Get a repository's security settings

Get a repository's security settings: when the Code scanning check fails, dependency review and its policy, its workspace's settings, and whether the paid features are on for it.

GET/repos/{owner}/{name}/security/settings

Authentication: Required. Send an access token as Authorization: Bearer.
MCP tool: security with action settings, and the same inputs
Scope: An access token needs security:read.

Path parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`owner`	string	Yes	The workspace that owns the repository.
`name`	string	Yes	The repository’s name.

Example request

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

Example response

A successful request answers 200 with:

{
  "settings": {
    "code_scanning_gate": "high",
    "dependency_review": true,
    "review_fail_on": "high",
    "review_deny_licenses": [
      "AGPL-3.0-only"
    ],
    "review_comment": true
  },
  "workspace": {
    "delegated_bypass": true,
    "validity_checks": true
  },
  "private": true,
  "entitled": true,
  "upkeep": 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.