---
title: Create, update, and delete individual files
author_name: ymendel
---

We're following in the footsteps of GitHub.com's ability to [edit][web_edit] and
[create][web_create] files in your web browser. Starting today, the
[Repository Contents API][docs] will let you easily [create][], [update][], and even
[delete][] individual files.

Happy editing!


[web_edit]:   https://github.com/blog/143-inline-file-editing
[web_create]: https://github.com/blog/1327-creating-files-on-github

[docs]:   /v3/repos/contents/
[create]: /v3/repos/contents/#create-a-file
[update]: /v3/repos/contents/#update-a-file
[delete]: /v3/repos/contents/#delete-a-file

