Social

Query GitHub Repository

0calls
2 credits / call

Need to fetch the core metadata of a GitHub repository quickly? This endpoint returns the repository's key data in a single call — ideal for project listings, statistics, and analytics use cases.

Data returned

In a single request you receive:

  • Core metrics: star, fork, open_issues, and other key counters.
  • Project details: description, homepage, language breakdown, topic tags, license.
  • Participants: collaborator list (collaborators) and inferred maintainer list (maintainers), including their public email when the user has chosen to expose it.
Note

Thecollaborators field may be empty when access is restricted. maintainers is inferred and intended for reference only.

Query parameters

repo
stringrequired

Target repository identifier in owner/repo form.

Response

200 / OK

Success. Returns the repository's information.

JSON

400 / Bad Request

Missing or malformed request parameters. Ensure repo is supplied in owner/repo form.

JSON

502 / Bad Gateway

Temporarily unable to fetch the repository. Please try again later.

JSON