GitHub API find all files with extension

Question

I want to get links of all GitHub files with specific extension. I found out that I can use extension:bin to search for all *.bin files, URL https://github.com/search?q=extension%3Abin&type=Code

I found Using GitHub API to retrieve files with specific extension but this answer deals with specific repository.

Update: I was trying https://api.github.com/search/code?q=extension:ifc+size:1000..1500 but response is

{
    "message": "Validation Failed",
    "errors": [
        {
            "message": "Must include at least one user, organization, or repository",
        }
    ]
}

Do we have a method in GitHub API to search in all repositories? I didn't find here https://docs.github.com/en/rest/search#search-code

I’m guessing they restrict that api to specific things as it’s likely costly to run — Daniel A. White, Sep 05 '22 at 20:26
Thank you, I am looking for answer based on official sources — mascai, Sep 05 '22 at 20:27
@davidfong i just want to understand is it possible to solve my task with help of github API — mascai, Sep 05 '22 at 21:00

Sergey Vyacheslavovich Brunov · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-09T13:16:40.660

Root cause analysis

I have reproduced the issue by performing an HTTP request without the authorization header:

$ curl \
    --request GET \
    --header 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
    'https://api.github.com/search/code?q=extension:ifc+size:1000..1500'
{
  "message": "Validation Failed",
  "errors": [
    {
      "message": "Must include at least one user, organization, or repository",
      "resource": "Search",
      "field": "q",
      "code": "invalid"
    }
  ],
  "documentation_url": "https://docs.github.com/v3/search/"
}

Root cause

Therefore, it looks like you have missed the authorization header.

Solution

Perform an HTTP request with the appropriate authorization header.

Draft example command line

curl \
    --request GET \
    --header 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
    --header 'Authorization: Bearer <TOKEN>' \
    'https://api.github.com/search/code?q=extension:ifc+size:1000..1500'

The example command line has worked fine (returned search results) for me.

Please, replace <TOKEN> with a GitHub personal access token.

GitHub API find all files with extension

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Root cause analysis

Root cause

Solution

Draft example command line

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