Export a codespace for the authenticated user

POST

/user/codespaces/{codespace_name}/exports

Triggers an export of the specified codespace and returns a URL and ID where the status of the export can be monitored.

If changes cannot be pushed to the codespace’s repository, they will be pushed to a new or previously-existing fork instead.

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

API method documentation

Parameters

Path Parameters

codespace_name

required

string

The name of the codespace.

Responses

202

Response

Media type application/json

Fetches information about an export of a codespace.

An export of a codespace. Also, latest export details for a codespace can be fetched with id = latest

object

state

State of the latest export

string

nullable

completed_at

Completion time of the last export operation

string format: date-time

nullable

branch

Name of the exported branch

string

nullable

sha

Git commit SHA of the exported branch

string

nullable

id

Id for the export details

string

export_url

Url for fetching export details

string

html_url

Web url for the exported branch

string

nullable

Examples

Example default

{
  "state": "succeeded",
  "completed_at": "2022-01-01T14:59:22Z",
  "branch": "codespace-monalisa-octocat-hello-world-g4wpq6h95q",
  "sha": "fd95a81ca01e48ede9f39c799ecbcef817b8a3b2",
  "id": "latest",
  "export_url": "https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/:name/exports/latest"
}

401

Requires authentication

Media type application/json

Basic Error

Basic Error

object

message

string

documentation_url

string

url

string

status

string

Example ^generated

{
  "message": "example",
  "documentation_url": "example",
  "url": "example",
  "status": "example"
}

403

Forbidden

Media type application/json

Basic Error

Basic Error

object

message

string

documentation_url

string

url

string

status

string

Example ^generated

{
  "message": "example",
  "documentation_url": "example",
  "url": "example",
  "status": "example"
}

404

Resource not found

Media type application/json

Basic Error

Basic Error

object

message

string

documentation_url

string

url

string

status

string

Example ^generated

{
  "message": "example",
  "documentation_url": "example",
  "url": "example",
  "status": "example"
}

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Media type application/json

Validation Error

Validation Error

object

message

required

string

documentation_url

required

string

errors

Array<object>

object

resource

string

field

string

message

string

code

required

string

index

integer

value

One of:

string

string

nullable

integer

integer

nullable

Array<string>

Array<string>

nullable

Example ^generated

{
  "message": "example",
  "documentation_url": "example",
  "errors": [
    {
      "resource": "example",
      "field": "example",
      "message": "example",
      "code": "example",
      "index": 1,
      "value": [
        "example"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

500

Internal Error

Media type application/json

Basic Error

Basic Error

object

message

string

documentation_url

string

url

string

status

string

Example ^generated

{
  "message": "example",
  "documentation_url": "example",
  "url": "example",
  "status": "example"
}