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The Gundamcat

Octokit comes in many flavors

Use the official Octokit library, or choose between any of the available third party libraries.


Ruby → octokit.rb

.NET → octokit.net

JavaScript → octokit/octokit.js

# Third-party libraries ### Clojure Library name | Repository |---|---| **Tentacles**| [Raynes/tentacles](https://github.com/Raynes/tentacles) ### Dart Library name | Repository |---|---| **github.dart** | [DirectMyFile/github.dart](https://github.com/DirectMyFile/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 Java API**| [org.eclipse.egit.github.core](https://github.com/eclipse/egit-github/tree/master/org.eclipse.egit.github.core) | Is part of the [GitHub Mylyn Connector](https://github.com/eclipse/egit-github) and aims to support the entire GitHub v3 API. Builds are available in [Maven Central](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Ca%3A%22org.eclipse.egit.github.core%22). **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 v3 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 |---|---| **GitHub PHP Client**|[tan-tan-kanarek/github-php-client](https://github.com/tan-tan-kanarek/github-php-client) **PHP GitHub API**|[KnpLabs/php-github-api](https://github.com/KnpLabs/php-github-api) **GitHub API**|[yiiext/github-api](https://github.com/yiiext/github-api) **GitHub Joomla! Package**|[joomla-framework/github-api](https://github.com/joomla-framework/github-api) **GitHub Nette Extension**|[kdyby/github](https://github.com/kdyby/github) **GitHub API Easy Access**|[milo/github-api](https://github.com/milo/github-api) **GitHub bridge for Laravel**|[GrahamCampbell/Laravel-GitHub](https://github.com/GrahamCampbell/Laravel-GitHub) **PHP7 Client & WebHook wrapper**|[FlexyProject/GitHubAPI](https://github.com/FlexyProject/GitHubAPI) ### 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) ### 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)