curl -X PUT 'https://api.github.com/users/example-username/copilot-spaces/10/resources/10' \
  -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 '{}'

# PUT /users/{username}/copilot-spaces/{space_number}/resources/{space_resource_id} (GitHub API)
Base URL: https://api.github.com
Auth: Authorization; GitHub token; required.
Request formats: application/json.
Last verified: 2026-10-20

> Set a resource for a Copilot Space for a user

## 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 PUT 'https://api.github.com/users/example-username/copilot-spaces/10/resources/10' \
  -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 '{}'

## Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| username | path | string | Yes | The handle for the GitHub user account. |
| space_number | path | integer | Yes | The unique identifier of the Copilot Space. |
| space_resource_id | path | integer | Yes | The unique identifier of the resource. |
| metadata | body | object | No | Updated resource-specific metadata. |

## Response example
{"id":0,"resource_type":"repository"}

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PUT

PUT /users/{username}/copilot-spaces/{space_number}/resources/{space_resource_id} — GitHub API

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

GitHub API

Set a resource for 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 PUT 'https://api.github.com/users/example-username/copilot-spaces/10/resources/10' \  -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 '{}'

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
username	path	string	Yes	The handle for the GitHub user account.
space_number	path	integer	Yes	The unique identifier of the Copilot Space.
space_resource_id	path	integer	Yes	The unique identifier of the resource.
metadata	body	object	No	Updated resource-specific metadata.

Response 200 OK

{
  "id": 0,
  "resource_type": "repository",
  "copilot_chat_attachment_id": 0,
  "metadata": {},
  "created_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z"
}

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