Gists
- Authentication
- Truncation
- List a user's gists
- List all public gists
- List starred gists
- Get a single gist
- Get a specific revision of a gist
- Create a gist
- Edit a gist
- List gist commits
- Star a gist
- Unstar a gist
- Check if a gist is starred
- Fork a gist
- List gist forks
- Delete a gist
- Custom media types
Authentication
You can read public gists anonymously, but you must be signed into GitHub to create gists. To read or write gists on a user's behalf, you need the gist OAuth scope and a token.
Truncation
The Gist API provides up to one megabyte of content for each file in the gist. Each file returned for a gist through the API has a key called truncated
. If truncated
is true
, the file is too large and only a portion of the contents were returned in content
.
If you need the full contents of the file, you can make a GET
request to the URL specified by raw_url
. Be aware that for files larger than ten megabytes, you'll need to clone the gist via the URL provided by git_pull_url
.
In addition to a specific file's contents being truncated, the entire files list may be truncated if the total number exceeds 300 files. If the top level truncated
key is true
, only the first 300 files have been returned in the files list. If you need to fetch all of the gist's files, you'll need to clone the gist via the URL provided by git_pull_url
.
List a user's gists
List public gists for the specified user:
GET /users/:username/gists
List the authenticated user's gists or if called anonymously, this will return all public gists:
GET /gists
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
since |
string |
A timestamp in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ . Only gists updated at or after this time are returned. |
Response
Status: 200 OK
Link: <https://api.github.com/resource?page=2>; rel="next",
<https://api.github.com/resource?page=5>; rel="last"
[
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/forks",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/commits",
"id": "aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"node_id": "MDQ6R2lzdGFhNWEzMTVkNjFhZTk0MzhiMThk",
"git_pull_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"git_push_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"html_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"files": {
"hello_world.rb": {
"filename": "hello_world.rb",
"type": "application/x-ruby",
"language": "Ruby",
"raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/6cad326836d38bd3a7ae/raw/db9c55113504e46fa076e7df3a04ce592e2e86d8/hello_world.rb",
"size": 167
}
},
"public": true,
"created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
"updated_at": "2011-06-20T11:34:15Z",
"description": "Hello World Examples",
"comments": 0,
"user": null,
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/comments/",
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"truncated": false
}
]
List all public gists
List all public gists sorted by most recently updated to least recently updated.
Note: With pagination, you can fetch up to 3000 gists. For example, you can fetch 100 pages with 30 gists per page or 30 pages with 100 gists per page.
GET /gists/public
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
since |
string |
A timestamp in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ . Only gists updated at or after this time are returned. |
Response
Status: 200 OK
Link: <https://api.github.com/resource?page=2>; rel="next",
<https://api.github.com/resource?page=5>; rel="last"
[
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/forks",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/commits",
"id": "aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"node_id": "MDQ6R2lzdGFhNWEzMTVkNjFhZTk0MzhiMThk",
"git_pull_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"git_push_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"html_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"files": {
"hello_world.rb": {
"filename": "hello_world.rb",
"type": "application/x-ruby",
"language": "Ruby",
"raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/6cad326836d38bd3a7ae/raw/db9c55113504e46fa076e7df3a04ce592e2e86d8/hello_world.rb",
"size": 167
}
},
"public": true,
"created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
"updated_at": "2011-06-20T11:34:15Z",
"description": "Hello World Examples",
"comments": 0,
"user": null,
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/comments/",
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"truncated": false
}
]
List starred gists
List the authenticated user's starred gists:
GET /gists/starred
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
since |
string |
A timestamp in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ . Only gists updated at or after this time are returned. |
Response
Status: 200 OK
Link: <https://api.github.com/resource?page=2>; rel="next",
<https://api.github.com/resource?page=5>; rel="last"
[
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/forks",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/commits",
"id": "aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"node_id": "MDQ6R2lzdGFhNWEzMTVkNjFhZTk0MzhiMThk",
