Licenses
Download SpecView 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
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=="
}
]
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array[object (License Simple)]
- Content Type
- application/json
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
license
string
required
Response
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
}
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message
string
documentation_url
string
url
string
status
string
message
string
documentation_url
string
url
string
status
string
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
Forbidden
{
"message": "string",
"documentation_url": "string",
"url": "string",
"status": "string"
}
Resource not found
{
"message": "string",
"documentation_url": "string",
"url": "string",
"status": "string"
}
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Get the license for a repository
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
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=="
}
}
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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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