GH API method argument is case-sensitive #7494
Description
Describe the bug
When gh api is used with the --method argument, the method provided must be in all uppercase letters. Using any other case results in the call returning HTML and a 403 status. This limitation is not mentioned in the documentation. Because the value must always be uppercase, it is recommended that the CLI automatically update the provided method verb to be uppercase.
The web server's behavior is consistent with RFC 9110 section 9.1:
The method token is case-sensitive because it might be used as a gateway to object-based systems with case-sensitive method names. By convention, standardized methods are defined in all-uppercase US-ASCII letters.
Steps to reproduce the behavior
- Type
gh api --method get /orgs/<ORG>/repos, replacing<ORG>with an appropriate name - Observe the response is HTML
- Type
gh api --method GET /orgs/<ORG>/repos, replacing<ORG>with an appropriate name - Observe that the response is JSON, as expected
Expected vs actual behavior
Observed: The method is being sent as-is to the server. The server is case-sensitive, expecting an uppercase method.
Expected: CLI tools will typically automatically convert the method to uppercase if that is a requirement of the server (or warn the user that they used an unsupported verb). For example, if a user provides a get method, the CLI sends it as GET to match the supported server values.
Logs
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta content="origin" name="referrer">
<title>Forbidden · GitHub</title>
<style type="text/css" media="screen">
body {
background-color: #f1f1f1;
margin: 0;
}
body,
input,
button {
font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}
.container { margin: 30px auto 40px auto; width: 800px; text-align: center; }
a { color: #4183c4; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; }
a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
h1, h2, h3 { color: #666; }
ul { list-style: none; padding: 25px 0; }
li {
display: inline;
margin: 10px 50px 10px 0px;
}
.logo { display: inline-block; margin-top: 35px; }
.logo-img-2x { display: none; }
@media
only screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),
only screen and ( min--moz-device-pixel-ratio: 2),
only screen and ( -o-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2/1),
only screen and ( min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),
only screen and ( min-resolution: 192dpi),
only screen and ( min-resolution: 2dppx) {
.logo-img-1x { display: none; }
.logo-img-2x { display: inline-block; }
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h1>Access to this site has been restricted.</h1>
<p>
<br>
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</body>
</html>
gh: HTTP 403