How to create a GitHub repository using REST API?

Step 1: Create a personal access token on GitHub

How To Create Personal Access Token In GitHub

Step 2: Create a GitHub repository using REST API.

## Declare some Variables
GITHUB_PAT_TOKEN='<your_github_personal_access_token>'
GITHUB_REPO_NAME='<your_new_github_repository_name>'
GITHUB_USER_NAME='<your_github_user_name>'

## Create a new GitHub repository for individual user account
curl -i -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_PAT_TOKEN" \
-d '{
    "name": "$GITHUB_REPO_NAME",
    "description": "GitHub repo created through API",
    "auto_init": true,
    "private": true,
    "gitignore_template": "nanoc"
  }' \
https://api.github.com/user/repos


## Create a new GitHub repository for individual user account
## curl -i -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_PAT_TOKEN" \
## -d '{
##     "name": "$GITHUB_REPO_NAME",
##     "description": "GitHub repo created through API",
##     "auto_init": true,
##     "private": true,
##     "gitignore_template": "nanoc"
##   }' \
## https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/repos

## Declare some Variables

GITHUB_PAT_TOKEN=''

GITHUB_REPO_NAME=''

GITHUB_USER_NAME=''

## Create a new GitHub repository for individual user account

curl -i -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_PAT_TOKEN" \

-d '{

"name": "$GITHUB_REPO_NAME",

"description": "GitHub repo created through API",

"auto_init": true,

"private": true,

"gitignore_template": "nanoc"

}' \

https://api.github.com/user/repos

## Create a new GitHub repository for individual user account

## curl -i -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_PAT_TOKEN" \

## -d '{

## "name": "$GITHUB_REPO_NAME",

## "description": "GitHub repo created through API",

## "auto_init": true,

## "private": true,

## "gitignore_template": "nanoc"

## }' \

## https://api.github.com/orgs/ORG/repos

Step 3: Get GitHub repository details using REST API.

## Get  GitHub repository details in your account
curl \
-H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_PAT_TOKEN" \
https://api.github.com/repos/$GITHUB_USER_NAME/$GITHUB_REPO_NAME

