node-github

A Node.js wrapper for GitHub API.

Installation

Install via npm.

npm install github

or install via git clone:

git clone https://github.com/octokit/node-github
cd node-github
npm install

Documentation

Client API: octokit.github.io/node-github GitHub API: developer.github.com/v3

Example

Get all followers for user "defunkt":

var GitHubApi = require('github')

var github = new GitHubApi({
    // optional
  timeout: 5000,
  host: 'github.my-GHE-enabled-company.com', // should be api.github.com for GitHub
  pathPrefix: '/api/v3', // for some GHEs; none for GitHub
  protocol: 'https',
  port: 9898,
  proxy: '<proxyUrl>',
  ca: 'whatever',
  headers: {
    'accept': 'application/vnd.github.something-custom',
    'cookie': 'something custom',
    'user-agent': 'something custom'
  },
  requestMedia: 'application/vnd.github.something-custom',
  rejectUnauthorized: false, // default: true
  family: 6
})

// TODO: optional authentication here depending on desired endpoints. See below in README.

github.users.getFollowingForUser({
    // optional
    // headers: {
    //     "cookie": "blahblah"
    // },
  username: 'defunkt'
}, function (err, res) {
  if (err) throw err
  console.log(JSON.stringify(res))
})

Pagination

There are a few pagination-related methods:

hasNextPage(link)
hasPreviousPage(link)
hasFirstPage(link)
hasLastPage(link)

getNextPage(link, headers, callback)
getPreviousPage(link, headers, callback)
getFirstPage(link, headers, callback)
getLastPage(link, headers, callback)

NOTE: link is the response object or the contents of the Link header

See here and here for examples.

Authentication

Most GitHub API calls don't require authentication. As a rule of thumb: If you can see the information by visiting the site without being logged in, you don't have to be authenticated to retrieve the same information through the API. Of course calls, which change data or read sensitive information have to be authenticated.

You need the GitHub user name and the API key for authentication. The API key can be found in the user's Account Settings.

// basic
github.authenticate({
  type: 'basic',
  username: process.env.USERNAME,
  password: process.env.PASSWORD
})

// oauth
github.authenticate({
  type: 'oauth',
  token: process.env.AUTH_TOKEN
})

// oauth key/secret (to get a token)
github.authenticate({
  type: 'oauth',
  key: process.env.CLIENT_ID,
  secret: process.env.CLIENT_SECRET
})

// user token
github.authenticate({
  type: 'token',
  token: 'userToken'
})

// integration (jwt)
github.authenticate({
  type: 'integration',
  token: 'jwt'
})

Note: authenticate is synchronous because it only stores the credentials for the next request.

Creating a token for your application

Create a new authorization.

1. Use github.authenticate() to authenticate with GitHub using your username / password.
2. Create an application token programmatically with the scopes you need and, if you use two-factor authentication send the X-GitHub-OTP header with the one-time-password you get on your token device.

github.authorization.create({
  scopes: ['user', 'public_repo', 'repo', 'repo:status', 'gist'],
  note: 'what this auth is for',
  note_url: 'http://url-to-this-auth-app',
  headers: {
    'X-GitHub-OTP': 'two-factor-code'
  }
}, function (err, res) {
  if (err) throw err
  if (res.token) {
    // save and use res.token as in the Oauth process above from now on
  }
})

DEBUG

Set DEBUG=node-github* for additional debug logs.

Tests

Run all tests

$ npm test

Or run a specific test

$ ./node_modules/.bin/mocha test/test/integration/get-repository-test.js

The examples are run as part of the tests. You can set an EXAMPLES_GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable (or set it in a .env file) to avoid running against GitHub's rate limit.

Preview APIs

Accept headers for the preview APIs should be taken care of behind the scenes, but in the event a preview endpoint isn't working, see here for an example on how to add the required custom accept header.

For updates on endpoints under preview, see https://developer.github.com/changes/.

Preview API	Accept header val
Blocking Users	application/vnd.github.giant-sentry-fist-preview+json
Codes of Conduct	application/vnd.github.scarlet-witch-preview+json
Commit Search	application/vnd.github.cloak-preview+json
Community	application/vnd.github.black-panther-preview+json
Deployment	application/vnd.github.ant-man-preview+json
Git signing	application/vnd.github.cryptographer-preview
Imports	application/vnd.github.barred-rock-preview
Integrations	application/vnd.github.machine-man-preview
License	application/vnd.github.drax-preview+json
Marketplace	application/vnd.github.valkyrie-preview+json
Migrations	application/vnd.github.wyandotte-preview+json
Nested Teams	application/vnd.github.hellcat-preview+json
Pages	application/vnd.github.mister-fantastic-preview
Pre-receive	application/vnd.github.eye-scream-preview
Projects	application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json
Pull Request Squash	application/vnd.github.polaris-preview
Reactions	application/vnd.github.squirrel-girl-preview
Review Requests	application/vnd.github.thor-preview+json
Star Creation Timestamp	application/vnd.github.v3.star+json
Timeline	application/vnd.github.mockingbird-preview
Topics	application/vnd.github.mercy-preview+json

LICENSE

MIT