Search Repositories
github.search_repos
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the GitHub API GET /search/repositories.
Search repositories by name, topic, language or any search qualifier.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- Bearer token
- Providers
- GitHub
- Secret shape
- the GitHub personal access token
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id, else the tenant's sole GitHub connection
Configuration
4 fields, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
q GitHub search query, including any qualifiers such as repo: or language:. | string | Yes | — | — | language:python stars:>100 |
sort Sort by popularity or activity instead of best match. | string | No | — | one of "stars", "forks", "help-wanted-issues", "updated" | — |
order Sort direction. | string | No | — | one of "asc", "desc" | — |
max_items Stop after this many rows; further pages are followed via the Link header. | number | No | 100 | 1–1000 | — |
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"max_items": 100,
"q": "language:python stars:>100"
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
items The matching repositories. | array | — |
items[].id GitHub's internal repository id. | number | — |
items[].name Repository name. | string | — |
items[].full_name owner/repo. | string | — |
items[].private True for a private repository. | boolean | — |
items[].html_url Link to the repository. | string | — |
items[].description Repository description. | string | — |
items[].language Its primary language. | string | — |
items[].stargazers_count How many stars it has. | number | — |
count How many rows this step returned. | number | — |
total_count How many matches GitHub found, beyond this page. | number | — |
incomplete_results True when GitHub timed out and the results are partial. | boolean | — |
{
"count": 0,
"incomplete_results": false,
"items": [
{
"description": "",
"full_name": "",
"html_url": "",
"id": 0,
"language": "",
"name": "",
"private": false,
"stargazers_count": 0
}
],
"total_count": 0
}Notes
- GitHub returns at most 1000 results for any search, however high max_items is.
Solutions with GitHub
See Search Repositories run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the GitHub connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.