Get a repository public key

Gets your public key, which you need to encrypt secrets. You need to encrypt a secret before you can create or update secrets. Anyone with read access to the repository can use this endpoint. If the repository is private you must use an access token with the `repo` scope. GitHub Apps must have the `dependabot_secrets` repository permission to use this endpoint.

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by hugo697 ยท 10/25/2023

The script

Submitted by hugo697 Typescript (fetch-only)
Verified 367 days ago
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type Github = {
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  token: string;
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};
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/**
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 * Get a repository public key
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 * Gets your public key, which you need to encrypt secrets. You need to encrypt a secret before you can create or update secrets. Anyone with read access to the repository can use this endpoint. If the repository is private you must use an access token with the `repo` scope. GitHub Apps must have the `dependabot_secrets` repository permission to use this endpoint.
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 */
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export async function main(auth: Github, owner: string, repo: string) {
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  const url = new URL(
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    `https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/dependabot/secrets/public-key`
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  );
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  const response = await fetch(url, {
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    method: "GET",
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    headers: {
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      Authorization: "Bearer " + auth.token,
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    },
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    body: undefined,
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  });
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  if (!response.ok) {
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    const text = await response.text();
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    throw new Error(`${response.status} ${text}`);
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  }
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  return await response.json();
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}
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