You can access the GitHub Releases & Tags Monitor 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 Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "repos": [
12        "apify/crawlee",
13        "nodejs/node"
14    ]
15};
16
17// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
18const run = await client.actor("zucram/github-releases-tags-monitor").call(input);
19
20// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
21console.log('Results from dataset');
22console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
23const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
24items.forEach((item) => {
25    console.dir(item);
26});
27
28// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

GitHub Releases & Tags Monitor API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use GitHub Releases & Tags Monitor API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

Other API clients include:

GitHub Releases & Tags Monitor API in Python

GitHub Releases & Tags Monitor API through CLI

GitHub Releases & Tags Monitor OpenAPI definition

GitHub Releases & Tags Monitor API

GitHub Releases Delta Monitor

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GitHub Repo Scraper

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Scrape GitHub repository stats, README, languages, contributors, and releases.

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Apify Github Repo Insights

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xwj168888

GitHub Repo Monitor — Releases, Stars, Issues & Activity

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OSS monitoring tool tracking any GitHub repos via the open GitHub REST API — new releases, star velocity, issues, commits & contributors. No scraping, no blocking. Monitor mode returns only NEW activity for release alerts & devtools competitive intel. MCP-ready.

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GitHub Repo Activity Tracker (Stars, Commits, Releases)

gochujang/github-repo-activity-tracker

Track repo health + activity for any GitHub repo list: stars, forks, last commit, recent commits/PRs/releases (configurable window), top contributors, languages, license, topics. VC sourcing + open-source ops + competitor intel. BYO token recommended. $0.002 per repo.

Hojun Lee

GitHub Repo Scraper

devilscrapes/github-repo-scraper

Fetch full GitHub repository metadata for one or many repos in one call — stars, forks, languages, topics, license, default branch, latest release, contributor count — export to JSON or CSV. A GitHub repo API wrapper; optional token for higher rate limits.

DevilScrapes

GitHub Scraper

klondikeking/github-scraper

Extract GitHub user profiles, repositories, and organization data via GitHub REST API. No authentication required for public data.

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GitHub Scraper - Repos, Issues, PRs & Contributors

nominated_tupelo/github-scraper

Scrape GitHub repositories, issues, pull requests, contributors, releases, and trending repos. Uses the official GitHub REST API. Optional GitHub token for higher rate limits.