GitHub User Repositories

Name: GitHub User Repositories
Price: 0.0012 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: GitHub

https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/github/user-repositories

List a GitHub user's public repositories (name, description, language, stars, and forks) with sorting and cursor pagination.

Price: From $0.0012USD / call
Method: POST
Response: JSON
Parameters: 1 required · 4 optional

Input

Handle(string)

GitHub username.

Sort(string)

Repository ordering.

Type(string)

Which repositories to include: owner (default), all, or member.

Cursor(string)

Opaque pagination cursor from a previous response's nextCursor. Omit for the first page; pass it back to fetch the next page.

Direction(string)

Sort direction, ascending or descending, paired with sort.

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API README

GitHub User Repositories API

List a GitHub user's public repositories (name, description, language, stars, and forks) with sorting and cursor pagination.

Request

curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "github/user-repositories", "handle": "torvalds"}'

The result is returned in outputs[0].data. Lookups that find nothing fail with a not-found error.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`handle`	string	Yes	GitHub username.
`cursor`	string	No	Opaque pagination cursor from a previous response's nextCursor. Omit for the first page; pass it back to fetch the next page.
`direction`	string	No	Sort direction, ascending or descending, paired with sort. One of: `asc`, `desc`.
`sort`	string	No	Repository ordering. One of: `created`, `updated`, `pushed`, `full_name`. Default `"updated"`.
`type`	string	No	Which repositories to include: owner (default), all, or member. One of: `owner`, `all`, `member`.

Pricing

Billed at the actual cost of each call, about $0.0012 per request. A call can cost more when the first data source fails and another one answers. Failed calls and lookups that find nothing are not charged.

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Platform API endpoint

https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/github/user-repositories

Authorization header

Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY

# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
  -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/github/user-repositories" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
  "sort": "updated",
  "handle": "torvalds"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
printf '%s\n' "$result"

2. Authentication

Set your SandBase API key in your server environment. Requests use Bearer authentication.

API key environment variable

export SANDBASE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Keep your key on the server. Do not expose it in browser code.

3. Parameters

`handle`stringrequired

GitHub username.

`sort`string

Repository ordering.

Default: "updated"

Possible values: created, updated, pushed, full_name

`type`string

Which repositories to include: owner (default), all, or member.

Possible values: owner, all, member

`cursor`string

Opaque pagination cursor from a previous response's nextCursor. Omit for the first page; pass it back to fetch the next page.

`direction`string

Sort direction, ascending or descending, paired with sort.

Possible values: asc, desc

4. Response

Saved example response for this API; no live request is made when viewing it.

No saved response has been published. Run the API in Playground to inspect its response.

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Questions

FAQ

How do I use the GitHub User Repositories API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/github/user-repositories with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

How much does the GitHub User Repositories API cost?

From $0.0012 per call, billed from your SandBase balance. You are only charged for calls you make; there is no subscription.

What parameters does the GitHub User Repositories API accept?

Required: handle (string). Optional: sort (one of created, updated, pushed, full_name), type (one of owner, all, member), cursor (string) and direction (one of asc, desc). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

What does the GitHub User Repositories API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).

Do I need a GitHub developer account or API key?

No. GitHub User Repositories runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for GitHub API access separately.