Authentifizierung
You can read public gists and create them for anonymous users without a token. To read or write gists on a user's behalf, you need the gist OAuth scope and a token. For more information, see "Scopes for OAuth Apps."
Truncation
The Gist API provides up to one megabyte of content for each file in the gist. Each file returned for a gist through the API has a key called truncated
. If truncated
is true
, the file is too large and only a portion of the contents were returned in content
.
If you need the full contents of the file, you can make a GET
request to the URL specified by raw_url
. Be aware that for files larger than ten megabytes, you'll need to clone the gist via the URL provided by git_pull_url
.
In addition to a specific file's contents being truncated, the entire files list may be truncated if the total number exceeds 300 files. If the top level truncated
key is true
, only the first 300 files have been returned in the files list. If you need to fetch all of the gist's files, you'll need to clone the gist via the URL provided by git_pull_url
.
Custom media types for gists
These are the supported media types for fetching gist contents.
application/vnd.github.VERSION.raw
application/vnd.github.VERSION.base64
For more information, see "Media types."
List gists for the authenticated user
Lists the authenticated user's gists or if called anonymously, this endpoint returns all public gists:
get /gists
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
since |
string | query | Only show notifications updated after the given time. This is a timestamp in ISO 8601 format: |
per_page |
integer | query | Results per page (max 100). |
page |
integer | query | Page number of the results to fetch. |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /gists')
Default response
Status: 200 OK
[
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/forks",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/commits",
"id": "aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"node_id": "MDQ6R2lzdGFhNWEzMTVkNjFhZTk0MzhiMThk",
"git_pull_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"git_push_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"html_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"files": {
"hello_world.rb": {
"filename": "hello_world.rb",
"type": "application/x-ruby",
"language": "Ruby",
"raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/6cad326836d38bd3a7ae/raw/db9c55113504e46fa076e7df3a04ce592e2e86d8/hello_world.rb",
"size": 167
}
},
"public": true,
"created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
"updated_at": "2011-06-20T11:34:15Z",
"description": "Hello World Examples",
"comments": 0,
"user": null,
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/comments/",
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"truncated": false
}
]
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Forbidden
Status: 403 Forbidden
Create a gist
Allows you to add a new gist with one or more files.
Note: Don't name your files "gistfile" with a numerical suffix. This is the format of the automatic naming scheme that Gist uses internally.
post /gists
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
description |
string | body |
Description of the gist |
files |
object | body |
Required. Names and content for the files that make up the gist |
public |
body |
undefined |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists \
-d '{"files":{}}'
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('POST /gists', {
files: {}
})
Default response
Status: 201 Created
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/forks",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/commits",
"id": "aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"node_id": "MDQ6R2lzdGFhNWEzMTVkNjFhZTk0MzhiMThk",
"git_pull_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"git_push_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"html_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
"updated_at": "2011-06-20T11:34:15Z",
"description": "Hello World Examples",
"comments": 0,
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/comments/"
}
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Forbidden
Status: 403 Forbidden
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
Validation failed
Status: 422 Unprocessable Entity
List public gists
List public gists sorted by most recently updated to least recently updated.
Note: With pagination, you can fetch up to 3000 gists. For example, you can fetch 100 pages with 30 gists per page or 30 pages with 100 gists per page.
