许可 API 返回有关热门开源许可的元数据,以及有关特定项目许可文件的信息。
许可证 API 使用开源 Ruby Gem 许可来尝试识别项目的许可。 被许可人将项目 LICENSE
文件(如果有)的内容与已知许可的简短列表相匹配。 因此,API 不考虑项目依赖项的许可或其他记录项目许可的方式,例如对文档中许可名称的引用。
如果许可匹配,则返回的许可密钥和名称符合 SPDX 规格。
注:这些端点还将返回仓库的许可信息:
GitHub 有很多功能, 但它不是律师事务所。 因此,GitHub 不提供法律建议。 使用许可 API 或向我们发送电子邮件并不构成法律意见,也不形成律师-客户关系。 如果您对特定许可可以做什么和不能做什么有任何疑问,您应该在继续之前先咨询自己的法律顾问。 事实上,在做出任何可能具有法律后果或影响您合法权利的决定之前,您都应该咨询自己的律师。
GitHub 创建了许可 API,旨在帮助用户获取有关开源许可以及使用它们的项目的信息。 我们希望它有帮助,但请记住,我们不是律师(至少大多数人不是),像其他人一样,我们也会犯错。 因此,GitHub“按原样”提供 API,对提供或通过其提供的任何信息或许可不做任何保证,并对使用 API 所造成的损害不承担责任。
get /licenses
参数
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
featured |
boolean | query | |
per_page |
integer | query | Results per page (max 100) |
代码示例
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
https://api.github.com/licenses
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /licenses')
Default response
Status: 200 OK
[
{
"key": "mit",
"name": "MIT License",
"spdx_id": "MIT",
"url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mit",
"node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
},
{
"key": "lgpl-3.0",
"name": "GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0",
"spdx_id": "LGPL-3.0",
"url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/lgpl-3.0",
"node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
},
{
"key": "mpl-2.0",
"name": "Mozilla Public License 2.0",
"spdx_id": "MPL-2.0",
"url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mpl-2.0",
"node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
},
{
"key": "agpl-3.0",
"name": "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0",
"spdx_id": "AGPL-3.0",
"url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/agpl-3.0",
"node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
},
{
"key": "unlicense",
"name": "The Unlicense",
"spdx_id": "Unlicense",
"url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/unlicense",
"node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
},
{
"key": "apache-2.0",
"name": "Apache License 2.0",
"spdx_id": "Apache-2.0",
"url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/apache-2.0",
"node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
},
{
"key": "gpl-3.0",
"name": "GNU General Public License v3.0",
"spdx_id": "GPL-3.0",
"url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/gpl-3.0",
"node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
}
]
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Notes
get /licenses/{license}
参数
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
license |
string | path |
代码示例
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
https://api.github.com/licenses/LICENSE
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /licenses/{license}', {
license: 'license'
})
Default response
Status: 200 OK
{
"key": "mit",
"name": "MIT License",
"spdx_id": "MIT",
"url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mit",
"node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA==",
"html_url": "http://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/",
"description": "A permissive license that is short and to the point. It lets people do anything with your code with proper attribution and without warranty.",
"implementation": "Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license into the file. Replace [year] with the current year and [fullname] with the name (or names) of the copyright holders.",
"permissions": [
"commercial-use",
"modifications",
"distribution",
"sublicense",
"private-use"
],
"conditions": [
"include-copyright"
],
"limitations": [
"no-liability"
],
"body": "\n\nThe MIT License (MIT)\n\nCopyright (c) [year] [fullname]\n\nPermission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy\nof this software and associated documentation files (the \"Software\"), to deal\nin the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights\nto use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell\ncopies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is\nfurnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:\n\nThe above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all\ncopies or substantial portions of the Software.\n\nTHE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED \"AS IS\", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR\nIMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,\nFITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE\nAUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER\nLIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,\nOUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE\nSOFTWARE.\n",
"featured": true
}
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Forbidden
Status: 403 Forbidden
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
Notes
Get the license for a repository
This method returns the contents of the repository's license file, if one is detected.
Similar to Get repository content, this method also supports custom media types for retrieving the raw license content or rendered license HTML.
get /repos/{owner}/{repo}/license
参数
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
owner |
string | path | |
repo |
string | path |
代码示例
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/license
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/license', {
owner: 'octocat',
repo: 'hello-world'
})
Default response
Status: 200 OK
{
"name": "LICENSE",
"path": "LICENSE",
"sha": "401c59dcc4570b954dd6d345e76199e1f4e76266",
"size": 1077,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/benbalter/gman/contents/LICENSE?ref=master",
"html_url": "https://github.com/benbalter/gman/blob/master/LICENSE",
"git_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/benbalter/gman/git/blobs/401c59dcc4570b954dd6d345e76199e1f4e76266",
"download_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbalter/gman/master/LICENSE?lab=true",
"type": "file",
"content": "VGhlIE1JVCBMaWNlbnNlIChNSVQpCgpDb3B5cmlnaHQgKGMpIDIwMTMgQmVu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\nSEUgVVNFIE9SIE9USEVSIERFQUxJTkdTIElOIFRIRSBTT0ZUV0FSRS4K\n",
"encoding": "base64",
"_links": {
"self": "https://api.github.com/repos/benbalter/gman/contents/LICENSE?ref=master",
"git": "https://api.github.com/repos/benbalter/gman/git/blobs/401c59dcc4570b954dd6d345e76199e1f4e76266",
"html": "https://github.com/benbalter/gman/blob/master/LICENSE"
},
"license": {
"key": "mit",
"name": "MIT License",
"spdx_id": "MIT",
"url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mit",
"node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
}
}