Download a repository archive (zip)
GET
/repos/{owner}/{repo}/zipball/{ref}
Gets a redirect URL to download a zip archive for a repository. If you omit :ref, the repository’s default branch (usually
main) will be used. Please make sure your HTTP framework is configured to follow redirects or you will need to use
the Location header to make a second GET request.
[!NOTE] For private repositories, these links are temporary and expire after five minutes. If the repository is empty, you will receive a 404 when you follow the redirect.
Parameters
Section titled “ Parameters ”Path Parameters
Section titled “ Path Parameters ” owner
required
string
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo
required
string
The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.
ref
required
string
Responses
Section titled “ Responses ”Response
Headers
Section titled “ Headers ” Location
string
Example
https://codeload.github.com/me/myprivate/legacy.zip/master?login=me&token=thistokenexpires