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$0.01 / 1,000 releases

GitHub Release

Analyze public GitHub releases or supplied release records. Get structured data for tags, notes, assets, dates, download counts, repository context, version movement, and risk signals. Compare current and earlier sets to find new or changed notes and assets.

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$0.01 / 1,000 releases

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0.0

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Maxime Dupré

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You can access the GitHub Release programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "target": "repository-releases",
10    "repositories": ["microsoft/vscode"],
11    "releaseHistoryLimit": 10,
12    "currentReleaseRecords": [{
13            "tag_name": "v1.2.0",
14            "name": "Release 1.2.0",
15            "body": "Fixes",
16            "published_at": "2024-01-10T12:00:00Z",
17            "assets": [],
18        }],
19}
20
21# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
22run = client.actor("maximedupre/github-releases").call(run_input=run_input)
23
24# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
25print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
26for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
27    print(item)
28
29# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

GitHub Releases API & Release Notes Analyzer API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use GitHub Release API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

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