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No repository found for hub.topic - Scope issue?

I am trying to subscribe to changes in a particular repository but I'm getting a "No repository found for hub.topic".

Here's my request:

curl -u "user" -i https://api.github.com/hub -F "hub.mode=subscribe" -F "hub.topic=https://github.com/iOS-Goodies/iOS-Goodies/events/watch" -F "hub.callback=callback"

Given that this curl request follows Github's documentation guidelines and that it works for my own repositories, I assume this is a matter of scope.

Am I unable to subscribe to events on repositories I do not own?

Thanks

Solution

  • You have to be an administrator of the repository in order to perform that API request. The PubSubHubbub API follows the same permission rules as the Webhooks API: "The Repository Webhooks API allows repository admins to manage the post-receive hooks for a repository. Webhooks can be managed using the JSON HTTP API, or the PubSubHubbub API."