# Libraries.io, free: GitHub repository API

> Get info for a repository. Currently only works for open source repositories.

Libraries.io's GitHub repository API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 repositories. It returns 7 of the 10 key fields we check: Description, Language, License, Dates, Stars, Forks, Open issues.
We rank 38 plans by price. [Litescrape's top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/github-repository-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10-usage-based-get-api-github-repository/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 repositories: $0.15.
[Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/github-repository-apis/scrappa/500-pack/llms.txt), [Litescrape](https://datacircle.dev/github-repository-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10-usage-based-get-api-github-repository/llms.txt) and [ScrapeCreators](https://datacircle.dev/github-repository-apis/scrapecreators/497-pack/llms.txt) are the best GitHub repository API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/github-repository-apis/libraries-io/free
- [Best GitHub repository API in 2026: pricing compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-github-repository-api.txt)
- Get it: https://libraries.io
- Request: `GET https://libraries.io/api/github/{owner}/{name}`
- API key: with the plan, on https://libraries.io
- Its API docs: https://libraries.io/api#repository
- Sold by: Libraries.io (https://libraries.io)
- Checked: 2026-10-31

## In the answer

- Completeness: 70%
- Description: ✓
- Language: ✓
- License: ✓
- Dates: ✓
- Stars: ✓
- Forks: ✓
- Open issues: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 repositories: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: Platforms · Project · Project Dependencies · Project Dependents · Project Dependent Repositories · Project Contributors · Project SourceRank · Project Search · Repository Dependencies · Repository Projects · User · User Repositories · User Packages · User Packages Contributions

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Get info for a repository. Currently only works for open source repositories.

## Data

- Freshness: stored
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You may not use the service for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. [...] Data provided by the Service is licensed to you under version 4.0 of the Creative Commons Attribution, Share Alike license (CC BY-SA). This license grants permissive rights for users to use the data commercially, and to create and distribute derivative works, but places certain conditions on redistribution of the data, including on attribution and the terms the data can be redistributed under. Full details of the permissions granted and conditions set by the license can be found here. You may comply with Sec. 3(1)(A)(i) of CC BY-SA by using the text 'includes data gathered by Libraries.io' in your publication or 'powered by Libraries.io' if providing a service. [...] You agree not to misuse or interfere with the normal operation of the service. Examples of such interference or unauthorized access can include: (i) scanning or searching the services by any means (automated or otherwise) other than through our currently available, documented interfaces intended for such purposes, unless you have been specifically allowed to do so in these terms, our robots.txt, or in a separate written agreement, (ii) disruption of the use or access of any user, host or network, including, without limitation, overloading, flooding, or spamming the services, or (iii) circumventing any rate limits in place on the service, such as those described in our documentation.

## Plan

- Pay: $0

## Rate limit

- Per second: 1
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: owner, name
- Method: GET
- Path: /api/github/{owner}/{name}

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone aged 13 or over with a Libraries.io account, a human ("Accounts registered by 'bots' or other automated methods are not permitted")

## The 48 fields the plan's answer can hold

full name, description, is fork, created at, updated at, pushed at, homepage, size, stars, language, has issues, has wiki, has pages, forks, mirror URL, open issues, default branch, subscribers, repository ID, source name, license, private, contributions count, readme file, changelog file, contributing file, license file, code of conduct file, threat model file, audit file, status, last synced, rank, host type, host domain, name, SCM, fork policy, pull requests enabled, logo URL, keywords, maintenance stats refreshed, code of conduct URL, contribution guidelines URL, security policy URL, funding URLs, interesting, GitHub contributions count

## Libraries.io's plans (2)

- [Libraries.io, free](https://datacircle.dev/github-repository-apis/libraries-io/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 70% complete, stored
- [Libraries.io, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/github-repository-apis/libraries-io/contact-us/llms.txt): 70% complete, stored

## Libraries.io's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /api/github/{owner}/{name}`: [Libraries.io, free](https://datacircle.dev/github-repository-apis/libraries-io/free/llms.txt)

## Libraries.io's APIs (3)

- [Libraries.io: GitHub profile API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/github-profile-apis/libraries-io/free/llms.txt)
- [Libraries.io: GitHub repository API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/github-repository-apis/libraries-io/free/llms.txt)
- [Libraries.io: GitHub user repository API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/github-user-repository-apis/libraries-io/free/llms.txt)

## Libraries.io: GitHub repository API alternatives

- [Scrappa, free](https://datacircle.dev/github-repository-apis/scrappa/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [Litescrape, free, 5 free calls, GET /api/github/repository](https://datacircle.dev/github-repository-apis/litescrape/free-5-free-calls-get-api-github-repository/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 70% complete
- [ScrapeCreators, free](https://datacircle.dev/github-repository-apis/scrapecreators/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [AnyAPI, free trial key](https://datacircle.dev/github-repository-apis/anyapi/free-trial-key/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-31.

- https://libraries.io
- https://libraries.io/api
- https://libraries.io/terms