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GitHub Repository Search API

Search GitHub repositories with every GitHub search qualifier (language:, stars:, topic:, org:, pushed:, archived: and more): name, owner, description, homepage, stars, forks, open issues, language, topics, license, default branch and created / updated / pushed dates for up to 100 repositories per page, plus the total match count. Sort by best match, stars, forks, recent updates or help-wanted issues.

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

NameTypeDescription
qrequiredstringSearch terms with any GitHub qualifiers: language:python stars:>1000 topic:cli org:pallets pushed:>2026-01-01 archived:false in:name,description.
sortstringbest (best match), stars, forks, updated (recently updated) or help_wanted_issues.
Default: "best"
One of: best, stars, forks, updated, help_wanted_issues
orderstringSort direction (ignored for best match).
Default: "desc"
One of: desc, asc
pageintegerResults page.
Default: 1
per_pageintegerRepositories per page (1-100). GitHub serves at most the first 1,000 matches.
Default: 10
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/search?q=web%20framework&sort=stars" \
  -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 search scrapers ~$2-5 per 1k; GitHub REST search API 10 req/min per IP unauthenticated.

    Questions

    How much does the GitHub Repository Search 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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