GitHub: Update an organization

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Operation github.orgs_update

Provider route: PATCH /orgs/{org}. Alter supplies the connection’s credentials and routing.

Call through Alter

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["orgs"]["orgsUpdate"]>[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.orgs.orgsUpdate(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.orgs.orgs_update(arguments)
        result = await call.wait()
        return result.body_json()

Input

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
$	object	Root	Additional keys: not allowed
path	object	Required within parent	Additional keys: not allowed
path.org	string	Required within parent
body	object	Optional
body.advanced_security_enabled_for_new_repositories	boolean	Optional	Endpoint closing down notice. Please use [code security configurations](https://docs.github.com/rest/code-security/configurations) instead. Whether GitHub Advanced Security is automatically enabled for new repositories and repositories transferred to this organization. To use this parameter, you must have admin permissions for the repository or be an owner or security manager for the organization that owns the repository. For more information, see “[Managing security managers in your organization](https://docs.github.com/organizations/managing-peoples-access-to-your-organization-with-roles/managing-security-managers-in-your-organization).” You can check which security and analysis features are currently enabled by using a `GET /orgs/{org}` request.
body.billing_email	string	Optional	Billing email address. This address is not publicized.
body.blog	string	Optional
body.company	string	Optional	The company name.
body.default_repository_permission	string	Optional	Default permission level members have for organization repositories. Default: read One of: read, write, admin, none
body.dependabot_alerts_enabled_for_new_repositories	boolean	Optional	Endpoint closing down notice. Please use [code security configurations](https://docs.github.com/rest/code-security/configurations) instead. Whether Dependabot alerts are automatically enabled for new repositories and repositories transferred to this organization. To use this parameter, you must have admin permissions for the repository or be an owner or security manager for the organization that owns the repository. For more information, see “[Managing security managers in your organization](https://docs.github.com/organizations/managing-peoples-access-to-your-organization-with-roles/managing-security-managers-in-your-organization).” You can check which security and analysis features are currently enabled by using a `GET /orgs/{org}` request.
body.dependabot_security_updates_enabled_for_new_repositories	boolean	Optional	Endpoint closing down notice. Please use [code security configurations](https://docs.github.com/rest/code-security/configurations) instead. Whether Dependabot security updates are automatically enabled for new repositories and repositories transferred to this organization. To use this parameter, you must have admin permissions for the repository or be an owner or security manager for the organization that owns the repository. For more information, see “[Managing security managers in your organization](https://docs.github.com/organizations/managing-peoples-access-to-your-organization-with-roles/managing-security-managers-in-your-organization).” You can check which security and analysis features are currently enabled by using a `GET /orgs/{org}` request.
body.dependency_graph_enabled_for_new_repositories	boolean	Optional	Endpoint closing down notice. Please use [code security configurations](https://docs.github.com/rest/code-security/configurations) instead. Whether dependency graph is automatically enabled for new repositories and repositories transferred to this organization. To use this parameter, you must have admin permissions for the repository or be an owner or security manager for the organization that owns the repository. For more information, see “[Managing security managers in your organization](https://docs.github.com/organizations/managing-peoples-access-to-your-organization-with-roles/managing-security-managers-in-your-organization).” You can check which security and analysis features are currently enabled by using a `GET /orgs/{org}` request.
body.deploy_keys_enabled_for_repositories	boolean	Optional	Controls whether or not deploy keys may be added and used for repositories in the organization.
body.description	string	Optional	The description of the company. The maximum size is 160 characters.
body.email	string	Optional	The publicly visible email address.
body.has_organization_projects	boolean	Optional	Whether an organization can use organization projects.
body.has_repository_projects	boolean	Optional	Whether repositories that belong to the organization can use repository projects.
body.location	string	Optional	The location.
body.members_allowed_repository_creation_type	string	Optional	Specifies which types of repositories non-admin organization members can create. `private` is only available to repositories that are part of an organization on GitHub Enterprise Cloud. Note: This parameter is closing down and will be removed in the future. Its return value ignores internal repositories. Using this parameter overrides values set in `members_can_create_repositories`. See the parameter deprecation notice in the operation description for details. One of: all, private, none
