drain.lat API

GET /profile/:username

Fetch a GitHub user’s public profile.

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

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"

number

GitHub user ID.

username

string

GitHub username.

displayName

string

Display name.

bio

string

Profile bio.

company

string

Company listed on profile.

location

string

Location listed on profile.

string

Public email address.

website

string

Personal website URL.

avatarUrl

string

Avatar image URL.

profileUrl

string

Link to GitHub profile.

followers

number

Number of followers.

following

number

Number of accounts followed.

publicRepos

number

Number of public repositories.

publicGists

number

Number of public gists.

created

string

Account creation date.

updated

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

username

string

required

The GitHub username.

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

username

string

GitHub username.

repos

array

Show repo object

number

Repository ID.

name

string

Repository name.

fullName

string

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

description

string

Repository description.

language

string

Primary programming language.

stars

number

Star count.

forks

number

Fork count.

watchers

number

Watcher count.

isPrivate

boolean

Whether the repo is private.

isFork

boolean

Whether the repo is a fork.

topics

array

List of topic tags.

url

string

Link to the repository.

created

string

Creation date.

updated

string

Last updated date.

total

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

username

string

required

The GitHub username.

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

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

username

string

required

The GitHub username.

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

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

username

string

required

The GitHub username.

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

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

owner

string

required

Repository owner (user or org).

repo

string

required

Repository name.

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

number

Repository ID.

name

string

Repository name.

fullName

string

Full name including owner.

description

string

Repository description.

language

string

Primary language.

stars

number

Star count.

forks

number

Fork count.

openIssues

number

Open issue count.

isPrivate

boolean

Whether the repo is private.

isFork

boolean

Whether the repo is a fork.

isArchived

boolean

Whether the repo is archived.

topics

string[]

Topic tags.

license

string

License identifier.

defaultBranch

string

Default branch name.

owner

object

Show owner object

number

Owner user ID.

username

string

Owner username.

avatarUrl

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

owner

string

required

Repository owner.

repo

string

required

Repository name.

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

owner

string

Repository owner.

repo

string

Repository name.

commits

array

Show commit object

sha

string

Commit SHA (short).

message

string

Commit message.

author

string

Author name.

date

string

Commit date (ISO 8601).

url

string

Link to the commit.

total

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.

sort

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"

query

string

The search query used.

repos

array

Show repo object

number

Repository ID.

name

string

Repository name.

fullName

string

Full name including owner.

description

string

Repository description.

language

string

Primary language.

stars

number

Star count.

forks

number

Fork count.

url

string

Link to the repository.

owner

object

Owner username and avatar.

total

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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