Piloterr GitHub API
The Github API from Piloterr — 1 operation(s) for github.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Piloterr API Reference GitHub API
description: Complete API reference documentation.
version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://api.piloterr.com
description: API Server
tags:
- name: Github
paths:
/v2/github/user/info:
get:
summary: GitHub User Info
description: 'Retrieve public GitHub user profile data including bio, company, location, follower count, repositories, and associated email addresses.
**Credit cost:** 1 credit per call'
operationId: get-github-user-info
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
parameters:
- name: query
in: query
required: true
description: "A GitHub user identifier. Multiple formats are accepted:\n\n- **GitHub profile URL:** `https://github.com/example-user`\n- **Username:** `example-user`\n- **Email address:** `name@company.com`\n\n**Examples:**\n\n https://github.com/example-user\n\n**Note:** When using an email address, the lookup resolves the associated GitHub account if one is linked publicly."
schema:
type: string
description: "A GitHub user identifier. Multiple formats are accepted:\n\n- **GitHub profile URL:** `https://github.com/example-user`\n- **Username:** `example-user`\n- **Email address:** `name@company.com`\n\n**Examples:**\n\n https://github.com/example-user\n\n**Note:** When using an email address, the lookup resolves the associated GitHub account if one is linked publicly."
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/is_async'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/soft_fail'
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: integer
name:
type: string
email:
type: array
items:
type: string
login:
type: string
company:
type: string
gist_url:
type: string
gpg_keys:
type: string
location:
type: string
ssh_keys:
type: string
followers:
type: integer
following:
type: integer
avatar_url:
type: string
created_at:
type: string
updated_at:
type: string
public_gists:
type: integer
public_repos:
type: integer
examples:
Lookup example-user GitHub profile:
value:
id: 1024025
name: Alex Martin
email:
- name@example.com
login: example-user
company: Linux Foundation
gist_url: https://gist.github.com/example-user
gpg_keys: https://github.com/example-user.gpg
location: Portland, OR
ssh_keys: https://github.com/example-user.keys
followers: 329840
following: 0
avatar_url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/placeholder/example-user.jpg
created_at: '2011-09-03T15:26:22Z'
updated_at: '2026-10-16T15:33:53Z'
public_gists: 1
public_repos: 12
'400':
description: Bad Request — missing or invalid parameters.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
example:
error: Bad Request
'401':
description: Unauthorized — the API key is missing, invalid, inactive, or expired, or a rate limit was exceeded (`Rate limit exceeded…` message).
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
examples:
invalidKey:
value:
error: Invalid API Key
planRateLimit:
value:
error: 'Rate limit exceeded: You''ve exceeded the per second rate limit on your subscription'
keyQuota:
value:
error: 'Rate limit exceeded for the API key: quota monthly'
'402':
description: Payment Required — your subscription or credit balance is insufficient.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
example:
error: Payment required
'500':
description: Internal Server Error — something went wrong on our side.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
example:
error: Internal Error
tags:
- Github
post:
summary: GitHub User Info
description: 'Retrieve public GitHub user profile data including bio, company, location, follower count, repositories, and associated email addresses.
**Credit cost:** 1 credit per call'
operationId: post-github-user-info
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/is_async'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/soft_fail'
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
query:
type: string
description: "A GitHub user identifier. Multiple formats are accepted:\n\n- **GitHub profile URL:** `https://github.com/example-user`\n- **Username:** `example-user`\n- **Email address:** `name@company.com`\n\n**Examples:**\n\n https://github.com/example-user\n\n**Note:** When using an email address, the lookup resolves the associated GitHub account if one is linked publicly."
required:
- query
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: integer
name:
type: string
email:
type: array
items:
type: string
login:
type: string
company:
type: string
gist_url:
type: string
gpg_keys:
type: string
location:
type: string
ssh_keys:
type: string
followers:
type: integer
following:
type: integer
avatar_url:
type: string
created_at:
type: string
updated_at:
type: string
public_gists:
type: integer
public_repos:
type: integer
examples:
Lookup example-user GitHub profile:
value:
id: 1024025
name: Alex Martin
email:
- name@example.com
login: example-user
company: Linux Foundation
gist_url: https://gist.github.com/example-user
gpg_keys: https://github.com/example-user.gpg
location: Portland, OR
ssh_keys: https://github.com/example-user.keys
followers: 329840
following: 0
avatar_url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/placeholder/example-user.jpg
created_at: '2011-09-03T15:26:22Z'
updated_at: '2026-10-16T15:33:53Z'
public_gists: 1
public_repos: 12
'400':
description: Bad Request — missing or invalid parameters.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
example:
error: Bad Request
'401':
description: Unauthorized — the API key is missing, invalid, inactive, or expired, or a rate limit was exceeded (`Rate limit exceeded…` message).
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
examples:
invalidKey:
value:
error: Invalid API Key
planRateLimit:
value:
error: 'Rate limit exceeded: You''ve exceeded the per second rate limit on your subscription'
keyQuota:
value:
error: 'Rate limit exceeded for the API key: quota monthly'
'402':
description: Payment Required — your subscription or credit balance is insufficient.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
example:
error: Payment required
'500':
description: Internal Server Error — something went wrong on our side.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
example:
error: Internal Error
tags:
- Github
components:
parameters:
fields:
name: fields
in: query
required: false
description: Comma-separated list of response fields to return, with dot notation for nested fields (e.g. `name,location.city`).
schema:
type: string
is_async:
name: is_async
in: query
required: false
description: 'Run the request as a background job: the API answers `202` with a `job_id` to poll on `GET /v1/jobs/{id}`.'
schema:
type: boolean
default: false
soft_fail:
name: soft_fail
in: query
required: false
description: Return HTTP 200 even when the request fails; the error is in the `error` field of the body.
schema:
type: boolean
default: false
schemas:
ErrorResponse:
type: object
required:
- error
properties:
error:
type: string
description: Human-readable error message.
securitySchemes:
ApiKeyAuth:
type: apiKey
in: header
name: x-api-key
description: Your API key. Include it in the x-api-key header for every request.