GitHub: Update an organization repository ruleset

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Operation github.repos_update_org_ruleset

Provider route: PUT /orgs/{org}/rulesets/{ruleset_id}. 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"]["reposUpdateOrgRuleset"]>[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.reposUpdateOrgRuleset(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_update_org_ruleset(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
path.ruleset_id	integer	Required within parent
body	object	Optional
body.bypass_actors	array	Optional	The actors that can bypass the rules in this ruleset
body.bypass_actors[]	Model	Each item	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body bypass actors item
body.conditions	Model	Optional	Expand Create an organization repository ruleset — request body — body conditions
body.enforcement	string	Optional	The enforcement level of the ruleset. `evaluate` allows admins to test rules before enforcing them. Admins can view insights on the Rule Insights page (`evaluate` is only available with GitHub Enterprise). One of: disabled, active, evaluate
body.name	string	Optional	The name of the ruleset.
body.rules	array	Optional	An array of rules within the ruleset.
body.rules[]	Model	Each item	Expand Create an organization repository ruleset — request body — body rules item
body.target	string	Optional	The target of the ruleset One of: branch, tag, push, repository

Referenced models: Create an organization repository ruleset — request body — body rules item, Create an organization repository ruleset — request body — body conditions, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body bypass actors item

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 repository ruleset — response body

Referenced models: Get a repository ruleset — response body

Schemas

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

Get a repository ruleset — response body

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
$	object	Root	A set of rules to apply when specified conditions are met.
_links	object	Optional
_links.html	JSON	Optional
_links.html (anyOf 1)	object	Alternative
_links.html (anyOf 1).href	string	Optional	The html URL of the ruleset
_links.html (anyOf 2)	null	Alternative
_links.self	object	Optional
_links.self.href	string	Optional	The URL of the ruleset
bypass_actors	array	Optional	The actors that can bypass the rules in this ruleset
bypass_actors[]	Model	Each item	Expand Get a repository ruleset — response body — bypass actors item
conditions	JSON	Optional
conditions (anyOf 1)	JSON	Alternative
conditions (anyOf 1) (anyOf 1)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body conditions
conditions (anyOf 1) (anyOf 2)	Model	Alternative	Expand Get a repository ruleset — response body — conditions value Organization ruleset conditions
conditions (anyOf 2)	null	Alternative
created_at	string	Optional	Format: date-time
current_user_can_bypass	string	Optional	The bypass type of the user making the API request for this ruleset. This field is only returned when querying the repository-level endpoint. Known values: always, pull_requests_only, never, exempt
enforcement	string	Required within parent	The enforcement level of the ruleset. `evaluate` allows admins to test rules before enforcing them. Admins can view insights on the Rule Insights page (`evaluate` is only available with GitHub Enterprise). Known values: disabled, active, evaluate
id	JSON	Required within parent
id (anyOf 1)	integer	Alternative	The ID of the ruleset
id (anyOf 2)	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
name	string	Required within parent	The name of the ruleset
node_id	string	Optional
rules	array	Optional
rules[]	Model	Each item	Expand Get a repository ruleset — response body — rules item
source	string	Required within parent	The name of the source
source_type	string	Optional	The type of the source of the ruleset Known values: Repository, Organization, Enterprise
target	string	Optional	The target of the ruleset Known values: branch, tag, push, repository
updated_at	string	Optional	Format: date-time

Referenced models: Get a repository ruleset — response body — conditions value Organization ruleset conditions, Get a repository ruleset — response body — rules item, Get a repository ruleset — response body — bypass actors item, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body conditions

Create an organization repository ruleset — request body — body rules item

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
$	object	Root	A repository rule.
$ (oneOf 1)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item creation
$ (oneOf 2)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item update
$ (oneOf 3)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item deletion
$ (oneOf 4)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item required linear history
$ (oneOf 5)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item required deployments
$ (oneOf 6)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item required signatures
$ (oneOf 7)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item pull request
$ (oneOf 8)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item required status checks
$ (oneOf 9)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item non fast forward
$ (oneOf 10)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item commit message pattern
$ (oneOf 11)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item commit author email pattern
$ (oneOf 12)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item committer email pattern
$ (oneOf 13)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item branch name pattern
$ (oneOf 14)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item tag name pattern
$ (oneOf 15)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item file path restriction
$ (oneOf 16)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item max file path length
$ (oneOf 17)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item file extension restriction
$ (oneOf 18)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item max file size
$ (oneOf 19)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item workflows
$ (oneOf 20)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item code scanning
$ (oneOf 21)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item copilot code review

Referenced models: Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item branch name pattern, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item code scanning, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item commit author email pattern, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item commit message pattern, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item committer email pattern, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item copilot code review, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item creation, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item deletion, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item file extension restriction, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item file path restriction, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item max file path length, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item max file size, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item non fast forward, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item pull request, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item required deployments, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item required linear history, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item required signatures, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item required status checks, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item tag name pattern, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item update, Create a repository ruleset — request body — body rules item workflows

Policy, approvals and errors

SDK function policy ID: github.repos_update_org_ruleset. Catalog operation: repos/update-org-ruleset. 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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