## github/profile

`GET /v1/github/profile`

Public profile, follower counts and repository totals for a GitHub user.

*GitHub user profile*

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `handle` | yes | GitHub username — e.g. `torvalds` |
| `dry_run` | no | Read a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution. Accepted values: 1, 0, true, false. Case, spaces, hyphens and underscores are interchangeable. — e.g. `1` |

### Useful optional inputs

- `dry_run`: Read a free estimate before fetching sources or scheduling paid work. Zero credits; cache status and availability are snapshots rather than guarantees.

**Cost:** 1 credit at list price per successful uncached response; variable-cost operations may quote or settle a different charge. Confirmed uncharged or refunded failures report zero. Pending reconciliation can report credits_used:null; retain request_id and the original idempotency key.

```bash
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/github/profile?handle=torvalds" \
  -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
```

### Response data

Illustrative abbreviated data; documented core fields are optional and may be null. Additional source fields are allowed.

```json
{
  "id": 42,
  "handle": "example",
  "followers": 100,
  "public_repos": 3
}
```

[Field reference](https://www.monocrawl.com/docs/endpoints/github/profile#response) · [JSON Schema for response.data](https://www.monocrawl.com/schemas/github/profile.json)