GitHub repositories and users
Returns GitHub repositories or user and organisation profiles, from a search in GitHub's own query syntax or from a list of names you already have. Repository rows include stars, forks, open issues, language, topics, licence and dates, with the README on request. Useful for finding projects in a space, comparing open-source traction and researching developers.
What you get
- Repository name, owner, link and description
- Stars, forks and open issue count
- Main language, topics and licence
- Homepage and default branch
- Created, updated and last pushed dates
- Fork, archived and template flags, and size
- README as plain text, when requested
- User or organisation login, name, bio, company, location and website
- Followers, following, public repositories and gists
- X handle and available-for-hire setting, when set on the profile
What it can do
- Search repositories or users with any GitHub search qualifier
- Run up to 10 searches in one run, with duplicates removed
- Look up a list of usernames or repositories directly
- Sort repositories by stars, forks, recent update or help-wanted issues, and users by followers, repositories or join date
- Narrow by language, minimum stars and topics without writing qualifiers
Limits
- Up to 10000 results per run
- Each search returns at most 1000 results, a limit set by GitHub; split large jobs by star or date range
- README text is cut at 20000 characters
- Only publicly visible data
Input options
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| query | A search written in GitHub's search syntax. |
| queries | Up to 10 searches to run together. |
| usernames | GitHub usernames or profile links to look up directly. |
| repositories | Repositories as owner/repo or links to look up directly. |
| type | Search repositories or users. |
| sort | Sort order, such as stars, forks, updated or followers. |
| topics | Only repositories tagged with all of these topics. |
| includeReadme | Add each repository's README as plain text. |
Example
Ask your AI for the data in plain words and it picks this source. Developers can also call source procli_github_b directly through the REST API or MCP with an input like this:
{
"maxItems": 100,
"query": "language:python stars:>5000 web framework",
"sort": "stars",
"type": "repositories"
}How to use it
- Create an account at prolevelmax.com. New users receive $1 in sign-up credit after verifying their email (one per person). No card required.
- Connect your AI. In the Dashboard, open Get started → Coding tools and API → Generate setup instructions and paste the instructions into your AI (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex and others). You can also add the MCP server
https://prolevelmax.com/mcpor call the REST API. - Request data. Your AI selects a source, quotes the price and runs it only after you confirm. Results are returned as structured JSON that the AI can format as a table or report.
FAQ
How is this source billed?
Per result: $0.0027/result + $0.003/run, min $0.02/run. Your AI quotes the price first, and you are never charged more than the quote.
Do I need a GitHub account or API key?
No. You only need a ProLevelMax account. One balance and one connection cover all 157 platforms.
Is the data real-time?
Yes. Every call fetches public GitHub data at the time of the request. Only publicly visible content is collected.
More GitHub sources
New users receive $1 in sign-up credit after verifying their email (one per person). No card required. Pay per use with no subscription. Top up by card (USD) or Alipay (CNY); Enterprise top-ups from $1,000 by bank transfer.
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