[SOLVED] No repository found for hub.topic

No repository found for hub.topic - Scope issue?

I am trying to subscribe to changes in a particular repository but I'm getting a "No repository found for hub.topic".

Here's my request:

curl -u "user" -i https://api.github.com/hub -F "hub.mode=subscribe" -F "hub.topic=https://github.com/iOS-Goodies/iOS-Goodies/events/watch" -F "hub.callback=callback"

Given that this curl request follows Github's documentation guidelines and that it works for my own repositories, I assume this is a matter of scope.

Am I unable to subscribe to events on repositories I do not own?

Thanks

Solution

You have to be an administrator of the repository in order to perform that API request. The PubSubHubbub API follows the same permission rules as the Webhooks API: "The Repository Webhooks API allows repository admins to manage the post-receive hooks for a repository. Webhooks can be managed using the JSON HTTP API, or the PubSubHubbub API."