status: 200):

Array of Release Asset:

url: required, string, format: uri
browser_download_url: required, string, format: uri
id: required, integer
node_id: required, string
name: required, string
label: required, string or null
state: required, string, enum: uploaded, open
content_type: required, string
size: required, integer
digest: required, string or null
download_count: required, integer
created_at: required, string, format: date-time
updated_at: required, string, format: date-time
uploader: required, any of:
- null
- Simple User
  - name: string or null
  - email: string or null
  - login: required, string
  - id: required, integer, format: int64
  - node_id: required, string
  - avatar_url: required, string, format: uri
  - gravatar_id: required, string or null
  - url: required, string, format: uri
  - html_url: required, string, format: uri
  - followers_url: required, string, format: uri
  - following_url: required, string
  - gists_url: required, string
  - starred_url: required, string
  - subscriptions_url: required, string, format: uri
  - organizations_url: required, string, format: uri
  - repos_url: required, string, format: uri
  - events_url: required, string
  - received_events_url: required, string, format: uri
  - type: required, string
  - site_admin: required, boolean
  - starred_at: string
  - user_view_type: string

Upload a release asset

POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}/assets

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 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 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 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.

Parameters

Headers

accept (string)
Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Path and query parameters

owner (string) (required)
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo (string) (required)
The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.
release_id (integer) (required)
The unique identifier of the release.
name (string) (required)
label (string)

HTTP response status codes

201 - Response for successful upload
422 - Response if you upload an asset with the same filename as another uploaded asset

Code examples

Example

Request:

curl -L \
  -X POST \
  "https://uploads.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/releases/RELEASE_ID/assets?name=example.zip" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
  --data-binary "@example.zip"

Response schema (Status: 201):

Same response schema as Get a release asset.