Hey, @vermakhushboo

I sincerely apologize for the earlier suggestion regarding the GET /search/repositories endpoint. Upon revisiting the requirements, I realized that my earlier response might have caused some confusion.

The GET /search/repositories Endpoint:

• Returns all public repositories matching the query, even if the GitHub App doesn’t have access to them.
• This includes private repositories that are accessible during app installation.

Unfortunately, there isn’t a way to limit the results to only those repositories explicitly accessible to your GitHub App, as per your example of 2 public and 2 private repositories.

Correct Approach

To achieve this, you should not use the /search/repositories endpoint because it includes all public repositories regardless of whether your app has access to them. Instead, you should use the /installation/repositories endpoint to list only the repositories your GitHub App has access to.

Let's take an example of how it works here:

You have 7 repositories in total:

Public: repo-1, repo-2, repo-3, repo-4
Private: repo-5, repo-6, repo-7

You grant access to your GitHub App only to:
Public: repo-2, repo-3, repo-4
Private: repo-6, repo-7

You want to list only the 5 repositories that your GitHub App has access to.

repo-2, repo-3, repo-4, repo-6, and repo-7

• Generate Installation Access Token

POST /app/installations/{installation_id}/access_tokens
Authorization: Bearer <JWT>
Accept: application/vnd.github+json

• List Repositories Accessible by Your GitHub App

GET /installation/repositories
Authorization: Bearer ghs_exampleToken123
Accept: application/vnd.github+json

Response

{
  "total_count": 5,
  "repositories": [
    { "name": "repo-2", "private": false },
    { "name": "repo-3", "private": false },
    { "name": "repo-4", "private": false },
    { "name": "repo-6", "private": true },
    { "name": "repo-7", "private": true }
  ]
}

Conclusion:

By using the GET /installation/repositories endpoint instead of GET /search/repositories, you can ensure that only the repositories your GitHub App has access to are listed, eliminating the issue of unwanted public repositories appearing in your results.

Reference:

https://docs.github.com/en/rest/apps/installations?apiVersion=2022-11-28#list-repositories-accessible-to-the-app-installation

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