REST API endpoints for emojis

Use the REST API to list and view all the available emojis to use on GitHub.

Note

Most endpoints use Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN> and Accept: application/vnd.github+json headers, plus X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10. Curl examples below omit these standard headers for brevity.

Get emojis

GET /emojis

Lists all the emojis available to use on GitHub.

HTTP response status codes

Code examples

Example

Request:

curl -L \
  -X GET \
  https://api.github.com/emojis

Response schema (Status: 200):

object, additional properties: string