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.

Request Example

Shell

JavaScript

Java

Swift

curl --location --request GET 'https://api.github.com/repos///zipball/'

Response Example

{}

Request

Path Params

owner

string

required

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repo

string

required

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

ref

string

required

Responses

🔵302Response

application/json

Body

object {0}

Modified at 2023-08-15 02:59:29

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