GitHub Repository contributors API

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List the contributors of a GitHub repository ranked by commit count, up to 100 per call, with username, avatar, account type and number of commits.

Price $0.96 per 1,000 requests ($0.000958 per call). Failed calls and empty results are not charged. Synchronous. For slow jobs add "mode": "async" to the body, take the job_id and poll.

AI prompt

Please help me write a data collection script with the EveryInfra GitHub Repository contributors endpoint (github/contributors).

How the endpoint works:
- Request: POST https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social with the header Authorization: Bearer <API key>. Read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable and never hard-code it.
- In the request body, set platform to github and action to contributors, and put the parameters inside params.
- Required parameters:
  - url: A GitHub repository link such as https://github.com/facebook/react or just facebook/react; for issue_comments, the full link of an issue or pull request such as https://github.com/openai/whisper/pull/1838.
- Optional parameters:
  - limit: The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 100. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge. (default: 30)
- Returns a list of records. Main fields of each record: rank (Position in this response from 1: by co…), username, id (GitHub's numeric ID, as a string), url, avatar_url, contribution_count (Commits to this repository (contributor…), account_type (Account type: User, Bot or Organization).
- Example request body:
{
  "platform": "github",
  "action": "contributors",
  "params": {
    "url": "https://github.com/facebook/react"
  }
}
- Price: $0.96 per 1,000 requests; failed and empty results are not charged.
- For dozens or hundreds of targets, add "mode": "async" to the body: you get a job_id at once and poll GET https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/jobs/{job_id} for the result.
- On 422, fix the request using the suggested parameter names and allowed values in the error; on 429 or 503, wait for Retry-After and try again.

Before writing code, ask me which targets I need, how many, which fields, and what output format I want; then confirm the plan and the rough cost with me.

Request parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Default	Description
`Authorization`	header	`string`	Yes	-	Bearer followed by your API key. Create it in the console; never put it in a URL or a code repository.
`platform`	body	`string`	Yes	`github`	Platform identifier, fixed value.
`action`	body	`string`	Yes	`contributors`	Capability identifier, fixed value.
`url`	body.params	`string`	Yes	-	A GitHub repository link such as `https://github.com/facebook/react` or just `facebook/react`; for `issue_comments`, the full link of an issue or pull request such as `https://github.com/openai/whisper/pull/1838`. Other formats are rejected before any charge.
`limit`	body.params	`integer (1–100)`	No	`30`	The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 100. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge.

Code samples

bash

curl -X POST 'https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVERYINFRA_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "platform": "github",
  "action": "contributors",
  "params": {
    "url": "https://github.com/facebook/react"
  }
}'

OpenAPI definition (JSON)Samples read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable; copied code never contains your key.

Response example

Field preview

No sample response is available for these parameters yet. This preview shows the response shape and fields from the API definition, with … as placeholders; it is not the result of a live call.

json

{
  "id": "req_…",
  "platform": "github",
  "action": "contributors",
  "results": [
    {
      "rank": …,
      "username": …,
      "id": …,
      "url": …,
      "avatar_url": …,
      "contribution_count": …,
      "account_type": …,
      "platform": …
    }
  ],
  "count": …,
  "billing": {
    "charged": …,
    "charged_usd": …,
    "balance_after_usd": …,
    …
  },
  "quota": { … }
}

Response fields

Business data is in results. The table lists the fields a record can contain; values the platform does not show are never made up.

Field	Meaning
`rank`	Position in this response from 1: by commit count for contributors, in Trending order for trending.
`username`	Username (@handle).
`id`	GitHub's numeric ID, as a string.
`url`	Link to the record on the platform.
`avatar_url`	Avatar image link. Some platforms return sized CDN links that can expire.
`contribution_count`	Commits to this repository (contributors).
`account_type`	Account type: User, Bot or Organization.
`platform`	Source platform identifier, the same as platform in the request (for example xiaohongshu, tiktok).

Errors and billing

401: Missing or invalid key.
402: Insufficient balance. Top up first.
422: Invalid parameter name or value. Fix it using the suggestions in the error. No charge.
429: Per-minute request limit reached. Wait for Retry-After, then try again.
503: Could not complete. The held charge is returned to your balance. If the outcome is unknown, verify it before you retry.
200 empty: No data. No charge.

Errors

Official references

Used only to check objects and terms. They do not imply authorization or endorsement of EveryInfra by the platform.

GitHub REST API: get a repository ↗
GitHub's REST reference names a repository by its owner and name and documents the stars, forks, open issues, language, topics, license and push time it returns. It confirms what owner/repo means for `url`; it does not promise that every field is set on every repository.
Checked 2026-11-01