GITHUB API
Repository
Retrieve repository from GitHub with a single API request.
GET
/api/data/v1/github/repository1credit base cost
Request parameters
Up to 1 creditGitHub repository URL
Live requests use your prepaid balance. Cached responses cost zero where supported.
curl --request GET \
--url 'https://fetchgoblin.com/api/data/v1/github/repository?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Ftorvalds%2Flinux' \
--header 'x-api-key: YOUR_FETCHGOBLIN_API_KEY'Response
Example{
"success": true,
"repository": {
"id": 2325298,
"node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkyMzI1Mjk4",
"name": "linux",
"full_name": "torvalds/linux",
"owner": {
"id": 1024025,
"login": "torvalds",
"avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1024025?v=4",
"url": "https://github.com/torvalds",
"type": "User"
},
"private": false,
"url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux",
"description": "Linux kernel source tree",
"fork": false,
"homepage": "",
"language": "C",
"forks_count": 62423,
"stars_count": 233979,
"watchers_count": 233979,
"size": 6298741,
"default_branch": "master",
"open_issues_count": 3,
"topics": [],
"license": {
"key": "other",
"name": "Other",
"spdx_id": "NOASSERTION"
},
"archived": false,
"disabled": false,
"visibility": "public",
"pushed_at": "2026-05-21T16:23:10Z",
"created_at": "2011-09-04T22:48:12Z",
"updated_at": "2026-05-21T19:31:40Z"
},
"credits_charged": 1,
"credits_remaining": 1000,
"request_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"
}Example data from the API specification. Run a request to retrieve current data.
Response shape
This schema describes the documented data shape. Some platform fields may be absent or null. The response also includes your FetchGoblin request ID and current credit balance.
View JSON Schema +
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"success": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"repository": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "integer"
},
"node_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"full_name": {
"type": "string"
},
"owner": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "integer"
},
"login": {
"type": "string"
},
"avatar_url": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"private": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": {
"type": "string"
},
"fork": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"homepage": {
"type": "string"
},
"language": {
"type": "string"
},
"forks_count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"stars_count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"watchers_count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"size": {
"type": "integer"
},
"default_branch": {
"type": "string"
},
"open_issues_count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"topics": {
"type": "array"
},
"license": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"key": {
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"spdx_id": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"archived": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"disabled": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"visibility": {
"type": "string"
},
"pushed_at": {
"type": "string"
},
"created_at": {
"type": "string"
},
"updated_at": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"credits_charged": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "FetchGoblin credits charged for this request."
},
"credits_remaining": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Your FetchGoblin credit balance after this request."
},
"request_id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"description": "FetchGoblin request identifier."
}
}
}