GitHub Languages API

The Languages API from GitHub — 1 operation(s) for languages.

Documentation

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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/apps
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/codes-of-conduct/codes-of-conduct
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/emojis
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/gitignore
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/apps/installations
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/enterprise-admin
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/activity/events
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/orgs
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/rate-limit
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https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/rest/scim
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/using-the-rest-api/getting-started-with-the-rest-api
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/teams
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/meta/meta
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/actions
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/branches
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/code-scanning
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/collaborators
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/dependabot
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/webhooks
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/pulls
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/git/tags
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/autolinks
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https://docs.github.com/en/rest/collaborators/invitations

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

github-languages-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 1.1.4
  title: github-repos-api Languages API
  description: 'Use the REST API to create, manage and control the workflow of public and

    private GitHub repositories.'
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT
  termsOfService: https://docs.github.com/articles/github-terms-of-service
  contact:
    name: Support
    url: https://support.github.com/contact
servers:
- url: '{protocol}://{hostname}'
  variables:
    hostname:
      description: Self-hosted Enterprise Server hostname
      default: api.github.com
    protocol:
      description: Self-hosted Enterprise Server protocol
      default: https
tags:
- name: Languages
paths:
  /repos/{owner}/{repo}/languages:
    get:
      summary: GitHub List Repository Languages
      description: Lists languages for the specified repository. The value shown for each language is the number of bytes of code written in that language.
      tags:
      - Languages
      operationId: listRepositoryLanguages
      externalDocs:
        description: API method documentation
        url: https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/repos/repos#list-repository-languages
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/owner'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/repo'
      - in: header
        name: Authorization
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      - in: header
        name: X-GitHub-Api-Version
        schema:
          type: string
          default: '2022-11-28'
        example: example_value
      - in: header
        name: Accept
        schema:
          type: string
          default: application/vnd.github+json
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/language'
              examples:
                default:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/language'
      x-github:
        githubCloudOnly: false
        enabledForGitHubApps: true
        category: repos
        subcategory: repos
      x-api-evangelist-certified: '2025-07-16'
      x-api-naftiko-published: '2025-07-25'
      security:
      - bearerHttpAuthentication: []
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  parameters:
    owner:
      name: owner
      description: The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    repo:
      name: repo
      description: The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
  examples:
    language:
      value:
        C: 78769
        Python: 7769
  schemas:
    language:
      title: Language
      description: Language
      type: object
      additionalProperties:
        type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    bearerHttpAuthentication:
      description: Bearer Token
      type: http
      scheme: Bearer
externalDocs:
  description: GitHub Enterprise Developer Docs
  url: https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/