body.members_can_create_internal_repositories	boolean	Optional	Whether organization members can create internal repositories, which are visible to all enterprise members. You can only allow members to create internal repositories if your organization is associated with an enterprise account using GitHub Enterprise Cloud or GitHub Enterprise Server 2.20+. For more information, see “[Restricting repository creation in your organization](https://docs.github.com/github/setting-up-and-managing-organizations-and-teams/restricting-repository-creation-in-your-organization)” in the GitHub Help documentation.
body.members_can_create_pages	boolean	Optional	Whether organization members can create GitHub Pages sites. Existing published sites will not be impacted. Default: true
body.members_can_create_private_pages	boolean	Optional	Whether organization members can create private GitHub Pages sites. Existing published sites will not be impacted. Default: true
body.members_can_create_private_repositories	boolean	Optional	Whether organization members can create private repositories, which are visible to organization members with permission. For more information, see “[Restricting repository creation in your organization](https://docs.github.com/github/setting-up-and-managing-organizations-and-teams/restricting-repository-creation-in-your-organization)” in the GitHub Help documentation.
body.members_can_create_public_pages	boolean	Optional	Whether organization members can create public GitHub Pages sites. Existing published sites will not be impacted. Default: true
body.members_can_create_public_repositories	boolean	Optional	Whether organization members can create public repositories, which are visible to anyone. For more information, see “[Restricting repository creation in your organization](https://docs.github.com/github/setting-up-and-managing-organizations-and-teams/restricting-repository-creation-in-your-organization)” in the GitHub Help documentation.
body.members_can_create_repositories	boolean	Optional	Whether of non-admin organization members can create repositories. Note: A parameter can override this parameter. See `members_allowed_repository_creation_type` in this table for details. Default: true
body.members_can_fork_private_repositories	boolean	Optional	Whether organization members can fork private organization repositories. Default: false
body.name	string	Optional	The shorthand name of the company.
body.secret_scanning_enabled_for_new_repositories	boolean	Optional	Endpoint closing down notice. Please use [code security configurations](https://docs.github.com/rest/code-security/configurations) instead. Whether secret scanning is automatically enabled for new repositories and repositories transferred to this organization. To use this parameter, you must have admin permissions for the repository or be an owner or security manager for the organization that owns the repository. For more information, see “[Managing security managers in your organization](https://docs.github.com/organizations/managing-peoples-access-to-your-organization-with-roles/managing-security-managers-in-your-organization).” You can check which security and analysis features are currently enabled by using a `GET /orgs/{org}` request.
body.secret_scanning_push_protection_custom_link	string	Optional	If `secret_scanning_push_protection_custom_link_enabled` is true, the URL that will be displayed to contributors who are blocked from pushing a secret.
body.secret_scanning_push_protection_enabled_for_new_repositories	boolean	Optional	Endpoint closing down notice. Please use [code security configurations](https://docs.github.com/rest/code-security/configurations) instead. Whether secret scanning push protection is automatically enabled for new repositories and repositories transferred to this organization. To use this parameter, you must have admin permissions for the repository or be an owner or security manager for the organization that owns the repository. For more information, see “[Managing security managers in your organization](https://docs.github.com/organizations/managing-peoples-access-to-your-organization-with-roles/managing-security-managers-in-your-organization).” You can check which security and analysis features are currently enabled by using a `GET /orgs/{org}` request.
body.twitter_username	string	Optional	The Twitter username of the company.
body.web_commit_signoff_required	boolean	Optional	Whether contributors to organization repositories are required to sign off on commits they make through GitHub’s web interface. Default: false

Response

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

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
$	Model	Root	Expand Get an organization — response body

Referenced models: Get an organization — response body

Schemas

1 more schema is linked from the tables above, on the schema pages.

Get an organization — response body — plan

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
$	object	Root
filled_seats	JSON	Optional
filled_seats (anyOf 1)	integer	Alternative
filled_seats (anyOf 2)	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
name	string	Required within parent
private_repos	JSON	Required within parent
private_repos (anyOf 1)	integer	Alternative
private_repos (anyOf 2)	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
seats	JSON	Optional
seats (anyOf 1)	integer	Alternative
seats (anyOf 2)	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
space	JSON	Required within parent
space (anyOf 1)	integer	Alternative
space (anyOf 2)	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$

Policy, approvals and errors

SDK function policy ID: github.orgs_update. Catalog operation: orgs/update. 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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