Fork a repository/project into the connected account or a target…
Fork a repository/project into the connected account or a target organization/group. The copy completes asynchronously on both providers —
Request
- x-api-key: <your-api-key>
- Content-Type: application/json
Response
{
"status": "success",
"tokensDeducted": 1
}What it does
Fork a repository/project into the connected account or a target organization/group. The copy completes asynchronously on both providers —
Request
Parameters
| Field | In | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
owner | path | string | yes | |
repo | path | string | yes | |
x-git-provider | header | enum | no |
Body
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name | string | no | Rename the fork. GitLab only — GitHub always keeps the source name |
namespace | string | no | Target organization login (GitHub) or group full path (GitLab). Omit to fork into the connected user's own namespace |
Example request
{
"name": "Ada Lovelace",
"namespace": "<namespace>"
}Response
Example response
{
"status": "success",
"tokensDeducted": 1
}Errors
Every error answers with the same envelope: an HTTP status, a machine code and a sentence.
400 | The body or a parameter failed validation. The details array names the field. |
401 | No key, a revoked key or a wrong header. Send x-api-key. |
402 | The wallet cannot cover this call. Top up or wait for the monthly grant. |
404 | The resource does not exist, or it is not yours. Both answer identically and cost nothing. |
429 | Over the per-minute quota of your tier. Back off and retry. |
5xx | Upstream refused or timed out. The call is not billed. |
Code
curl -X POST 'https://app.castomapi.com/v1/git/repositories/{owner}/{repo}/fork' \
-H 'x-api-key: <your-api-key>' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"name": "Ada Lovelace", "namespace": "<namespace>"}'const res = await fetch('https://app.castomapi.com/v1/git/repositories/{owner}/{repo}/fork', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'x-api-key': '<your-api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({"name": "Ada Lovelace", "namespace": "<namespace>"})
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import { request } from 'node:https';
// Node 18+ has fetch built in
const res = await fetch('https://app.castomapi.com/v1/git/repositories/{owner}/{repo}/fork', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'x-api-key': '<your-api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({"name": "Ada Lovelace", "namespace": "<namespace>"})
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.post(
'https://app.castomapi.com/v1/git/repositories/{owner}/{repo}/fork',
headers={'x-api-key': '<your-api-key>'},
json={"name": "Ada Lovelace", "namespace": "<namespace>"},
timeout=30,
)
print(res.json())<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://app.castomapi.com/v1/git/repositories/{owner}/{repo}/fork');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['x-api-key: <your-api-key>', 'Content-Type: application/json'],
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode(['name' => 'Ada Lovelace', 'namespace' => '<namespace>']),
]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
print_r($data);Cost and limits
This operation costs 1 token. A call that fails is never billed. Every account gets 1000 free tokens a month; paid balances never expire.
Rate limits per minute
| No key | 10 |
| Free | 60 |
| Pro | 300 |
| Enterprise | 1200 |
Questions
What does Fork a repository/project into the connected account or a target… cost?
1 token per successful call, debited from your wallet after the response. Failed calls are free. Every account receives 1000 free tokens a month.
How do I authenticate?
Send your key in the x-api-key header. One key covers every metered endpoint; there is nothing to enable per endpoint.
Can I send an Authorization: Bearer token instead?
Not for a metered endpoint — those take the x-api-key header and nothing else. Bearer tokens belong to the account side: the dashboard and account APIs accept a JWT session, and castomapi-auth issues those through a standard OAuth2 handshake, with authorization code, client credentials and refresh grants. The auth service page covers it.
What are the limits?
10 requests a minute per IP with no key at all, 60 a minute on the free tier, 300 on Pro, 1200 on Enterprise. Above the no-key tier the quota is per account, across every endpoint.
OpenAPI: https://app.castomapi.com/docs/json