About the REST API

Learn more about the GitHub REST API and what you can do with it.

Links

• About the REST API

  Get oriented to the REST API documentation.

• Comparing GitHub's REST API and GraphQL API

  Learn about GitHub's APIs to extend and customize your GitHub experience.

• API Versions

  Learn how to specify which REST API version to use whenever you make a request to the REST API.

• Breaking changes

  Learn about breaking changes that were introduced in each REST API version.

• About the OpenAPI description for the REST API

  The GitHub REST API is fully described in an OpenAPI compliant document.