octokit/rest.js

GitHub REST API client for JavaScript

662

stars

2,675

commits

TypeScript

primary language

Sep 10, 2026

updated

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octokit-js
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README

rest.js

GitHub REST API client for JavaScript

@latest Build Status

Usage

Browsers Load @octokit/rest directly from esm.sh
<script type="module">
  import { Octokit } from "https://esm.sh/@octokit/rest";
</script>
Node

Install with npm install @octokit/rest

import { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";

[!IMPORTANT] As we use conditional exports, you will need to adapt your tsconfig.json by setting "moduleResolution": "node16", "module": "node16".

See the TypeScript docs on package.json "exports".
See this helpful guide on transitioning to ESM from @sindresorhus

const octokit = new Octokit();

// Compare: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos/#list-organization-repositories
octokit.rest.repos
  .listForOrg({
    org: "octokit",
    type: "public",
  })
  .then(({ data }) => {
    // handle data
  });

See https://octokit.github.io/rest.js for full documentation.

[!IMPORTANT] As we use conditional exports, you will need to adapt your tsconfig.json by setting "moduleResolution": "node16", "module": "node16".

See the TypeScript docs on package.json "exports".
See this helpful guide on transitioning to ESM from @sindresorhus

Contributing

We would love you to contribute to @octokit/rest, pull requests are very welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more information.

Credits

@octokit/rest was originally created as node-github in 2012 by Mike de Boer from Cloud9 IDE, Inc. The original commit is from 2010 which predates the npm registry.

It was adopted and renamed by GitHub in 2017. Learn more about its origin on GitHub's blog: From 48k lines of code to 10—the story of GitHub’s JavaScript SDK

LICENSE

MIT

Contributors

(top 30 of 232)

gr2m

1,187 commits

renovate[bot]

282 commits

dependabot[bot]

213 commits

greenkeeper[bot]

199 commits

octokit/rest.js

GitHub REST API client for JavaScript

662

stars

2,675

commits

TypeScript

primary language

Sep 10, 2026

updated

octokit.github.io/rest.js
hacktoberfest
octokit-js
plugin
rest-api
Browse cluster: Octokit JavaScript SDK

README

rest.js

GitHub REST API client for JavaScript

@latest Build Status

Usage

Browsers Load @octokit/rest directly from esm.sh
<script type="module">
  import { Octokit } from "https://esm.sh/@octokit/rest";
</script>
Node

Install with npm install @octokit/rest

import { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";

[!IMPORTANT] As we use conditional exports, you will need to adapt your tsconfig.json by setting "moduleResolution": "node16", "module": "node16".

See the TypeScript docs on package.json "exports".
See this helpful guide on transitioning to ESM from @sindresorhus

const octokit = new Octokit();

// Compare: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos/#list-organization-repositories
octokit.rest.repos
  .listForOrg({
    org: "octokit",
    type: "public",
  })
  .then(({ data }) => {
    // handle data
  });

See https://octokit.github.io/rest.js for full documentation.

[!IMPORTANT] As we use conditional exports, you will need to adapt your tsconfig.json by setting "moduleResolution": "node16", "module": "node16".

See the TypeScript docs on package.json "exports".
See this helpful guide on transitioning to ESM from @sindresorhus

Contributing

We would love you to contribute to @octokit/rest, pull requests are very welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more information.

Credits

@octokit/rest was originally created as node-github in 2012 by Mike de Boer from Cloud9 IDE, Inc. The original commit is from 2010 which predates the npm registry.

It was adopted and renamed by GitHub in 2017. Learn more about its origin on GitHub's blog: From 48k lines of code to 10—the story of GitHub’s JavaScript SDK

LICENSE

MIT

Contributors

(top 30 of 232)

gr2m

1,187 commits

renovate[bot]

282 commits

dependabot[bot]

213 commits

greenkeeper[bot]

199 commits

Languages

TypeScript

97.1%

JavaScript

2.9%