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Captapi pricing and alternatives: GitHub repository API

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$0.00per 1,000 repositoriesWe rank 10 plans by price. AnyAPI's pay as you go plan costs the least per 1,000 repositories: $1.20.
Plan: Free one of Captapi's 4 plans
Call: GET /v1/github/repository Captapi's only call for this API
API: GitHub repository API one of Captapi's 30 APIs

About this item

  • Live. You get the repository from GitHub when you call the API.
  • All 10 key fields we check. Description, Language, Topics, License, Dates, Stars, Forks, Watchers, Open issues, Owner.
  • Nothing to pay. You get 100 credits once, enough for 100 calls.
  • One call. You send a repository's URL or owner/name as repo to GET /v1/github/repository. You can also send cache. The call returns the repository's details.
  • Who can get it: anyone at least 18 years old, once their email is verified. Keep data: no limit. Use data: with conditions.

Captapi: GitHub repository API alternatives

The table starts with Captapi's cheapest paid plan. Next come plans from other providers with the price per 1,000 repositories closest to Captapi's. Each plan in the table gives live data.

Captapi, $9 monthlyScavio, $30 monthly
$ per 1,000 repositories$4.50$4.286
Completeness100%100%
Billingmonthlymonthly
Pay$9$30
Enough for2,000 calls a month7,000 calls a month
Freshnesslivelive
Who can get itanyone at least 18 years oldanyone

GitHub repository API pricing: plans compared

Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-30.

  1. captapi.com/apis/github-repository
  2. captapi.com/apis/linkedin-profile
  3. captapi.com/docs
  4. captapi.com/legal/acceptable-use
  5. captapi.com/legal/terms
  6. captapi.com/llms.txt
  7. captapi.com/openapi.json
  8. captapi.com/pricing

Product details

The key fields this plan's answer can hold, then each filled column in its row on the sheet.

  • Description
  • Language
  • Topics
  • License
  • Dates
  • Stars
  • Forks
  • Watchers
  • Open issues
  • Owner
Price
$ per 1,000 repositories$0.00
Billingfree
Charges
Repeat free24 hours
Also pays forfrom the same budget: 178 other calls
Not found
$ per 1,000$0.00
In their words
Their pitchGitHub repo — stars, real watchers (subscribers), openIssuesAndPrs, license, parent when fork (1 credit).
Data
Freshnesslive
Use dataYou agree not to use the Service, or data obtained through it, to: Harm or target individuals — stalking, harassment, doxxing, re-identification of anonymous users, or building profiles used to threaten, intimidate, or discriminate against people. Process personal data unlawfully — in violation of the GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, or other applicable data-protection laws, including using public personal data for a purpose the individual would not reasonably expect without a lawful basis. Enable unlawful discrimination — such as decisions about credit, employment, housing, or insurance based on protected characteristics. Infringe intellectual property — reproduce or redistribute content in violation of copyright, trademark, or database rights. Send spam or run deceptive campaigns — unsolicited bulk messaging, phishing, fraud, or impersonation. Circumvent controls — bypass authentication, rate limits, or access restrictions on any platform, or attempt to access non-public data. Break the law — any use that is illegal in your jurisdiction or that facilitates illegal activity. Resell or clone the Service — resell raw API access as a standalone substitute for Captapi or build a directly competing data API. [...] You must have a lawful basis for your processing, honor deletion and opt-out requests from data subjects, keep appropriate security, and comply with the terms of any platform you interact with.
Plan
Pay$0
You get100 credits
Enough for100 calls, once
Rate limit
Per second0.67
The call
You sendrepo (a repository's URL or owner/name). Optional: cache
MethodGET
Path/v1/github/repository
About the plan
PlanFree
Who can get itanyone at least 18 years old, once their email is verified
The 31 fields the plan's answer can hold

success, platform, type, name, full name, repository URL, description, owner, owner URL, owner type, owner picture, language, topics, stars, forks, open issues, watchers, default branch, is fork, parent, archived, size, visibility, has issues, has discussions, pushed at, created at, updated at, homepage, license, license name

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