Post multiple files using the REST API

[Stwissel]

While learning the REST api I try to upload files directly to GitHub. Works like a charm for a single file, but I might run foul of API limits since the data to be uploaded is small but plenty.

Is there a way (wich I would have missed) to upload multiple files (better expressed: body contained payloads) with a single REST (or otherwise) call?

To be clear: the "files" only exist in code, not on a file system

[LangLangBart]

... with a single REST (or otherwise) call?

With GraphQL API you could use Mutation.createCommitOnBranch.

the contents need to be base64, see the Docs for more informations.

• GraphQL API - Input - FileChanges

example - array with two additions

mutation {
  createCommitOnBranch(input: {fileChanges: {additions: [{path: "README.txt", contents: "dGVzdA=="}, {path: "README2.txt", contents: "dGVzdDI="}]}, branch: {repositoryNameWithOwner: "LangLangBart/test", branchName: "main"}, expectedHeadOid: "04d06edc5e7a838bcf8e868fae37a2ea7c0f3588", message: {headline: "test headline", body: "test body"}}) {
    commit {
      abbreviatedOid
    }
  }
}

{
  "data": {
    "createCommitOnBranch": {
      "commit": {
        "abbreviatedOid": "a78b02b"
      }
    }
  }
}

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PS: Useful client to interact with the GitHub API: octokit/octokit.js

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