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GitHub meta.metaGet: arguments, response, policy and SDK examples.

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Operation github.meta_get

Provider route: GET /meta. Alter supplies the connection’s credentials and routing.

Install @alter-ai/sdk @alter-ai/github with npm, or alter-sdk-github with pip. Supply your connected customer’s grant ID and the arguments described below.

import { App } from "@alter-ai/sdk";
import { GitHubIntegration } from "@alter-ai/github";
async function execute(input: Parameters<GitHubIntegration["meta"]["metaGet"]>[0]) {
const app = new App({ apiKey: process.env.ALTER_API_KEY! });
try {
const provider = new GitHubIntegration(app, { grantId: process.env.PROVIDER_GRANT_ID! });
const call = await provider.meta.metaGet(input);
const result = await call.wait();
return result.bodyJson();
} finally {
await app.close();
}
}
import os
from alter_sdk import App
from alter_sdk_github import GitHubIntegration
async def execute(arguments):
async with App(api_key=os.environ["ALTER_API_KEY"]) as app:
provider = GitHubIntegration(app, {"grant_id": os.environ["PROVIDER_GRANT_ID"]})
call = await provider.meta.meta_get(arguments)
result = await call.wait()
return result.body_json()
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$objectRootAdditional keys: not allowed

Response media type: application/json. The table describes the pinned successful response. Referenced models link to their complete fields.

FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$ModelRootExpand Get Git Hub meta information — response body

Referenced models: Get Git Hub meta information — response body

Get Git Hub meta information — response body
FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$objectRootApi Overview
actionsarrayOptional
actions[]stringEach item
actions_macosarrayOptional
actions_macos[]stringEach item
apiarrayOptional
api[]stringEach item
codespacesarrayOptional
codespaces[]stringEach item
commit_signing_keysarrayOptional
commit_signing_keys[]stringEach item
copilotarrayOptional
copilot[]stringEach item
dependabotarrayOptional
dependabot[]stringEach item
domainsobjectOptional
domains.actionsarrayOptional
domains.actions[]stringEach item
domains.actions_inboundobjectOptional
domains.actions_inbound.full_domainsarrayOptional
domains.actions_inbound.full_domains[]stringEach item
domains.actions_inbound.wildcard_domainsarrayOptional
domains.actions_inbound.wildcard_domains[]stringEach item
domains.artifact_attestationsobjectOptional
domains.artifact_attestations.servicesarrayOptional
domains.artifact_attestations.services[]stringEach item
domains.artifact_attestations.trust_domainstringOptional
domains.codespacesarrayOptional
domains.codespaces[]stringEach item
domains.copilotarrayOptional
domains.copilot[]stringEach item
domains.packagesarrayOptional
domains.packages[]stringEach item
domains.storagearrayOptional
domains.storage[]stringEach item
domains.websitearrayOptional
domains.website[]stringEach item
gitarrayOptional
git[]stringEach item
github_enterprise_importerarrayOptional
github_enterprise_importer[]stringEach item
hooksarrayOptional
hooks[]stringEach item
importerarrayOptional
importer[]stringEach item
packagesarrayOptional
packages[]stringEach item
pagesarrayOptional
pages[]stringEach item
shared_ingressarrayOptionalPublic destination IP ranges in CIDR notation for shared GitHub-managed ingress infrastructure.
These ranges may serve multiple GitHub services and are not outbound source ranges.
Use them alongside the relevant product-specific network requirements.
Omitted when no ranges are available.
shared_ingress[]stringEach item
ssh_key_fingerprintsobjectOptional
ssh_key_fingerprints.SHA256_DSAstringOptional
ssh_key_fingerprints.SHA256_ECDSAstringOptional
ssh_key_fingerprints.SHA256_ED25519stringOptional
ssh_key_fingerprints.SHA256_RSAstringOptional
ssh_keysarrayOptional
ssh_keys[]stringEach item
verifiable_password_authenticationbooleanRequired within parent
webarrayOptional
web[]stringEach item

SDK function policy ID: github.meta_get. Catalog operation: meta/get. Rules can name either ID; function rules distinguish managed calls and conservatively cover raw calls sharing the route. Existing grant permissions and policy rules apply. wait() returns an immediate result or waits for a required approval; it never approves the request itself. Persist the approval ID to resume after a restart.

Provider errors retain their response; JSON decoding raises ProviderAPIError for provider failures. ManagedOperationError identifies contract/input/retention errors. See error handling and provider-specific behavior. Sensitive input may be refused before approval storage. A decoding error never resubmits a write.

Pinned headers: {"X-GitHub-Api-Version": "2026-03-10", "User-Agent": "Alter", "Accept": "application/vnd.github+json"}

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