mapCommitAuthor.md

name	example	route	scope	type
Map a commit author	octokit.rest.migrations.mapCommitAuthor({ owner, repo, author_id })	PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/import/authors/{author_id}	migrations	API method

Map a commit author

This method is deprecated.

Update an author's identity for the import. Your application can continue updating authors any time before you push new commits to the repository.

Warning: Due to very low levels of usage and available alternatives, this endpoint is deprecated and will no longer be available from 00:00 UTC on April 12, 2024. For more details and alternatives, see the changelog.

octokit.rest.migrations.mapCommitAuthor({
  owner,
  repo,
  author_id,
});

Parameters

name	required	description
owner	yes	The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo	yes	The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.
author_id	yes
email	no	The new Git author email.
name	no	The new Git author name.

See also: GitHub Developer Guide documentation.