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The REST API is now versioned. For more information, see "About API versioning."

REST API endpoints for meta data

Use the REST API to get meta information about GitHub, including the IP addresses of GitHub services.

GitHub API Root

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

Fine-grained access tokens for "GitHub API Root"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token does not require any permissions.

This endpoint can be used without authentication if only public resources are requested.

HTTP response status codes for "GitHub API Root"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples for "GitHub API Root"

Request example

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

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.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get GitHub meta information"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token does not require any permissions.

This endpoint can be used without authentication if only public resources are requested.

HTTP response status codes for "Get GitHub meta information"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

304

Not modified

Code samples for "Get GitHub meta information"

Request example

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" ], "actions_macos": [ "192.0.2.1" ], "dependabot": [ "192.0.2.1" ], "copilot": [ "192.0.2.1" ], "domains": { "website": [ "*.example.com" ], "codespaces": [ "*.example.com" ], "copilot": [ "*.example.com" ], "packages": [ "*.example.com" ] } }

Get Octocat

Get the octocat as ASCII art

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get Octocat"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token does not require any permissions.

This endpoint can be used without authentication if only public resources are requested.

Parameters for "Get Octocat"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
s string

The words to show in Octocat's speech bubble

HTTP response status codes for "Get Octocat"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples for "Get Octocat"

Request example

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

Get all supported GitHub API versions.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get all API versions"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token does not require any permissions.

This endpoint can be used without authentication if only public resources are requested.

HTTP response status codes for "Get all API versions"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

404

Resource not found

Code samples for "Get all API versions"

Request example

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

Get a random sentence from the Zen of GitHub

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get the Zen of GitHub"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token does not require any permissions.

This endpoint can be used without authentication if only public resources are requested.

HTTP response status codes for "Get the Zen of GitHub"

Status codeDescription
200

OK

Code samples for "Get the Zen of GitHub"

Request example

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"