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

GitHub REST API documentation

Create integrations, retrieve data, and automate your workflows with the GitHub REST API.

Overview Quickstart

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Quickstart for GitHub REST API

Learn how to get started with the GitHub REST API.

Getting started with the REST API

Learn how to use the GitHub REST API.

Authenticating to the REST API

You can authenticate to the REST API to access more endpoints and have a higher rate limit.

Articles

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About the OpenAPI description for the REST API

The GitHub REST API is fully described in an OpenAPI compliant document.

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About the REST API

Get oriented to the REST API documentation.

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API Versions

Learn how to specify which REST API version to use whenever you make a request to the REST API.

Authenticate API requests

Authenticating to the REST API

You can authenticate to the REST API to access more endpoints and have a higher rate limit.

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Best practices for using the REST API

Follow these best practices when using GitHub's API.

Administer enterprises and billing

Billing usage

Use the REST API to get billing usage information.

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Breaking changes

Learn about breaking changes that were introduced in each REST API version.

Administer enterprises and billing

Budgets

Use the REST API to get budget information.

Build apps and integrations

Building a CI server

Build your own CI system using the Status API.

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