GitHub Stargazers API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 1.1.4
  title: github-repos-api Stargazers 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: Stargazers
paths:
  /repos/{owner}/{repo}/stargazers:
    get:
      summary: GitHub List Stargazers
      description: 'Lists the people that have starred the repository.


        This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "[Media types](https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/using-the-rest-api/getting-started-with-the-rest-api#media-types)."


        - **`application/vnd.github.star+json`**: Includes a timestamp of when the star was created.'
      tags:
      - Stargazers
      operationId: listStargazers
      externalDocs:
        description: API method documentation
        url: https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/activity/starring#list-stargazers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/owner'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/repo'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/per-page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      - 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:
                anyOf:
                - type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/simple-user'
                - type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/stargazer'
              examples:
                default-response:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/simple-user-items-default-response'
                alternative-response-with-star-creation-timestamps:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/stargazer-items-alternative-response-with-star-creation-timestamps'
          headers:
            Link:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/link'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/validation_failed'
      x-github:
        githubCloudOnly: false
        enabledForGitHubApps: true
        category: activity
        subcategory: starring
      x-api-evangelist-certified: '2025-07-16'
      x-api-naftiko-published: '2025-07-25'
      security:
      - bearerHttpAuthentication: []
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  examples:
    stargazer-items-alternative-response-with-star-creation-timestamps:
      summary: Alternative response with star creation timestamps
      value:
      - starred_at: '2011-01-16T19:06:43Z'
        user:
          login: octocat
          id: 1
          node_id: MDQ6VXNlcjE=
          avatar_url: https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif
          gravatar_id: ''
          url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat
          html_url: https://github.com/octocat
          followers_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers
          following_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}
          gists_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}
          starred_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}
          subscriptions_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions
          organizations_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs
          repos_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos
          events_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}
          received_events_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events
          type: User
          site_admin: false
    simple-user-items-default-response:
      summary: Default response
      value:
      - login: octocat
        id: 1
        node_id: MDQ6VXNlcjE=
        avatar_url: https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif
        gravatar_id: ''
        url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat
        html_url: https://github.com/octocat
        followers_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers
        following_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}
        gists_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}
        starred_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}
        subscriptions_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions
        organizations_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs
        repos_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos
        events_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}
        received_events_url: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events
        type: User
        site_admin: false
  schemas:
    simple-user:
      title: Simple User
      description: GitHub user.
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          example: octocat
        email:
          type: string
          example: octocat@github.com
        login:
          type: string
          example: octocat
        id:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          example: 1
        node_id:
          type: string
          example: MDQ6VXNlcjE=
        avatar_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif
        gravatar_id:
          type: string
          example: 41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat
        html_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://github.com/octocat
        followers_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers
        following_url:
          type: string
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}
        gists_url:
          type: string
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}
        starred_url:
          type: string
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}
        subscriptions_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions
        organizations_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs
        repos_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos
        events_url:
          type: string
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}
        received_events_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events
        type:
          type: string
          example: User
        site_admin:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        starred_at:
          type: string
          example: '"2020-07-09T00:17:55Z"'
      required:
      - avatar_url
      - events_url
      - followers_url
      - following_url
      - gists_url
      - gravatar_id
      - html_url
      - id
      - node_id
      - login
      - organizations_url
      - received_events_url
      - repos_url
      - site_admin
      - starred_url
      - subscriptions_url
      - type
      - url
    nullable-simple-user:
      title: Simple User
      description: GitHub user.
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          example: octocat
        email:
          type: string
          example: octocat@github.com
        login:
          type: string
          example: octocat
        id:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          example: 1
        node_id:
          type: string
          example: MDQ6VXNlcjE=
        avatar_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif
        gravatar_id:
          type: string
          example: 41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat
        html_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://github.com/octocat
        followers_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers
        following_url:
          type: string
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}
        gists_url:
          type: string
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}
        starred_url:
          type: string
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}
        subscriptions_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions
        organizations_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs
        repos_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos
        events_url:
          type: string
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}
        received_events_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events
        type:
          type: string
          example: User
        site_admin:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        starred_at:
          type: string
          example: '"2020-07-09T00:17:55Z"'
      required:
      - avatar_url
      - events_url
      - followers_url
      - following_url
      - gists_url
      - gravatar_id
      - html_url
      - id
      - node_id
      - login
      - organizations_url
      - received_events_url
      - repos_url
      - site_admin
      - starred_url
      - subscriptions_url
      - type
      - url
    validation-error:
      title: Validation Error
      description: Validation Error
      type: object
      required:
      - message
      - documentation_url
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          example: Example body text
        documentation_url:
          type: string
          example: https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            required:
            - code
            properties:
              resource:
                type: string
              field:
                type: string
              message:
                type: string
              code:
                type: string
              index:
                type: integer
              value:
                oneOf:
                - type: string
                - type: integer
                - type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
    stargazer:
      title: Stargazer
      description: Stargazer
      type: object
      properties:
        starred_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2026-04-17T12:00:00Z'
        user:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/nullable-simple-user'
      required:
      - starred_at
      - user
  responses:
    validation_failed:
      description: Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/validation-error'
  headers:
    link:
      example: <https://api.github.com/resource?page=2>; rel="next", <https://api.github.com/resource?page=5>; rel="last"
      schema:
        type: string
  parameters:
    per-page:
      name: per_page
      description: The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "[Using pagination in the REST API](https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/using-the-rest-api/using-pagination-in-the-rest-api)."
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 30
    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
    page:
      name: page
      description: The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "[Using pagination in the REST API](https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/rest/using-the-rest-api/using-pagination-in-the-rest-api)."
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 1
  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/