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Libraries

You can use the official Octokit library and other third-party libraries to extend and simplify how you use the GitHub API.

In this article

The Gundamcat

Octokit comes in many flavors

Use the official Octokit library, or choose between any of the available third party libraries.

Third-party libraries

Clojure

Library nameRepository
TentaclesRaynes/tentacles

Dart

Library nameRepository
github.dartDirectMyFile/github.dart

Emacs Lisp

Library nameRepository
gh.elsigma/gh.el

Erlang

Library nameRepository
octo-erlsdepold/octo.erl

Go

Library nameRepository
go-githubgoogle/go-github

Haskell

Library nameRepository
haskell-githubfpco/Github

Java

Library nameRepositoryMore information
GitHub Java APIorg.eclipse.egit.github.coreIs part of the GitHub Mylyn Connector and aims to support the entire GitHub v3 API. Builds are available in Maven Central.
GitHub API for Javaorg.kohsuke.github (From github-api)defines an object oriented representation of the GitHub API.
JCabi GitHub APIgithub.jcabi.com (Personal Website)is based on Java7 JSON API (JSR-353), simplifies tests with a runtime GitHub stub, and covers the entire API.

JavaScript

Library nameRepository
NodeJS GitHub librarypksunkara/octonode
gh3 client-side API v3 wrapperk33g/gh3
Github.js wrapper around the GitHub APImichael/github
Promise-Based CoffeeScript library for the Browser or NodeJSphilschatz/github-client

Julia

Library nameRepository
GitHub.jlJuliaWeb/GitHub.jl

OCaml

Library nameRepository
ocaml-githubmirage/ocaml-github

Perl

Library nameRepositorymetacpan Website for the Library
Pithubplu/PithubPithub CPAN
Net::GitHubfayland/perl-net-githubNet:GitHub CPAN

PHP

Library nameRepository
GitHub PHP Clienttan-tan-kanarek/github-php-client
PHP GitHub APIKnpLabs/php-github-api
GitHub APIyiiext/github-api
GitHub Joomla! Packagejoomla-framework/github-api
GitHub Nette Extensionkdyby/github
GitHub API Easy Accessmilo/github-api
GitHub bridge for LaravelGrahamCampbell/Laravel-GitHub
PHP7 Client & WebHook wrapperFlexyProject/GitHubAPI

PowerShell

Library nameRepository
PowerShellForGitHubmicrosoft/PowerShellForGitHub

Python

Library nameRepository
gidgethubbrettcannon/gidgethub
ghapifastai/ghapi
PyGithubPyGithub/PyGithub
libsaasduckboard/libsaas
github3.pysigmavirus24/github3.py
sanctiondemianbrecht/sanction
agithubjpaugh/agithub
octohubturnkeylinux/octohub
github-flaskgithub-flask (Official Website)
torngithubjkeylu/torngithub

Ruby

Library nameRepository
GitHub API Gempeter-murach/github
Gheerauhryan/ghee

Rust

Library nameRepository
OctocrabXAMPPRocky/octocrab

Scala

Library nameRepository
Hubcatsoftprops/hubcat
Github4s47deg/github4s

Shell

Library nameRepository
ok.shwhiteinge/ok.sh