get /gists/public
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
since |
string | query | Only show notifications updated after the given time. This is a timestamp in ISO 8601 format: |
per_page |
integer | query | Results per page (max 100). |
page |
integer | query | Page number of the results to fetch. |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists/public
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /gists/public')
Default response
Status: 200 OK
[
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/forks",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/commits",
"id": "aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"node_id": "MDQ6R2lzdGFhNWEzMTVkNjFhZTk0MzhiMThk",
"git_pull_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"git_push_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"html_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"files": {
"hello_world.rb": {
"filename": "hello_world.rb",
"type": "application/x-ruby",
"language": "Ruby",
"raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/6cad326836d38bd3a7ae/raw/db9c55113504e46fa076e7df3a04ce592e2e86d8/hello_world.rb",
"size": 167
}
},
"public": true,
"created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
"updated_at": "2011-06-20T11:34:15Z",
"description": "Hello World Examples",
"comments": 0,
"user": null,
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/comments/",
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"truncated": false
}
]
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Forbidden
Status: 403 Forbidden
Validation failed
Status: 422 Unprocessable Entity
List starred gists
List the authenticated user's starred gists:
get /gists/starred
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
since |
string | query | Only show notifications updated after the given time. This is a timestamp in ISO 8601 format: |
per_page |
integer | query | Results per page (max 100). |
page |
integer | query | Page number of the results to fetch. |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists/starred
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /gists/starred')
Default response
Status: 200 OK
[
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/forks",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/commits",
"id": "aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"node_id": "MDQ6R2lzdGFhNWEzMTVkNjFhZTk0MzhiMThk",
"git_pull_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"git_push_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"html_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"files": {
"hello_world.rb": {
"filename": "hello_world.rb",
"type": "application/x-ruby",
"language": "Ruby",
"raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/6cad326836d38bd3a7ae/raw/db9c55113504e46fa076e7df3a04ce592e2e86d8/hello_world.rb",
"size": 167
}
},
"public": true,
"created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
"updated_at": "2011-06-20T11:34:15Z",
"description": "Hello World Examples",
"comments": 0,
"user": null,
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/comments/",
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"truncated": false
}
]
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Requires authentication
Status: 401 Unauthorized
Forbidden
Status: 403 Forbidden
get /gists/{gist_id}
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
gist_id |
string | path | gist_id parameter |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists/GIST_ID
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /gists/{gist_id}', {
gist_id: 'gist_id'
})
Default response
Status: 200 OK
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/forks",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/commits",
"id": "aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"node_id": "MDQ6R2lzdGFhNWEzMTVkNjFhZTk0MzhiMThk",
"git_pull_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"git_push_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"html_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
"updated_at": "2011-06-20T11:34:15Z",
"description": "Hello World Examples",
"comments": 0,
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/comments/"
}
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Forbidden gist
Status: 403 Forbidden
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
Update a gist
Allows you to update or delete a gist file and rename gist files. Files from the previous version of the gist that aren't explicitly changed during an edit are unchanged.
patch /gists/{gist_id}
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
gist_id |
string | path | gist_id parameter |
description |
string | body |
Description of the gist |
files |
object | body |
Names of files to be updated |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-X PATCH \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists/GIST_ID \
-d '{"description":"description"}'
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('PATCH /gists/{gist_id}', {
gist_id: 'gist_id',
description: 'description'
})
Default response
Status: 200 OK
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/forks",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/commits",
"id": "aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"node_id": "MDQ6R2lzdGFhNWEzMTVkNjFhZTk0MzhiMThk",
"git_pull_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"git_push_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"html_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
"updated_at": "2011-06-20T11:34:15Z",
"description": "Hello World Examples",
"comments": 0,
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/comments/"
}
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
Validation failed
Status: 422 Unprocessable Entity
delete /gists/{gist_id}
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
gist_id |
string | path | gist_id parameter |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists/GIST_ID
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('DELETE /gists/{gist_id}', {
gist_id: 'gist_id'
})
Response
Status: 204 No Content
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Forbidden
Status: 403 Forbidden
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
get /gists/{gist_id}/commits
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
gist_id |
string | path | gist_id parameter |
per_page |
integer | query | Results per page (max 100). |
page |
integer | query | Page number of the results to fetch. |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists/GIST_ID/commits
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /gists/{gist_id}/commits', {
gist_id: 'gist_id'
})
Default response
Status: 200 OK
[
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/57a7f021a713b1c5a6a199b54cc514735d2d462f",
"version": "57a7f021a713b1c5a6a199b54cc514735d2d462f",
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"change_status": {
"deletions": 0,
"additions": 180,
"total": 180
},
"committed_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z"
}
]
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Forbidden
Status: 403 Forbidden
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
get /gists/{gist_id}/forks
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
gist_id |
string | path | gist_id parameter |
per_page |
integer | query | Results per page (max 100). |
page |
integer | query | Page number of the results to fetch. |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists/GIST_ID/forks
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /gists/{gist_id}/forks', {
gist_id: 'gist_id'
})
Default response
Status: 200 OK
[
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/forks",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/commits",
"id": "aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"node_id": "MDQ6R2lzdGFhNWEzMTVkNjFhZTk0MzhiMThk",
"git_pull_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"git_push_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"html_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"files": {
"hello_world.rb": {
"filename": "hello_world.rb",
"type": "application/x-ruby",
"language": "Ruby",
"raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/6cad326836d38bd3a7ae/raw/db9c55113504e46fa076e7df3a04ce592e2e86d8/hello_world.rb",
"size": 167
}
},
"public": true,
"created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
"updated_at": "2011-06-20T11:34:15Z",
"description": "Hello World Examples",
"comments": 1,
"user": null,
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/comments/",
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
}
}
]
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Forbidden
Status: 403 Forbidden
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
Fork a gist
Note: This was previously /gists/:gist_id/fork
.
