GitHub user API: profiles, contributions, followers and repositories as JSON

Read public GitHub data for any user with a handle or profile URL. Get profile details such as name, bio, avatar, company, location, blog, follower counts and public repo counts. Pull the contribution graph for a year with total and daily counts, the monthly activity timeline, followers and following lists, authored pull requests with date filters, and public repositories with stars, forks, topics and license. One more call returns the metadata of a single repository.

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Use cases

Screen developer candidates by contributions and public repositories
Find active open source maintainers for developer relations outreach
Track the yearly contribution graph of a team or community
List pull requests a developer authored in a date range
Save public repositories with stars, forks, topics and license for research

Endpoints and cost

Endpoint	What it returns	Credits/call	USD/call (Freelance plan)
`/v1/github/user`	User	1	$0.0017
`/v1/github/user_activity`	Activity	1	$0.0017
`/v1/github/user_contributions`	Contributions	1	$0.0017
`/v1/github/user_followers`	Followers	1	$0.0017
`/v1/github/user_following`	Following	1	$0.0017
`/v1/github/user_pull_requests`	Pull Requests	1	$0.0017
`/v1/github/user_repositories`	Repositories	1	$0.0017
`/v1/github/repository`	Repository	1	$0.0017

Endpoint details

`/v1/github/user`

User 1,000 calls = 1,000 credits = $1.67 on the Freelance plan.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`handle`	string	no	GitHub username/handle of the user you want the details for
`url`	string	no	GitHub user URL, e.g. https://github.com/torvalds.

Sample response (trimmed):

{
 "id": 1024025,
 "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjEwMjQwMjU=",
 "login": "torvalds",
 "name": "Linus Torvalds",
 "company": "Linux Foundation",
 "blog": "",
 "location": "Portland, OR",
 "email": null,
 "bio": null,
 "twitter_username": null,
 "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1024025?v=4",
 "url": "https://github.com/torvalds",
 "type": "User",
 "site_admin": false,
 "public_repos": 11,
 "public_gists": 1,
 "followers": 303973,
 "following": 0,
 "created_at": "2011-09-03T15:26:22Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-01-13T07:10:05Z"
}

`/v1/github/user_activity`

Activity 1,000 calls = 1,000 credits = $1.67 on the Freelance plan.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`handle`	string	no	GitHub handle
`url`	string	no	GitHub user URL, e.g. https://github.com/kentcdodds.
`year`	number	no	When provided, returns profile contribution activity for that year. Defaults to the current year.
`next_cursor`	number	no	Cursor from the previous response. Pages backward by month through the selected year.

`/v1/github/user_contributions`

Contributions 1,000 calls = 1,000 credits = $1.67 on the Freelance plan.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`handle`	string	no	GitHub handle
`url`	string	no	GitHub profile URL
`year`	number	no	Contribution graph year. Defaults to the current year.

`/v1/github/user_followers`

Followers 1,000 calls = 1,000 credits = $1.67 on the Freelance plan.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`handle`	string	no	GitHub username/handle of the user you want the followers for
`url`	string	no	GitHub user URL, e.g. https://github.com/torvalds.
`next_cursor`	number	no	Cursor from the previous response. Defaults to 1.

`/v1/github/user_following`

Following 1,000 calls = 1,000 credits = $1.67 on the Freelance plan.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`handle`	string	no	GitHub handle
`url`	string	no	GitHub profile URL
`next_cursor`	number	no	Cursor from the previous response. Defaults to 1.

`/v1/github/user_pull_requests`

Pull Requests 1,000 calls = 1,000 credits = $1.67 on the Freelance plan.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`handle`	string	yes	GitHub username/handle of the user you want pull requests for
`since`	string	no	Only return pull requests created on or after this date. Use YYYY-MM-DD.
`until`	string	no	Only return pull requests created on or before this date. Use YYYY-MM-DD.
`next_cursor`	number	no	Cursor from the previous response. Defaults to 1.

`/v1/github/user_repositories`

Repositories 1,000 calls = 1,000 credits = $1.67 on the Freelance plan.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`handle`	string	no	GitHub username/handle of the user you want the repositories for
`url`	string	no	GitHub user URL, e.g. https://github.com/kentcdodds.
`type`	string	no	Repository type. Defaults to owner. GitHub also supports all and member.
`sort`	string	no	Sort by created, updated, pushed, or full_name. Defaults to updated.
`direction`	string	no	Sort direction: ascending or descending.
`next_cursor`	number	no	Cursor from the previous response. Defaults to 1.

`/v1/github/repository`

Repository 1,000 calls = 1,000 credits = $1.67 on the Freelance plan.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`url`	string	yes	GitHub repository URL

Example: curl

curl -H "X-Scapi-Key: $SCAPI_KEY" "https://api.scrapall.bipsport.com/scapi/v1/github/user"

Example: Python

import os, requests
r = requests.get("https://api.scrapall.bipsport.com/scapi/v1/github/user",
    headers={"X-Scapi-Key": os.environ["SCAPI_KEY"]})
print(r.json())

FAQ

How do I get a GitHub user profile?

Call the profile endpoint with a handle or profile URL. The response includes name, bio, avatar, company, location, blog, follower counts and public repo counts, so you can qualify a developer without opening GitHub.

Can I get the contribution graph of a user?

Yes. The contributions endpoint returns the contribution graph for a year with the total count and the daily counts. A separate activity endpoint returns the monthly activity timeline of the user.

How do I list followers and following?

Use the followers and following endpoints with the same handle or URL. They return the public lists that GitHub shows on the profile, which helps you map who a developer is connected to.

Can I get the pull requests a user authored?

Yes. The pull requests endpoint returns pull requests authored by the user, and you can use the date filters to limit results to a time range, for example the last quarter.

How do I get repository data?

The repositories endpoint lists the public repositories of a user with stars, forks, topics and license. To read one repository in detail, call the repository endpoint, which returns the metadata of a single repository.

How do I pay and get my API key?

Open the Buy page, pick the Freelance plan and pay in USDT on TRC20 or ERC20. The key is shown once, right after the payment is confirmed on-chain.

How many credits does one call use?

The cost table on this page lists credits per call for each endpoint. The Freelance plan is $45 for 27,000 credits per 30 days.

Get an API key and credits

Full reference: all github endpoints.