POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/code-scanning/alerts/{alert_number}/autofix

Creates an autofix for a code scanning alert.

If a new autofix is to be created as a result of this request or is currently being generated, then this endpoint will return a 202 Accepted response.

If an autofix already exists for a given alert, then this endpoint will return a 200 OK response.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the security_events scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.

Servers

Path parameters

Name Type Required Description
repo String Yes

The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.

owner String Yes

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

alert_number Integer Yes

The number that identifies an alert. You can find this at the end of the URL for a code scanning alert within GitHub, and in the number field in the response from the GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/code-scanning/alerts operation.

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