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Search GitHub Repositories API

Search repositories across GitHub with GitHub's search syntax (language, stars, topics, pushed dates). Returns parsed rows plus the rate-limit headers. Works without a token; pass your own for the higher limit.

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How to call it

Send one POST to api.upapi.io/github-search-repos.get with your key in the X-Api-Key header and the parameters below as a JSON body. Each call spends 6 weighted units of your monthly quota. The operation times out after 30 seconds. Identical requests are served from cache for 120 seconds, unbilled.

endpoint

POST https://api.upapi.io/github-search-repos.get

Search GitHub Repositories API reference

Request parameters

q: stringrequired — GitHub search syntax, e.g. 'note taking language:typescript stars:>100'
page: integer
sort: string — stars | forks | help-wanted-issues | updated
order: string — asc | desc
token: string — Optional GitHub token (30 searches/min)
perPage: integer
proxyUrl: string — Optional exit to send from; a datacenter exit is leased when omitted

Response fields

items: arrayrequired
items[].id: integerrequired
items[].forks: integerrequired
items[].owner: stringrequired
items[].stars: integerrequired
items[].isFork: booleanrequired
items[].topics: arrayrequired
items[].htmlUrl: stringrequired
items[].license: stringrequired
items[].fullName: stringrequired
items[].homepage: stringrequired
items[].language: stringrequired
items[].pushedAt: stringrequired
items[].createdAt: stringrequired
items[].updatedAt: stringrequired
items[].isArchived: booleanrequired
items[].openIssues: integerrequired
items[].description: stringrequired
fetchedAt: stringrequired
rateLimit: objectrequired — The rate-limit headers GitHub returned on THIS response, surfaced so the caller can pace itself instead of the operation sleeping on its behalf.
rateLimit.limit: integerrequired — X-RateLimit-Limit: requests allowed per window
rateLimit.resetAt: stringrequired — X-RateLimit-Reset as an ISO-8601 UTC timestamp
rateLimit.resource: stringrequired — X-RateLimit-Resource: which bucket (core, search, graphql, ...)
rateLimit.remaining: integerrequired — X-RateLimit-Remaining: requests left
rateLimit.resetEpoch: integerrequired — X-RateLimit-Reset as unix seconds
totalCount: integerrequired
incompleteResults: booleanrequired

Example request and response

The example response is generated from this operation’s published output schema — it shows the shape and field names, not values from a recorded call.

json — example request body

{
  "q": "example",
  "page": 1,
  "perPage": 30
}

json — example response shape

{
  "items": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "forks": 1,
      "owner": "microsoft",
      "stars": 1,
      "isFork": false,
      "topics": [
        "example"
      ],
      "htmlUrl": "example",
      "license": "example",
      "fullName": "example",
      "homepage": "example",
      "language": "en",
      "pushedAt": "example",
      "createdAt": "example",
      "updatedAt": "example",
      "isArchived": false,
      "openIssues": 1,
      "description": "example"
    }
  ],
  "fetchedAt": "example",
  "rateLimit": {
    "limit": 5,
    "resetAt": "example",
    "resource": "example",
    "remaining": 1,
    "resetEpoch": 1
  },
  "totalCount": 1,
  "incompleteResults": false
}

Code snippets

cURL

curl

curl -X POST https://api.upapi.io/github-search-repos.get \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -d '{ "q": "example", "page": 1, "perPage": 30 }'

JavaScript

javascript

const response = await fetch('https://api.upapi.io/github-search-repos.get', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "q": "example",
  "page": 1,
  "perPage": 30
}),
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

python

import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://api.upapi.io/github-search-repos.get',
    headers={
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    },
    json={
  "q": "example",
  "page": 1,
  "perPage": 30
},
)

print(response.json())

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	payload := []byte(`{ "q": "example", "page": 1, "perPage": 30 }`)

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.upapi.io/github-search-repos.get", bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	var result map[string]any
	json.Unmarshal(body, &result)
	fmt.Println(result)
}

PHP

php

<?php

$payload = json_encode([
    'q' => 'example',
    'page' => 1,
    'perPage' => 30,
]);

$ch = curl_init('https://api.upapi.io/github-search-repos.get');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST           => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS     => $payload,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER     => [
        'Content-Type: application/json',
        'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY',
    ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$data = json_decode($response, true);
var_dump($data);

Ruby

ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.upapi.io/github-search-repos.get')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path)
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
request.body = { "q": "example", "page": 1, "perPage": 30 }.to_json

response = http.request(request)
puts JSON.parse(response.body)

Java

java

import okhttp3.*;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
import java.util.Map;

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();

String json = "{ \"q\": \"example\", \"page\": 1, \"perPage\": 30 }";

RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(json, MediaType.get("application/json"));
Request request = new Request.Builder()
    .url("https://api.upapi.io/github-search-repos.get")
    .post(body)
    .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
    .addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
    .build();

try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
    Map<?, ?> result = mapper.readValue(response.body().string(), Map.class);
    System.out.println(result);
}

csharp

using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Json;
using System.Text.Json;

using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY");

var payload = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<object>("{ \"q\": \"example\", \"page\": 1, \"perPage\": 30 }");
var response = await client.PostAsJsonAsync("https://api.upapi.io/github-search-repos.get", payload);

var result = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<JsonElement>();
Console.WriteLine(result);

Frequently asked questions

How much does the Search GitHub Repositories API cost per call?

Each call spends 6 weighted units of your plan's monthly quota. Full pricing is at https://upapi.io/pricing.

How do I authenticate to the Search GitHub Repositories API?

Send your key in the X-Api-Key header. A free guest key is available without creating an account.

Are Search GitHub Repositories API responses cached?

Yes — identical requests are served from cache for 120 seconds, and a cache hit is not billed.

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