PATCH/gists/{gist_id}

Update a gist

Allows you to update a gist's description and to update, delete, or rename gist files. Files from the previous version of the gist that aren't explicitly changed during an edit are unchanged.

At least one of description or files is required.

This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "Media types."

application/vnd.github.raw+json: Returns the raw markdown. This is the default if you do not pass any specific media type.

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

1 parameter · 2 body fields

gist_idstringrequired

The unique identifier of the gist.

descriptionstringoptional

The description of the gist.

filesobjectoptional

The gist files to be updated, renamed, or deleted. Each `key` must match the current filename (including extension) of the targeted gist file. For example: `hello.py`. To delete a file, set the whole file to null. For example: `hello.py : null`. The file will also be deleted if the specified object does not contain at least one of `content` or `filename`.

3 status codes

200Response

forksarray<object>deprecatedoptional

historyarray<GistHistory>deprecatedoptional

fork_ofobjectoptional

Gist

urlstringoptional

forks_urlstringoptional

commits_urlstringoptional

idstringoptional

node_idstringoptional

git_pull_urlstringoptional

git_push_urlstringoptional

html_urlstringoptional

filesobjectoptional

publicbooleanoptional

created_atstringoptional

updated_atstringoptional

descriptionstringoptional

commentsintegeroptional

comments_enabledbooleanoptional

userstringoptional

comments_urlstringoptional

ownerobjectoptional

A GitHub user.

truncatedbooleanoptional

404Resource not found

messagestringoptional

documentation_urlstringoptional

urlstringoptional

statusstringoptional

422Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

messagestringrequired

documentation_urlstringrequired

errorsarray<object>optional

Error handling

A 404 is returned: Resource not found. A 422 is returned: Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

import { Client } from "acme-sdk";

const client = new Client({
  baseUrl: "https://api.acme.com",
  auth: { bearer: process.env.API_TOKEN },
  retry: {
    maxAttempts: 3,
    retryOn: [
      408,
      425,
      429,
      500,
      502,
      503,
      504,
    ],
    backoffMs: 500,
    maxBackoffMs: 8000,
  },
  timeoutMs: 30000,
});

const result = await client.gists.update({
  gistId: "9b2f1c10-7a3e-4d54-8c2a-1f6b9e0d4a21",
  description: "Lorem ipsum",
  files: {},
});

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/gists/2decf6c462d9b4418f2",
  "forks_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/2decf6c462d9b4418f2/forks",
  "commits_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/2decf6c462d9b4418f2/commits",
  "id": "2decf6c462d9b4418f2",
  "node_id": "G_kwDOBhHyLdZDliNDQxOGYy",
  "git_pull_url": "https://gist.github.com/2decf6c462d9b4418f2.git",
  "git_push_url": "https://gist.github.com/2decf6c462d9b4418f2.git",
  "html_url": "https://gist.github.com/2decf6c462d9b4418f2",
  "files": {
    "README.md": {
      "filename": "README.md",
      "type": "text/markdown",
      "language": "Markdown",
      "raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/monalisa/2decf6c462d9b4418f2/raw/ac3e6daf176fafe73609fd000cd188e4472010fb/README.md",
      "size": 23,
      "truncated": false,
      "content": "Hello world from GitHub",
      "encoding": "utf-8"
    }
  },
  "public": true,
  "created_at": "2022-09-20T12:11:58Z",
  "updated_at": "2022-09-21T10:28:06Z",
  "description": "An updated gist description.",
  "comments": 0,
  "comments_enabled": true,
  "user": null,
  "comments_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/2decf6c462d9b4418f2/comments",
  "owner": {
    "login": "monalisa",
    "id": 104456405,
    "node_id": "U_kgDOBhHyLQ",
    "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/104456405?v=4",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/monalisa",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": true
  },
  "forks": [],
  "history": [
    {
      "user": {
        "login": "monalisa",
        "id": 104456405,
        "node_id": "U_kgyLQ",
        "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/104456405?v=4",
        "gravatar_id": "",
        "url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/monalisa",
        "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/followers",
        "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/following{/other_user}",
        "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/gists{/gist_id}",
        "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
        "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/subscriptions",
        "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/orgs",
        "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/repos",
        "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/events{/privacy}",
        "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/monalisa/received_events",
        "type": "User",
        "site_admin": true
      },
      "version": "468aac8caed5f0c3b859b8286968",
      "committed_at": "2022-09-21T10:28:06Z",
      "change_status": {
        "total": 2,
        "additions": 1,
        "deletions": 1
      },
      "url": "https://api.github.com/gists/8481a81af6b7a2d418f2/468aac8caed5f0c3b859b8286968"
    }
  ],
  "truncated": false
}

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