# GitHub Repository Stats & Info Lookup (Free) (`fit_melon/github-repo-stats-lookup`) Actor Get stars, forks, watchers, open issues, language, license, topics, dates and latest release for any list of GitHub repos. Official REST API, optional token, clean JSON/CSV export. Free — you only pay your Apify usage. - **URL**: https://apify.com/fit\_melon/github-repo-stats-lookup.md - **Developed by:** [D N](https://apify.com/fit_melon) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## GitHub Repository Stats & Info Lookup (Free) Turn any list of GitHub repositories into clean, structured JSON: **stars, forks, watchers, open issues, language, license, topics, size, created/updated/pushed dates**, optional language byte breakdown and latest release. Uses the **official GitHub REST API** — accepts `owner/repo` or full URLs, works without authentication, and supports an optional token for higher rate limits. This actor is **free** — you only pay your own Apify platform usage. ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `repositories` | array | — | One per line: `owner/repo` or `https://github.com/owner/repo`. | | `githubToken` | secret string | none | Optional PAT. Raises the API quota from ~60/h to 5000/h. | | `includeLanguages` | boolean | false | Add per-language byte counts (1 extra call/repo). | | `includeLatestRelease` | boolean | false | Add latest release tag/name/date (1 extra call/repo). | ### Output One dataset item per repository: ```json { "input": "facebook/react", "status": "found", "fullName": "facebook/react", "name": "react", "owner": "facebook", "description": "The library for web and native user interfaces.", "htmlUrl": "https://github.com/facebook/react", "homepage": "https://react.dev", "stars": 230000, "forks": 47000, "watchers": 6700, "openIssues": 900, "language": "JavaScript", "license": "MIT", "topics": ["react", "frontend"], "defaultBranch": "main", "isArchived": false, "isFork": false, "createdAt": "2013-05-24T16:15:54Z", "pushedAt": "2026-07-10T21:03:12Z" } ```` Unknown repositories yield `status: "not_found"`; invalid inputs and API failures yield `status: "error"` with the message. The run never crashes on a bad row. If the anonymous rate limit is hit mid-run, remaining rows are marked accordingly instead of failing the run. ### Use cases - Track star/fork growth of your projects or competitors over time (schedule daily runs). - Enrich developer-tool lead lists with repository health signals. - Audit the licenses and activity of your dependency stack. - Feed dashboards or LLM agents with live repo metadata. ### Limitations & fair use - Anonymous GitHub API quota is ~60 requests/hour per IP; add `githubToken` for 5000/h. Each optional enrichment adds one call per repo. - Renamed/moved repositories are followed automatically by the API and returned under their new name. - Please respect GitHub's terms of service; this actor only reads public metadata. ### More actors by this developer Browse the full range of free data actors at [apify.com/fit\_melon](https://apify.com/fit_melon) — package registries, SEO tools, open-data lookups and more. # Actor input Schema ## `repositories` (type: `array`): One repository per line, as 'owner/repo' or a full GitHub URL (https://github.com/owner/repo). ## `githubToken` (type: `string`): Optional personal access token. Without it the public GitHub API allows ~60 requests/hour per IP; with it, 5000/hour. The token is only sent to api.github.com. ## `includeLanguages` (type: `boolean`): Fetch the byte-count breakdown per programming language (one extra API call per repository). ## `includeLatestRelease` (type: `boolean`): Fetch the latest published release tag, name and date (one extra API call per repository). ## Actor input object example ```json { "repositories": [ "apify/crawlee", "facebook/react" ], "includeLanguages": false, "includeLatestRelease": false } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "repositories": [ "apify/crawlee", "facebook/react" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("fit_melon/github-repo-stats-lookup").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "repositories": [ "apify/crawlee", "facebook/react", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("fit_melon/github-repo-stats-lookup").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "repositories": [ "apify/crawlee", "facebook/react" ] }' | apify call fit_melon/github-repo-stats-lookup --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fit_melon/github-repo-stats-lookup", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "GitHub Repository Stats & Info Lookup (Free)", "description": "Get stars, forks, watchers, open issues, language, license, topics, dates and latest release for any list of GitHub repos. Official REST API, optional token, clean JSON/CSV export. Free — you only pay your Apify usage.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "IRCfTW28fVkp6yYlM" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/fit_melon~github-repo-stats-lookup/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-fit_melon-github-repo-stats-lookup", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/fit_melon~github-repo-stats-lookup/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-fit_melon-github-repo-stats-lookup", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/fit_melon~github-repo-stats-lookup/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-fit_melon-github-repo-stats-lookup", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "repositories" ], "properties": { "repositories": { "title": "Repositories", "type": "array", "description": "One repository per line, as 'owner/repo' or a full GitHub URL (https://github.com/owner/repo).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "githubToken": { "title": "GitHub token (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Optional personal access token. Without it the public GitHub API allows ~60 requests/hour per IP; with it, 5000/hour. The token is only sent to api.github.com." }, "includeLanguages": { "title": "Include language breakdown", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch the byte-count breakdown per programming language (one extra API call per repository).", "default": false }, "includeLatestRelease": { "title": "Include latest release", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch the latest published release tag, name and date (one extra API call per repository).", "default": false } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```