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Get-GitHubRelease

SYNOPSIS

Retrieves GitHub release information for a repository.

SYNTAX

Latest (Default)

Get-GitHubRelease -Owner <String> -Repository <String> [-Context <Object>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

AllVersions

Get-GitHubRelease -Owner <String> -Repository <String> [-AllVersions] [-PerPage <Int32>] [-Context <Object>]
 [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Tag

Get-GitHubRelease -Owner <String> -Repository <String> -Tag <String> [-Context <Object>]
 [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

ID

Get-GitHubRelease -Owner <String> -Repository <String> -ID <String> [-Context <Object>]
 [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

This returns a list of releases, which does not include regular Git tags that have not been associated with a release. To get a list of Git tags, use the Repository Tags API. Information about published releases are available to everyone. Only users with push access will receive listings for draft releases.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-GitHubRelease -Owner 'octocat' -Repository 'hello-world'

Gets the latest release for the repository 'hello-world' owned by 'octocat'.

EXAMPLE 2

Get-GitHubRelease -Owner 'octocat' -Repository 'hello-world' -AllVersions

Gets all releases for the repository 'hello-world' owned by 'octocat'.

EXAMPLE 3

Get-GitHubRelease -Owner 'octocat' -Repository 'hello-world' -Tag 'v1.0.0'

Gets the release with the tag 'v1.0.0' for the repository 'hello-world' owned by 'octocat'.

EXAMPLE 4

Get-GitHubRelease -Owner 'octocat' -Repository 'hello-world' -ID '1234567'

Gets the release with the ID '1234567' for the repository 'hello-world' owned by 'octocat'.

PARAMETERS

-Owner

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: Organization, User

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Repository

The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-AllVersions

Get all releases instead of just the latest.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: AllVersions
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Tag

The name of the tag to get a release from.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Tag
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ID

The unique identifier of the release.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: ID
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PerPage

The number of results per page (max 100).

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: AllVersions
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: 0
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Context

The context to run the command in. Used to get the details for the API call. Can be either a string or a GitHubContext object.

Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: (Get-GitHubContext)
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

{{ Fill ProgressAction Description }}

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

GitHubRepository

OUTPUTS

GitHubRelease

NOTES

https://psmodule.io/GitHub/Functions/Releases/Get-GitHubRelease/