GitHub: Get the latest release

GitHub repos.reposGetLatestRelease: arguments, response, policy and SDK examples.

Operation github.repos_get_latest_release

Provider route: GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/latest. 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["repos"]["reposGetLatestRelease"]>[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.repos.reposGetLatestRelease(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.repos.repos_get_latest_release(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.owner`	string	Required within parent
`path.repo`	string	Required within parent

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 a release — response body

Referenced models: Get a release — response body

Schemas

2 more schemas are linked from the tables above, on the schema pages.

Get a release — response body

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
`$`	object	Root	A release.
`assets`	array	Required within parent
`assets[]`	Model	Each item	Expand Get a release asset — response body
`assets_url`	string	Required within parent	Format: uri
`author`	Model	Required within parent	Expand List users — response body — item
`body`	JSON	Optional
`body (anyOf 1)`	string	Alternative
`body (anyOf 2)`	null	Alternative
`body_html`	string	Optional
`body_text`	string	Optional
`created_at`	string	Required within parent	Format: date-time
`discussion_url`	string	Optional	The URL of the release discussion. Format: uri
`draft`	boolean	Required within parent	true to create a draft (unpublished) release, false to create a published one.
`html_url`	string	Required within parent	Format: uri
`id`	JSON	Required within parent
`id (anyOf 1)`	integer	Alternative
`id (anyOf 2)`	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
`immutable`	boolean	Optional	Whether or not the release is immutable.
`mentions_count`	JSON	Optional
`mentions_count (anyOf 1)`	integer	Alternative
`mentions_count (anyOf 2)`	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
`name`	JSON	Required within parent
`name (anyOf 1)`	string	Alternative
`name (anyOf 2)`	null	Alternative
`node_id`	string	Required within parent
`prerelease`	boolean	Required within parent	Whether to identify the release as a prerelease or a full release.
`published_at`	JSON	Required within parent
`published_at (anyOf 1)`	string	Alternative	Format: date-time
`published_at (anyOf 2)`	null	Alternative
`reactions`	Model	Optional	Expand Get an issue — response body — reactions
`tag_name`	string	Required within parent	The name of the tag.
`tarball_url`	JSON	Required within parent
`tarball_url (anyOf 1)`	string	Alternative	Format: uri
`tarball_url (anyOf 2)`	null	Alternative
`target_commitish`	string	Required within parent	Specifies the commitish value that determines where the Git tag is created from.
`updated_at`	JSON	Optional
`updated_at (anyOf 1)`	string	Alternative	Format: date-time
`updated_at (anyOf 2)`	null	Alternative
`upload_url`	string	Required within parent
`url`	string	Required within parent	Format: uri
`zipball_url`	JSON	Required within parent
`zipball_url (anyOf 1)`	string	Alternative	Format: uri
`zipball_url (anyOf 2)`	null	Alternative

Referenced models: Get an issue — response body — reactions, Get a release asset — response body, List users — response body — item

Get an issue — response body — reactions

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
`$`	object	Root
`+1`	JSON	Required within parent
`+1 (anyOf 1)`	integer	Alternative
`+1 (anyOf 2)`	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
`-1`	JSON	Required within parent
`-1 (anyOf 1)`	integer	Alternative
`-1 (anyOf 2)`	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
`confused`	JSON	Required within parent
`confused (anyOf 1)`	integer	Alternative
`confused (anyOf 2)`	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
`eyes`	JSON	Required within parent
`eyes (anyOf 1)`	integer	Alternative
`eyes (anyOf 2)`	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
`heart`	JSON	Required within parent
`heart (anyOf 1)`	integer	Alternative
`heart (anyOf 2)`	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
`hooray`	JSON	Required within parent
`hooray (anyOf 1)`	integer	Alternative
`hooray (anyOf 2)`	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
`laugh`	JSON	Required within parent
`laugh (anyOf 1)`	integer	Alternative
`laugh (anyOf 2)`	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
`rocket`	JSON	Required within parent
`rocket (anyOf 1)`	integer	Alternative
`rocket (anyOf 2)`	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
`total_count`	JSON	Required within parent
`total_count (anyOf 1)`	integer	Alternative
`total_count (anyOf 2)`	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
`url`	string	Required within parent	Format: uri

Get a release asset — response body

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
`$`	object	Root	Data related to a release.
`browser_download_url`	string	Required within parent	Format: uri
`content_type`	string	Required within parent
`created_at`	string	Required within parent	Format: date-time
`digest`	JSON	Required within parent
`digest (anyOf 1)`	string	Alternative
`digest (anyOf 2)`	null	Alternative
`download_count`	JSON	Required within parent
`download_count (anyOf 1)`	integer	Alternative
`download_count (anyOf 2)`	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
`id`	JSON	Required within parent
`id (anyOf 1)`	integer	Alternative
`id (anyOf 2)`	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
`label`	JSON	Required within parent
`label (anyOf 1)`	string	Alternative
`label (anyOf 2)`	null	Alternative
`name`	string	Required within parent	The file name of the asset.
`node_id`	string	Required within parent
`size`	JSON	Required within parent
`size (anyOf 1)`	integer	Alternative
`size (anyOf 2)`	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
`state`	string	Required within parent	State of the release asset. Known values: uploaded, open
`updated_at`	string	Required within parent	Format: date-time
`uploader`	Model	Required within parent	Expand Get an issue — response body — user
`url`	string	Required within parent	Format: uri

Referenced models: Get an issue — response body — user

Get an issue — response body — user

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
`$`	JSON	Root
`$ (anyOf 1)`	Model	Alternative	Expand Get an issue — response body — user A Git Hub user
`$ (anyOf 2)`	null	Alternative

Referenced models: Get an issue — response body — user A Git Hub user

Policy, approvals and errors

SDK function policy ID: github.repos_get_latest_release. Catalog operation: repos/get-latest-release. 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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