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Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Owner | The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
| Path | Path to a specific file or folder within the repository. If the path isn’t specified, the action wil be directed to the repository’s root.Note: To return the content in its raw form, You Must use this parameter and specify a relative file path. Directories can’t be retrieved in their raw form. |
| Reference | The name of the commit/branch/tag (Default - the repository’s default branch (usually master). |
| Repo | The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
| Return Raw | Select to return content in its raw form.Note: Supported only for files, not directories. To retrieve the raw content of a repository file, use the Path parameter and specify the relative file path. |
Example Output
{
"summary": "Response if content is a directory",
"value": [
{
"_links": {
"git": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/blobs/fff6fe3a23bf1c8ea0692b4a883af99bee26fd3b",
"html": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/lib/octokit.rb",
"self": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/lib/octokit.rb"
},
"download_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/octokit/octokit.rb/master/lib/octokit.rb",
"git_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/blobs/fff6fe3a23bf1c8ea0692b4a883af99bee26fd3b",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/lib/octokit.rb",
"name": "octokit.rb",
"path": "lib/octokit.rb",
"sha": "fff6fe3a23bf1c8ea0692b4a883af99bee26fd3b",
"size": 625,
"type": "file",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/lib/octokit.rb"
},
{
"_links": {
"git": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/trees/a84d88e7554fc1fa21bcbc4efae3c782a70d2b9d",
"html": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/tree/master/lib/octokit",
"self": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/lib/octokit"
},
"download_url": null,
"git_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/trees/a84d88e7554fc1fa21bcbc4efae3c782a70d2b9d",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/tree/master/lib/octokit",
"name": "octokit",
"path": "lib/octokit",
"sha": "a84d88e7554fc1fa21bcbc4efae3c782a70d2b9d",
"size": 0,
"type": "dir",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/lib/octokit"
}
]
}
Workflow Library Example
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