## Returns
## {
##   "id": 501729121,
##   "node_id": "R_kgDIKeSlxw",
##   "name": "debjeet",
##   "full_name": "CloudAffaire/debjeet",
##   "private": true,
##   "owner": {
##     "login": "CloudAffaire",
##     "id": 47243889,
##     "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjZ2MjQzNzc5",
##     "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47243889?v=4",
##     "gravatar_id": "",
##     "url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire",       
##     "html_url": "https://github.com/CloudAffaire",
##     "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/followers",
##     "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/following{/other_user}",
##     "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/gists{/gist_id}",
##     "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
##     "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/subscriptions",
##     "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/orgs",
##     "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/repos",
##     "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/events{/privacy}",
##     "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/received_events",
##     "type": "User",
##     "site_admin": false
##   },
##   "html_url": "https://github.com/CloudAffaire/debjeet",      
##   "description": "mycicdpipeline",
##   "fork": false,
##   "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet", 
##   "forks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/forks",
##   "keys_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/keys{/key_id}",
##   "collaborators_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/collaborators{/collaborator}",
##   "teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/teams",
##   "hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/hooks",
##   "issue_events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/issues/events{/number}",
##   "events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/events",
##   "assignees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/assignees{/user}",
##   "branches_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/branches{/branch}",
##   "tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/tags",
##   "blobs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/git/blobs{/sha}",
##   "git_tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/git/tags{/sha}",
##   "git_refs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/git/refs{/sha}",
##   "trees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/git/trees{/sha}",
##   "statuses_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/statuses/{sha}",
##   "languages_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/languages",
##   "stargazers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/stargazers",
##   "contributors_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/contributors",
##   "subscribers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/subscribers",
##   "subscription_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/subscription",
##   "commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/commits{/sha}",
##   "git_commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/git/commits{/sha}",
##   "comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/comments{/number}",
##   "issue_comment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/issues/comments{/number}",
##   "contents_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/contents/{+path}",
##   "compare_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/compare/{base}...{head}",
##   "merges_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/merges",
##   "archive_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/{archive_format}{/ref}",
##   "downloads_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/downloads",
##   "issues_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/issues{/number}",
##   "pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/pulls{/number}",
##   "milestones_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/milestones{/number}",
##   "notifications_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/notifications{?since,all,participating}",
##   "labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/labels{/name}",
##   "releases_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/releases{/id}",
##   "deployments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/deployments",
##   "created_at": "2022-06-09T06:20:55Z",
##   "updated_at": "2022-06-09T06:20:55Z",
##   "pushed_at": "2022-06-09T06:20:56Z",
##   "git_url": "git://github.com/CloudAffaire/debjeet.git",     
##   "ssh_url": "git@github.com:CloudAffaire/debjeet.git",       
##   "clone_url": "https://github.com/CloudAffaire/debjeet.git", 
##   "svn_url": "https://github.com/CloudAffaire/debjeet",       
##   "homepage": null,
##   "size": 0,
##   "stargazers_count": 0,
##   "watchers_count": 0,
##   "language": null,
##   "has_issues": true,
##   "has_projects": true,
##   "has_downloads": true,
##   "has_wiki": true,
##   "has_pages": false,
##   "forks_count": 0,
##   "mirror_url": null,
##   "archived": false,
##   "disabled": false,
##   "open_issues_count": 0,
##   "license": null,
##   "allow_forking": true,
##   "is_template": false,
##   "topics": [
## 
##   ],
##   "visibility": "private",
##   "forks": 0,
##   "open_issues": 0,
##   "watchers": 0,
##   "default_branch": "main",
##   "permissions": {
##     "admin": true,
##     "maintain": true,
##     "push": true,
##     "triage": true,
##     "pull": true
##   },
##   "allow_squash_merge": true,
##   "allow_merge_commit": true,
##   "allow_rebase_merge": true,
##   "allow_auto_merge": false,
##   "delete_branch_on_merge": false,
##   "allow_update_branch": false,
##   "network_count": 0,
##   "subscribers_count": 1
## }

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## Get GitHub repository details in your account

