GitHub API: Enable Push Restrictions for branch

Question

I am trying to disable and enable branch protections for a GitHub project in a Python script using the GitHub API (Version 2.11). More specifically I want to remove all push res

Answer 1

Check Update branch protection section of Github API Rest :

PUT /repos/:owner/:repo/branches/:branch/protection

Using bash & curl :

ownerWithRepo="MyOrg/my-repo"
branch="master"
curl -X PUT \
     -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github.luke-cage-preview+json' \
     -H 'Authorization: Token YourToken' \
     -d '{
        "restrictions": {
            "users": [
              "bertrandmartel"
            ],
            "teams": [
              "my-team"
            ]
        },
        "required_status_checks": null,
        "enforce_admins": null,
        "required_pull_request_reviews": null
    }' "https://api.github.com/repos/$ownerWithRepo/branches/$branch/protection"

Note that setting null to one of those fields will disable(uncheck) the feature

In python :

import requests 

repo = 'MyOrg/my-repo'
branch = 'master'
access_token = 'YourToken'

r = requests.put(
    'https://api.github.com/repos/{0}/branches/{1}/protection'.format(repo, branch),
    headers = {
        'Accept': 'application/vnd.github.luke-cage-preview+json',
        'Authorization': 'Token {0}'.format(access_token)
    },
    json = {
        "restrictions": {
            "users": [
              "bertrandmartel"
            ],
            "teams": [
              "my-team"
            ]
        },
        "required_status_checks": None,
        "enforce_admins": None,
        "required_pull_request_reviews": None
    }
)
print(r.status_code)
print(r.json())