"git_pull_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"git_push_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"html_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"files": {
"hello_world.rb": {
"filename": "hello_world.rb",
"type": "application/x-ruby",
"language": "Ruby",
"raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/6cad326836d38bd3a7ae/raw/db9c55113504e46fa076e7df3a04ce592e2e86d8/hello_world.rb",
"size": 167
}
},
"public": true,
"created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
"updated_at": "2011-06-20T11:34:15Z",
"description": "Hello World Examples",
"comments": 0,
"user": null,
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/comments/",
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"truncated": false
}
]
Get a single gist
GET /gists/:gist_id
Response
Status: 200 OK
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/forks",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/commits",
"id": "aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"node_id": "MDQ6R2lzdGFhNWEzMTVkNjFhZTk0MzhiMThk",
"git_pull_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"git_push_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"html_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"files": {
"hello_world.rb": {
"filename": "hello_world.rb",
"type": "application/x-ruby",
"language": "Ruby",
"raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/6cad326836d38bd3a7ae/raw/db9c55113504e46fa076e7df3a04ce592e2e86d8/hello_world.rb",
"size": 167,
"truncated": false,
"content": "class HelloWorld\n def initialize(name)\n @name = name.capitalize\n end\n def sayHi\n puts \"Hello !\"\n end\nend\n\nhello = HelloWorld.new(\"World\")\nhello.sayHi"
},
"hello_world.py": {
"filename": "hello_world.py",
"type": "application/x-python",
"language": "Python",
"raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/e29f3839074953e1cc2934867fa5f2d2/raw/99c1bf3a345505c2e6195198d5f8c36267de570b/hello_world.py",
"size": 199,
"truncated": false,
"content": "class HelloWorld:\n\n def __init__(self, name):\n self.name = name.capitalize()\n \n def sayHi(self):\n print \"Hello \" + self.name + \"!\"\n\nhello = HelloWorld(\"world\")\nhello.sayHi()"
},
"hello_world_ruby.txt": {
"filename": "hello_world_ruby.txt",
"type": "text/plain",
"language": "Text",
"raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/e29f3839074953e1cc2934867fa5f2d2/raw/9e4544db60e01a261aac098592b11333704e9082/hello_world_ruby.txt",
"size": 46,
"truncated": false,
"content": "Run `ruby hello_world.rb` to print Hello World"
},
"hello_world_python.txt": {
"filename": "hello_world_python.txt",
"type": "text/plain",
"language": "Text",
"raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/e29f3839074953e1cc2934867fa5f2d2/raw/076b4b78c10c9b7e1e0b73ffb99631bfc948de3b/hello_world_python.txt",
"size": 48,
"truncated": false,
"content": "Run `python hello_world.py` to print Hello World"
}
},
"public": true,
"created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
"updated_at": "2011-06-20T11:34:15Z",
"description": "Hello World Examples",
"comments": 0,
"user": null,
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/comments/",
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"truncated": false,
"forks": [
{
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/dee9c42e4998ce2ea439",
"id": "dee9c42e4998ce2ea439",
"created_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
"updated_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z"
}
],
"history": [
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/57a7f021a713b1c5a6a199b54cc514735d2d462f",
"version": "57a7f021a713b1c5a6a199b54cc514735d2d462f",
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"change_status": {
"deletions": 0,
"additions": 180,
"total": 180
},
"committed_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z"
}
]
}
Get a specific revision of a gist
GET /gists/:gist_id/:sha
Response
Status: 200 OK
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/57a7f021a713b1c5a6a199b54cc514735d2d462f",
"forks_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/forks",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/commits",
"id": "aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"node_id": "MDQ6R2lzdGFhNWEzMTVkNjFhZTk0MzhiMThk",
"git_pull_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"git_push_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d.git",
"html_url": "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d",
"files": {
"hello_world.rb": {
"filename": "hello_world.rb",
"type": "application/x-ruby",
"language": "Ruby",
"raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/6cad326836d38bd3a7ae/raw/db9c55113504e46fa076e7df3a04ce592e2e86d8/hello_world.rb",
"size": 167,
"truncated": false,
"content": "class HelloWorld\n def initialize(name)\n @name = name.capitalize\n end\n def sayHi\n puts \"Hello !\"\n end\nend\n\nhello = HelloWorld.new(\"World\")\nhello.sayHi"
},
"hello_world.py": {
"filename": "hello_world.py",
"type": "application/x-python",
"language": "Python",
"raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/e29f3839074953e1cc2934867fa5f2d2/raw/99c1bf3a345505c2e6195198d5f8c36267de570b/hello_world.py",
"size": 199,
"truncated": false,