curl \

-H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_PAT_TOKEN" \

https://api.github.com/repos/$GITHUB_USER_NAME/$GITHUB_REPO_NAME

## Returns

## {

## "id": 501729121,

## "node_id": "R_kgDIKeSlxw",

## "name": "debjeet",

## "full_name": "CloudAffaire/debjeet",

## "private": true,

## "owner": {

## "login": "CloudAffaire",

## "id": 47243889,

## "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjZ2MjQzNzc5",

## "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47243889?v=4",

## "gravatar_id": "",

## "url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire",

## "html_url": "https://github.com/CloudAffaire",

## "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/followers",

## "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/following{/other_user}",

## "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/gists{/gist_id}",

## "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/starred{/owner}{/repo}",

## "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/subscriptions",

## "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/orgs",

## "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/repos",

## "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/events{/privacy}",

## "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/CloudAffaire/received_events",

## "type": "User",

## "site_admin": false

## },

## "html_url": "https://github.com/CloudAffaire/debjeet",

## "description": "mycicdpipeline",

## "fork": false,

## "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet",

## "forks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/forks",

## "keys_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/keys{/key_id}",

## "collaborators_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/collaborators{/collaborator}",

## "teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/teams",

## "hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/hooks",

## "issue_events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/issues/events{/number}",

## "events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/events",

## "assignees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/assignees{/user}",

## "branches_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/branches{/branch}",

## "tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/tags",

## "blobs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/git/blobs{/sha}",

## "git_tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/git/tags{/sha}",

## "git_refs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/git/refs{/sha}",

## "trees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/git/trees{/sha}",

## "statuses_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/statuses/{sha}",

## "languages_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/languages",

## "stargazers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/stargazers",

## "contributors_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/contributors",

## "subscribers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/subscribers",

## "subscription_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/subscription",

## "commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/commits{/sha}",

## "git_commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/git/commits{/sha}",

## "comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/comments{/number}",

## "issue_comment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/issues/comments{/number}",

## "contents_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/contents/{+path}",

## "compare_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/compare/{base}...{head}",

## "merges_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/merges",

## "archive_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/{archive_format}{/ref}",

## "downloads_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/downloads",

## "issues_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/issues{/number}",

## "pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/pulls{/number}",

## "milestones_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/milestones{/number}",

## "notifications_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/notifications{?since,all,participating}",

## "labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/labels{/name}",

## "releases_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/releases{/id}",

## "deployments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/CloudAffaire/debjeet/deployments",

## "created_at": "2022-06-09T06:20:55Z",

## "updated_at": "2022-06-09T06:20:55Z",

## "pushed_at": "2022-06-09T06:20:56Z",

## "git_url": "git://github.com/CloudAffaire/debjeet.git",

## "ssh_url": "git@github.com:CloudAffaire/debjeet.git",

## "clone_url": "https://github.com/CloudAffaire/debjeet.git",

## "svn_url": "https://github.com/CloudAffaire/debjeet",

## "homepage": null,

## "size": 0,

## "stargazers_count": 0,

## "watchers_count": 0,

## "language": null,

## "has_issues": true,

## "has_projects": true,

## "has_downloads": true,

## "has_wiki": true,

## "has_pages": false,

## "forks_count": 0,

## "mirror_url": null,

## "archived": false,

## "disabled": false,

## "open_issues_count": 0,

## "license": null,

## "allow_forking": true,

## "is_template": false,

## "topics": [

## ],

## "visibility": "private",

## "forks": 0,

## "open_issues": 0,

## "watchers": 0,

## "default_branch": "main",

## "permissions": {

## "admin": true,

## "maintain": true,

## "push": true,

## "triage": true,

## "pull": true

## },

## "allow_squash_merge": true,

## "allow_merge_commit": true,

## "allow_rebase_merge": true,

## "allow_auto_merge": false,

## "delete_branch_on_merge": false,

## "allow_update_branch": false,

## "network_count": 0,

## "subscribers_count": 1

## }

GitHub create repository REST API arguments:

name(string)(required): The name of the repository.
org(string)(required for organization repo): The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
description(string): A short description of the repository.
homepage(string): A URL with more information about the repository.
private(boolean): Whether the repository is private. Default: true
visibility(string): Can be public or private for individual and public, private, and internal for organization. Default: private.
has_issues(boolean): Either true to enable issues for this repository or false to disable them. Default: true.
has_projects(boolean): Either true to enable projects for this repository or false to disable them. Default: true.
has_wiki(boolean): Either true to enable the wiki for this repository or false to disable it. Default: true.
is_template(boolean): Either true to make this repo available as a template repository or false to prevent it. Default: false.
auto_init(boolean): Pass true to create an initial commit with empty README. Default: false.
gitignore_template(string): Desired language or platform .gitignore template to apply.
allow_squash_merge(boolean): Either true to allow squash-merging pull requests, or false to prevent squash-merging. Default: true.
allow_merge_commit(boolean): Either true to allow merging pull requests with a merge commit, or false to prevent merging pull requests with merge commits. Default: true
allow_rebase_merge(boolean): Either true to allow rebase-merging pull requests, or false to prevent rebase-merging. Default: true
allow_auto_merge(boolean): Either true to allow auto-merge on pull requests, or false to disallow auto-merge. Default: false.
delete_branch_on_merge(boolean): Either true to allow automatically deleting head branches when pull requests are merged, or false to prevent automatic deletion. Default: false.

To get additional details, please refer to the below documentation.

https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos