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POST

POST /users/{username}/copilot-spaces — GitHub API

GitHub token (required); https://api.github.com

GitHub API

Create a Copilot Space for a user

Base URL
https://api.github.com
Auth
Authorization: Bearer <GITHUB_API_KEY>
Last verified
2026-10-20 · upstream hash matched
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Critical gotchas

GitHub recommends an Accept: application/vnd.github+json header and an explicit X-GitHub-Api-Version header.

Fine-grained tokens only authorize repositories and permissions selected when the token is created.

cURL

curl -X POST 'https://api.github.com/users/example-username/copilot-spaces' \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \  -d '{  "name": "My Development Space"}'

Parameters

Name In Type Required Description
username path string Yes The handle for the GitHub user account.
name body string Yes The name of the Copilot Space.
description body string No A description of the Copilot Space.
general_instructions body string No General instructions for the Copilot Space.
base_role body string No The base role that determines default permissions for the space. - `no_access`: No default access (default) - `reader`: Makes the space publicly readable Note: User spaces do not support writer or admin base roles.
resources_attributes body object[] No Resources to attach to the space.

Response 200 OK

{
  "id": 42,
  "number": 1,
  "name": "My Development Space",
  "description": "A space for discussing React development patterns",
  "general_instructions": "Help with React development patterns and best practices",
  "base_role": "no_access",
  "owner": {
    "name": "string",
    "email": "string",
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7",
    "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": true,
    "starred_at": "\"2020-07-09T00:17:55Z\"",
    "user_view_type": "public"
  },
  "creator": {
    "name": "string",
    "email": "string",
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7",
    "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": true,
    "starred_at": "\"2020-07-09T00:17:55Z\"",
    "user_view_type": "public"
  },
  "created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2023-01-01T12:00:00Z",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/copilot/spaces/octo-org/5",
  "api_url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/1/copilot-spaces/5",
  "resources_attributes": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "resource_type": "repository",
      "copilot_chat_attachment_id": 0,
      "created_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
      "metadata": {
        "repository_id": 0,
        "file_path": "string",
        "text": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "number": 0,
        "copilot_chat_attachment_id": 0,
        "media_type": "string",
        "url": "string",
        "height": 0,
        "width": 0
      }
    }
  ]
}
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