"content": "class HelloWorld:\n\n def __init__(self, name):\n self.name = name.capitalize()\n \n def sayHi(self):\n print \"Hello \" + self.name + \"!\"\n\nhello = HelloWorld(\"world\")\nhello.sayHi()"
},
"hello_world_ruby.txt": {
"filename": "hello_world_ruby.txt",
"type": "text/plain",
"language": "Text",
"raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/e29f3839074953e1cc2934867fa5f2d2/raw/9e4544db60e01a261aac098592b11333704e9082/hello_world_ruby.txt",
"size": 46,
"truncated": false,
"content": "Run `ruby hello_world.rb` to print Hello World"
},
"hello_world_python.txt": {
"filename": "hello_world_python.txt",
"type": "text/plain",
"language": "Text",
"raw_url": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/e29f3839074953e1cc2934867fa5f2d2/raw/076b4b78c10c9b7e1e0b73ffb99631bfc948de3b/hello_world_python.txt",
"size": 48,
"truncated": false,
"content": "Run `python hello_world.py` to print Hello World"
}
},
"public": true,
"created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
"updated_at": "2011-06-20T11:34:15Z",
"description": "Hello World Examples",
"comments": 0,
"user": null,
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d/comments/",
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"truncated": false,
"forks": [
{
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
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Create a gist
Allows you to add a new gist with one or more files.
POST /gists
Input
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
files |
object |
Required. The filenames and content of each file in the gist. The keys in the files object represent the filename and have the type string . |
description |
string |
A descriptive name for this gist. |
public |
boolean |
When true , the gist will be public and available for anyone to see. Default: false
|
The value for each of the filenames in files
is an object with this key:
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
content |
string |
The content of the file. |
Example
{
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"public": true,
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"content": "Run `python hello_world.py` to print Hello World"
}
}
}
Note: Don't name your files "gistfile" with a numerical suffix. This is the format of the automatic naming scheme that Gist uses internally.
Response
Status: 201 Created
Location: https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d
{
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Edit a gist
Allows you to update or delete a gist file and rename gist files. Files from the previous version of the gist that aren't explicitly changed during an edit are unchanged.
PATCH /gists/:gist_id
Input
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
description |
string |
A descriptive name for this gist. |
files |
object |
The filenames and content that make up this gist. |
The value for each of the filenames in files
is an object with these keys:
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
content |
string |
The updated content of the file. |
filename |
string |
The new name for this file. To delete a file, set the value of the filename to null . |
Example
{
"description": "Hello World Examples",
"files": {
"hello_world_ruby.txt": {
"content": "Run `ruby hello_world.rb` or `python hello_world.py` to print Hello World",
"filename": "hello_world.md"
},
"hello_world_python.txt": null,
"new_file.txt": {
"content": "This is a new placeholder file."
}
}
}
Response
Status: 200 OK
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List gist commits
GET /gists/:gist_id/commits
Response
Status: 200 OK
Link: <https://api.github.com/resource?page=2>; rel="next"
[
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Star a gist
PUT /gists/:gist_id/star
Note that you'll need to set Content-Length
to zero when calling out to this endpoint. For more information, see "HTTP verbs."
Response
Status: 204 No Content
Unstar a gist
DELETE /gists/:gist_id/star
Response
Status: 204 No Content
Check if a gist is starred
GET /gists/:gist_id/star
Response if gist is starred
Status: 204 No Content
Response if gist is not starred
Status: 404 Not Found
Fork a gist
POST /gists/:gist_id/forks
Note: This was previously /gists/:gist_id/fork
.
Response
Status: 201 Created
Location: https://api.github.com/gists/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d
{
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"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"truncated": false
}
List gist forks
GET /gists/:gist_id/forks
Response
Status: 200 OK
Link: <https://api.github.com/resource?page=2>; rel="next",
<https://api.github.com/resource?page=5>; rel="last"
[
{
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"url": "https://api.github.com/gists/dee9c42e4998ce2ea439",
"id": "dee9c42e4998ce2ea439",
"created_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
"updated_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z"
}
]
Delete a gist
DELETE /gists/:gist_id
Response
Status: 204 No Content
Custom media types
The following media types are supported when fetching gist contents. You can read more about the use of media types in the API here.
application/vnd.github.VERSION.raw
application/vnd.github.VERSION.base64