per_pageinteger
Results per page (max 100)
Default:30
pageinteger
Page number of the results to fetch.
Default:1
List followers of a user
Lists the people following the specified user.
get
http://HOSTNAME/api/v3/users/{username}/followers
Query Parameters
Path Parameters
usernamestringrequired
Response
200 application/json
Response
200 application/json
Response
Simple User
namestring | null
emailstring | null
loginstringrequired
Example:octocat
idintegerrequired
Example:1
node_idstringrequired
Example:MDQ6VXNlcjE=
avatar_urlstring(uri)required
Example:https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif
gravatar_idstring | nullrequired
Example:41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7
urlstring(uri)required
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat
html_urlstring(uri)required
Example:https://github.com/octocat
followers_urlstring(uri)required
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers
following_urlstringrequired
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}
gists_urlstringrequired
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}
starred_urlstringrequired
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}
subscriptions_urlstring(uri)required
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions
organizations_urlstring(uri)required
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs
repos_urlstring(uri)required
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos
events_urlstringrequired
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}
received_events_urlstring(uri)required
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events
typestringrequired
Example:User
site_adminbooleanrequired
starred_atstring
Example:"2020-07-09T00:17:55Z"
get/users/{username}/followers
Path Parameters
Query Parameters
200 application/json
List the people a user follows
Lists the people who the specified user follows.
get
http://HOSTNAME/api/v3/users/{username}/following
Query Parameters
per_pageinteger
Results per page (max 100)
Default:30
pageinteger
Page number of the results to fetch.
Default:1
Path Parameters
usernamestringrequired
Response
200 application/json
Response
200 application/json
Response
Simple User
namestring | null
emailstring | null
loginstringrequired
Example:octocat
idintegerrequired
Example:1
node_idstringrequired
Example:MDQ6VXNlcjE=
avatar_urlstring(uri)required
Example:https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif
gravatar_idstring | nullrequired
Example:41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7
urlstring(uri)required
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat
html_urlstring(uri)required
Example:https://github.com/octocat
followers_urlstring(uri)required
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers
following_urlstringrequired
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}
gists_urlstringrequired
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}
starred_urlstringrequired
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}
subscriptions_urlstring(uri)required
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions
organizations_urlstring(uri)required
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs
repos_urlstring(uri)required
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos
events_urlstringrequired
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}
received_events_urlstring(uri)required
Example:https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events
typestringrequired
Example:User
site_adminbooleanrequired
starred_atstring
Example:"2020-07-09T00:17:55Z"
get/users/{username}/following
Path Parameters
Query Parameters
200 application/json
Check if a user follows another user
get
http://HOSTNAME/api/v3/users/{username}/following/{target_user}
Path Parameters
usernamestringrequired
target_userstringrequired
Response
Response
if the user follows the target user
get/users/{username}/following/{target_user}
Path Parameters
List GPG keys for a user
Lists the GPG keys for a user. This information is accessible by anyone.
get
http://HOSTNAME/api/v3/users/{username}/gpg_keys
Query Parameters
per_pageinteger
Results per page (max 100)
Default:30
pageinteger
Page number of the results to fetch.
Default:1
Path Parameters
usernamestringrequired
Response
200 application/json
Response
200 application/json
Response
A unique encryption key
idintegerrequired
Example:3
primary_key_idinteger | nullrequired
key_idstringrequired
Example:3262EFF25BA0D270
public_keystringrequired
Example:xsBNBFayYZ...
emailsarray[object]required
Example:[{"email":"mastahyeti@users.noreply.github.com","verified":true}]
Show Child Parameters
subkeysarray[object]required
Example:[{"id":4,"primary_key_id":3,"key_id":"4A595D4C72EE49C7","public_key":"zsBNBFayYZ...","emails":[],"subkeys":[],"can_sign":false,"can_encrypt_comms":true,"can_encrypt_storage":true,"can_certify":false,"created_at":"2016-03-24T11:31:04-06:00","expires_at":null}]
Show Child Parameters
can_signbooleanrequired
Example:true
can_encrypt_commsbooleanrequired
can_encrypt_storagebooleanrequired
can_certifybooleanrequired
Example:true
created_atstring(date-time)required
Example:2016-03-24T11:31:04-06:00
expires_atstring | null(date-time)required
raw_keystring | nullrequired
get/users/{username}/gpg_keys
Path Parameters
Query Parameters
200 application/json
Get contextual information for a user
Provides hovercard information when authenticated through basic auth or OAuth with the repo scope. You can find out more about someone in relation to their pull requests, issues, repositories, and organizations.
The subject_type and subject_id parameters provide context for the person’s hovercard, which returns more information than without the parameters. For example, if you wanted to find out more about octocat who owns the Spoon-Knife repository via cURL, it would look like this:
curl -u username:token
https://api.github.com/users/octocat/hovercard?subject_type=repository&subject_id=1300192
get
http://HOSTNAME/api/v3/users/{username}/hovercard
Query Parameters
subject_typestring
Identifies which additional information you’d like to receive about the person’s hovercard. Can be organization, repository, issue, pull_request. Required when using subject_id.
Allowed values:organizationrepositoryissuepull_request
subject_idstring
Uses the ID for the subject_type you specified. Required when using subject_type.
Path Parameters
usernamestringrequired
Response
application/json
Response
application/json
Response
Hovercard
Hovercard
contextsarray[object]required
Show Child Parameters
get/users/{username}/hovercard
Path Parameters
Query Parameters
application/json