Closing down - Create a tag protection state for a repository

Deprecated

POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/tags/protection

Copy endpoint

https://api.github.com

[!WARNING] Closing down notice: This operation is closing down and will be removed after August 30, 2024. Use the "Repository Rulesets" endpoint instead.

This creates a tag protection state for a repository. This endpoint is only available to repository administrators.

Parameters

path Path Parameters

Name	Type
`owner` required The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.	string
`repo` required The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.	string

Request Body

application/json required

{ pattern: string; }

Responses

201 application/json

Response

interface TagProtection {
id?: number;
created_at?: string;
updated_at?: string;
enabled?: boolean;
pattern: string;
}

Client Errors

403 application/json

Forbidden

interface BasicError {
message?: string;
documentation_url?: string;
url?: string;
status?: string;
}

404 application/json

Resource not found

interface BasicError {
message?: string;
documentation_url?: string;
url?: string;
status?: string;
}