Is there an API for GitHub?

GitHub does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 13 maintained endpoints for github.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape GitHub data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when github.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a GitHub account?

No. Every GitHub action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the GitHub API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Developer Tools

GitHub API

github.com

GitHub - repo/user search, repo details, releases, trending, and profiles.

Actions: 13
Category: Developer Tools
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

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Call the GitHub API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs gh_issue_details.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "gh_issue_details",
    "params": {
      "owner": "facebook",
      "repo": "react",
      "issue_number": 28000
    }
  }'

13 actions on github.com

Read

Issue Details
gh_issue_detailsread1 credit / call
Returns a single GitHub issue or pull request by number with disambiguation field.
owner
string · required
repo
string · required
issue_number
integer · required
Org Public Members
gh_org_membersread1 credit / call
Returns the public members of a GitHub organization.
org
string · required
per_page
integer
page
integer
Org Repositories
gh_org_reposread1 credit / call
Returns repositories owned by an organization with name, language, stars, and license.
org
string · required
type
string
sort
string
direction
string
per_page
integer
page
integer
Repo Contributors
gh_repo_contributorsread2 credits / call
Returns top contributors for a repository with contribution counts and profile links.
owner
string · required
repo
string · required
Repo Details
gh_repo_detailsread1 credit / call
Returns full repository metadata including stars, forks, language, topics, and license.
owner
string · required
repo
string · required
Repo Releases
gh_repo_releasesread1 credit / call
Returns releases for a repository with tag names, release notes, and asset downloads.
owner
string · required
repo
string · required
Repository Search
gh_search_reposread2 credits / call
Returns repositories matching keywords, language, stars, and GitHub search syntax.
query
string · required
sort
string
order
string
per_page
integer
page
integer
Repo Stargazers
gh_repo_stargazersread1 credit / call
Returns users who have starred a repository with optional starred-at timestamps.
owner
string · required
repo
string · required
per_page
integer
page
integer
include_starred_at
boolean
Trending Developers
gh_trending_developersread1 credit / call
Returns currently trending developers on GitHub with their popular repositories.
since
string
language
string
Trending Repositories
gh_trending_reposread2 credits / call
Returns currently trending repositories filtered by period and programming language.
since
string
language
string
spoken_language_code
string
User Details
gh_user_detailsread1 credit / call
Returns a user or organization profile with repos, followers, bio, company, and location.
username
string · required
User Repositories
gh_user_reposread1 credit / call
Returns a user's public repositories with stars, forks, language, and descriptions.
username
string · required
User Search
gh_search_usersread1 credit / call
Returns users and organizations matching name, location, and followers filters.
query
string · required
sort
string
order
string
per_page
integer
page
integer

GitHub API questions

Is there an API for GitHub?: GitHub does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 13 maintained endpoints for github.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape GitHub data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when github.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a GitHub account?: No. Every GitHub action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the GitHub API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.