What does the GitHub Repo Dossier API do?

It pulls a repository's stats, recent activity, and issues, then uses AI to synthesize them into one project dossier — a competitive-intelligence brief on the project. You get the whole picture in a single call instead of stitching endpoints yourself.

How do I call the dossier endpoint?

Send a GET request to /v1/github/repo/dossier with the repository URL in the url parameter. SocialCrawl gathers the repo, activity, and issue data upstream, runs the AI synthesis, and returns the assembled dossier in one response.

What goes into the dossier?

Repository stats (stars, forks, language, license), a read on recent commit and release activity, and a synthesis of what the open issues say about the project's health and direction — combined into one structured brief.

Why not just call the repo and issues endpoints myself?

You can, but you would then have to fetch several endpoints, join them, and write the analysis. The dossier endpoint does all of that in one call and adds the AI synthesis — something GitHub's own REST API does not provide.

How much does the GitHub Repo Dossier API cost?

This is an advanced endpoint at 5 credits per call, because it fans out to several upstream calls and runs an AI synthesis pass. New accounts get 100 free credits with no credit card required — enough to build 20 dossiers before you pay.

100 free credits — no credit card required

Repo Dossier Data API

Name: GitHub Repo Dossier API
Brand: SocialCrawl
Availability: InStock

Scrape GitHub Repo Dossier data with one API call. Composite endpoint — fetches repo metadata, README excerpt, latest 3 releases, top feature request, and top complaint in parallel and returns a structured dossier `{ info, readme, releases, top_issues }`. Useful for AI-grounding workflows where a single call should return everything you'd need to summarise a project. 5 credits per call.

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lnk.bio·

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Polymarket·

Tavily·

Hacker News·

GitHub·

Perplexity·

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Universal Search

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YouTube·

Facebook·

X·

LinkedIn·

Reddit·

Threads·

Pinterest·

Twitch·

Truth Social·

Snapchat·

Kick·

TikTok Shop·

Amazon Shop·

Linktree·

Komi·

Pillar·

lnk.bio·

Facebook Ads·

Google Ads·

LinkedIn Ads·

Google Search·

Polymarket·

Tavily·

Hacker News·

GitHub·

Perplexity·

Naver·UUtility·

Universal Search

TikTok·

Instagram·

YouTube·

Facebook·

X·

LinkedIn·

Reddit·

Threads·

Pinterest·

Twitch·

Truth Social·

Snapchat·

Kick·

TikTok Shop·

Amazon Shop·

Linktree·

Komi·

Pillar·

lnk.bio·

Facebook Ads·

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LinkedIn Ads·

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Polymarket·

Tavily·

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GitHub API

What can you do with the Repo Dossier API?

The Repo Dossier endpoint gives you structured GitHub data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.

Example Request

GET /v1/github/repo/dossier?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Ffacebook%2Freact

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
url	Yes	GitHub repo URL — `https://github.com/{owner}/{repo}`.

API Details

How does the GitHub Repo Dossier API work?

Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON. Every response follows our unified schema with computed fields.

Method

GET

Response

JSON

Why SocialCrawl

Why use SocialCrawl for GitHub Repo Dossier data?

We handle the complexity of GitHub data extraction so you can focus on building. Unified schema, AI enrichment, and zero platform logic in your code.

One schema for every platform — write your integration once
Computed fields on every response: engagement rate, reach, category, language
No scraping infrastructure to build, no proxies to manage, no rate limits to fight
Real-time data from GitHub — no caching, no delays

Developer First

How do you scrape social media data in seconds?

The fastest social media scraping API for developers. Scrape profiles, posts, comments, and analytics from 32 platforms covering 10B+ monthly active users.

One schema, every platform

Query 32 platforms with identical response structures. Write your integration once.

Computed fields, not just scraped

Every response includes engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, and language — ready to use.

No code required

Visual Data Explorer — paste any URL, get rich result cards, sortable tables, CSV export.

import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
    params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
    headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json()

[ .JSON ]

{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "data": {
    "author": {
      "username": "charlidamelio",
      "followers": 152400000
    },
    "engagement": {
      "likes": 12400000000,
      "engagement_rate": 0.087
    },
    "metadata": {
      "language": "en",
      "content_category": "lifestyle"
    }
  }
}

+ 32 platforms

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