Retrieve private repository commits from github

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I need to retrieve all commits from Private repositories on github.

I already tried with with github API documentation. It provides the API for retrieving the public repository commits. https://api.github.com/repos/:owner/:repo/commits

Anybody can help me for taking all commits from private repositories?

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 08 '12 at 08:15

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A private repository means you need to authenticate in order to execute your query (here getting the commits).
This should work, if you own the private repo:

curl -u 'username:password' https://api.github.com/repos/:owner/:repo/commits

answered Nov 08 '12 at 08:15

VonC

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How do you extend this to 2-factor auth? – Dec 14 '16 at 08:11
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@Feras Well... First, two-factor auth was not in place for GitHub at the time of my answer (Nov. 2012 vs. Sept 2013: https://github.com/blog/1614-two-factor-authentication) ;) Second, you need an X-GitHub-OTP header: http://stackoverflow.com/a/27747524/6309 or http://stackoverflow.com/q/20065691/6309 – VonC Dec 14 '16 at 08:18

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 13 '19 at 08:43

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You can also create Personal access tokens for specific use... here.

using postman:

https://api.github.com/repos/:owner/:repo/commits

answered Nov 13 '19 at 08:43

Farhan

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Retrieve private repository commits from github

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