GitHub API Without a Token — What You Can Access for Free

GitHub's REST API gives you 60 requests/hour without any token. Here's what you can access. User Profiles https://api.github.com/users/torvalds Returns: name, bio, company, followers (291K!), repos, created_at. User Repos (sorted by stars) https://api.github.com/users/torvalds/repos?sort=stars&per_page=30 Returns: name, description, stars, forks, language, topics, license. Repo Issues https://api.github.com/repos/facebook/react/issues?state=open&per_page=30 Returns: title, labels, assignees, comments, reactions, created_at. Search Repos https://api.github.com/search/repositories?q=web+scraping&sort=stars Rate Limits Without token: 60 req/hour With free token: 5000 req/hour Check: X-RateLimit-Remaining header I built GitHub Profile and Issues scrapers on Apify — search knotless_cadence github .