Sample - GitHub REST API
GET/orgs/{org}/projectsV2/{project_number}

Get a project for an organization

Retrieves a specific project owned by an organization. Supply the organization name in org and the project's numeric identifier in project_number; the organization name is not case sensitive. The response includes the project's ownership, metadata, visibility, lifecycle timestamps, and current state.

  • RetriesRetries up to 2×, 500ms backoff, 30s timeout.

2 parameters
project_numberintegerrequired
The numeric identifier of the organization-owned project.
orgstringrequired
The organization name that owns the project; matching is not case sensitive.

4 status codes
200Returns the project object, including its unique identifiers, owner and creator, title, descriptions, visibility, timestamps, project number, deletion metadata, and current `state`.
idnumberrequired
The unique identifier of the project.
node_idstringrequired
The node ID of the project.
ownerobjectrequired
A GitHub user.
creatorobjectrequired
A GitHub user.
titlestringrequired
The project title.
descriptionstringrequired
A short description of the project.
publicbooleanrequired
Whether the project is visible to anyone with access to the owner.
closed_atstringrequired
The time when the project was closed.
created_atstringrequired
The time when the project was created.
updated_atstringrequired
The time when the project was last updated.
numberintegerrequired
The project number.
short_descriptionstringrequired
A concise summary of the project.
deleted_atstringrequired
The time when the project was deleted.
deleted_byobjectrequired
A GitHub user.
statestringoptional
The current state of the project.
Allowed:openclosed
latest_status_updateobjectoptional
An status update belonging to a project
is_templatebooleanoptional
Whether this project is a template
304Returned when the project has not changed since the client's cached version.
401Returned when the request requires authentication.
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional
403Returned when the authenticated user is not permitted to access the project.
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional

Error handling

A 401 is returned when authentication is required but not provided. A 403 is returned when access to the organization-owned project is forbidden. project_number must be an integer, and org must identify the organization containing the project.