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How to run a GitHub trending developers

TL;DR

To run a GitHub trending developers, sign up for a free Captapi key, then send one GET request to /v1/github/trending-developers with your input. You get clean JSON back in seconds for ~12 credits (0.6/result) per call — no OAuth, scraping or platform SDKs. Run a GitHub trending developers and get structured, ranked results as clean JSON.

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How to run a GitHub trending developers (step by step)

1
Get a free API key
Create a free Captapi account (100 credits, no card) and generate an API key from the dashboard.
2
Call the GitHub Trending Developers API
Send an authenticated GET request to /v1/github/trending-developers with your input. No OAuth, no scraping setup.
3
Read the JSON response
Parse the clean JSON response. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit; default is always fresh.

Code example

curl "https://api.captapi.com/v1/github/trending-developers?q=followers%3A%3E1000" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer capt_live_..."
# or: -H "x-api-key: capt_live_..."

What the response looks like

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "query": "followers:>1000",
    "totalReturned": 5,
    "developers": [
      {
        "login": "torvalds",
        "url": "https://github.com/torvalds",
        "avatar": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1024025?v=4",
        "score": 1
      },
      {
        "login": "karpathy",
        "url": "https://github.com/karpathy",
        "avatar": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/241138?v=4",
        "score": 1
      },
      {
        "login": "claude",
        "url": "https://github.com/claude",
        "avatar": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/81847?v=4",
        "score": 1
      },
      {
        "login": "openai",
        "url": "https://github.com/openai",
        "avatar": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/14957082?v=4",
        "score": 1
      },
      {
        "login": "microsoft",
        "url": "https://github.com/microsoft",
        "avatar": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6154722?v=4",
        "score": 1
      }
    ]
  }
}

Billing metadata (credits charged, cache hit/miss) is returned in the X-Captapi-Credits and X-Captapi-Cache response headers.

Request parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
q	string	No	GitHub user search query. Default followers:>1000.
limit	integer	No	Max items to return (default 20, max 100). Billed per result.
cache	boolean	No	Set true to serve from the 24h response cache. Default false — always fetch fresh data.

Frequently asked questions

What does the GitHub Trending Developers API do?

The GitHub Trending Developers API lets you search and return matching results from a public GitHub query using one GET request to /v1/github/trending-developers. It returns clean JSON — no OAuth or infrastructure setup required.

How many credits does the GitHub Trending Developers API cost?

At the default limit this endpoint costs 12 credits (0.6 per result). Billing scales with how many results you request. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h shared cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Failed or empty results are never charged.

Do I need a GitHub API key or OAuth?

No. A single Captapi key works across every platform Captapi supports — YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Rumble, Spotify, Kwai, and more. We handle proxies, rate limits, retries, and authentication for you.

Is the GitHub Trending Developers API suitable for production use?

Yes. It is a stable REST endpoint with predictable JSON and automatic retries. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h shared cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Use it for analytics, monitoring, and content automation.

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