diff --git a/content/actions/reference/authentication-in-a-workflow.md b/content/actions/reference/authentication-in-a-workflow.md
index cf6b0ffe7b51..a6a4a66b7826 100644
--- a/content/actions/reference/authentication-in-a-workflow.md
+++ b/content/actions/reference/authentication-in-a-workflow.md
@@ -79,16 +79,16 @@ jobs:
issues: write {% endif %}
steps:
- name: Create issue using REST API
- run: {% raw %}|
+ run: |
curl --request POST \
- --url https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues \
- --header 'authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}' \
+ --url {% data variables.product.api_url_code %}/repos/${% raw %}{{ github.repository }}{% endraw %}/issues \
+ --header 'authorization: Bearer ${% raw %}{{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}{% endraw %}' \
--header 'content-type: application/json' \
--data '{
- "title": "Automated issue for commit: ${{ github.sha }}",
- "body": "This issue was automatically created by the GitHub Action workflow **${{ github.workflow }}**. \n\n The commit hash was: _${{ github.sha }}_."
+ "title": "Automated issue for commit: ${% raw %}{{ github.sha }}{% endraw %}",
+ "body": "This issue was automatically created by the GitHub Action workflow **${% raw %}{{ github.workflow }}{% endraw %}**. \n\n The commit hash was: _${% raw %}{{ github.sha }}{% endraw %}_."
}' \
- --fail{% endraw %}
+ --fail
```
## Permissions for the `GITHUB_TOKEN`
diff --git a/content/admin/authentication/managing-identity-and-access-for-your-enterprise/configuring-user-provisioning-for-your-enterprise.md b/content/admin/authentication/managing-identity-and-access-for-your-enterprise/configuring-user-provisioning-for-your-enterprise.md
index d9128aa9de03..c4e48243ff3c 100644
--- a/content/admin/authentication/managing-identity-and-access-for-your-enterprise/configuring-user-provisioning-for-your-enterprise.md
+++ b/content/admin/authentication/managing-identity-and-access-for-your-enterprise/configuring-user-provisioning-for-your-enterprise.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ You must have administrative access on your IdP to configure the application for
| Value | Other names | Description | Example |
| :- | :- | :- | :- |
- | URL | Tenant URL | URL to the SCIM provisioning API for your enterprise on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_managed %} |
https://api.YOUR-GITHUB-AE-HOSTNAME/scim/v2
|
+ | URL | Tenant URL | URL to the SCIM provisioning API for your enterprise on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_managed %} | {% data variables.product.api_url_pre %} |
| Shared secret | Personal access token, secret token | Token for application on your IdP to perform provisioning tasks on behalf of an enterprise owner | Personal access token you created in step 1 |
{% endif %}
diff --git a/content/developers/apps/getting-started-with-apps/setting-up-your-development-environment-to-create-a-github-app.md b/content/developers/apps/getting-started-with-apps/setting-up-your-development-environment-to-create-a-github-app.md
index 235e02685729..c3b3eb9bfa8f 100644
--- a/content/developers/apps/getting-started-with-apps/setting-up-your-development-environment-to-create-a-github-app.md
+++ b/content/developers/apps/getting-started-with-apps/setting-up-your-development-environment-to-create-a-github-app.md
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ Here are a few common problems and some suggested solutions. If you run into any
* **Q:** I'm getting an `Octokit::NotFound` 404 error in my debug output:
```
- 2018-12-06 15:00:56 - Octokit::NotFound - POST https://api.github.com/app/installations/500991/access_tokens: 404 - Not Found // See: /v3/apps/#create-a-new-installation-token:
+ 2018-12-06 15:00:56 - Octokit::NotFound - POST {% data variables.product.api_url_code %}/app/installations/500991/access_tokens: 404 - Not Found // See: /v3/apps/#create-a-new-installation-token:
```
