meta.md

title	Meta

Meta

{% if page.version == 'dotcom' %}

This endpoint provides information about GitHub.com, the service.

{% else %}

If you access this endpoint on your organization's GitHub Enterprise installation, this endpoint provides information about that installation.

{% endif %}

GET /meta

Response

<%= headers 200 %> <%= json :meta %>

Body

Name	Type	Description
verifiable_password_authentication	boolean	Whether authentication with username and password is supported. {% if page.version != 'dotcom' %}GitHub Enterprise instances using CAS or OAuth for authentication will return false. Features like Basic Authentication with a username and password, sudo mode, and two-factor authentication are not supported on these servers.{% endif %}
github_services_sha	string	The currently-deployed SHA of github-services.
hooks	array of strings	An Array of IP addresses in CIDR format specifying the addresses that incoming service hooks will originate from on GitHub.com. Subscribe to the API Changes blog or follow @GitHubAPI on Twitter to get updated when this list changes.
git	array of strings	An Array of IP addresses in CIDR format specifying the Git servers for GitHub.com.
pages	array of strings	An Array of IP addresses in CIDR format specifying the A records for GitHub Pages.
importer	array of strings	An Array of IP addresses specifying the addresses that source imports will originate from on GitHub.com.