Sample - GitHub REST API
GET/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/parent

Get the parent issue

Retrieves the parent issue associated with a sub-issue in a repository. Supply owner, repo, and issue_number to identify the sub-issue, and use an accepted custom media type to control whether the response includes raw, text, or rendered HTML body content.

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

3 parameters
ownerstringrequired
The account owner of the repository; the name is not case sensitive.
repostringrequired
The repository name without the `.git` extension; the name is not case sensitive.
issue_numberintegerrequired
The integer that identifies the sub-issue whose parent to retrieve.

4 status codes
200Returns the parent issue object, including issue metadata and body representations according to the requested media type.
idintegerrequired
node_idstringrequired
urlstringrequired
URL for the issue
repository_urlstringrequired
labels_urlstringrequired
comments_urlstringrequired
events_urlstringrequired
html_urlstringrequired
numberintegerrequired
Number uniquely identifying the issue within its repository
statestringrequired
State of the issue; either 'open' or 'closed'
state_reasonstringoptional
The reason for the current state
Allowed:completedreopenednot_plannedduplicate
titlestringrequired
Title of the issue
bodystringoptional
Contents of the issue
userobjectrequired
A GitHub user.
labelsarray<string>required
Labels to associate with this issue; pass one or more label names to replace the set of labels on this issue; send an empty array to clear all labels from the issue; note that the labels are silently dropped for users without push access to the repository
assigneeobjectrequired
A GitHub user.
assigneesarray<SimpleUser>optional
milestoneobjectrequired
A collection of related issues and pull requests.
lockedbooleanrequired
active_lock_reasonstringoptional
commentsintegerrequired
pull_requestobjectoptional
closed_atstringrequired
created_atstringrequired
updated_atstringrequired
draftbooleanoptional
closed_byobjectoptional
A GitHub user.
body_htmlstringoptional
body_textstringoptional
timeline_urlstringoptional
typeobjectoptional
The type assigned to the issue. This is only present for issues in repositories where issue types are supported.
repositoryobjectoptional
A repository on GitHub.
performed_via_github_appobjectoptional
GitHub apps are a new way to extend GitHub. They can be installed directly on organizations and user accounts and granted access to specific repositories. They come with granular permissions and built-in webhooks. GitHub apps are first class actors within GitHub.
author_associationstringoptional
How the author is associated with the repository.
Allowed:COLLABORATORCONTRIBUTORFIRST_TIMERFIRST_TIME_CONTRIBUTORMANNEQUINMEMBERNONEOWNER
reactionsobjectoptional
sub_issues_summaryobjectoptional
parent_issue_urlstringoptional
URL to get the parent issue of this issue, if it is a sub-issue
pinned_commentobjectoptional
Comments provide a way for people to collaborate on an issue.
issue_dependencies_summaryobjectoptional
issue_field_valuesarray<IssueFieldValue>optional
301Returns a basic error response when the resource has moved permanently.
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional
404Returned when the repository, sub-issue, or parent issue cannot be found.
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional
410Returned when the requested resource is no longer available.
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional

Error handling

A 404 is returned when the repository, issue, or parent issue cannot be found. A 410 is returned when the requested resource is no longer available. issue_number must identify a sub-issue in the specified repository.