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GitHub Developer Data

base /github/v124 endpoints

post/github/v1/user1 credit

GitHub user profile

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
username	required	—	GitHub user login (the @handle, without the @).

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post/github/v1/user_repos1 credit

repositories owned by a user

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
username	required	—	GitHub user login (the @handle, without the @).
type	optional	all · owner · member · public · private · forks · sources	Filter the repository list by relationship/visibility (accepted values vary slightly between user and org endpoints).
sort	optional	created · updated · pushed · full_name	Field to sort repositories by.
direction	optional	asc · desc	Sort direction.
page = 1	optional	1–	1-based page number. Page forward with meta.next_page.
per_page = 100	optional	1–100	Results per page (1-100, default 100). Larger values are clamped.
cursor	optional	—	Opaque pagination cursor (forwarded as ?after=). Use the value from meta.next_cursor; ignored by the search_* actions.

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post/github/v1/user_followers1 credit

followers for a user

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
username	required	—	GitHub user login (the @handle, without the @).
page = 1	optional	1–	1-based page number. Page forward with meta.next_page.
per_page = 100	optional	1–100	Results per page (1-100, default 100). Larger values are clamped.
cursor	optional	—	Opaque pagination cursor (forwarded as ?after=). Use the value from meta.next_cursor; ignored by the search_* actions.

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post/github/v1/user_following1 credit

accounts followed by a user

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
username	required	—	GitHub user login (the @handle, without the @).
page = 1	optional	1–	1-based page number. Page forward with meta.next_page.
per_page = 100	optional	1–100	Results per page (1-100, default 100). Larger values are clamped.
cursor	optional	—	Opaque pagination cursor (forwarded as ?after=). Use the value from meta.next_cursor; ignored by the search_* actions.

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post/github/v1/user_gists1 credit

public gists for a user

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
username	required	—	GitHub user login (the @handle, without the @).
page = 1	optional	1–	1-based page number. Page forward with meta.next_page.
per_page = 100	optional	1–100	Results per page (1-100, default 100). Larger values are clamped.
cursor	optional	—	Opaque pagination cursor (forwarded as ?after=). Use the value from meta.next_cursor; ignored by the search_* actions.

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post/github/v1/repo1 credit

repository metadata

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
owner	required	—	Repository owner — the user or organization login (the part before the slash in owner/repo).
repo	required	—	Repository name (the part after the slash in owner/repo).

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post/github/v1/repo_issues1 credit

repository issues

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
owner	required	—	Repository owner — the user or organization login (the part before the slash in owner/repo).
repo	required	—	Repository name (the part after the slash in owner/repo).
state	optional	open · closed · all	Filter issues/pull requests by state.
since	optional	—	Only records updated at/after this ISO-8601 timestamp.
sort	optional	created · updated · comments	Field to sort issues by.
direction	optional	asc · desc	Sort direction.
page = 1	optional	1–	1-based page number. Page forward with meta.next_page.
per_page = 100	optional	1–100	Results per page (1-100, default 100). Larger values are clamped.
cursor	optional	—	Opaque pagination cursor (forwarded as ?after=). Use the value from meta.next_cursor; ignored by the search_* actions.

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post/github/v1/repo_pulls1 credit

repository pull requests

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
owner	required	—	Repository owner — the user or organization login (the part before the slash in owner/repo).
repo	required	—	Repository name (the part after the slash in owner/repo).
state	optional	open · closed · all	Filter issues/pull requests by state.
sort	optional	created · updated · popularity · long-running	Field to sort pull requests by.
direction	optional	asc · desc	Sort direction.
page = 1	optional	1–	1-based page number. Page forward with meta.next_page.
per_page = 100	optional	1–100	Results per page (1-100, default 100). Larger values are clamped.
cursor	optional	—	Opaque pagination cursor (forwarded as ?after=). Use the value from meta.next_cursor; ignored by the search_* actions.

