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GitHub API

Repos, users, issues and search for the whole public GitHub — the developer's Swiss army knife.

StatusLive · verified 23 Oct 2026 · 1103 ms
AuthenticationNone — call it right now
Browser CORSYes — works from front-end code
Free limitsNo key: 60 req/hr · Token: 5,000/hr
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▶ Live playground

This runs in your browser, straight against the real API. Edit the URL and experiment — break nothing, learn everything.

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📸 Real response, captured by us

Not a mockup — this is what GitHub API actually returned when we verified it on 23 Oct 2026 (in 1103 ms).

{
  "id": 54346799,
  "node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnk1NDM0Njc5OQ==",
  "name": "public-apis",
  "full_name": "public-apis/public-apis",
  "private": false,
  "owner": {
    "login": "public-apis",
    "id": 51121562,
    "node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjUxMTIxNTYy",
    "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/51121562?v=4",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/public-apis",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/public-apis",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/public-apis/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/public-apis/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/public-apis/gists{/g

💻 Copy-paste code

Three ways to call GitHub API — pick your weapon.

// GitHub API — no build step, no library. Just fetch.
const res = await fetch("https://api.github.com/repos/public-apis/public-apis");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

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