# GitHub Repo Metadata Enricher (`phoenix2810/github-repo-metadata-enricher`) Actor

Enrich public GitHub repository URLs with stars, forks, topics, license, activity, owner metadata, release data, and lead-scoring signals. Built for B2B lead generation, devtools research, and competitive intelligence.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/phoenix2810/github-repo-metadata-enricher.md
- **Developed by:** [Sanskar Jaiswal](https://apify.com/phoenix2810) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Lead generation, Open source
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.005 / actor start

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## 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.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.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/platform/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 Repo Metadata Enricher

Enrich public GitHub repository URLs with structured metadata, metrics, and lead-scoring signals in a single API call. Returns stars, forks, topics, license, owner info, activity timestamps, and a 0-100 lead score. Uses GitHub's public API with no authentication required.

### Use cases

- **Lead generation** - score active open-source projects by commercial signals (marketing site, license, recent activity)
- **Devtools research** - track competitor repos, adoption metrics, and integration targets
- **Market research** - map ecosystem activity and identify high-momentum projects
- **Recruiting** - find active maintainers and contributors at target companies
- **Growth teams** - build lists of repos with declared licenses and marketing sites

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `repoUrls` | array&lt;string&gt; | yes | - | Public `github.com/<owner>/<repo>` URLs (max 50 per run) |
| `includeReadme` | boolean | no | `false` | Fetch a short README preview for each repo |
| `timeoutSeconds` | integer | no | `10` | Per-request timeout (3-30 seconds) |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "repoUrls": [
    "https://github.com/apify/crawlee",
    "https://github.com/vercel/next.js"
  ],
  "includeReadme": false,
  "timeoutSeconds": 10
}
````

### Output

Each repository produces one dataset item:

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `inputUrl` | string | The GitHub URL provided |
| `fullName` | string | `owner/repo` identifier |
| `ok` | boolean | Whether enrichment succeeded |
| `checkedAt` | string | ISO timestamp |
| `owner` | object | `login`, `type` (User/Organization), `htmlUrl` |
| `repository` | object | `name`, `description`, `homepage`, `language`, `topics`, `license`, `createdAt`, `updatedAt`, `pushedAt`, `archived`, `disabled` |
| `metrics` | object | `stars`, `watchers`, `forks`, `openIssues`, `subscribers`, `sizeKb` |
| `leadSignals` | object | `score` (0-100), `signals` (array), `daysSinceLastPush` |
| `api` | object | GitHub API rate-limit status |
| `readme` | object | Optional README preview (when `includeReadme` is enabled) |
| `error` | string | Error message on failure |

#### Lead signals

The `leadSignals.score` field is a 0-100 value derived from:

| Signal | Condition | Points |
|---|---|---|
| `high_visibility` | 1,000+ stars | +35 |
| `emerging_project` | 100-999 stars | +20 |
| `developer_adoption` | 50+ forks | +15 |
| `recently_active` | Pushed within 30 days | +20 |
| `active_issue_queue` | 25+ open issues | +10 |
| `has_marketing_site` | Homepage URL set | +10 |
| `license_declared` | License explicitly declared | +5 |
| `archived_project` | Repo is archived | -40 |

#### Example output

```json
{
  "inputUrl": "https://github.com/apify/crawlee",
  "fullName": "apify/crawlee",
  "ok": true,
  "checkedAt": "2026-07-06T12:00:00.000Z",
  "owner": {
    "login": "apify",
    "type": "Organization",
    "htmlUrl": "https://github.com/apify"
  },
  "repository": {
    "name": "crawlee",
    "description": "Crawlee - A web scraping and browser automation library for Node.js",
    "homepage": "https://crawlee.dev",
    "language": "TypeScript",
    "topics": ["apify", "crawlee", "scraper", "automation"],
    "license": { "key": "apache-2.0", "name": "Apache License 2.0", "spdxId": "Apache-2.0" }
  },
  "metrics": {
    "stars": 24473,
    "forks": 1522,
    "openIssues": 176,
    "subscribers": 130
  },
  "leadSignals": {
    "score": 95,
    "signals": ["high_visibility", "developer_adoption", "recently_active", "has_marketing_site", "license_declared"],
    "daysSinceLastPush": 1
  }
}
```

### Security

- Only `github.com/<owner>/<repo>` URLs are accepted
- URLs with embedded credentials are rejected
- Uses unauthenticated public GitHub API (60 requests/hour per IP)
- No tokens, no private repos, no browser automation, no proxies
- Does not read local files or environment secrets

### Pricing

Pay per event:

| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| Actor start | $0.005 |
| Repository enriched | $0.01 |

A run enriching 10 repositories costs approximately $0.105.

### FAQ

**Do I need a GitHub token?**
No. The actor uses GitHub's unauthenticated public API. For higher volume, run on Apify infrastructure where IP rotation is automatic.

**Can I enrich private repositories?**
No. This actor only works with public repositories.

**What happens if a repo doesn't exist?**
The actor returns an item with `ok: false` and the error status. It does not crash the run.

**Can I get README content?**
Set `includeReadme: true` to fetch a 500-character README preview. This uses additional API quota.

# Actor input Schema

## `repoUrls` (type: `array`):

List of public GitHub repository URLs to enrich. Only github.com/<owner>/<repo> URLs are accepted. Up to 50 repositories per run.

## `includeReadme` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch a short README preview for each repository through GitHub's public API. Uses additional API quota but provides content context.

## `timeoutSeconds` (type: `integer`):

Timeout per GitHub API request. Lower values run faster but may fail on slow connections.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "repoUrls": [
    "https://github.com/apify/crawlee",
    "https://github.com/vercel/next.js"
  ],
  "includeReadme": false,
  "timeoutSeconds": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "repoUrls": [
        "https://github.com/apify/crawlee",
        "https://github.com/vercel/next.js"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("phoenix2810/github-repo-metadata-enricher").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "repoUrls": [
        "https://github.com/apify/crawlee",
        "https://github.com/vercel/next.js",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("phoenix2810/github-repo-metadata-enricher").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 '{
  "repoUrls": [
    "https://github.com/apify/crawlee",
    "https://github.com/vercel/next.js"
  ]
}' |
apify call phoenix2810/github-repo-metadata-enricher --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=phoenix2810/github-repo-metadata-enricher",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "GitHub Repo Metadata Enricher",
        "description": "Enrich public GitHub repository URLs with stars, forks, topics, license, activity, owner metadata, release data, and lead-scoring signals. Built for B2B lead generation, devtools research, and competitive intelligence.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "WZAXkCy9IV3sHgdte"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/phoenix2810~github-repo-metadata-enricher/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-phoenix2810-github-repo-metadata-enricher",
                "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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/phoenix2810~github-repo-metadata-enricher/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-phoenix2810-github-repo-metadata-enricher",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
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                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/phoenix2810~github-repo-metadata-enricher/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-phoenix2810-github-repo-metadata-enricher",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": [
                    "repoUrls"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "repoUrls": {
                        "title": "GitHub repository URLs",
                        "maxItems": 50,
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of public GitHub repository URLs to enrich. Only github.com/<owner>/<repo> URLs are accepted. Up to 50 repositories per run.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "includeReadme": {
                        "title": "Include README preview",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Fetch a short README preview for each repository through GitHub's public API. Uses additional API quota but provides content context.",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "timeoutSeconds": {
                        "title": "Request timeout (seconds)",
                        "minimum": 3,
                        "maximum": 30,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Timeout per GitHub API request. Lower values run faster but may fail on slow connections.",
                        "default": 10
                    }
                }
            },
            "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```