Allison announces the upcoming removal of offset-based pagination from GitHub Dependabot alerts REST API, guiding developers on migrating to cursor-based pagination methods for enhanced performance and consistency.

Upcoming Changes to GitHub Dependabot Alerts REST API Pagination

GitHub is deprecating offset-based pagination parameters (page, first, and last) for all Dependabot alerts REST API endpoints. Developers and integrators must switch to using only cursor-based pagination (before, after, and per_page), aligning Dependabot APIs with other GitHub security APIs and enhancing data retrieval reliability.

What’s Changing

Offset-based pagination parameters will no longer be supported:
- page
- first
- last
This change affects the following endpoints:
- List Dependabot alerts for a repository
- List Dependabot alerts for an organization
- List Dependabot alerts for an enterprise

New Pagination Parameters

Use these cursor-based parameters:
- before
- after
- per_page

Why This Matters

Cursor-based pagination offers greater consistency and performance advantages, simplifying how users and integrations handle large datasets across security APIs on GitHub.

Timeline

The deprecation becomes effective on October 14, 2025.
Offset-based pagination will be removed on that date.
Update all relevant scripts and integrations as soon as possible.

Next Steps

Review your current usage of GitHub Dependabot alerts REST API endpoints.
Replace any use of page, first, or last with before, after, or per_page.
Reference the following documentation for more details:
- GitHub REST API Pagination Documentation
- Dependabot Alerts API Documentation

Community and Support

Join the ongoing discussion or ask questions in the GitHub Community announcements forum.

About the Author

This update was provided by Allison via The GitHub Blog.

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