GitHub REST API client for Node.js
npm install @octokit/rest> GitHub REST API client for JavaScript
Browsers | Load @octokit/rest directly from esm.sh`` |
|---|---|
Node | Install with ` |
> [!IMPORTANT]
> As we use conditional exports, you will need to adapt your tsconfig.json by setting "moduleResolution": "node16", "module": "node16".
>
> See the TypeScript docs on package.json "exports".
> See this helpful guide on transitioning to ESM from @sindresorhus
`js
const octokit = new Octokit();
// Compare: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos/#list-organization-repositories
octokit.rest.repos
.listForOrg({
org: "octokit",
type: "public",
})
.then(({ data }) => {
// handle data
});
`
See https://octokit.github.io/rest.js for full documentation.
> [!IMPORTANT]
> As we use conditional exports, you will need to adapt your tsconfig.json by setting "moduleResolution": "node16", "module": "node16".
>
> See the TypeScript docs on package.json "exports".
> See this helpful guide on transitioning to ESM from @sindresorhus
We would love you to contribute to @octokit/rest, pull requests are very welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more information.
@octokit/rest was originally created as node-github` in 2012 by Mike de Boer from Cloud9 IDE, Inc. The original commit is from 2010 which predates the npm registry.
It was adopted and renamed by GitHub in 2017. Learn more about its origin on GitHub's blog: From 48k lines of code to 10—the story of GitHub’s JavaScript SDK