REST API endpoints for secret scanning push protection

List enterprise pattern configurations

Lists the secret scanning pattern configurations for an enterprise.

Personal access tokens (classic) need the admin:enterprise scope to use this endpoint.

fine_grained_access

no_fine_grained_access

Parameters for "List enterprise pattern configurations"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`enterprise` string Required The slug version of the enterprise name.

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`200`	OK
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

get/enterprises/{enterprise}/secret-scanning/pattern-configurations

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/secret-scanning/pattern-configurations

Response

Status: 200

{
  "pattern_config_version": "0ujsswThIGTUYm2K8FjOOfXtY1K",
  "provider_pattern_overrides": [
    {
      "token_type": "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
      "slug": "github_personal_access_token_legacy_v2",
      "display_name": "GitHub Personal Access Token (Legacy v2)",
      "alert_total": 15,
      "alert_total_percentage": 36,
      "false_positives": 2,
      "false_positive_rate": 13,
      "bypass_rate": 13,
      "default_setting": "enabled",
      "setting": "enabled",
      "enterprise_setting": "enabled"
    }
  ],
  "custom_pattern_overrides": [
    {
      "token_type": "cp_2",
      "custom_pattern_version": "0ujsswThIGTUYm2K8FjOOfXtY1K",
      "slug": "custom-api-key",
      "display_name": "Custom API Key",
      "alert_total": 15,
      "alert_total_percentage": 36,
      "false_positives": 3,
      "false_positive_rate": 20,
      "bypass_rate": 20,
      "default_setting": "disabled",
      "setting": "enabled"
    }
  ]
}

Update enterprise pattern configurations

Updates the secret scanning pattern configurations for an enterprise.

Personal access tokens (classic) need the admin:enterprise scope to use this endpoint.

fine_grained_access

no_fine_grained_access

Parameters for "Update enterprise pattern configurations"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`enterprise` string Required The slug version of the enterprise name.

Name, Type, Description

pattern_config_version string or null

The version of the entity. This is used to confirm you're updating the current version of the entity and mitigate unintentionally overriding someone else's update.

provider_pattern_settings array of objects

Pattern settings for provider patterns.

Properties of provider_pattern_settings

Name, Type, Description
`token_type` string The ID of the pattern to configure.
`push_protection_setting` string Push protection setting to set for the pattern. Can be one of: `not-set`, `disabled`, `enabled`

custom_pattern_settings array of objects

Pattern settings for custom patterns.

Properties of custom_pattern_settings

Name, Type, Description
`token_type` string The ID of the pattern to configure.
`custom_pattern_version` string or null The version of the entity. This is used to confirm you're updating the current version of the entity and mitigate unintentionally overriding someone else's update.
`push_protection_setting` string Push protection setting to set for the pattern. Can be one of: `disabled`, `enabled`

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`200`	OK
`400`	Bad Request
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

patch/enterprises/{enterprise}/secret-scanning/pattern-configurations

curl -L \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/secret-scanning/pattern-configurations \
  -d '{"pattern_config_version":"0ujsswThIGTUYm2K8FjOOfXtY1K","provider_pattern_settings":[{"token_type":"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN","push_protection_setting":"enabled"}],"custom_pattern_settings":[{"token_type":"cp_2","custom_pattern_version":"0ujsswThIGTUYm2K8FjOOfXtY1K","push_protection_setting":"enabled"}]}'

Response

Status: 200

{
  "pattern_config_version": "0ujsswThIGTUYm2K8FjOOfXtY1K"
}

List organization pattern configurations

Lists the secret scanning pattern configurations for an organization.

Personal access tokens (classic) need the read:org scope to use this endpoint.

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Administration" organization permissions (read)

Parameters for "List organization pattern configurations"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org` string Required The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`200`	OK
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

get/orgs/{org}/secret-scanning/pattern-configurations

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/secret-scanning/pattern-configurations

Response

Status: 200

{
  "pattern_config_version": "0ujsswThIGTUYm2K8FjOOfXtY1K",
  "provider_pattern_overrides": [
    {
      "token_type": "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
      "slug": "github_personal_access_token_legacy_v2",
      "display_name": "GitHub Personal Access Token (Legacy v2)",
      "alert_total": 15,
      "alert_total_percentage": 36,
      "false_positives": 2,
      "false_positive_rate": 13,
      "bypass_rate": 13,
      "default_setting": "enabled",
      "setting": "enabled",
      "enterprise_setting": "enabled"
    }
  ],
  "custom_pattern_overrides": [
    {
      "token_type": "cp_2",
      "custom_pattern_version": "0ujsswThIGTUYm2K8FjOOfXtY1K",
      "slug": "custom-api-key",
      "display_name": "Custom API Key",
      "alert_total": 15,
      "alert_total_percentage": 36,
      "false_positives": 3,
      "false_positive_rate": 20,
      "bypass_rate": 20,
      "default_setting": "disabled",
      "setting": "enabled"
    }
  ]
}

Update organization pattern configurations

Updates the secret scanning pattern configurations for an organization.

Personal access tokens (classic) need the write:org scope to use this endpoint.

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Administration" organization permissions (write)

Parameters for "Update organization pattern configurations"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`org` string Required The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

Name, Type, Description

pattern_config_version string or null

The version of the entity. This is used to confirm you're updating the current version of the entity and mitigate unintentionally overriding someone else's update.

provider_pattern_settings array of objects

Pattern settings for provider patterns.

Properties of provider_pattern_settings

Name, Type, Description
`token_type` string The ID of the pattern to configure.
`push_protection_setting` string Push protection setting to set for the pattern. Can be one of: `not-set`, `disabled`, `enabled`

custom_pattern_settings array of objects

Pattern settings for custom patterns.

Properties of custom_pattern_settings

Name, Type, Description
`token_type` string The ID of the pattern to configure.
`custom_pattern_version` string or null The version of the entity. This is used to confirm you're updating the current version of the entity and mitigate unintentionally overriding someone else's update.
`push_protection_setting` string Push protection setting to set for the pattern. Can be one of: `disabled`, `enabled`

http_status_code

status_code	Description
`200`	OK
`400`	Bad Request
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

patch/orgs/{org}/secret-scanning/pattern-configurations

curl -L \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/secret-scanning/pattern-configurations \
  -d '{"pattern_config_version":"0ujsswThIGTUYm2K8FjOOfXtY1K","provider_pattern_settings":[{"token_type":"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN","push_protection_setting":"enabled"}],"custom_pattern_settings":[{"token_type":"cp_2","custom_pattern_version":"0ujsswThIGTUYm2K8FjOOfXtY1K","push_protection_setting":"enabled"}]}'

Response

Status: 200

{
  "pattern_config_version": "0ujsswThIGTUYm2K8FjOOfXtY1K"
}