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Enterprise Server 3.0
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This version of GitHub Enterprise was discontinued on 2022-02-16. No patch releases will be made, even for critical security issues. For better performance, improved security, and new features, upgrade to the latest version of GitHub Enterprise. For help with the upgrade, contact GitHub Enterprise support.

Meta

In this article

The Meta API returns meta information about GitHub Enterprise Server including the IP addresses of GitHub Enterprise Server services.

GitHub API Root

Get Hypermedia links to resources accessible in GitHub's REST API

get /

Code samples

Shell
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /')

Response

Status: 200 OK

Notes

Get GitHub Enterprise Server meta information 

get /meta

Code samples

Shell
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/meta
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /meta')

Response

Status: 200 OK
{
  "verifiable_password_authentication": true,
  "packages": [
    "192.30.252.0/22"
  ],
  "dependabot": [
    "54.158.161.132"
  ],
  "installed_version": "3.0.0"
}

Not modified

Status: 304 Not Modified

Notes

Get Octocat

Get the octocat as ASCII art

get /octocat

Parameters

Name Type In Description
accept string header

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.
s string query

The words to show in Octocat's speech bubble

Code samples

Shell
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/octocat
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /octocat')

Response

Status: 200 OK

Notes

Get the Zen of GitHub

Get a random sentence from the Zen of GitHub

get /zen

Code samples

Shell
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/zen
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /zen')

Response

Status: 200 OK

Notes