[BUG] REST API updateRelease not working #24332

subnut · 2020-12-26T08:58:29Z

subnut
Dec 26, 2020

The github REST API for updating a release using a release-id isn’t working

Example taken from here -

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/subnut/nvim-ghost.nvim/releases/35728483

returns

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/subnut/nvim-ghost.nvim/releases/35728483",
  "assets_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/subnut/nvim-ghost.nvim/releases/35728483/assets",
  "upload_url": "https://uploads.github.com/repos/subnut/nvim-ghost.nvim/releases/35728483/assets{?name,label}",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/subnut/nvim-ghost.nvim/releases/tag/v0.0.33",
  "id": 35728483,
  "author": {
    "login": "github-actions[bot]",
    "id": 41898282,
    "node_id": "MDM6Qm90NDE4OTgyODI=",
    "avatar_url": "https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/in/15368?v=4",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/github-actions",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/received_events",
    "type": "Bot",
    "site_admin": false
  },
  "node_id": "MDc6UmVsZWFzZTM1NzI4NDgz",
  "tag_name": "v0.0.33",
  "target_commitish": "c6eeeb23ffd89ee7cecddbd414f5fe8a2be02b3a",
  "name": "",
  "draft": false,
  "prerelease": true,
  "created_at": "2020-12-26T11:59:02Z",
  "published_at": "2020-12-26T11:59:57Z",
  "assets": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/subnut/nvim-ghost.nvim/releases/assets/29988850",
      "id": 29988850,
      "node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDI5OTg4ODUw",
      "name": "nvim-ghost-linux.tar.gz",
      "label": "",
      "uploader": {
        "login": "github-actions[bot]",
        "id": 41898282,
        "node_id": "MDM6Qm90NDE4OTgyODI=",
        "avatar_url": "https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/in/15368?v=4",
        "gravatar_id": "",
        "url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/github-actions",
        "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/followers",
        "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/following{/other_user}",
        "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/gists{/gist_id}",
        "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
        "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/subscriptions",
        "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/orgs",
        "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/repos",
        "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/events{/privacy}",
        "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/received_events",
        "type": "Bot",
        "site_admin": false
      },
      "content_type": "application/zip",
      "state": "uploaded",
      "size": 15841828,
      "download_count": 0,
      "created_at": "2020-12-26T12:00:42Z",
      "updated_at": "2020-12-26T12:00:43Z",
      "browser_download_url": "https://github.com/subnut/nvim-ghost.nvim/releases/download/v0.0.33/nvim-ghost-linux.tar.gz"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/subnut/nvim-ghost.nvim/releases/assets/29988846",
      "id": 29988846,
      "node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDI5OTg4ODQ2",
      "name": "nvim-ghost-macos.tar.gz",
      "label": "",
      "uploader": {
        "login": "github-actions[bot]",
        "id": 41898282,
        "node_id": "MDM6Qm90NDE4OTgyODI=",
        "avatar_url": "https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/in/15368?v=4",
        "gravatar_id": "",
        "url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/github-actions",
        "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/followers",
        "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/following{/other_user}",
        "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/gists{/gist_id}",
        "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
        "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/subscriptions",
        "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/orgs",
        "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/repos",
        "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/events{/privacy}",
        "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/received_events",
        "type": "Bot",
        "site_admin": false
      },
      "content_type": "application/zip",
      "state": "uploaded",
      "size": 7473323,
      "download_count": 0,
      "created_at": "2020-12-26T12:00:36Z",
      "updated_at": "2020-12-26T12:00:37Z",
      "browser_download_url": "https://github.com/subnut/nvim-ghost.nvim/releases/download/v0.0.33/nvim-ghost-macos.tar.gz"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/subnut/nvim-ghost.nvim/releases/assets/29988858",
      "id": 29988858,
      "node_id": "MDEyOlJlbGVhc2VBc3NldDI5OTg4ODU4",
      "name": "nvim-ghost-win64.zip",
      "label": "",
      "uploader": {
        "login": "github-actions[bot]",
        "id": 41898282,
        "node_id": "MDM6Qm90NDE4OTgyODI=",
        "avatar_url": "https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/in/15368?v=4",
        "gravatar_id": "",
        "url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/github-actions",
        "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/followers",
        "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/following{/other_user}",
        "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/gists{/gist_id}",
        "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
        "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/subscriptions",
        "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/orgs",
        "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/repos",
        "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/events{/privacy}",
        "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D/received_events",
        "type": "Bot",
        "site_admin": false
      },
      "content_type": "application/zip",
      "state": "uploaded",
      "size": 8104128,
      "download_count": 0,
      "created_at": "2020-12-26T12:01:30Z",
      "updated_at": "2020-12-26T12:01:31Z",
      "browser_download_url": "https://github.com/subnut/nvim-ghost.nvim/releases/download/v0.0.33/nvim-ghost-win64.zip"
    }
  ],
  "tarball_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/subnut/nvim-ghost.nvim/tarball/v0.0.33",
  "zipball_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/subnut/nvim-ghost.nvim/zipball/v0.0.33",
  "body": ""
}

Which is correct and indicates that the release id 35728483 is valid.

