How do I make an API call to GitHub for a user's pinned repositories?

Question

On GitHub, a user can have pinned repositories.

There\'s also the Repositories section of the API describing how to make requests that involve repos. You can also ge

Answer 1

You can get pinned repository using Github GraphQL API :

{
  repositoryOwner(login: "bertrandmartel") {
    ... on User {
      pinnedRepositories(first:6) {
        edges {
          node {
            name
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Try it in the explorer

You can request it with curl with :

curl -H "Authorization: bearer TOKEN" --data-binary @- https://api.github.com/graphql <<EOF
{
 "query": "query { repositoryOwner(login: \"bertrandmartel\") { ... on User { pinnedRepositories(first:6) { edges { node { name } } } } } }"
}
EOF

You can parse the JSON output with jq JSON parser :

username=bertrandmartel
curl -s -H "Authorization: bearer TOKEN" \
     -d '{ "query": "query { repositoryOwner(login: \"'"$username"'\") { ... on User { pinnedRepositories(first:6) { edges { node { name } } } } } }" }' \
     https://api.github.com/graphql | \
     jq -r '.data.repositoryOwner.pinnedRepositories.edges[].node.name'

Answer 2

Go to this URL and type your username and hit the "go" button. There you will see your pinned repos as a JSON responce.

Click here

Or else, you can replace your username in the below link.

https://gh-pinned-repos-5l2i19um3.vercel.app/?username={Username}

For more info: Click here or here

Answer 3

An update to the original answer:

The changelog for GitHub GraphQL schema (2019-03-30) mentions that the pinnedRepositories will be deprecated or removed by 2019-07-01. GraphQL API users are requested to use ProfileOwner.pinnedItems instead.

Examples to retrieve pinned repositories using ProfileOwner.pinnedItems:

Example 1:

query {
    user(login:"kranthilakum") {
    pinnedItems(first: 5, types: [REPOSITORY, GIST]) {
      totalCount
      edges {
        node {
          ... on Repository {
            name
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Try Example 1 in the GraphQL API Explorer

Example 2:

query {
  repositoryOwner(login: "kranthilakum") {
    ... on ProfileOwner {
      pinnedItemsRemaining
      itemShowcase {
        items(first: 5) {
          totalCount
          edges {
            node {
              ... on Repository {
                name
              }
            }
          }
        }
        hasPinnedItems
      }
    }
  }
}

Try Example 2 in GraphQL API Explorer