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Repository permission·metadata:read
Metadata: Read
Tier 3 · Low
Why Tier 3
Reads basic repository information. Every App and fine-grained PAT gets this.
Data plane permissions start at Tier 2. This one is lowered for the reason above.
- Target
- Repository
- Plane
- DataCode: Repository contents, branches, tags, pull requests, checks and commit signing keys.
- Granted by
- Fine-grained PAT, GitHub App
- Available on
- Every setup
What it unlocks
35 REST endpoints need this permission. A few of them:
- GET /orgs/{org}/repos
- GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}
- GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/collaborators
- GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/collaborators/{username}
Roles that include it
No built-in role includes it. Only tokens, Apps or custom roles can grant it.
Classic scopes that reach it
- T0repodocumented
- T3(no scope)stated by GitHub
Attack paths
No attack technique, escalation or incident on ghtier goes through this yet.