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GET

GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/dependabot/alerts/{alert_number} — GitHub API

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

GitHub API

Get a Dependabot alert

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

curl -X GET 'https://api.github.com/repos/example-owner/example-repo/dependabot/alerts/10' \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10'

Parameters

Name In Type Required Description
owner path string Yes The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo path string Yes The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
alert_number path integer Yes The number that identifies a Dependabot alert in its repository. You can find this at the end of the URL for a Dependabot alert within GitHub, or in `number` fields in the response from the `GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/dependabot/alerts` operation.

Response 200 OK

{
  "number": 0,
  "state": "auto_dismissed",
  "dependency": {
    "package": {
      "ecosystem": "string",
      "name": "string"
    },
    "manifest_path": "string",
    "version_requirement": "string",
    "scope": "development",
    "relationship": "unknown"
  },
  "security_advisory": {
    "ghsa_id": "string",
    "cve_id": "string",
    "summary": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "vulnerabilities": [
      {
        "package": {
          "ecosystem": "string",
          "name": "string"
        },
        "severity": "low",
        "vulnerable_version_range": "string",
        "first_patched_version": {
          "identifier": "string"
        }
      }
    ],
    "severity": "low",
    "classification": "general",
    "cvss_severities": {
      "cvss_v3": {
        "vector_string": "string",
        "score": 0
      },
      "cvss_v4": {
        "vector_string": "string",
        "score": 0
      }
    },
    "epss": {
      "percentage": 0,
      "percentile": 0
    },
    "cwes": [
      {
        "cwe_id": "string",
        "name": "string"
      }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
      {
        "type": "CVE",
        "value": "string"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      {
        "url": "https://example.com"
      }
    ],
    "published_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
    "withdrawn_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z"
  },
  "security_vulnerability": {
    "package": {
      "ecosystem": "string",
      "name": "string"
    },
    "severity": "low",
    "vulnerable_version_range": "string",
    "first_patched_version": {
      "identifier": "string"
    }
  },
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "html_url": "https://example.com",
  "created_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
  "dismissed_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
  "dismissed_by": {
    "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"
  },
  "dismissed_reason": "fix_started",
  "dismissed_comment": "string",
  "fixed_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
  "auto_dismissed_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
  "dismissal_request": {
    "id": 0,
    "status": "pending",
    "requester": {
      "id": 0,
      "login": "string"
    },
    "created_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
    "url": "https://example.com"
  },
  "assignees": [
    {
      "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"
    }
  ]
}
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