List releases
This returns a list of releases, which does not include regular Git tags that have not been associated with a release. To get a list of Git tags, use the Repository Tags API.
Information about published releases are available to everyone. Only users with push access will receive listings for draft releases.
Parameters
Example Response
Status: 200
[
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/v1.0.0",
"assets_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets",
"upload_url": "https://uploads.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/1/assets{?name,label}",
"tarball_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tarball/v1.0.0",
"zipball_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/zipball/v1.0.0",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDc6UmVsZWFzZTE=",
"tag_name": "v1.0.0",
"target_commitish": "master",
"name": "v1.0.0",
"body": "Description of the release",
"draft": false,
"prerelease": false,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"published_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"author": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"assets": [
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases/assets/1",
"browser_download_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/download/v1.0.0/example.zip",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDE=",
"name": "example.zip",
"label": "short description",
"state": "uploaded",
"content_type": "application/zip",
"size": 1024,
"download_count": 42,
"created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
"uploader": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
}
}
]
}
]
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