[README] Star History chart in README is broken

[nkuprins]

Motivation

The README star graph is broken due to access restrictions.

Question

Is this a known issue?

[delei]

Thank you for your feedback. Let me have a look.

[delei]

Star History reads star data from the GitHub API. Since GitHub restricted the stargazers endpoint (July 2026) to a repository's own admins and collaborators, star history is now only available for repos you own or collaborate on — and you'll need an access token that can read them. A token also raises your API rate limit.

Token operations may require review by the ASF Infra team. It should be noted that the existing PAT token granularity permissions in the repository may be too broad.

A possible alternative would be to handle this via GitHub Actions, for example:

• github-star-tracker

IMO, this may not be a high-priority issue, but I suggest that PPMC members discuss the simplest option at an appropriate time.

[delei]

Hi, @nkuprins

You are welcome to submit a PR related to this issue. Remove the broken Star History image from the README file.