drain.lat API

GET /profile/:username

Fetch a GitHub user’s public profile.

GET /api/v1/github/profile/:username

string

required

The GitHub username to look up.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/profile/torvalds" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/profile/torvalds", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/profile/torvalds",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

number

GitHub user ID.

string

GitHub username.

string

Display name.

string

Profile bio.

string

Company listed on profile.

string

Location listed on profile.

string

Public email address.

string

Personal website URL.

string

Avatar image URL.

string

Link to GitHub profile.

number

Number of followers.

number

Number of accounts followed.

number

Number of public repositories.

number

Number of public gists.

string

Account creation date.

string

Last profile update date.

Response

{
  "id": 1024025,
  "username": "torvalds",
  "displayName": "Linus Torvalds",
  "bio": "Just for fun",
  "company": "Linux Foundation",
  "location": "Portland, OR",
  "email": "",
  "website": "",
  "avatarUrl": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1024025",
  "profileUrl": "https://github.com/torvalds",
  "followers": 234000,
  "following": 0,
  "publicRepos": 8,
  "publicGists": 0,
  "created": "2011-09-03T15:26:22Z",
  "updated": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-05T12:00:00.000Z"
}

GET /profile/:username/repos

Get a user’s public repositories sorted by last updated.

GET /api/v1/github/profile/:username/repos

string

required

The GitHub username.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/profile/torvalds/repos" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/profile/torvalds/repos", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/profile/torvalds/repos",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

string

GitHub username.

array

Show repo object

number

Repository ID.

string

Repository name.

string

Full name including owner (e.g. torvalds/linux).

string

Repository description.

string

Primary programming language.

number

Star count.

number

Fork count.

number

Watcher count.

boolean

Whether the repo is private.

boolean

Whether the repo is a fork.

array

List of topic tags.

string

Link to the repository.

string

Creation date.

string

Last updated date.

number

Total repos returned.

Response

{
  "username": "torvalds",
  "repos": [
    {
      "id": 2325298,
      "name": "linux",
      "fullName": "torvalds/linux",
      "description": "Linux kernel source tree",
      "language": "C",
      "stars": 180000,
      "forks": 54000,
      "watchers": 180000,
      "isPrivate": false,
      "isFork": false,
      "topics": ["kernel", "linux"],
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux",
      "created": "2011-09-04T22:48:12Z",
      "updated": "2026-05-05T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "total": 8,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-05T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Returns up to 30 repositories per request.

GET /profile/:username/followers

Get a user’s GitHub followers.

GET /api/v1/github/profile/:username/followers

string

required

The GitHub username.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/profile/torvalds/followers" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/profile/torvalds/followers", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/profile/torvalds/followers",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

Response

{
  "username": "torvalds",
  "followers": [
    {
      "id": 583231,
      "username": "octocat",
      "avatarUrl": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/583231",
      "profileUrl": "https://github.com/octocat"
    }
  ],
  "total": 30,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-05T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Returns up to 30 followers.

GET /profile/:username/following

Get the list of users a GitHub user follows.

GET /api/v1/github/profile/:username/following

string

required

The GitHub username.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/profile/torvalds/following" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/profile/torvalds/following", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/profile/torvalds/following",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

Response

{
  "username": "torvalds",
  "following": [
    {
      "id": 583231,
      "username": "octocat",
      "avatarUrl": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/583231",
      "profileUrl": "https://github.com/octocat"
    }
  ],
  "total": 0,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-05T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Returns up to 30 results.

GET /profile/:username/orgs

Get the public organizations a GitHub user belongs to.

GET /api/v1/github/profile/:username/orgs

string

required

The GitHub username.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/profile/torvalds/orgs" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/profile/torvalds/orgs", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/profile/torvalds/orgs",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

Response

{
  "username": "torvalds",
  "orgs": [
    {
      "id": 1915493,
      "name": "torvalds",
      "description": "",
      "avatarUrl": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1915493",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds"
    }
  ],
  "total": 1,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-05T12:00:00.000Z"
}

GET /repo/:owner/:repo

Get info for a single GitHub repository.

GET /api/v1/github/repo/:owner/:repo

string

required

Repository owner (user or org).

string

required

Repository name.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/repo/torvalds/linux" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/repo/torvalds/linux", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/repo/torvalds/linux",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

number

Repository ID.

string

Repository name.

string

Full name including owner.

string

Repository description.

string

Primary language.

number

Star count.

number

Fork count.

number

Open issue count.

boolean

Whether the repo is private.

boolean

Whether the repo is a fork.

boolean

Whether the repo is archived.

string[]

Topic tags.

string

License identifier.

string

Default branch name.

object

Show owner object

number

Owner user ID.

string

Owner username.

string

Owner avatar URL.

Response

{
  "id": 2325298,
  "name": "linux",
  "fullName": "torvalds/linux",
  "description": "Linux kernel source tree",
  "language": "C",
  "stars": 180000,
  "forks": 55000,
  "watchers": 180000,
  "openIssues": 0,
  "isPrivate": false,
  "isFork": false,
  "isArchived": false,
  "topics": ["kernel", "linux"],
  "license": "GPL-2.0",
  "defaultBranch": "master",
  "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux",
  "owner": {
    "id": 1024025,
    "username": "torvalds",
    "avatarUrl": "https://..."
  },
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-08T10:00:00.000Z"
}

GET /repo/:owner/:repo/commits

Get the last 20 commits for a repository.

GET /api/v1/github/repo/:owner/:repo/commits

string

required

Repository owner.

string

required

Repository name.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/repo/torvalds/linux/commits" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/repo/torvalds/linux/commits", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/repo/torvalds/linux/commits",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

string

Repository owner.

string

Repository name.

array

Show commit object

string

Commit SHA (short).

string

Commit message.

string

Author name.

string

Commit date (ISO 8601).

string

Link to the commit.

number

Number of commits returned.

Response

{
  "owner": "torvalds",
  "repo": "linux",
  "commits": [
    {
      "sha": "a1b2c3d",
      "message": "kernel: fix memory leak in net subsystem",
      "author": "Linus Torvalds",
      "date": "2026-05-07T18:00:00Z",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a1b2c3d"
    }
  ],
  "total": 20,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-08T10:00:00.000Z"
}

GET /search

Search GitHub repositories.

GET /api/v1/github/search

string

required

Search query.

string

Sort by stars, forks, or updated. Default stars.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/search?q=react&sort=stars" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch("https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/search?q=react&sort=stars", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});
const data = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://drain.lat/api/v1/github/search",
    params={"q": "react", "sort": "stars"},
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

string

The search query used.

array

Show repo object

number

Repository ID.

string

Repository name.

string

Full name including owner.

string

Repository description.

string

Primary language.

number

Star count.

number

Fork count.

string

Link to the repository.

object

Owner username and avatar.

number

Total matching results on GitHub.

Response

{
  "query": "react",
  "repos": [
    {
      "id": 10270250,
      "name": "react",
      "fullName": "facebook/react",
      "description": "The library for web and native user interfaces.",
      "language": "JavaScript",
      "stars": 225000,
      "forks": 46000,
      "url": "https://github.com/facebook/react",
      "owner": {
        "username": "facebook",
        "avatarUrl": "https://..."
      }
    }
  ],
  "total": 125000,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-08T10:00:00.000Z"
}

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