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post/github/v1/repo_commits1 credit

repository commits

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
owner	required	—	Repository owner — the user or organization login (the part before the slash in owner/repo).
repo	required	—	Repository name (the part after the slash in owner/repo).
sha	optional	—	Commit listing: branch name or commit SHA to start from (defaults to the repository's default branch).
path	optional	—	Only commits that touch this file path.
author	optional	—	Only commits by this GitHub login or email.
since	optional	—	Only records updated at/after this ISO-8601 timestamp.
until	optional	—	Only commits before this ISO-8601 timestamp.
page = 1	optional	1–	1-based page number. Page forward with meta.next_page.
per_page = 100	optional	1–100	Results per page (1-100, default 100). Larger values are clamped.
cursor	optional	—	Opaque pagination cursor (forwarded as ?after=). Use the value from meta.next_cursor; ignored by the search_* actions.

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post/github/v1/repo_contributors1 credit

repository contributors

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
owner	required	—	Repository owner — the user or organization login (the part before the slash in owner/repo).
repo	required	—	Repository name (the part after the slash in owner/repo).
anon	optional	1 · true	Set to 1/true to also include anonymous contributors.
page = 1	optional	1–	1-based page number. Page forward with meta.next_page.
per_page = 100	optional	1–100	Results per page (1-100, default 100). Larger values are clamped.
cursor	optional	—	Opaque pagination cursor (forwarded as ?after=). Use the value from meta.next_cursor; ignored by the search_* actions.

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post/github/v1/repo_releases1 credit

repository releases

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
owner	required	—	Repository owner — the user or organization login (the part before the slash in owner/repo).
repo	required	—	Repository name (the part after the slash in owner/repo).
page = 1	optional	1–	1-based page number. Page forward with meta.next_page.
per_page = 100	optional	1–100	Results per page (1-100, default 100). Larger values are clamped.
cursor	optional	—	Opaque pagination cursor (forwarded as ?after=). Use the value from meta.next_cursor; ignored by the search_* actions.

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post/github/v1/repo_stargazers1 credit

repository stargazers

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
owner	required	—	Repository owner — the user or organization login (the part before the slash in owner/repo).
repo	required	—	Repository name (the part after the slash in owner/repo).
page = 1	optional	1–	1-based page number. Page forward with meta.next_page.
per_page = 100	optional	1–100	Results per page (1-100, default 100). Larger values are clamped.
cursor	optional	—	Opaque pagination cursor (forwarded as ?after=). Use the value from meta.next_cursor; ignored by the search_* actions.

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post/github/v1/repo_forks1 credit

repository forks

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
owner	required	—	Repository owner — the user or organization login (the part before the slash in owner/repo).
repo	required	—	Repository name (the part after the slash in owner/repo).
sort	optional	newest · oldest · stargazers · watchers	Field to sort forks by.
page = 1	optional	1–	1-based page number. Page forward with meta.next_page.
per_page = 100	optional	1–100	Results per page (1-100, default 100). Larger values are clamped.
cursor	optional	—	Opaque pagination cursor (forwarded as ?after=). Use the value from meta.next_cursor; ignored by the search_* actions.

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post/github/v1/repo_languagesfree

repository language byte counts

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
owner	required	—	Repository owner — the user or organization login (the part before the slash in owner/repo).
repo	required	—	Repository name (the part after the slash in owner/repo).

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post/github/v1/repo_contents1 credit

repository content metadata for a path

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
owner	required	—	Repository owner — the user or organization login (the part before the slash in owner/repo).
repo	required	—	Repository name (the part after the slash in owner/repo).
path	optional	—	Path to a file or directory inside the repository (omit or '/' for the repository root).
ref	optional	—	Branch, tag, or commit SHA to read from (defaults to the default branch).

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post/github/v1/repo_readme1 credit

repository README metadata/content URL

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
owner	required	—	Repository owner — the user or organization login (the part before the slash in owner/repo).
repo	required	—	Repository name (the part after the slash in owner/repo).
ref	optional	—	Branch, tag, or commit SHA to read from (defaults to the default branch).

