Sample - GitHub REST API
PUT/orgs/{org}/actions/permissions/fork-pr-contributor-approval

Set fork PR contributor approval permissions for an organization

Sets the fork PR contributor approval policy for an organization.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the admin:org scope to use this endpoint.

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

1 parameter · 1 body field
orgstringrequired
The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
approval_policystringrequired
The policy that controls when fork PR workflows require approval from a maintainer.
Allowed:first_time_contributors_new_to_githubfirst_time_contributorsall_external_contributors

3 status codes
204Response
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.