curl -X PUT 'https://api.github.com/repos/example-owner/example-repo/environments/example-environment-name/deployment-branch-policies/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 '{
  "name": "release/*"
}'

# PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/environments/{environment_name}/deployment-branch-policies/{branch_policy_id} (GitHub API)
Base URL: https://api.github.com
Auth: Authorization; GitHub token; required.
Request formats: application/json.
Last verified: 2026-10-20

> Update a deployment branch policy

## 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/repos/example-owner/example-repo/environments/example-environment-name/deployment-branch-policies/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 '{
  "name": "release/*"
}'

## 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... |
| environment_name | path | string | Yes | The name of the environment. The name must be URL encoded. For example, any s... |
| branch_policy_id | path | integer | Yes | The unique identifier of the branch policy. |
| name | body | string | Yes | The name pattern that branches must match in order to deploy to the environme... |

## Response example
{"id":361471,"node_id":"MDE2OkdhdGVCcmFuY2hQb2xpY3kzNjE0NzE=","name":"release/*","type":"branch"}

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PUT

PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/environments/{environment_name}/deployment-branch-policies/{branch_policy_id} — GitHub API

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

GitHub API

Update a deployment branch policy

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

Actions Try in browser→

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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/repos/example-owner/example-repo/environments/example-environment-name/deployment-branch-policies/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 '{  "name": "release/*"}'

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.
environment_name	path	string	Yes	The name of the environment. The name must be URL encoded. For example, any slashes in the name must be replaced with `%2F`.
branch_policy_id	path	integer	Yes	The unique identifier of the branch policy.
name	body	string	Yes	The name pattern that branches must match in order to deploy to the environment. Wildcard characters will not match `/`. For example, to match branches that begin with `release/` and contain an additional single slash, use `release//`. For more information about pattern matching syntax, see the [Ruby File.fnmatch documentation](https://ruby-doc.org/core-2.5.1/File.html#method-c-fnmatch).

Response 200 OK

{
  "id": 361471,
  "node_id": "MDE2OkdhdGVCcmFuY2hQb2xpY3kzNjE0NzE=",
  "name": "release/*",
  "type": "branch"
}

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