post /gists/{gist_id}/forks
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
gist_id |
string | path | gist_id parameter |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists/GIST_ID/forks
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('POST /gists/{gist_id}/forks', {
gist_id: 'gist_id'
})
Default response
Status: 201 Created
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/forks",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/commits",
"id": "aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"node_id": "MDQ6R2lzdGFhNWEzMTVkNjFhZTk0MzhiMThk",
"git_pull_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"git_push_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"html_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"files": {
"hello_world.rb": {
"filename": "hello_world.rb",
"type": "application/x-ruby",
"language": "Ruby",
"raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/6cad326836d38bd3a7ae/raw/db9c55113504e46fa076e7df3a04ce592e2e86d8/hello_world.rb",
"size": 167
}
},
"public": true,
"created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
"updated_at": "2011-06-20T11:34:15Z",
"description": "Hello World Examples",
"comments": 0,
"user": null,
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/comments/",
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"truncated": false
}
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Forbidden
Status: 403 Forbidden
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
Validation failed
Status: 422 Unprocessable Entity
get /gists/{gist_id}/star
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
gist_id |
string | path | gist_id parameter |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists/GIST_ID/star
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /gists/{gist_id}/star', {
gist_id: 'gist_id'
})
Response if gist is starred
Status: 204 No Content
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Forbidden
Status: 403 Forbidden
Response if gist is not starred
Status: 404 Not Found
Star a gist
Note that you'll need to set Content-Length
to zero when calling out to this endpoint. For more information, see "HTTP verbs."
put /gists/{gist_id}/star
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
gist_id |
string | path | gist_id parameter |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-X PUT \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists/GIST_ID/star
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('PUT /gists/{gist_id}/star', {
gist_id: 'gist_id'
})
Response
Status: 204 No Content
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Forbidden
Status: 403 Forbidden
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
delete /gists/{gist_id}/star
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
gist_id |
string | path | gist_id parameter |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists/GIST_ID/star
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('DELETE /gists/{gist_id}/star', {
gist_id: 'gist_id'
})
Response
Status: 204 No Content
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Forbidden
Status: 403 Forbidden
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
get /gists/{gist_id}/{sha}
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
gist_id |
string | path | gist_id parameter |
sha |
string | path |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists/GIST_ID/SHA
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /gists/{gist_id}/{sha}', {
gist_id: 'gist_id',
sha: 'sha'
})
Default response
Status: 200 OK
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/forks",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/commits",
"id": "aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"node_id": "MDQ6R2lzdGFhNWEzMTVkNjFhZTk0MzhiMThk",
"git_pull_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"git_push_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"html_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
"updated_at": "2011-06-20T11:34:15Z",
"description": "Hello World Examples",
"comments": 0,
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/comments/"
}
Forbidden
Status: 403 Forbidden
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
Validation failed
Status: 422 Unprocessable Entity
List gists for a user
Lists public gists for the specified user:
get /users/{username}/gists
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
username |
string | path | |
since |
string | query | Only show notifications updated after the given time. This is a timestamp in ISO 8601 format: |
per_page |
integer | query | Results per page (max 100). |
page |
integer | query | Page number of the results to fetch. |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/users/USERNAME/gists
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /users/{username}/gists', {
username: 'username'
})
Default response
Status: 200 OK
[
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/forks",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/commits",
"id": "aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"node_id": "MDQ6R2lzdGFhNWEzMTVkNjFhZTk0MzhiMThk",
"git_pull_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"git_push_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"html_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"files": {
"hello_world.rb": {
"filename": "hello_world.rb",
"type": "application/x-ruby",
"language": "Ruby",
"raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/6cad326836d38bd3a7ae/raw/db9c55113504e46fa076e7df3a04ce592e2e86d8/hello_world.rb",
"size": 167
}
},
"public": true,
"created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
"updated_at": "2011-06-20T11:34:15Z",
"description": "Hello World Examples",
"comments": 0,
"user": null,
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/comments/",
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"truncated": false
}
]
Validation failed
Status: 422 Unprocessable Entity
Kommentare
Custom media types for Gist comments
These are the supported media types for gist comments.
