Milestones

List milestones for a repository 

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/milestones

Parameters

Name Type Description
state string The state of the milestone. Either open, closed, or all. Default: open
sort string What to sort results by. Either due_on or completeness. Default: due_on
direction string The direction of the sort. Either asc or desc. Default: asc

Response

Status: 200 OK
Link: <https://api.github.com/resource?page=2>; rel="next",
      <https://api.github.com/resource?page=5>; rel="last"

[
  {
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones/1",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/milestones/v1.0",
    "labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones/1/labels",
    "id": 1002604,
    "number": 1,
    "state": "open",
    "title": "v1.0",
    "description": "Tracking milestone for version 1.0",
    "creator": {
      "login": "octocat",
      "id": 1,
      "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
      "gravatar_id": "",
      "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": false
    },
    "open_issues": 4,
    "closed_issues": 8,
    "created_at": "2011-04-10T20:09:31Z",
    "updated_at": "2014-03-03T18:58:10Z",
    "closed_at": "2013-02-12T13:22:01Z",
    "due_on": "2012-10-09T23:39:01Z"
  }
]

Get a single milestone 

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/milestones/:number

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones/1",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/milestones/v1.0",
  "labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones/1/labels",
  "id": 1002604,
  "number": 1,
  "state": "open",
  "title": "v1.0",
  "description": "Tracking milestone for version 1.0",
  "creator": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "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": false
  },
  "open_issues": 4,
  "closed_issues": 8,
  "created_at": "2011-04-10T20:09:31Z",
  "updated_at": "2014-03-03T18:58:10Z",
  "closed_at": "2013-02-12T13:22:01Z",
  "due_on": "2012-10-09T23:39:01Z"
}

Create a milestone 

POST /repos/:owner/:repo/milestones

Input

Name Type Description
title string Required. The title of the milestone.
state string The state of the milestone. Either open or closed. Default: open
description string A description of the milestone.
due_on string The milestone due date. This is a timestamp in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ.

Example

{
  "title": "v1.0",
  "state": "open",
  "description": "Tracking milestone for version 1.0",
  "due_on": "2012-10-09T23:39:01Z"
}

Response

Status: 201 Created
Location: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones/1

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones/1",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/milestones/v1.0",
  "labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones/1/labels",
  "id": 1002604,
  "number": 1,
  "state": "open",
  "title": "v1.0",
  "description": "Tracking milestone for version 1.0",
  "creator": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "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": false
  },
  "open_issues": 4,
  "closed_issues": 8,
  "created_at": "2011-04-10T20:09:31Z",
  "updated_at": "2014-03-03T18:58:10Z",
  "closed_at": "2013-02-12T13:22:01Z",
  "due_on": "2012-10-09T23:39:01Z"
}

Update a milestone 

PATCH /repos/:owner/:repo/milestones/:number

Input

Name Type Description
title string The title of the milestone.
state string The state of the milestone. Either open or closed. Default: open
description string A description of the milestone.
due_on string The milestone due date. This is a timestamp in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ.

Example

{
  "title": "v1.0",
  "state": "open",
  "description": "Tracking milestone for version 1.0",
  "due_on": "2012-10-09T23:39:01Z"
}

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones/1",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/milestones/v1.0",
  "labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones/1/labels",
  "id": 1002604,
  "number": 1,
  "state": "open",
  "title": "v1.0",
  "description": "Tracking milestone for version 1.0",
  "creator": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "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": false
  },
  "open_issues": 4,
  "closed_issues": 8,
  "created_at": "2011-04-10T20:09:31Z",
  "updated_at": "2014-03-03T18:58:10Z",
  "closed_at": "2013-02-12T13:22:01Z",
  "due_on": "2012-10-09T23:39:01Z"
}

Delete a milestone 

DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/milestones/:number

Response

Status: 204 No Content