---
title: REST API endpoints for releases
shortTitle: Releases
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
intro: 'Use the REST API to create, modify, and delete releases.'
versions: # DO NOT MANUALLY EDIT. CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN BY A 🤖
  fpt: '*'
  ghec: '*'
  ghes: '*'
autogenerated: rest
category:
  - Manage repositories and code
---

> [!NOTE]
> These endpoints replace the endpoints to manage downloads. You can retrieve the download count and browser download URL from these endpoints.

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