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post/github/v1/org1 credit

organization profile

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
org	required	—	GitHub organization login.

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post/github/v1/org_repos1 credit

organization repositories

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
org	required	—	GitHub organization login.
type	optional	all · owner · member · public · private · forks · sources	Filter the repository list by relationship/visibility (accepted values vary slightly between user and org endpoints).
sort	optional	created · updated · pushed · full_name	Field to sort repositories by.
direction	optional	asc · desc	Sort direction.
page = 1	optional	1–	1-based page number. Page forward with meta.next_page.
per_page = 100	optional	1–100	Results per page (1-100, default 100). Larger values are clamped.
cursor	optional	—	Opaque pagination cursor (forwarded as ?after=). Use the value from meta.next_cursor; ignored by the search_* actions.

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post/github/v1/org_members1 credit

public organization members

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
org	required	—	GitHub organization login.
filter	optional	all · 2fa_disabled	Filter organization members.
role	optional	all · admin · member	Filter organization members by role.
page = 1	optional	1–	1-based page number. Page forward with meta.next_page.
per_page = 100	optional	1–100	Results per page (1-100, default 100). Larger values are clamped.
cursor	optional	—	Opaque pagination cursor (forwarded as ?after=). Use the value from meta.next_cursor; ignored by the search_* actions.

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post/github/v1/search_repos2 credits

search repositories

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
q	required	—	GitHub search query, including qualifiers (e.g. 'language:python stars:>1000', 'author:torvalds').
sort	optional	stars · forks · help-wanted-issues · updated	Field to sort search results by (omit for best-match relevance).
order	optional	desc · asc	Sort direction for search results (only applies when sort is set).
page = 1	optional	1–	1-based page number. Page forward with meta.next_page.
per_page = 100	optional	1–100	Results per page (1-100, default 100). Larger values are clamped.

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post/github/v1/search_users2 credits

search users

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
q	required	—	GitHub search query, including qualifiers (e.g. 'language:python stars:>1000', 'author:torvalds').
sort	optional	followers · repositories · joined	Field to sort search results by (omit for best-match relevance).
order	optional	desc · asc	Sort direction for search results (only applies when sort is set).
page = 1	optional	1–	1-based page number. Page forward with meta.next_page.
per_page = 100	optional	1–100	Results per page (1-100, default 100). Larger values are clamped.

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post/github/v1/search_code3 credits

search code (token required by GitHub)

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
q	required	—	GitHub search query, including qualifiers (e.g. 'language:python stars:>1000', 'author:torvalds').
sort	optional	indexed	Field to sort search results by (omit for best-match relevance).
order	optional	desc · asc	Sort direction for search results (only applies when sort is set).
page = 1	optional	1–	1-based page number. Page forward with meta.next_page.
per_page = 100	optional	1–100	Results per page (1-100, default 100). Larger values are clamped.

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post/github/v1/search_issues2 credits

search issues and pull requests

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
q	required	—	GitHub search query, including qualifiers (e.g. 'language:python stars:>1000', 'author:torvalds').
sort	optional	comments · created · updated · reactions	Field to sort search results by (omit for best-match relevance).
order	optional	desc · asc	Sort direction for search results (only applies when sort is set).
page = 1	optional	1–	1-based page number. Page forward with meta.next_page.
per_page = 100	optional	1–100	Results per page (1-100, default 100). Larger values are clamped.

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post/github/v1/rate_limitfree

current token/IP rate-limit status

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Example request · user

curl -X POST https://api.reefapi.com/github/v1/user \
  -H "x-api-key: $REEF_KEY" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username":"torvalds"}'

Response shape

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": { /* the result */ },
  "meta": {
    "latency_ms": 240,
    "record_count": 12,
    "completeness_pct": 100
  },
  "error": null
}