**A:** Ensure the variables in your `.env` file are correct. Make sure that you have not set identical variables in any other environment variable files like `bash_profile`. You can check the environment variables your app is using by adding `puts` statements to your app code and re-running the code. For example, to ensure you have the correct private key set, you could add `puts PRIVATE_KEY` to your app code:
diff --git a/content/developers/apps/guides/using-content-attachments.md b/content/developers/apps/guides/using-content-attachments.md
index 3b36d827fe65..38fe4f1237fd 100644
--- a/content/developers/apps/guides/using-content-attachments.md
+++ b/content/developers/apps/guides/using-content-attachments.md
@@ -66,16 +66,16 @@ The content attachment flow shows you the relationship between the URL in the is
The `body` parameter can contain markdown:
- ```shell
- curl -X POST \
- https://api.github.com/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/content_references/17/attachments \
- -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github.corsair-preview+json' \
- -H 'Authorization: Bearer $INSTALLATION_TOKEN' \
- -d '{
- "title": "[A-1234] Error found in core/models.py file",
- "body": "You have used an email that already exists for the user_email_uniq field.\n ## DETAILS:\n\nThe (email)=(Octocat@github.com) already exists.\n\n The error was found in core/models.py in get_or_create_user at line 62.\n\n self.save()"
- }'
- ```
+```shell
+curl -X POST \
+ {% data variables.product.api_url_code %}/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/content_references/17/attachments \
+ -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github.corsair-preview+json' \
+ -H 'Authorization: Bearer $INSTALLATION_TOKEN' \
+ -d '{
+ "title": "[A-1234] Error found in core/models.py file",
+ "body": "You have used an email that already exists for the user_email_uniq field.\n ## DETAILS:\n\nThe (email)=(Octocat@github.com) already exists.\n\n The error was found in core/models.py in get_or_create_user at line 62.\n\n self.save()"
+}'
+```
For more information about creating an installation token, see "[Authenticating as a GitHub App](/apps/building-github-apps/authenticating-with-github-apps/#authenticating-as-an-installation)."
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ mutation {
Example cURL:
```shell
-curl -X "POST" "https://api.github.com/graphql" \
+curl -X "POST" "{% data variables.product.api_url_code %}/graphql" \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer $INSTALLATION_TOKEN' \
-H 'Accept: application/vnd.github.corsair-preview+json' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8' \
diff --git a/content/rest/guides/getting-started-with-the-rest-api.md b/content/rest/guides/getting-started-with-the-rest-api.md
index f5f6dc0fa4d8..a4bbf05b53be 100644
--- a/content/rest/guides/getting-started-with-the-rest-api.md
+++ b/content/rest/guides/getting-started-with-the-rest-api.md
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ topics:
---
-Let's walk through core API concepts as we tackle some everyday use cases.
+Let's walk through core API concepts as we tackle some everyday use cases.
+
+{% data reusables.rest-api.dotcom-only-guide-note %}
## Overview
diff --git a/content/rest/guides/traversing-with-pagination.md b/content/rest/guides/traversing-with-pagination.md
index a49b04e1bfd1..8d32240dfc78 100644
--- a/content/rest/guides/traversing-with-pagination.md
+++ b/content/rest/guides/traversing-with-pagination.md
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ topics:
- API
---
-
-
The {% data variables.product.product_name %} API provides a vast wealth of information for developers to consume.
Most of the time, you might even find that you're asking for _too much_ information,
and in order to keep our servers happy, the API will automatically [paginate the requested items][pagination].
-In this guide, we'll make some calls to the {% data variables.product.product_name %} Search API, and iterate over
+In this guide, we'll make some calls to the Search API, and iterate over
the results using pagination. You can find the complete source code for this project
in the [platform-samples][platform samples] repository.
