GitHub

GitHub Meta API

Use the REST API to get meta information about GitHub, including the IP addresses of GitHub services.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 4

GET / GitHub API Root #
GET /meta GitHub Get GitHub Enterprise Server Meta Information #
GET /octocat GitHub Get Octocat #
GET /zen GitHub Get the Zen of GitHub #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/rest/meta

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/github/refs/heads/main/openapi/github-meta-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

github-meta-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 1.1.4
  title: GitHub v3 REST Meta API
  description: GitHub's v3 REST API.
  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?tags=dotcom-rest-api
  x-github-plan: ghes
  x-github-release: 3.9
servers:
- url: '{protocol}://{hostname}/api/v3'
  variables:
    hostname:
      description: Self-hosted Enterprise Server hostname
      default: HOSTNAME
    protocol:
      description: Self-hosted Enterprise Server protocol
      default: http
tags:
- name: Meta
paths:
  /:
    get:
      summary: GitHub API Root
      description: Get Hypermedia links to resources accessible in GitHub's REST API
      tags:
      - Meta
      operationId: meta/root
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/root'
              examples:
                default:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/root'
      x-github:
        githubCloudOnly: false
        enabledForGitHubApps: true
        category: meta
        subcategory: meta
      externalDocs:
        description: API method documentation
        url: https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/meta/meta#github-api-root
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /meta:
    get:
      summary: GitHub Get GitHub Enterprise Server Meta Information
      description: ''
      tags:
      - Meta
      operationId: meta/get
      externalDocs:
        description: API method documentation
        url: https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/meta/meta#get-apiname-meta-information
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/api-overview'
              examples:
                default:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/api-overview'
        '304':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/not_modified'
      x-github:
        githubCloudOnly: false
        enabledForGitHubApps: true
        category: meta
        subcategory: meta
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /octocat:
    get:
      summary: GitHub Get Octocat
      description: Get the octocat as ASCII art
      tags:
      - Meta
      operationId: meta/get-octocat
      parameters:
      - name: s
        in: query
        description: The words to show in Octocat's speech bubble
        schema:
          type: string
        required: false
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Response
          content:
            application/octocat-stream:
              schema:
                type: string
              examples:
                default:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/octocat'
      externalDocs:
        description: API method documentation
        url: https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/meta/meta#get-octocat
      x-github:
        githubCloudOnly: false
        enabledForGitHubApps: true
        category: meta
        subcategory: meta
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /zen:
    get:
      summary: GitHub Get the Zen of GitHub
      description: Get a random sentence from the Zen of GitHub
      tags:
      - Meta
      operationId: meta/get-zen
      externalDocs:
        description: API method documentation
        url: https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/meta/meta#get-the-zen-of-github
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: string
              examples:
                default:
                  summary: Example response
                  value: Responsive is better than fast
      x-github:
        githubCloudOnly: false
        enabledForGitHubApps: true
        category: meta
        subcategory: meta
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  examples:
    root:
      value:
        current_user_url: https://api.github.com/user
        current_user_authorizations_html_url: https://github.com/settings/connections/applications{/client_id}
        authorizations_url: https://api.github.com/authorizations
        code_search_url: https://api.github.com/search/code?q={query}{&page,per_page,sort,order}
        commit_search_url: https://api.github.com/search/commits?q={query}{&page,per_page,sort,order}
        emails_url: https://api.github.com/user/emails
        emojis_url: https://api.github.com/emojis
        events_url: https://api.github.com/events
        feeds_url: https://api.github.com/feeds
        followers_url: https://api.github.com/user/followers
        following_url: https://api.github.com/user/following{/target}
        gists_url: https://api.github.com/gists{/gist_id}
        hub_url: https://api.github.com/hub
        issue_search_url: https://api.github.com/search/issues?q={query}{&page,per_page,sort,order}
        issues_url: https://api.github.com/issues
        keys_url: https://api.github.com/user/keys
        label_search_url: https://api.github.com/search/labels?q={query}&repository_id={repository_id}{&page,per_page}
        notifications_url: https://api.github.com/notifications
        organization_url: https://api.github.com/orgs/{org}
        organization_repositories_url: https://api.github.com/orgs/{org}/repos{?type,page,per_page,sort}
        organization_teams_url: https://api.github.com/orgs/{org}/teams
        public_gists_url: https://api.github.com/gists/public
        rate_limit_url: https://api.github.com/rate_limit
        repository_url: https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}
        repository_search_url: https://api.github.com/search/repositories?q={query}{&page,per_page,sort,order}
        current_user_repositories_url: https://api.github.com/user/repos{?type,page,per_page,sort}
        starred_url: https://api.github.com/user/starred{/owner}{/repo}
        starred_gists_url: https://api.github.com/gists/starred
        topic_search_url: https://api.github.com/search/topics?q={query}{&page,per_page}
        user_url: https://api.github.com/users/{user}
