API docs for creating a repository using a template don't indicate that template can also be public

[dmalan]

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What article on docs.github.com is affected?

https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/repos#create-a-repository-using-a-template

What part(s) of the article would you like to see updated?

Currently, the docs say:

The authenticated user must own or be a member of an organization that owns the repository.

Ideally, docs would say, e.g.:

Either the repository must be public or the authenticated user must own or be a member of an organization that owns the repository.

Additional information

Confirmed with curl that a repo can indeed be created from a public template repository, even when authenticated user does not own that repository or its parent organization.

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[cmwilson21]

@dmalan Thanks so much for opening an issue! I'll triage this for the team to take a look 👀

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Thank you for opening this issue! Updates to the REST/GraphQL API description must be made internally. I have copied your issue to an internal issue, so I will close this issue.

[dmalan]

Thank you, @cmwilson21!

[MafiaBoys]

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