application/vnd.github.VERSION.raw
application/vnd.github.VERSION.base64
For more information about media types, see "Custom media types."
get /gists/{gist_id}/comments
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
gist_id |
string | path | gist_id parameter |
per_page |
integer | query | Results per page (max 100). |
page |
integer | query | Page number of the results to fetch. |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists/GIST_ID/comments
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /gists/{gist_id}/comments', {
gist_id: 'gist_id'
})
Default response
Status: 200 OK
[
{
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDExOkdpc3RDb21tZW50MQ==",
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/a6db0bec360bb87e9418/comments/1",
"body": "Just commenting for the sake of commenting",
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"created_at": "2011-04-18T23:23:56Z",
"updated_at": "2011-04-18T23:23:56Z",
"author_association": "COLLABORATOR"
}
]
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Forbidden
Status: 403 Forbidden
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
post /gists/{gist_id}/comments
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
gist_id |
string | path | gist_id parameter |
body |
string | body |
Required. The comment text. |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists/GIST_ID/comments \
-d '{"body":"body"}'
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('POST /gists/{gist_id}/comments', {
gist_id: 'gist_id',
body: 'body'
})
Default response
Status: 201 Created
{
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDExOkdpc3RDb21tZW50MQ==",
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/a6db0bec360bb87e9418/comments/1",
"body": "Just commenting for the sake of commenting",
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"created_at": "2011-04-18T23:23:56Z",
"updated_at": "2011-04-18T23:23:56Z",
"author_association": "COLLABORATOR"
}
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Forbidden
Status: 403 Forbidden
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
get /gists/{gist_id}/comments/{comment_id}
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
gist_id |
string | path | gist_id parameter |
comment_id |
integer | path | comment_id parameter |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists/GIST_ID/comments/42
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /gists/{gist_id}/comments/{comment_id}', {
gist_id: 'gist_id',
comment_id: 42
})
Default response
Status: 200 OK
{
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDExOkdpc3RDb21tZW50MQ==",
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/a6db0bec360bb87e9418/comments/1",
"body": "Just commenting for the sake of commenting",
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"created_at": "2011-04-18T23:23:56Z",
"updated_at": "2011-04-18T23:23:56Z",
"author_association": "COLLABORATOR"
}
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Forbidden gist
Status: 403 Forbidden
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
patch /gists/{gist_id}/comments/{comment_id}
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
gist_id |
string | path | gist_id parameter |
comment_id |
integer | path | comment_id parameter |
body |
string | body |
Required. The comment text. |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-X PATCH \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists/GIST_ID/comments/42 \
-d '{"body":"body"}'
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('PATCH /gists/{gist_id}/comments/{comment_id}', {
gist_id: 'gist_id',
comment_id: 42,
body: 'body'
})
Default response
Status: 200 OK
{
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDExOkdpc3RDb21tZW50MQ==",
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/a6db0bec360bb87e9418/comments/1",
"body": "Just commenting for the sake of commenting",
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"created_at": "2011-04-18T23:23:56Z",
"updated_at": "2011-04-18T23:23:56Z",
"author_association": "COLLABORATOR"
}
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found
delete /gists/{gist_id}/comments/{comment_id}
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accept |
string | header |
Setting to |
gist_id |
string | path | gist_id parameter |
comment_id |
integer | path | comment_id parameter |
Code samples
Shell
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/gists/GIST_ID/comments/42
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('DELETE /gists/{gist_id}/comments/{comment_id}', {
gist_id: 'gist_id',
comment_id: 42
})
Response
Status: 204 No Content
Not modified
Status: 304 Not Modified
Forbidden
Status: 403 Forbidden
Resource not found
Status: 404 Not Found