        user_organizations_url: https://api.github.com/user/orgs
        user_repositories_url: https://api.github.com/users/{user}/repos{?type,page,per_page,sort}
        user_search_url: https://api.github.com/search/users?q={query}{&page,per_page,sort,order}
    api-overview:
      value:
        verifiable_password_authentication: true
        packages:
        - 192.0.2.1
        dependabot:
        - 192.0.2.1
        domains:
          website:
          - '*.example.com'
          codespaces:
          - '*.example.com'
          copilot:
          - '*.example.com'
          packages:
          - '*.example.com'
        installed_version: 3.9.0
    octocat:
      value: "               MMM.           .MMM\n               MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM\n               MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM      ___________________________________\n              MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM    |                                   |\n             MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM   | Avoid administrative distraction. |\n            MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM   |_   _______________________________|\n            MMMM::- -:::::::- -::MMMM    |/\n             MM~:~ 00~:::::~ 00~:~MM\n        .. MMMMM::.00:::+:::.00::MMMMM ..\n              .MM::::: ._. :::::MM.\n                 MMMM;:::::;MMMM\n          -MM        MMMMMMM\n          ^  M+     MMMMMMMMM\n              MMMMMMM MM MM MM\n                   MM MM MM MM\n                   MM MM MM MM\n                .~~MM~MM~MM~MM~~.\n             ~~~~MM:~MM~~~MM~:MM~~~~\n            ~~~~~~==~==~~~==~==~~~~~~\n             ~~~~~~==~==~==~==~~~~~~\n                 :~==~==~==~==~~\n"
  schemas:
    api-overview:
      title: Api Overview
      description: Api Overview
      type: object
      properties:
        verifiable_password_authentication:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        packages:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - 192.0.2.1
        dependabot:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - 192.0.2.1
        domains:
          type: object
          properties:
            website:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
                example:
                - example.com
            codespaces:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
                example:
                - example.com
            copilot:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
                example:
                - example.com
            packages:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
                example:
                - example.com
            actions:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
                example:
                - example.com
        installed_version:
          type: string
          example: 3.9.0
      required:
      - verifiable_password_authentication
    root:
      type: object
      properties:
        current_user_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        current_user_authorizations_html_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        authorizations_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        code_search_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        commit_search_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        emails_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        emojis_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        events_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        feeds_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        followers_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        following_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        gists_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        hub_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        issue_search_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        issues_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        keys_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        label_search_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        notifications_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        organization_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        organization_repositories_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        organization_teams_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
        public_gists_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
        rate_limit_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
        repository_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
        repository_search_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
        current_user_repositories_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
        starred_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
        starred_gists_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
        topic_search_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
        user_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
        user_organizations_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
        user_repositories_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
        user_search_url:
          type: string
          format: uri-template
      required:
      - current_user_url
      - current_user_authorizations_html_url
      - authorizations_url
      - code_search_url
      - commit_search_url
      - emails_url
      - emojis_url
      - events_url
      - feeds_url
      - followers_url
      - following_url
      - gists_url
      - hub_url
      - issue_search_url
      - issues_url
      - keys_url
      - label_search_url
      - notifications_url
      - organization_url
      - organization_repositories_url
      - organization_teams_url
      - public_gists_url
      - rate_limit_url
      - repository_url
      - repository_search_url
      - current_user_repositories_url
      - starred_url
      - starred_gists_url
      - user_url
      - user_organizations_url
      - user_repositories_url
      - user_search_url
  responses:
    not_modified:
      description: Not modified
externalDocs:
  description: GitHub Enterprise Developer Docs
  url: https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/