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GET

GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}/protection/required_pull_request_reviews — GitHub API

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Get pull request review protection

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cURL

curl -X GET 'https://api.github.com/repos/example-owner/example-repo/branches/example-branch/protection/required_pull_request_reviews' \  -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.
branch path string Yes The name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard characters. To use wildcard characters in branch names, use [the GraphQL API](https://docs.github.com/graphql).

Response 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions",
  "dismissal_restrictions": {
    "users": [
      {
        "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"
      }
    ],
    "teams": [
      {
        "id": 0,
        "node_id": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "slug": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "privacy": "string",
        "notification_setting": "string",
        "permission": "string",
        "permissions": {
          "pull": true,
          "triage": true,
          "push": true,
          "maintain": true,
          "admin": true
        },
        "url": "https://example.com",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/rails/teams/core",
        "members_url": "string",
        "repositories_url": "https://example.com",
        "type": "enterprise",
        "access_source": "direct",
        "organization_id": 37,
        "enterprise_id": 42,
        "parent": {
          "id": 1,
          "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
          "url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/1/team/1",
          "members_url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/1/team/1/members{/member}",
          "name": "Justice League",
          "description": "A great team.",
          "permission": "admin",
          "privacy": "closed",
          "notification_setting": "notifications_enabled",
          "html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/rails/teams/core",
          "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/1/team/1/repos",
          "slug": "justice-league",
          "ldap_dn": "uid=example,ou=users,dc=github,dc=com",
          "type": "enterprise",
          "organization_id": 37,
          "enterprise_id": 42
        }
      }
    ],
    "apps": [
      {
        "id": 37,
        "slug": "probot-owners",
        "node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
        "client_id": "\"Iv1.25b5d1e65ffc4022\"",
        "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"
        },
        "name": "Probot Owners",
        "description": "The description of the app.",
        "external_url": "https://example.com",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/super-ci",
        "created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
        "updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
        "permissions": {
          "issues": "read",
          "deployments": "write"
        },
        "events": [
          "label",
          "deployment"
        ],
        "installations_count": 5
      }
    ],
    "url": "\"https://api.github.com/repos/the-org/an-org-repo/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions\"",
    "users_url": "\"https://api.github.com/repos/the-org/an-org-repo/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/users\"",
    "teams_url": "\"https://api.github.com/repos/the-org/an-org-repo/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/teams\""
  },
  "bypass_pull_request_allowances": {
    "users": [
      {
        "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"
      }
    ],
    "teams": [
      {
        "id": 0,
        "node_id": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "slug": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "privacy": "string",
        "notification_setting": "string",
        "permission": "string",
        "permissions": {
          "pull": true,
          "triage": true,
          "push": true,
          "maintain": true,
          "admin": true
        },
        "url": "https://example.com",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/rails/teams/core",
        "members_url": "string",
        "repositories_url": "https://example.com",
        "type": "enterprise",
        "access_source": "direct",
        "organization_id": 37,
        "enterprise_id": 42,
        "parent": {
          "id": 1,
          "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
          "url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/1/team/1",
          "members_url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/1/team/1/members{/member}",
          "name": "Justice League",
          "description": "A great team.",
          "permission": "admin",
          "privacy": "closed",
          "notification_setting": "notifications_enabled",
          "html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/rails/teams/core",
          "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/1/team/1/repos",
          "slug": "justice-league",
          "ldap_dn": "uid=example,ou=users,dc=github,dc=com",
          "type": "enterprise",
          "organization_id": 37,
          "enterprise_id": 42
        }
      }
    ],
    "apps": [
      {
        "id": 37,
        "slug": "probot-owners",
        "node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
        "client_id": "\"Iv1.25b5d1e65ffc4022\"",
        "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"
        },
        "name": "Probot Owners",
        "description": "The description of the app.",
        "external_url": "https://example.com",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/super-ci",
        "created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
        "updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
        "permissions": {
          "issues": "read",
          "deployments": "write"
        },
        "events": [
          "label",
          "deployment"
        ],
        "installations_count": 5
      }
    ]
  },
  "dismiss_stale_reviews": true,
  "require_code_owner_reviews": true,
  "required_approving_review_count": 2,
  "require_last_push_approval": true
}
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