Search users and organizations
Searches public users and organizations with GitHub qualifiers and pagination. Use type:user or type:org to filter.
GET
/github/search/usersNo authentication requiredQuery parameters5
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
q* | string | Search terms and GitHub qualifiers. |
sort | string | Sort field. Defaults to best match when omitted. "followers""repositories""joined" |
order | string | Sort direction. "desc""asc"Default: |
per_page | integer | The number of results to return per page. Default: Minimum: 1Maximum: 100 |
page | integer | The page number to fetch. Default: Minimum: 1 |
Headers2
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
If-None-Match | string | An ETag for conditional requests. |
If-Modified-Since | string | An HTTP date for conditional requests. |
Responses
application/jsonSchemaobject
Additional properties are allowed
total_countintegerRequired
Minimum: 0
incomplete_resultsbooleanRequired
itemsGithubUserSummary[]Required
The original GitHub response.