# octokit/octokit.rb

Ruby toolkit for the GitHub API

Repository: https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/octokitrb
Homepage: http://octokit.github.io/octokit.rb/
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: github, github-api, sdk, octokit-rb, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-06-22T19:32:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 88, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6110, "days_push": 72, "days_rel": 496, "gap_med": 189, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3951, forks 1166 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:30.416132+00:00)

## What it is
Octokit.rb is a Ruby client library for the GitHub REST API, wrapping endpoints in idiomatic Ruby methods. It supports authentication (basic, OAuth, GitHub App), pagination, GitHub Enterprise, and hypermedia navigation.

## Use cases
- access the GitHub API from Ruby
- automate repository management with a script
- build a GitHub App in Ruby
- list issues and pull requests for a repo
- authenticate with a personal access token to GitHub
- work with GitHub Enterprise APIs from Ruby

## When to choose
- you need a mature, idiomatic Ruby wrapper for GitHub REST endpoints
- you want built-in auth, pagination, and GitHub Enterprise support
- you prefer a flat client over hand-rolling REST calls

## When to avoid
- you need GraphQL - use a dedicated GraphQL client instead
- you are not working in Ruby
- you need a general-purpose HTTP client for non-GitHub APIs

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: http-client, sdk, auth
- domain: apis, developer-tools, version-control
- platform: ruby, jvm
- tags: github-api, api-client, octokit, github-enterprise, hypermedia

## Member repositories
- octokit/octokit.rb (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:30.416132+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 2026-08-29T18:24:31.955371+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:30.416132+00:00, sha 4e30347b2e04)
  - homepage: http://octokit.github.io/octokit.rb/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:18:02.470337+00:00, sha e24c5ad3dbe4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.