View various OSS licenses.

featured

boolean

per_page

int

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default
30

page

int

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default
1

Response

Examples Schema

Response

[
  {
    "key": "mit",
    "name": "MIT License",
    "spdx_id": "MIT",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mit",
    "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
  },
  {
    "key": "lgpl-3.0",
    "name": "GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0",
    "spdx_id": "LGPL-3.0",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/lgpl-3.0",
    "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
  },
  {
    "key": "mpl-2.0",
    "name": "Mozilla Public License 2.0",
    "spdx_id": "MPL-2.0",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mpl-2.0",
    "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
  },
  {
    "key": "agpl-3.0",
    "name": "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0",
    "spdx_id": "AGPL-3.0",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/agpl-3.0",
    "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
  },
  {
    "key": "unlicense",
    "name": "The Unlicense",
    "spdx_id": "Unlicense",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/unlicense",
    "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
  },
  {
    "key": "apache-2.0",
    "name": "Apache License 2.0",
    "spdx_id": "Apache-2.0",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/apache-2.0",
    "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
  },
  {
    "key": "gpl-3.0",
    "name": "GNU General Public License v3.0",
    "spdx_id": "GPL-3.0",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/gpl-3.0",
    "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
  }
]

Not modified

Empty response

array[object (License Simple)]

License Simple

object (License Simple)

License Simple

key

string

required

Example
"mit"

name

string

required

Example
"MIT License"

url

string or null

uri

required

Example
"https://api.github.com/licenses/mit"

spdx_id

string or null

required

Example
"MIT"

node_id

string

required

Example
"MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="

html_url

string

uri

No schema

Get a license

get /licenses/{license}

license

string

required

Response

Examples Schema

Response

{
  "key": "mit",
  "name": "MIT License",
  "spdx_id": "MIT",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mit",
  "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA==",
  "html_url": "http://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/",
  "description": "A permissive license that is short and to the point. It lets people do anything with your code with proper attribution and without warranty.",
  "implementation": "Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license into the file. Replace [year] with the current year and [fullname] with the name (or names) of the copyright holders.",
  "permissions": [
    "commercial-use",
    "modifications",
    "distribution",
    "sublicense",
    "private-use"
  ],
  "conditions": [
    "include-copyright"
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "no-liability"
  ],
  "body": "\n\nThe MIT License (MIT)\n\nCopyright (c) [year] [fullname]\n\nPermission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy\nof this software and associated documentation files (the \"Software\"), to deal\nin the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights\nto use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell\ncopies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is\nfurnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:\n\nThe above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all\ncopies or substantial portions of the Software.\n\nTHE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED \"AS IS\", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR\nIMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,\nFITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE\nAUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER\nLIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,\nOUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE\nSOFTWARE.\n",
  "featured": true
}

Forbidden

{
  "message": "string",
  "documentation_url": "string",
  "url": "string",
  "status": "string"
}

Resource not found

{
  "message": "string",
  "documentation_url": "string",
  "url": "string",
  "status": "string"
}

Not modified

Empty response

key

string

required

Example
"mit"

name

string

required

Example
"MIT License"

spdx_id

string or null

required

Example
"MIT"

url

string or null

uri

required

Example
"https://api.github.com/licenses/mit"

node_id

string

required

Example
"MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="

html_url

string

uri

required

Example
"http://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/"

description

string

required

Example
"A permissive license that is short and to the point. It lets people do anything with your code with proper attribution and without warranty."

implementation

string

required

Example
"Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license into the file. Replace [year] with the current year and [fullname] with the name (or names) of the copyright holders."

permissions

array[string]

required

Example
[ "commercial-use", "modifications", "distribution", "sublicense", "private-use" ]

string

conditions

array[string]

required

Example
[ "include-copyright" ]

string

limitations

array[string]

required

Example
[ "no-liability" ]

string

body

string

required

Example
"\n\nThe MIT License (MIT)\n\nCopyright (c) [year] [fullname]\n\nPermission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy\nof this software and associated documentation files (the \"Software\"), to deal\nin the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights\nto use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell\ncopies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is\nfurnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:\n\nThe above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all\ncopies or substantial portions of the Software.\n\nTHE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED \"AS IS\", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR\nIMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,\nFITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE\nAUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER\nLIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,\nOUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE\nSOFTWARE.\n"

featured

boolean

required

Example
true

message

string

documentation_url

string

url

string

status

string

message

string

documentation_url

string

url

string

status

string

No schema

Get the license for a repository

get /repos/{owner}/{repo}/license

This method returns the contents of the repository's license file, if one is detected.

Similar to Get repository content, this method also supports custom media types for retrieving the raw license content or rendered license HTML.

owner

string

required

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repo

string

required

The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

Response

Examples Schema

Response

{
  "name": "LICENSE",
  "path": "LICENSE",
  "sha": "401c59dcc4570b954dd6d345e76199e1f4e76266",
  "size": 1077,
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/benbalter/gman/contents/LICENSE?ref=master",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/benbalter/gman/blob/master/LICENSE",
  "git_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/benbalter/gman/git/blobs/401c59dcc4570b954dd6d345e76199e1f4e76266",
  "download_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbalter/gman/master/LICENSE?lab=true",
  "type": "file",
  "content": "VGhlIE1JVCBMaWNlbnNlIChNSVQpCgpDb3B5cmlnaHQgKGMpIDIwMTMgQmVu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\nSEUgVVNFIE9SIE9USEVSIERFQUxJTkdTIElOIFRIRSBTT0ZUV0FSRS4K\n",
  "encoding": "base64",
  "_links": {
    "self": "https://api.github.com/repos/benbalter/gman/contents/LICENSE?ref=master",
    "git": "https://api.github.com/repos/benbalter/gman/git/blobs/401c59dcc4570b954dd6d345e76199e1f4e76266",
    "html": "https://github.com/benbalter/gman/blob/master/LICENSE"
  },
  "license": {
    "key": "mit",
    "name": "MIT License",
    "spdx_id": "MIT",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mit",
    "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
  }
}

name

string

required

path

string

required

sha

string

required

size

int

required

url

string

uri

required

html_url

string or null

uri

required

git_url

string or null

uri

required

download_url

string or null

uri

required

type

string

required

content

string

required

encoding

string

required

_links

object (_links)

required

git

string or null

uri

required

html

string or null

uri

required

self

string

uri

required

license

object (license) or null

required

License Simple

key

string

required

Example
"mit"

name

string

required

Example
"MIT License"

url

string or null

uri

required

Example
"https://api.github.com/licenses/mit"

spdx_id

string or null

required

Example
"MIT"

node_id

string

required

Example
"MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="

html_url

string

uri

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