provider repos GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/tarball/{ref}
@utdk/github /repos/{owner}/{repo}/tarball/{ref}
Download a repository archive (tar)
Gets a redirect URL to download a tar archive for a repository. If you omit `:ref`, the repository’s default branch (usually `main`) will be used. Please make sure your HTTP framework is configured to follow redirects or you will need to use the `Location` header to make a second `GET` request. > [!NOTE] > For private repositories, these links are temporary and expire after five minutes.
owner path required
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
string
repo path required
The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
string
ref path required
string

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Authentication
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Gateway
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repos.downloadTarballArchive
GET/repos/{owner}/{repo}/tarball/{ref}
Gets a redirect URL to download a tar archive for a repository. If you omit `:ref`, the repository’s default branch (usually `main`) will be used. Please make sure your HTTP framework is configured to follow redirects or you will need to use the `Location` header to make a second `GET` request. > [!NOTE] > For private repositories, these links are temporary and expire after five minutes.

Parameters

required

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

required

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

required

Enter a gateway URL above to enable sending.

Code snippet
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TypeScript

import github from '@utdk/github';

await github.repos.downloadTarballArchive()