{"id":52495,"date":"2025-09-06T06:20:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T06:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=52495"},"modified":"2025-09-06T06:20:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T06:20:49","slug":"github-enterprise-admin-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/github-enterprise-admin-commands\/","title":{"rendered":"GitHub Enterprise admin commands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In GitHub Enterprise<\/strong>, \u201ccommands\u201d typically means GitHub CLI (gh<\/code>) commands<\/strong> and admin-level REST\/GraphQL API calls<\/strong> that administrators use to manage organizations, repositories, users, and enterprise settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a categorized list of the most used GitHub Enterprise admin commands<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udd39 Authentication & Setup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    \n
  • gh auth login<\/code> \u2013 authenticate with GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • gh config set -h HOSTNAME git_protocol ssh<\/code> \u2013 configure protocols (ssh\/https) for your GHES instance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    \n\n\n\n

    \ud83d\udd39 Organization Management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
      \n
    • gh org list<\/code> \u2013 list organizations you belong to<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • gh org view <org><\/code> \u2013 view organization details<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • gh api \/orgs\/<org>\/members<\/code> \u2013 list organization members<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • gh api --method PUT \/orgs\/<org>\/memberships\/<username><\/code> \u2013 invite or update member roles<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • gh api \/orgs\/<org>\/outside_collaborators<\/code> \u2013 manage outside collaborators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      \n\n\n\n

      \ud83d\udd39 Repository Management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
        \n
      • gh repo create <org>\/<repo> --private --confirm<\/code> \u2013 create a new repo inside an organization<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • gh repo view <org>\/<repo><\/code> \u2013 view repo details<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • gh repo delete <org>\/<repo><\/code> \u2013 delete a repo (with confirmation)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • gh api \/repos\/<org>\/<repo>\/collaborators<\/code> \u2013 list collaborators<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • gh api --method PUT \/repos\/<org>\/<repo>\/collaborators\/<username><\/code> \u2013 add collaborator with role<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        \n\n\n\n

        \ud83d\udd39 User Management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
          \n
        • gh api \/users\/<username><\/code> \u2013 view user info<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • gh api \/enterprises\/<enterprise>\/admins<\/code> \u2013 list enterprise admins<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • gh api --method PUT \/orgs\/<org>\/memberships\/<username><\/code> \u2013 assign\/remove roles<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • gh api --method DELETE \/orgs\/<org>\/memberships\/<username><\/code> \u2013 remove a user<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          \n\n\n\n

          \ud83d\udd39 Teams & Access Control<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
            \n
          • gh api \/orgs\/<org>\/teams<\/code> \u2013 list teams in org<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • gh api \/orgs\/<org>\/teams\/<team_slug><\/code> \u2013 view team details<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • gh api --method PUT \/orgs\/<org>\/teams\/<team_slug>\/memberships\/<username><\/code> \u2013 add user to team<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • gh api --method DELETE \/orgs\/<org>\/teams\/<team_slug>\/memberships\/<username><\/code> \u2013 remove user from team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
            \n\n\n\n

            \ud83d\udd39 Enterprise & Security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
              \n
            • gh api \/enterprises\/<enterprise><\/code> \u2013 view enterprise details<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • gh api \/enterprises\/<enterprise>\/settings\/audit-log<\/code> \u2013 access audit logs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • gh api \/enterprises\/<enterprise>\/actions\/permissions<\/code> \u2013 manage Actions permissions<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • gh api \/orgs\/<org>\/dependabot\/secrets<\/code> \u2013 manage Dependabot secrets<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • gh api \/orgs\/<org>\/actions\/secrets<\/code> \u2013 manage GitHub Actions secrets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
              \n\n\n\n

              \ud83d\udd39 Example: Enterprise Audit & Compliance<\/h2>\n\n\n
              # List all enterprise users<\/span>\ngh api \/enterprises\/MY-ENTERPRISE\/admin\/users\n\n# Fetch enterprise audit log<\/span>\ngh api \/enterprises\/MY-ENTERPRISE\/audit-log --paginate\n<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PHP<\/span> (<\/span>php<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
              \n\n\n\n
              \ud83d\udc49 These commands are used through GitHub CLI (gh<\/code>)<\/strong> or via API calls<\/strong>. As an Enterprise Admin<\/strong>, you\u2019ll mostly rely on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
                \n
              • gh api<\/code> for advanced admin tasks<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • gh repo\/org<\/code> for repo\/org management<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • gh auth<\/code> for authentication across your GHES instance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                \n\n\n\n
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