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GitHub Repository API

Everything public about a GitHub repository from its logged-out pages: description, homepage, topics, stars, forks, watchers, open issues and pull requests, languages breakdown, license, default branch, latest release, last commit, commit / release / contributor counts, archive and fork flags, and the README as markdown. No GitHub token and no API rate limit involved.

GEThttps://api.gridlode.com/v1/github/repo
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Parameters

NameTypeDescription
reporequiredstringRepository as owner/name (pallets/flask) or its github.com URL.
include_readmebooleanAlso return the README text (one extra small request).
Default: true
readme_max_charsintegerTruncate the README to this many characters.
Default: 20000
max_ageintegerAccept a cached answer up to this many seconds old, billed at 50%. Default 0 (always fresh).

Response fields

    Code

    curl "https://api.gridlode.com/v1/github/repo?repo=pallets%2Fflask" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GRIDLODE_KEY"
    1 credit per request
    One credit is $0.001 on the smallest pack, from $0.0003 on enterprise plans.
    Half price for cached data
    Cached for up to 1 h. Pass max_age to use it.
    Failed requests are free
    Blocks, timeouts and target errors never cost credits.

    Market reference: Apify GitHub repo scrapers ~$2-5 per 1k; GitHub REST API free but 60 req/h unauthenticated.

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    How much does the GitHub Repository API cost?

    1 credit per request. One credit costs $0.001 on the smallest pack and as little as $0.0003 on enterprise plans. Cached answers cost half and failed calls are free.

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