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GitHub scraper API: search results and public pages as JSON

Send any GitHub page URL with recipe=github and get name, description, language and 7 more fields as JSON. No selectors to write, no proxies to pick.

  • 2 page types
  • 10 fields
  • 5 credits a page · $0.50 per 1,000
  • Working · 100% in 7 days
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recipe=github/listing
curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://github.com/search?q=web+scraper&type=repositories' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=github/listing'
200 OK · JSON
{
    "result": {
        "name": "AhmadIbrahiim/Website-downloader",
        "description": "💡 Download the complete source code of any we...",
        "language": "HTML",
        "stars": 6068
    },
    "success": true
}

What you get from GitHub

The fields of each page type and a real sample from our last validation, shortened.

Search and listing pages recipe=github/listing 5 credits a page

FieldTypeExample
repositorieslist of 3+ items
repositories[].descriptiontext💡 Download the complete source code of any website (including all a...
repositories[].languagetextHTML
repositories[].nametextAhmadIbrahiim/Website-downloader
repositories[].starsnumber6068
repositories[].topicstextscraper, downloader, assets, offline-web-pages
repositories[].updateddate2026-08-12T16:37:38.246Z
repositories[].urlURLhttps://github.com/AhmadIbrahiim/Website-downloader

Sample answer, validated 2026-11-04

{
    "repositories": [
        {
            "description": "💡 Download the complete source code of any website (including all assets). [ Javascripts, Stylesheets, Images ] using Node.js",
            "language": "HTML",
            "name": "AhmadIbrahiim/Website-downloader",
            "stars": 6068,
            "topics": "scraper, downloader, assets, offline-web-pages",
            "updated": "2026-08-12T16:37:38.246Z",
            "url": "https://github.com/AhmadIbrahiim/Website-downloader"
        },
        {
            "description": "A Smart, Automatic, Fast and Lightweight Web Scraper for Python",
            "language": "Python",
            "name": "alirezamika/autoscraper",
            "stars": 8069,
            "topics": "python, crawler, machine-learning, scraper, automation, ai, scraping, artificial-intelligence, web-scraping, scrape, webscraping, webautomation",
            "updated": "2026-07-29T17:17:55.209Z",
            "url": "https://github.com/alirezamika/autoscraper"
        }
    ]
}

One call

Send the page URL and the recipe name to the Scrape API. The recipe brings the extract rules and the settings that work on GitHub (JavaScript rendering).

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://github.com/search?q=web+scraper&type=repositories' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=github/listing'

The answer is {"result": {...}} with the headers Ujb-Recipe and Ujb-Credits. Other page types: recipe=github/page, or recipe=github and the API picks the page type from the URL. Your own parameters always win over the recipe.

What people build with GitHub data

  • Research datasets

    Build datasets of public pages for analysis, search or LLM pipelines.

    Learn more

  • Trend tracking

    Follow what gets attention over time: scores, comments, stars.

Price

Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Page typeCredits a pagePer 1,000, StarterPer 1,000, Pro
Search results, Page5$0.82$0.50

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FAQ

What does the GitHub recipe return?

JSON with 10 fields from search results (recipe=github/listing) and page (recipe=github/page), for example name, description, language, stars, topics. The answer is {"result": {...}} with the fields shown on this page.

How much does it cost to scrape GitHub?

5 credits a page ($0.50 per 1,000 on Pro, $0.82 on Starter). Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Do I need proxies or a headless browser?

No. The recipe brings the settings that work on GitHub: JavaScript rendering. Send only the URL and recipe=github/listing.

What happens when GitHub changes its pages?

We check GitHub every day and re-validate the recipe on real pages every week, then fix it when the site changes. Until a fix is live, the API answers 404 "the recipe has no working version" instead of empty data, and that call is free.

Can I search GitHub with parameters?

Yes. Fill in query, sort, page: we build the GitHub search URL, and the call is that URL with recipe=github/listing. A single call with the parameters and no URL is coming to the API; it is not live yet.

Developer guide: settings, pagination, troubleshootingHow to scrape GitHub: live status, URL patterns, the recipe rules and runnable code.

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