go-github # by google
Go library for accessing the GitHub v3 API
About go-github #
From the project's README at github.com/google/go-github. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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go-github is a Go client library for accessing the [GitHub API v3][].
go-github tracks [Go's version support policy][support-policy] supporting any minor version of the latest two major releases of Go and the go directive in go.mod reflects that. We do our best not to break older versions of Go if we don't have to, but we don't explicitly test older versions and as of Go 1.23 the go directive in go.mod declares a hard required minimum version of Go to use with this module and this must be greater than or equal to the go line of all dependencies so go-gith
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 11k | github.com/google/go-github |
| GitHub forks | 2.2k | github.com/google/go-github |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 13.0 years | since May 2013 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 130 | last: 17 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
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