google/go-github
Go library for accessing the GitHub v3 API observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 96
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 21
- age_days: 4849
- days_rel: 29
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 28
Adoption not part of the score
11286 stars · 2485 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
go-github is a Go client library for accessing the GitHub REST API v3, maintained by Google. It provides typed services for repositories, issues, organizations, and other GitHub resources with support for optional parameters and pagination.
Use cases
- list a user's GitHub organizations from a Go program
- create and manage GitHub issues programmatically
- automate repository management tasks via the GitHub API
- build a GitHub bot or integration in Go
- fetch pull request data for CI reporting
- query GitHub API with authenticated requests
When to choose
- you need to interact with the GitHub REST API v3 from Go
- you want a well-maintained, Google-backed client with typed API services
- you need stable, versioned releases with good documentation
When to avoid
- you need the GitHub GraphQL API v4 (use shurcooL/githubv4 instead)
- you are not working in Go
Facets
library · maturity stable
http-client sdk developer-tools apis developer-tools version-control go cross-platform github-api rest-client api-client golang
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/google/go-github · fetched 2026-08-28 · ed513027f7de
- homepage: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/google/go-github/v89/github · fetched 2026-08-29 · 63de8ee91bb2
- site_page: https://pkg.go.dev/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 757852027879
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| google/go-github | main | 98 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="google/go-github")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem