# octokit/octokit.net

A GitHub API client library for .NET

Repository: https://github.com/octokit/octokit.net
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/octokitnet
Homepage: https://octokitnet.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: c-sharp, sdk, octokit-net, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-17T22:27:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4984, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": 602, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2858, forks 1085 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:25.938475+00:00)

## What it is
Octokit.net is a GitHub API client library for .NET Framework 4.6+ and .NET Standard 2.0+. It provides typed, async access to GitHub's REST API, with an optional Reactive Extensions-based client (Octokit.Reactive).

## Use cases
- call the GitHub API from a C# application
- fetch user and repository data from GitHub in .NET
- automate GitHub issues and pull requests programmatically
- build a GitHub integration or bot in .NET
- query GitHub API v3 from .NET Standard code
- manage GitHub releases and webhooks from a desktop app

## When to choose
- you need typed, well-maintained GitHub API access from .NET or .NET Standard
- you want async/await or Rx-based clients for GitHub endpoints
- you prefer an MIT-licensed library with NuGet distribution

## When to avoid
- you need GitHub API access from a non-.NET language
- you only need raw REST calls and prefer a plain HTTP client
- you need GraphQL GitHub API v4 support, which this REST-focused library does not target

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: http-client, sdk
- domain: developer-tools, apis, version-control
- platform: dotnet, cross-platform
- tags: github-api, c-sharp, nuget, octokit

## Member repositories
- octokit/octokit.net (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:25.938475+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:48:30.301918+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/octokit/octokit.net (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:25.938475+00:00, sha beab2e1e5b22)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.