REST API Endpoints for /explore and /trending

[neurotech]

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Are there any endpoints for these two resources? I'd love to be able to plug them in to a dashboard project that I'm working on.

[pushkarkumarsaini2006]

o help you accurately, I need to know which two resources you're referring to—your question doesn't specify them directly.

However, based on context (e.g., GitHub and its assets), if you meant:

🔹 1. GitHub Repository Data
You can use the GitHub REST API or GraphQL API to fetch repository details.

Example REST API Endpoint:

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GET https://api.github.com/repos/:owner/:repo
🔹 2. GitHub Assets (like github.githubassets.com)
There are no public API endpoints for assets like JS/CSS from github.githubassets.com—those are static files delivered by GitHub’s CDN. They are not meant to be integrated into other dashboards or applications.

If you're thinking about displaying repository statistics or data visually, you should rely on the GitHub API instead.

[neurotech]

@pushkarkumarsaini2006 I basically want to be able to get a JSON representation of trending repositories from https://github.com/trending.

[pushkarkumarsaini2006]

Thanks for clarifying, @neurotech! GitHub does not provide official REST API endpoints for /trending or /explore. However, you do have a few options:

✅ Alternative Approaches

1. Unofficial APIs
   There are community-maintained APIs like:

https://ghapi.huchen.dev (Note: currently archived)

https://github-trending-api.now.sh

⚠️ These are unofficial and may be rate-limited or shut down without warning.

2. Web Scraping
   You can scrape https://github.com/trending using tools like:

Puppeteer (Node.js)

BeautifulSoup (Python)

Playwright (multi-language)

Example (Python):

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import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

url = 'https://github.com/trending'
html = requests.get(url).text
soup = BeautifulSoup(html, 'html.parser')

for repo in soup.find_all('h1'):
print(repo.text.strip())
🚫 Why It’s Not in the API
GitHub’s /trending and /explore are designed as UI-only views, not API endpoints, likely to:

Reduce abuse

Maintain dynamic ranking logic

Preserve CDN optimization

[neurotech]

Thanks mate 👍🏻

[heetgabanii]

Nice One!