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Update an organization membership for the authenticated user

PATCH
/user/memberships/orgs/{org}

Converts the authenticated user to an active member of the organization, if that user has a pending invitation from the organization.

API method documentation

org
required
string

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Media type application/json
object
state
required

The state that the membership should be in. Only "active" will be accepted.

string
Allowed values: active
Examples
Example default
{
"state": "active"
}

The user’s organization invitation was accepted synchronously.

Media type application/json
Org Membership

Org Membership

object
url
required
string format: uri
state
required

The state of the member in the organization. The pending state indicates the user has not yet accepted an invitation.

string
Allowed values: active pending
role
required

The user’s membership type in the organization.

string
Allowed values: admin member billing_manager
direct_membership

Whether the user has direct membership in the organization.

boolean
enterprise_teams_providing_indirect_membership

The slugs of the enterprise teams providing the user with indirect membership in the organization. A limit of 100 enterprise team slugs is returned.

Array<string>
<= 100 items
organization_url
required
string format: uri
organization
required
Organization Simple

A GitHub organization.

object
login
required
string
id
required
integer
node_id
required
string
url
required
string format: uri
repos_url
required
string format: uri
events_url
required
string format: uri
hooks_url
required
string
issues_url
required
string
members_url
required
string
public_members_url
required
string
avatar_url
required
string
description
required
string
nullable
user
required
Simple User

A GitHub user.

object
name
string
nullable
email
string
nullable
login
required
string
id
required
integer format: int64
node_id
required
string
avatar_url
required
string format: uri
gravatar_id
required
string
nullable
url
required
string format: uri
html_url
required
string format: uri
followers_url
required
string format: uri
following_url
required
string
gists_url
required
string
starred_url
required
string
subscriptions_url
required
string format: uri
organizations_url
required
string format: uri
repos_url
required
string format: uri
events_url
required
string
received_events_url
required
string format: uri
type
required
string
site_admin
required
boolean
starred_at
string
user_view_type
string
permissions
object
can_create_repository
required
boolean
Examples
Example default
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/octocat/memberships/defunkt",
"state": "active",
"role": "admin",
"organization_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/octocat",
"direct_membership": true,
"enterprise_teams_providing_indirect_membership": [
"ent:justice-league",
"ent:security-managers"
],
"organization": {
"login": "github",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
"hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/hooks",
"issues_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/issues",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/members{/member}",
"public_members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/public_members{/member}",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"description": "A great organization"
},
"user": {
"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
}
}

The acceptance of the user’s organization invitation is being processed asynchronously.

Media type application/json
Org Membership

Org Membership

object
url
required
string format: uri
state
required

The state of the member in the organization. The pending state indicates the user has not yet accepted an invitation.

string
Allowed values: active pending
role
required

The user’s membership type in the organization.

string
Allowed values: admin member billing_manager
direct_membership

Whether the user has direct membership in the organization.

boolean
enterprise_teams_providing_indirect_membership

The slugs of the enterprise teams providing the user with indirect membership in the organization. A limit of 100 enterprise team slugs is returned.

Array<string>
<= 100 items
organization_url
required
string format: uri
organization
required
Organization Simple

A GitHub organization.

object
login
required
string
id
required
integer
node_id
required
string
url
required
string format: uri
repos_url
required
string format: uri
events_url
required
string format: uri
hooks_url
required
string
issues_url
required
string
members_url
required
string
public_members_url
required
string
avatar_url
required
string
description
required
string
nullable
user
required
Simple User

A GitHub user.

object
name
string
nullable
email
string
nullable
login
required
string
id
required
integer format: int64
node_id
required
string
avatar_url
required
string format: uri
gravatar_id
required
string
nullable
url
required
string format: uri
html_url
required
string format: uri
followers_url
required
string format: uri
following_url
required
string
gists_url
required
string
starred_url
required
string
subscriptions_url
required
string format: uri
organizations_url
required
string format: uri
repos_url
required
string format: uri
events_url
required
string
received_events_url
required
string format: uri
type
required
string
site_admin
required
boolean
starred_at
string
user_view_type
string
permissions
object
can_create_repository
required
boolean
Examples
Example default
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/octocat/memberships/defunkt",
"state": "active",
"role": "admin",
"organization_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/octocat",
"direct_membership": true,
"enterprise_teams_providing_indirect_membership": [
"ent:justice-league",
"ent:security-managers"
],
"organization": {
"login": "github",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
"hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/hooks",
"issues_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/issues",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/members{/member}",
"public_members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/public_members{/member}",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"description": "A great organization"
},
"user": {
"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
}
}

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"
}

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"
}

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