docs/content/rest/overview/libraries.md

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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 {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} API.'
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<div class="jumbotron libraries-jumbotron">
  <img src="/assets/images/gundamcat.png" class="gundamcat" alt="The Gundamcat" />
  <h1>Octokit comes in many flavors</h1>
  <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/rest.js">octokit/rest.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** | [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**|[WestleyArgentum/Github.jl](https://github.com/WestleyArgentum/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)

### 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)