GitHub API
GitHub user contribution velocity
Weekly commit, PR, issue and review velocity for a user, computed from their recent public activity.
Endpoint
/v1/github/user/profile-velocitylive · proven5 creditsParameters
Query parameters
| Name | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
handle | yes | GitHub username | torvalds |
depth | no | Event pages to analyze, 1-3 (100 events per page, default 3) | 3 |
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. | 1 |
Examples
Make the request
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/github/user/profile-velocity?handle=torvalds" \ -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/user/profile-velocity?handle=torvalds",
{ 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/user/profile-velocity?handle=torvalds",
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/user/profile-velocity",
"data": {
"_warnings": [
"example"
],
"active_repos": [],
"activity": {
"active_days": 0,
"longest_streak_days": 0
},
"handle": "example",
"totals": {
"comments": 0,
"commits_pushed": 0,
"events": 0,
"issues_opened": 0,
"prs_merged": 0,
"prs_opened": 0,
"reviews": 0
},
"weekly": [],
"window": {
"days": 0,
"events_analyzed": 0,
"pages_fetched": 0
}
},
"credits_used": 5,
"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. |
active_repos | array | null | Source array was empty in the reviewed captures; item fields remain unspecified. |
activity | object | null | Optional activity supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
activity.active_days | number | null | Optional active days supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
activity.longest_streak_days | number | null | Optional longest streak days supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
handle | string | null | Optional handle supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
totals | object | null | Optional totals supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
totals.comments | number | null | Optional comments supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
totals.commits_pushed | number | null | Optional commits pushed supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
totals.events | number | null | Optional events supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
totals.issues_opened | number | null | Optional issues opened supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
totals.prs_merged | number | null | Optional prs merged supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
totals.prs_opened | number | null | Optional prs opened supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
totals.reviews | number | null | Optional reviews supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
weekly | array | null | Source array was empty in the reviewed captures; item fields remain unspecified. |
window | object | null | Optional window supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
window.days | number | null | Optional days supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
window.events_analyzed | number | null | Optional events analyzed supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
window.pages_fetched | number | null | Optional pages fetched 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