GitHub API
Repositories, issues, Actions
Official site consultedDevelopment and automation
Last verified: 1 October 2026
The GitHub REST API lets you create integrations, retrieve data and automate workflows. It covers repositories, issues and pull requests, Actions, Git operations, organizations and code security. The Octokit libraries are recommended.
Services
- Repositories and contents
- Issues and pull requests
- GitHub Actions (workflows, artifacts, secrets)
- Git operations (commits, tags, trees)
- Organizations, teams and code security
Access requirements
Authentication gives access to more endpoints and a higher rate limit.
Sources
- GitHub API (new tab), verified on 1 October 2026Official site consulted