GitHub Enterprise Cloud adds REST API for Visual Studio Subscriptions
GitHub Enterprise Cloud now offers new REST API endpoints to programmatically manage Visual Studio Subscription assignments. This allows administrators to automate the mapping of Visual Studio subscription users to GitHub handles, which is particularly useful for organizations with disparate UPN and SCIM identity formats. These endpoints enable bulk matching, correcting mistaken assignments, and managing subscriptions without manual UI interaction.
- →Programmatic Visual Studio Subscription management via REST API
- →Improved handling of mismatched UPN and SCIM identities
Features (1) ›
- Programmatic Visual Studio Subscription management via REST API
GitHub Enterprise Cloud now provides REST API endpoints for managing Visual Studio Subscription assignments. These endpoints facilitate programmatic mapping of subscription UPNs to GitHub handles for bulk operations and error correction.
Enhancements (1) ›
- Improved handling of mismatched UPN and SCIM identities
New API endpoints address scenarios where Visual Studio Subscription UPN formats do not align with SCIM identities, which previously prevented automatic matching. Administrators can now script bulk-matching operations for these complex scenarios.
https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-16-rest-api-endpoints-for-visual-studio-subscription-management
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