Get a release

One release by its id (rel_…), with its tag, target commit, title, notes and whether it is a draft, a prerelease or the latest.

GET/repos/{owner}/{name}/releases/{id}

A draft is found only by those with the Write role.

Authentication: Optional. Public data can be read without a token; send one to see what is private.
MCP tool: repository with action get_release, and the same inputs
Scope: An access token needs repo:read.

Path parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`owner`	string	Yes	The workspace that owns the repository.
`name`	string	Yes	The repository’s name.
`id`	string	Yes	The release’s id: rel_…

Example request

curl https://api.g1t.sh/repos/flagon-io/hello/releases/rel_01m4a2b7c9d3e5f7g9h1j3k5m7 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $G1T_TOKEN"

Example response

A successful request answers 200 with:

{
  "id": "rel_01m4a2b7c9d3e5f7g9h1j3k5m7",
  "tag_name": "v1.2.0",
  "target": "9f3c2a1b7e5d4c3b2a19f8e7d6c5b4a39281706f",
  "name": "Greetings by name",
  "body": "## What changed\n\n- `hello` greets the caller by name (#12)\n- Faster start-up (#15)",
  "draft": false,
  "prerelease": false,
  "author": "ada",
  "created_at": "2026-10-06T16:02:11.000Z",
  "published_at": "2026-10-06T16:02:11.000Z",
  "latest": true
}

Errors

A failed request answers with one of these statuses and a body like {"error": {"code": "not_found", "message": "Repository not found."}}. See errors.

Status	Code	When
401	`unauthenticated`	A token is required, or the one sent is not valid.
403	`forbidden`	The token is valid but not allowed to do this, such as a member-only change or an agent token outside its repository.
404	`not_found`	It does not exist, or you cannot see it.
422	`invalid`	The input is not valid. `message` says which field and why.