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Die REST-API verfügt jetzt über eine Versionskontrolle. Weitere Informationen findest du unter Informationen zur API-Versionsverwaltung.

Meta

Verwende die REST-API, um Metainformationen zu GitHub abzurufen, einschließlich der IP-Adressen von GitHub-Diensten.

GitHub API Root

Funktioniert mit GitHub Apps

Get Hypermedia links to resources accessible in GitHub's REST API

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „GitHub API Root“

StatuscodeBESCHREIBUNG
200

OK

Codebeispiele für „GitHub API Root“

get/
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/

Response

Status: 200
{ "current_user_url": "https://api.github.com/user", "current_user_authorizations_html_url": "https://github.com/settings/connections/applications{/client_id}", "authorizations_url": "https://api.github.com/authorizations", "code_search_url": "https://api.github.com/search/code?q={query}{&page,per_page,sort,order}", "commit_search_url": "https://api.github.com/search/commits?q={query}{&page,per_page,sort,order}", "emails_url": "https://api.github.com/user/emails", "emojis_url": "https://api.github.com/emojis", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/events", "feeds_url": "https://api.github.com/feeds", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/user/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/user/following{/target}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/gists{/gist_id}", "hub_url": "https://api.github.com/hub", "issue_search_url": "https://api.github.com/search/issues?q={query}{&page,per_page,sort,order}", "issues_url": "https://api.github.com/issues", "keys_url": "https://api.github.com/user/keys", "label_search_url": "https://api.github.com/search/labels?q={query}&repository_id={repository_id}{&page,per_page}", "notifications_url": "https://api.github.com/notifications", "organization_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/{org}", "organization_repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/{org}/repos{?type,page,per_page,sort}", "organization_teams_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/{org}/teams", "public_gists_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/public", "rate_limit_url": "https://api.github.com/rate_limit", "repository_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}", "repository_search_url": "https://api.github.com/search/repositories?q={query}{&page,per_page,sort,order}", "current_user_repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/user/repos{?type,page,per_page,sort}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/user/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "starred_gists_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/starred", "topic_search_url": "https://api.github.com/search/topics?q={query}{&page,per_page}", "user_url": "https://api.github.com/users/{user}", "user_organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/user/orgs", "user_repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/users/{user}/repos{?type,page,per_page,sort}", "user_search_url": "https://api.github.com/search/users?q={query}{&page,per_page,sort,order}" }

Get GitHub meta information

Funktioniert mit GitHub Apps

Returns meta information about GitHub, including a list of GitHub's IP addresses. For more information, see "About GitHub's IP addresses."

The API's response also includes a list of GitHub's domain names.

The values shown in the documentation's response are example values. You must always query the API directly to get the latest values.

Note: This endpoint returns both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. However, not all features support IPv6. You should refer to the specific documentation for each feature to determine if IPv6 is supported.

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Get GitHub meta information“

StatuscodeBESCHREIBUNG
200

OK

304

Not modified

Codebeispiele für „Get GitHub meta information“

get/meta
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/meta

Response

Status: 200
{ "verifiable_password_authentication": true, "ssh_key_fingerprints": { "SHA256_RSA": 1234567890, "SHA256_DSA": 1234567890, "SHA256_ECDSA": 1234567890, "SHA256_ED25519": 1234567890 }, "ssh_keys": [ "ssh-ed25519 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ", "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ", "ssh-rsa ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ" ], "hooks": [ "192.0.2.1" ], "github_enterprise_importer": [ "192.0.2.1" ], "web": [ "192.0.2.1" ], "api": [ "192.0.2.1" ], "git": [ "192.0.2.1" ], "packages": [ "192.0.2.1" ], "pages": [ "192.0.2.1" ], "importer": [ "192.0.2.1" ], "actions": [ "192.0.2.1" ], "dependabot": [ "192.0.2.1" ], "domains": { "website": [ "*.example.com" ], "codespaces": [ "*.example.com" ], "copilot": [ "*.example.com" ], "packages": [ "*.example.com" ] } }

Get Octocat

Funktioniert mit GitHub Apps

Get the octocat as ASCII art

Parameter für „Get Octocat“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Abfrageparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
s string

The words to show in Octocat's speech bubble

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Get Octocat“

StatuscodeBESCHREIBUNG
200

OK

Codebeispiele für „Get Octocat“

get/octocat
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/octocat

Response

Status: 200
" MMM. .MMM\n MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM\n MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ___________________________________\n MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM | |\n MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM | Avoid administrative distraction. |\n MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM |_ _______________________________|\n MMMM::- -:::::::- -::MMMM |/\n MM~:~ 00~:::::~ 00~:~MM\n .. MMMMM::.00:::+:::.00::MMMMM ..\n .MM::::: ._. :::::MM.\n MMMM;:::::;MMMM\n -MM MMMMMMM\n ^ M+ MMMMMMMMM\n MMMMMMM MM MM MM\n MM MM MM MM\n MM MM MM MM\n .~~MM~MM~MM~MM~~.\n ~~~~MM:~MM~~~MM~:MM~~~~\n ~~~~~~==~==~~~==~==~~~~~~\n ~~~~~~==~==~==~==~~~~~~\n :~==~==~==~==~~\n"

Get all API versions

Funktioniert mit GitHub Apps

Get all supported GitHub API versions.

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Get all API versions“

StatuscodeBESCHREIBUNG
200

OK

404

Resource not found

Codebeispiele für „Get all API versions“

get/versions
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/versions

Response

Status: 200
[ "2021-01-01", "2021-06-01", "2022-01-01" ]

Get the Zen of GitHub

Funktioniert mit GitHub Apps

Get a random sentence from the Zen of GitHub

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Get the Zen of GitHub“

StatuscodeBESCHREIBUNG
200

OK

Codebeispiele für „Get the Zen of GitHub“

get/zen
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/zen

Example response

Status: 200
"Responsive is better than fast"