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title: Libraries
intro: 'You can use the official Octokit library and other third-party libraries to extend and simplify how you use the {% ifversion fpt or ghec %}{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}{% else %}{% data variables.product.product_name %}{% endif %} API.'
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  fpt: '*'
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topics:
  - API
---

<div class="jumbotron libraries-jumbotron">
  <img src="/assets/images/gundamcat.png" class="gundamcat" alt="The Gundamcat" />
  <h2>Octokit comes in many flavors</h2>
  <p class="lead">Use the official Octokit library, or choose between any of the available third party libraries.</p>
  <div class="octokit-links"><br/>
     <div class="octokit-language"><span>Ruby → </span><a href="https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb">octokit.rb</a></div><br/>
     <div class="octokit-language"><span>.NET → </span> <a href="https://github.com/octokit/octokit.net">octokit.net</a></div><br/>
     <div class="octokit-language"><span>JavaScript → </span> <a href="https://github.com/octokit/octokit.js">octokit/octokit.js</a></div><br/>
  </div>
</div>

## Third-party libraries

### Clojure

| Library name | Repository |
|---|---|
|**Tentacles**| [Raynes/tentacles](https://github.com/Raynes/tentacles)|

### Dart

| Library name | Repository |
|---|---|
|**github.dart** | [SpinlockLabs/github.dart](https://github.com/SpinlockLabs/github.dart)|

### Emacs Lisp

| Library name | Repository |
|---|---|
|**gh.el**    | [sigma/gh.el](https://github.com/sigma/gh.el)|

### Erlang

| Library name | Repository |
|---|---|
|**octo-erl** | [sdepold/octo.erl](https://github.com/sdepold/octo.erl)|

### Go

| Library name | Repository |
|---|---|
|**go-github**| [google/go-github](https://github.com/google/go-github)|

### Haskell

| Library name | Repository |
|---|---|
|**haskell-github** | [fpco/Github](https://github.com/fpco/GitHub)|

### Java

| Library name | Repository | More information |
|---|---|---|
|**GitHub API for Java**| [org.kohsuke.github (From github-api)](http://github-api.kohsuke.org/)|defines an object oriented representation of the GitHub API.|
|**JCabi GitHub API**|[github.jcabi.com (Personal Website)](http://github.jcabi.com)|is based on Java7 JSON API (JSR-353), simplifies tests with a runtime GitHub stub, and covers the entire API.|

### JavaScript

| Library name | Repository |
|---|---|
|**NodeJS GitHub library**| [pksunkara/octonode](https://github.com/pksunkara/octonode)|
|**gh3 client-side API wrapper**| [k33g/gh3](https://github.com/k33g/gh3)|
|**Github.js wrapper around the GitHub API**|[michael/github](https://github.com/michael/github)|
|**Promise-Based CoffeeScript library for the Browser or NodeJS**|[philschatz/github-client](https://github.com/philschatz/github-client)|

### Julia

| Library name | Repository |
|---|---|
|**GitHub.jl**|[JuliaWeb/GitHub.jl](https://github.com/JuliaWeb/GitHub.jl)|

### OCaml

| Library name | Repository |
|---|---|
|**ocaml-github**|[mirage/ocaml-github](https://github.com/mirage/ocaml-github)|

### Perl

| Library name | Repository | metacpan Website for the Library |
|---|---|---|
|**Pithub**|[plu/Pithub](https://github.com/plu/Pithub)|[Pithub CPAN](http://metacpan.org/module/Pithub)|
|**Net::GitHub**|[fayland/perl-net-github](https://github.com/fayland/perl-net-github)|[Net:GitHub CPAN](https://metacpan.org/pod/Net::GitHub)|

### PHP

| Library name | Repository |
|---|---|
|**PHP GitHub API**|[KnpLabs/php-github-api](https://github.com/KnpLabs/php-github-api)|
|**GitHub Joomla! Package**|[joomla-framework/github-api](https://github.com/joomla-framework/github-api)|
|**GitHub bridge for Laravel**|[GrahamCampbell/Laravel-GitHub](https://github.com/GrahamCampbell/Laravel-GitHub)|

### PowerShell

| Library name | Repository |
|---|---|
|**PowerShellForGitHub**|[microsoft/PowerShellForGitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerShellForGitHub)|

### Python

| Library name | Repository |
|---|---|
|**gidgethub**|[brettcannon/gidgethub](https://github.com/brettcannon/gidgethub)|
|**ghapi**|[fastai/ghapi](https://github.com/fastai/ghapi)|
|**PyGithub**|[PyGithub/PyGithub](https://github.com/PyGithub/PyGithub)|
|**libsaas**|[duckboard/libsaas](https://github.com/ducksboard/libsaas)|
|**github3.py**|[sigmavirus24/github3.py](https://github.com/sigmavirus24/github3.py)|
|**sanction**|[demianbrecht/sanction](https://github.com/demianbrecht/sanction)|
|**agithub**|[jpaugh/agithub](https://github.com/jpaugh/agithub)|
|**octohub**|[turnkeylinux/octohub](https://github.com/turnkeylinux/octohub)|
|**github-flask**|[github-flask (Official Website)](http://github-flask.readthedocs.org)|
|**torngithub**|[jkeylu/torngithub](https://github.com/jkeylu/torngithub)|

### Ruby

| Library name | Repository |
|---|---|
|**GitHub API Gem**|[peter-murach/github](https://github.com/peter-murach/github)|
|**Ghee**|[rauhryan/ghee](https://github.com/rauhryan/ghee)|

### Rust

| Library name | Repository |
|---|---|
|**Octocrab**|[XAMPPRocky/octocrab](https://github.com/XAMPPRocky/octocrab)|
|**Octocat**|[octocat-rs/octocat-rs](https://github.com/octocat-rs/octocat-rs)|

### Scala

| Library name | Repository |
|---|---|
|**Hubcat**|[softprops/hubcat](https://github.com/softprops/hubcat)|
|**Github4s**|[47deg/github4s](https://github.com/47deg/github4s)|

### Shell

| Library name | Repository |
|---|---|
|**ok.sh**|[whiteinge/ok.sh](https://github.com/whiteinge/ok.sh)|