API reference
GitHub Issue and Pull Request Search API
Search public GitHub issues and pull requests using keywords and qualifiers such as repo:owner/name. This endpoint does not search repository code or repositories. Sorting applies to issue and pull request results.
Endpoint
/v1/github/searchlive · proven3 creditsParameters
Query parameters
Useful optional inputs
sort— Choose the documented source ordering before paging through results.Ordering keeps the normal endpoint price and does not guarantee exhaustive results.
limit— Bound the returned rows to what your task needs.A smaller limit does not necessarily reduce source calls or price; inspect the quote.
dry_run— Read a free estimate before fetching sources or scheduling paid work.Zero credits; cache status and availability are snapshots rather than guarantees.
| Name | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
query | yes | GitHub advanced search query, passed through verbatim | repo:vercel/next.js is:issue is:open label:bug |
sort | no | Sort key, e.g. comments, reactions, created, updated Accepted values: comments, reactions, reactions-+1, reactions--1, reactions-smile, reactions-thinking_face, reactions-heart, reactions-tada, interactions, created, updated. Case, spaces, hyphens and underscores are interchangeable. | reactions |
order | no | Sort direction: asc or desc Accepted values: asc, desc. Case, spaces, hyphens and underscores are interchangeable. | desc |
limit | no | Items per page, max 100 | 25 |
cursor | no | Opaque page cursor from a previous response | 2 |
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. | 1 |
Examples
Make the request
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/github/search?query=repo%3Avercel%2Fnext.js%20is%3Aissue%20is%3Aopen%20label%3Abug" \ -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
TypeScript
const key = process.env.MONOCRAWL_API_KEY;
if (!key) throw new Error('Set MONOCRAWL_API_KEY on your server.');
const res = await fetch(
"https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/github/search?query=repo%3Avercel%2Fnext.js%20is%3Aissue%20is%3Aopen%20label%3Abug",
{ headers: { "x-api-key": key } },
);
const body = await res.json();
if (!body.success) {
// one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message}`);
}
console.log(body.data, "credits left:", body.credits_remaining);Python
import os
import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/github/search?query=repo%3Avercel%2Fnext.js%20is%3Aissue%20is%3Aopen%20label%3Abug",
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["MONOCRAWL_API_KEY"]},
timeout=60,
)
body = res.json()
if not body["success"]:
# one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['type']}: {body['error']['message']}")
print(body["data"], "credits left:", body["credits_remaining"])Response
Response fields and example
This example is illustrative, not a captured live response. Variable-cost operations may settle a charge different from the list price below. A successful response puts the platform payload in data and reports the exact credits used, remaining balance, request id and cache status beside it.
{
"success": true,
"platform": "github",
"endpoint": "/v1/github/search",
"data": {
"_warnings": [
"example"
],
"count": 0,
"cursor": null,
"dropped": 0,
"items": [
{
"author": "example",
"author_association": "example",
"body": "example",
"comments": 0,
"created_at": "2026-09-01T12:00:00Z",
"id": 0,
"is_pull_request": false,
"labels": [
"example"
],
"number": 0,
"reactions": 0,
"state": "example",
"title": "example",
"updated_at": "2026-09-01T12:00:00Z",
"url": "https://example.com/example"
}
],
"query": "example",
"total_count": 0
},
"credits_used": 3,
"credits_remaining": 99,
"request_id": "req_…",
"cached": false
}The example is illustrative and shows a documented subset of data. The fields below are optional across supported sources; nullable fields can also be absent. Preserve unknown values and accept additional fields.
Schema basis: observed response shapes, not an exhaustive field specification. See schema coverage and validation limits.
Download the data JSON Schema. Validate response.data, not the whole envelope. A valid shape does not establish that every field or source record was returned.
| Field inside data | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
_warnings | array | null | Optional warnings supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
count | number | null | Number of records in this response, not lifetime or total matches. |
cursor | string | null | Opaque next-page token; pass it back unchanged. Null does not prove complete history. |
dropped | number | null | Optional dropped supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items | array | null | Returned records. Source coverage and completeness vary. |
items[].author | string | null | Public author information supplied with this record. |
items[].author_association | string | null | Optional author association supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].body | string | null | Optional body supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].comments | number | null | Optional comments supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].created_at | string | null | Source creation time, not the API retrieval time. |
items[].id | number | null | Source identifier. Preserve the supplied type and exact value. |
items[].is_pull_request | boolean | null | Optional is pull request supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].labels | array | null | Optional labels supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].number | number | null | Optional number supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].reactions | number | null | Optional reactions supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].state | string | null | Optional state supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].title | string | null | Source title when supplied. |
items[].updated_at | string | null | Optional updated at supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].url | string | null | Original source URL when supplied. |
query | string | null | Optional query supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
total_count | number | null | Optional total count supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
Optional fields reviewed from preserved successful responses. Additive fields and source variations remain allowed; validate the fields your workflow requires.
The example is invented and illustrates types only; zero and empty values are not claims about a real result.
Failures use the typed error envelope. A confirmed uncharged or refunded failure reports zero; a pending reconciliation can report an unknown charge. Read credits_used and error.details.billing_status, and keep request_id for recovery. Response contract · Error reference