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GitHub User API

The GitHub Users API (part of the REST API) lets applications read and, for the authenticated account, manage user-related data on GitHub. It can fetch public profiles for any user or the authenticated users private profile details, list a users public repositories and organizations, and view activity like followers and following.

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GitHub User API is one of 56 APIs that GitHub publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 6 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include User. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 6 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 36 operations across 23 paths, and defines 12 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.1.4.

Requests are made against a single base URL, {protocol}://{hostname}/api/v3.

36 operations 23 paths 12 schemas 6 DELETE23 GET1 PATCH5 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.1.4
Base URL
https://api.github.com/
Contact
Support
License
MIT
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 36

Across 23 paths, the API surfaces 36 operations — 6 DELETE, 23 GET, 1 PATCH, 5 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Users 36

Interact with and view information about users and also current user.

GET
/user
GitHub Get the Authenticated User
users/get-authenticated → 200304401403
PATCH
/user
GitHub Update the Authenticated User
users/update-authenticated body → 200304401403404422
GET
/user/emails
GitHub List Email Addresses for the Authenticated User
users/list-emails-for-authenticated-user 2 params → 200304401403404
POST
/user/emails
GitHub Add an Email Address for the Authenticated User
users/add-email-for-authenticated-user body → 201304401403404422
DELETE
/user/emails
GitHub Delete an Email Address for the Authenticated User
users/delete-email-for-authenticated-user body → 204304401403404422
GET
/user/followers
GitHub List Followers of the Authenticated User
users/list-followers-for-authenticated-user 2 params → 200304401403
GET
/user/following
GitHub List the People the Authenticated User Follows
users/list-followed-by-authenticated-user 2 params → 200304401403
GET
/user/following/{username}
GitHub Check if a Person is Followed by the Authenticated User
users/check-person-is-followed-by-authenticated 1 param → 204304401403404
PUT
/user/following/{username}
GitHub Follow a User
users/follow 1 param → 204304401403404
DELETE
/user/following/{username}
GitHub Unfollow a User
users/unfollow 1 param → 204304401403404
GET
/user/gpg_keys
GitHub List GPG Keys for the Authenticated User
users/list-gpg-keys-for-authenticated-user 2 params → 200304401403404
POST
/user/gpg_keys
GitHub Create a GPG Key for the Authenticated User
users/create-gpg-key-for-authenticated-user body → 201304401403404422
GET
/user/gpg_keys/{gpg_key_id}
GitHub Get a GPG Key for the Authenticated User
users/get-gpg-key-for-authenticated-user 1 param → 200304401403404
DELETE
/user/gpg_keys/{gpg_key_id}
GitHub Delete a GPG Key for the Authenticated User
users/delete-gpg-key-for-authenticated-user 1 param → 204304401403404422
GET
/user/keys
GitHub List Public SSH Keys for the Authenticated User
users/list-public-ssh-keys-for-authenticated-user 2 params → 200304401403404
POST
/user/keys
GitHub Create a Public SSH Key for the Authenticated User
users/create-public-ssh-key-for-authenticated-user body → 201304401403404422
GET
/user/keys/{key_id}
GitHub Get a Public SSH Key for the Authenticated User
users/get-public-ssh-key-for-authenticated-user 1 param → 200304401403404
DELETE
/user/keys/{key_id}
GitHub Delete a Public SSH Key for the Authenticated User
users/delete-public-ssh-key-for-authenticated-user 1 param → 204304401403404
GET
/user/public_emails
GitHub List Public Email Addresses for the Authenticated User
users/list-public-emails-for-authenticated-user 2 params → 200304401403404
GET
/user/social_accounts
GitHub List Social Accounts for the Authenticated User
users/list-social-accounts-for-authenticated-user 2 params → 200304401403404
POST
/user/social_accounts
GitHub Add Social Accounts for the Authenticated User
users/add-social-account-for-authenticated-user body → 201304401403404422
DELETE
/user/social_accounts
GitHub Delete Social Accounts for the Authenticated User
users/delete-social-account-for-authenticated-user body → 204304401403404422
GET
/user/ssh_signing_keys
GitHub List SSH Signing Keys for the Authenticated User
users/list-ssh-signing-keys-for-authenticated-user 2 params → 200304401403404
POST
/user/ssh_signing_keys
GitHub Create a SSH Signing Key for the Authenticated User
users/create-ssh-signing-key-for-authenticated-user body → 201304401403404422
GET
/user/ssh_signing_keys/{ssh_signing_key_id}
GitHub Get an SSH Signing Key for the Authenticated User
users/get-ssh-signing-key-for-authenticated-user 1 param → 200304401403404
DELETE
/user/ssh_signing_keys/{ssh_signing_key_id}
GitHub Delete an SSH Signing Key for the Authenticated User
users/delete-ssh-signing-key-for-authenticated-user 1 param → 204304401403404
GET
/users
GitHub List Users
users/list 2 params → 200304
GET
/users/{username}
GitHub Get a User
users/get-by-username 1 param → 200404
GET
/users/{username}/followers
GitHub List Followers of a User
users/list-followers-for-user 3 params → 200
GET
/users/{username}/following
GitHub List the People a User Follows
users/list-following-for-user 3 params → 200
GET
/users/{username}/following/{target_user}
GitHub Check if a User Follows Another User
users/check-following-for-user 2 params → 204404
GET
/users/{username}/gpg_keys
GitHub List GPG Keys for a User
users/list-gpg-keys-for-user 3 params → 200
GET
/users/{username}/hovercard
GitHub Get Contextual Information for a User
users/get-context-for-user 3 params → 200404422
GET
/users/{username}/keys
GitHub List Public Keys for a User
users/list-public-keys-for-user 3 params → 200
GET
/users/{username}/social_accounts
GitHub List Social Accounts for a User
users/list-social-accounts-for-user 3 params → 200
GET
/users/{username}/ssh_signing_keys
GitHub List SSH Signing Keys for a User
users/list-ssh-signing-keys-for-user 3 params → 200

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are private-user (42 properties), public-user (39 properties), simple-user (21 properties), gpg-key (15 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

public-user
object
Public User
39 properties 31 required
key
object
Key
7 properties 7 required
ssh-signing-key
object
A public SSH key used to sign Git commits
4 properties 4 required
private-user
object
Private User
42 properties 37 required
gpg-key
object
A unique encryption key
15 properties 14 required
email
object
Email
4 properties 4 required
key-simple
object
Key Simple
2 properties 2 required
hovercard
object
Hovercard
1 property 1 required
basic-error
object
Basic Error
4 properties
simple-user
object
A GitHub user.
21 properties 18 required
validation-error
object
Validation Error
3 properties 2 required
social-account
object
Social media account
2 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

github-users-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Base URL
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Docs
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/users?apiVersion=2022-11-28
Provider
GitHub
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