But then,

curl \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/subnut/nvim-ghost.nvim/releases/35728483 \
  -d '{"prerelease":true}

returns

{
  "message": "Not Found",
  "documentation_url": "https://docs.github.com/rest/reference/repos#update-a-release"
}

Answered by parithiban

Jan 10, 2021

Can you try creating a PAT token with the necessary scopes and check it.

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hubotim · 2020-12-26T09:09:06Z

hubotim
Dec 26, 2020

When you have my instructions let me know

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subnut · 2020-12-26T12:32:17Z

subnut
Dec 26, 2020
Author

I edited the original post to include instructions, please check

0 replies

parithiban · 2020-12-28T14:28:48Z

parithiban
Dec 28, 2020

@subnut

Are you passing your Authorization token in header while calling your request?

If so check wether it has necessary scopes

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subnut · 2021-01-07T13:49:21Z

subnut
Jan 7, 2021
Author

❯  curl -u "subnut" -i -X PATCH -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" https://api.github.com/repos/subnut/nvim-ghost.nvim/releases/35728483 -d '{"prerelease":true}'
Enter host password for user 'subnut':
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:48:21 GMT
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 117
Server: GitHub.com
Status: 404 Not Found
X-GitHub-Media-Type: github.v3; format=json
X-RateLimit-Limit: 60
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 59
X-RateLimit-Reset: 1610030901
X-RateLimit-Used: 1
Access-Control-Expose-Headers: ETag, Link, Location, Retry-After, X-GitHub-OTP, X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, X-RateLimit-Used, X-RateLimit-Reset, X-OAuth-Scopes, X-Accepted-OAuth-Scopes, X-Poll-Interval, X-GitHub-Media-Type, Deprecation, Sunset
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubdomains; preload
X-Frame-Options: deny
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block
Referrer-Policy: origin-when-cross-origin, strict-origin-when-cross-origin
Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'none'
Vary: Accept-Encoding, Accept, X-Requested-With
X-GitHub-Request-Id: 8396:1F92:161728F:1C27A09:5FF71125

{
  "message": "Not Found",
  "documentation_url": "https://docs.github.com/rest/reference/repos#update-a-release"
}

I used the above. I entered my github password where required. Isn’t that enough?

0 replies

parithiban · 2021-01-10T15:26:31Z

parithiban
Jan 10, 2021

Can you try creating a PAT token with the necessary scopes and check it.

0 replies

subnut · 2021-01-11T06:23:43Z

subnut
Jan 11, 2021
Author

@parithiban Thanks! That has finally got it working.

In fact, I just discovered that the username-password method of authentication has been deprecated. Here -

docs.github.com

Other authentication methods - GitHub Docs

//docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/rest/overview/other-authentication-methods

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Shahreyar46 · 2023-09-04T16:33:26Z

Shahreyar46
Sep 4, 2023

Hello, I Implemented this function to get releases. But zipball_url not working, I implement this for private repository.

private function get_repository_info() {

    if (is_null($this->github_response)) {
        $request_uri = sprintf('https://api.github.com/repos/%s/%s/releases', $this->username, $this->repository);


        // Switch to HTTP Basic Authentication for GitHub API v3
        $curl = curl_init();

        curl_setopt_array($curl, [
            CURLOPT_URL => $request_uri,
            CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
            CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
            CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
            CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 0,
            CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
            CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
            CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
            CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
                "Accept: application/vnd.github+json",
                "Authorization: Bearer $this->authorize_token",
                "X-Github-Api-Version: 2022-11-28",
                'User-Agent: Shahreyar46'
            ]
        ]);

        $response = curl_exec($curl);

        curl_close($curl);

        $response = json_decode($response, true);

        if (is_array($response)) {
            $response = current($response);
        }

        if ($this->authorize_token) {
            $response['zipball_url'] = add_query_arg('access_token', $this->authorize_token, $response['zipball_url']);
        }

        $this->github_response = $response;
    }
}

Its works fine and return below response.
(
[url] => https://api.github.com/repos/Shahreyar46/plugin-updater/releases/119805521
[assets_url] => https://api.github.com/repos/Shahreyar46/plugin-updater/releases/119805521/assets
[upload_url] => https://uploads.github.com/repos/Shahreyar46/plugin-updater/releases/119805521/assets{?name,label}
[html_url] => https://github.com/Shahreyar46/plugin-updater/releases/tag/2.0.0
[node_id] => RE_kwDOKPJ52M4HJBZR
[tag_name] => 2.0.0
[target_commitish] => master
[name] => version 2.0.0
[draft] =>
[prerelease] =>
[created_at] => 2023-09-04T11:34:00Z
[published_at] => 2023-09-04T11:35:22Z
[assets] => Array
(
)

[tarball_url] => https://api.github.com/repos/Shahreyar46/plugin-updater/tarball/2.0.0
[zipball_url] => https://api.github.com/repos/Shahreyar46/plugin-updater/zipball/2.0.0
[body] => New test version

)

Get this message when try to access zipball url. Can you help me to find out the issue?
{
"message": "Not Found",
"documentation_url": "https://docs.github.com/rest/repos/contents#download-a-repository-archive-zip"
}

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Other authentication methods - GitHub Docs

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