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GET
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api
/
github
/
repos
curl --location 'https://cloud.blackbox.ai/api/github/repos?owner=example-user' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer bb_YOUR_API_KEY'

[
    {
        "name": "example-repo",
        "full_name": "example-user/example-repo",
        "description": "An example repository",
        "private": false,
        "clone_url": "https://github.com/example-user/example-repo.git",
        "updated_at": "2025-11-15T10:30:00Z",
        "language": "JavaScript"
    },
    {
        "name": "another-repo",
        "full_name": "example-user/another-repo",
        "description": null,
        "private": false,
        "clone_url": "https://github.com/example-user/another-repo.git",
        "updated_at": "2025-10-20T14:22:15Z",
        "language": "Python"
    }
]
This endpoint returns a list of repositories belonging to a specified GitHub user or organization, including repository metadata such as name, description, language, and clone URL.

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Authentication

To use this API, you need a BLACKBOX API Key. Follow these steps to get your API key:
  1. Click on your Profile Image in the top right corner at cloud.blackbox.ai
  2. Click on “BLACKBOX API Token” from the dropdown menu
  3. Copy the existing token or click “Generate” if you don’t have one yet
Your API key will be in the format: bb_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Headers

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Authorization
string
required
API Key of the form Bearer <api_key>.Example: Bearer bb_b41b647ffbfed27f61656049d3eaeef3d903cc503345d9eb80080d98bc0

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Query Parameters

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owner
string
required
The GitHub username or organization name whose repositories you want to retrieve.Example: example-user or example-org

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Response

The endpoint returns an array of repository objects.
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name
string
The repository name.
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full_name
string
The full repository name including owner (format: owner/repo-name).
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description
string
The repository description. Can be null if no description is set.
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private
boolean
Whether the repository is private (true) or public (false).
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clone_url
string
The HTTPS URL for cloning the repository.
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updated_at
string
ISO 8601 timestamp of the last update to the repository.
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language
string
The primary programming language of the repository. Can be null if not detected.
curl --location 'https://cloud.blackbox.ai/api/github/repos?owner=example-user' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer bb_YOUR_API_KEY'

[
    {
        "name": "example-repo",
        "full_name": "example-user/example-repo",
        "description": "An example repository",
        "private": false,
        "clone_url": "https://github.com/example-user/example-repo.git",
        "updated_at": "2025-11-15T10:30:00Z",
        "language": "JavaScript"
    },
    {
        "name": "another-repo",
        "full_name": "example-user/another-repo",
        "description": null,
        "private": false,
        "clone_url": "https://github.com/example-user/another-repo.git",
        "updated_at": "2025-10-20T14:22:15Z",
        "language": "Python"
    }
]