+{% data reusables.rest-api.dotcom-only-guide-note %}
+
## Basics of Pagination
To start with, it's important to know a few facts about receiving paginated items:
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ of an API call. For example, let's make a curl request to the search API, to fin
out how many times Mozilla projects use the phrase `addClass`:
```shell
-$ curl -I "{% data variables.product.api_url_pre %}/search/code?q=addClass+user:mozilla"
+$ curl -I "https://api.github.com/search/code?q=addClass+user:mozilla"
```
The `-I` parameter indicates that we only care about the headers, not the actual
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ parameter. By default, `page` always starts at `1`. Let's jump ahead to page 14
and see what happens:
```shell
-$ curl -I "{% data variables.product.api_url_pre %}/search/code?q=addClass+user:mozilla&page=14"
+$ curl -I "https://api.github.com/search/code?q=addClass+user:mozilla&page=14"
```
Here's the link header once more:
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ By passing the `per_page` parameter, you can specify how many items you want
each page to return, up to 100 items. Let's try asking for 50 items about `addClass`:
```shell
-$ curl -I "{% data variables.product.api_url_pre %}/search/code?q=addClass+user:mozilla&per_page=50"
+$ curl -I "https://api.github.com/search/code?q=addClass+user:mozilla&per_page=50"
```
Notice what it does to the header response:
diff --git a/data/reusables/github-insights/enterprise-api-url.md b/data/reusables/github-insights/enterprise-api-url.md
index 837dc323a77e..061c6b351b46 100644
--- a/data/reusables/github-insights/enterprise-api-url.md
+++ b/data/reusables/github-insights/enterprise-api-url.md
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-1. Under "{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} API URL", type {% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %}https://api.github.com {% else %}the URL you use to access {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}{% endif %}.
+1. Under "{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} API URL", type {% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %}https://api.github.com{% else %}the URL you use to access {% data variables.product.product_name %}{% endif %}.

diff --git a/data/reusables/rest-api/dotcom-only-guide-note.md b/data/reusables/rest-api/dotcom-only-guide-note.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..337cff1adf3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/reusables/rest-api/dotcom-only-guide-note.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{% if currentVersion != "free-pro-team@latest" %}
+
+{% note %}
+
+**Note**: The following guide uses the REST API for {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}.
+
+- Use {% data variables.product.api_url_pre %} to access the API for {% data variables.product.product_name %}.
+
+- The guide specifies usernames and repositories that may not exist on {% data variables.product.product_location %}. You may need to use different names to see similar output.
+
+{% endnote %}
+
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/data/variables/product.yml b/data/variables/product.yml
index 0279f84228a9..db6d2517885e 100644
--- a/data/variables/product.yml
+++ b/data/variables/product.yml
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ doc_url_pre: >-
{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %}https://docs.github.com/rest{% elsif enterpriseServerVersions contains currentVersion %}https://docs.github.com/enterprise/{{ currentVersion | version_num }}/rest{% elsif currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" %}https://docs.github.com/github-ae@latest/rest{% endif %}
# Use this inside command-line code blocks
api_url_pre: >-
- {% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %}https://api.github.com{% elsif enterpriseServerVersions contains currentVersion %}http(s)://[hostname]/api/v3{% elsif currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" %}https://api.[hostname]{% endif %}
+ {% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %}https://api.github.com{% elsif enterpriseServerVersions contains currentVersion %}http(s)://[hostname]/api/v3{% elsif currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" %}https://[hostname]/api/v3{% endif %}
# Use this inside command-line code blocks
# Enterprise OAuth paths that don't include "/graphql" or "/api/v3"
oauth_host_code: >-
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ device_authorization_url: >-
{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" or currentVersion ver_gt "enterprise-server@2.21" or currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" %}[`https://github.com/login/device`](https://github.com/login/device){% else %}`http(s)://[hostname]/login/device`{% endif %}
# Use this all other code blocks
api_url_code: >-
- {% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %}https://api.github.com{% elsif enterpriseServerVersions contains currentVersion %}http(s)://[hostname]/api/v3{% elsif currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" %}https://api.[hostname]{% endif %}
+ {% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %}https://api.github.com{% elsif enterpriseServerVersions contains currentVersion %}http(s)://[hostname]/api/v3{% elsif currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" %}https://[hostname]/api/v3{% endif %}
# Use this inside command-line code blocks
graphql_url_pre: >-
{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %}https://api.github.com/graphql{% elsif enterpriseServerVersions contains currentVersion %}http(s)://[hostname]/api/graphql{% elsif currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" %}https://api.[hostname]/graphql{% endif %}