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许可证的 REST API 终结点

使用 REST API 可检索热门开源许可证，以及有关特定项目许可证文件的信息。

关于许可证

GitHub 使用开源 Ruby Gem 许可接收方来尝试标识项目的许可证。许可接收方将项目的 LICENSE 文件（如果有）的内容与已知许可的简短列表相匹配。因此，API 不考虑项目依赖项的许可或其他记录项目许可的方式，例如对文档中许可名称的引用。

如果许可匹配，则返回的许可密钥和名称符合 SPDX 规范。

注意：这些终结点还将返回存储库的许可信息：

GitHub 有很多功能，但它不是律师事务所。因此，GitHub 不提供法律建议。使用 API 或向我们发送电子邮件并不构成法律意见，也不形成律师-客户关系。如果您对特定许可可以做什么和不能做什么有任何疑问，您应该在继续之前先咨询自己的法律顾问。事实上，在做出任何可能具有法律后果或影响您合法权利的决定之前，您都应该咨询自己的律师。

GitHub 创建了这些终结点，旨在帮助用户获取有关开源许可证以及使用它们的项目的信息。我们希望它有帮助，但请记住，我们不是律师（至少大多数人不是），像其他人一样，我们也会犯错。因此，GitHub“按原样”提供 API，对提供或通过其提供的任何信息或许可证不做任何保证，并对使用 API 所造成的损害不承担责任。

Get all commonly used licenses

Lists the most commonly used licenses on GitHub. For more information, see "Licensing a repository ."

“Get all commonly used licenses”的细粒度访问令牌

此端点支持以下精细令牌类型:

精细令牌不需要任何权限。

如果仅请求公共资源，则无需身份验证即可使用此终结点。

“Get all commonly used licenses”的参数

标头
名称, 类型, 说明
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

查询参数
名称, 类型, 说明
`featured` boolean
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." 默认: `30`
`page` integer The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." 默认: `1`

“Get all commonly used licenses”的 HTTP 响应状态代码

状态代码	说明
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified

“Get all commonly used licenses”的示例代码

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

请求示例

get/licenses

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/licenses

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "key": "mit",
    "name": "MIT License",
    "spdx_id": "MIT",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mit",
    "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
  },
  {
    "key": "lgpl-3.0",
    "name": "GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0",
    "spdx_id": "LGPL-3.0",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/lgpl-3.0",
    "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
  },
  {
    "key": "mpl-2.0",
    "name": "Mozilla Public License 2.0",
    "spdx_id": "MPL-2.0",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mpl-2.0",
    "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
  },
  {
    "key": "agpl-3.0",
    "name": "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0",
    "spdx_id": "AGPL-3.0",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/agpl-3.0",
    "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
  },
  {
    "key": "unlicense",
    "name": "The Unlicense",
    "spdx_id": "Unlicense",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/unlicense",
    "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
  },
  {
    "key": "apache-2.0",
    "name": "Apache License 2.0",
    "spdx_id": "Apache-2.0",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/apache-2.0",
    "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
  },
  {
    "key": "gpl-3.0",
    "name": "GNU General Public License v3.0",
    "spdx_id": "GPL-3.0",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/gpl-3.0",
    "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
  }
]

Get a license

Gets information about a specific license. For more information, see "Licensing a repository ."

“Get a license”的细粒度访问令牌

此端点支持以下精细令牌类型:

精细令牌不需要任何权限。

如果仅请求公共资源，则无需身份验证即可使用此终结点。

“Get a license”的参数

标头
名称, 类型, 说明
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

路径参数
名称, 类型, 说明
`license` string 必须

“Get a license”的 HTTP 响应状态代码

状态代码	说明
`200`	OK
`304`	Not modified
`403`	Forbidden
`404`	Resource not found

“Get a license”的示例代码

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

请求示例

get/licenses/{license}

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/licenses/LICENSE

Response

Status: 200

{
  "key": "mit",
  "name": "MIT License",
  "spdx_id": "MIT",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mit",
  "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA==",
  "html_url": "http://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/",
  "description": "A permissive license that is short and to the point. It lets people do anything with your code with proper attribution and without warranty.",
  "implementation": "Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license into the file. Replace [year] with the current year and [fullname] with the name (or names) of the copyright holders.",
  "permissions": [
    "commercial-use",
    "modifications",
    "distribution",
    "sublicense",
    "private-use"
  ],
  "conditions": [
    "include-copyright"
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "no-liability"
  ],
  "body": "\n\nThe MIT License (MIT)\n\nCopyright (c) [year] [fullname]\n\nPermission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy\nof this software and associated documentation files (the \"Software\"), to deal\nin the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights\nto use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell\ncopies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is\nfurnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:\n\nThe above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all\ncopies or substantial portions of the Software.\n\nTHE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED \"AS IS\", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR\nIMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,\nFITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE\nAUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER\nLIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,\nOUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE\nSOFTWARE.\n",
  "featured": true
}

Get the license for a repository

This method returns the contents of the repository's license file, if one is detected.

This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "Media types."

application/vnd.github.raw+json: Returns the raw contents of the license.
application/vnd.github.html+json: Returns the license contents in HTML. Markup languages are rendered to HTML using GitHub's open-source Markup library.

“Get the license for a repository”的细粒度访问令牌

此端点支持以下精细令牌类型:

精细令牌必须具有以下权限集:

"Metadata" repository permissions (read)

如果仅请求公共资源，则无需身份验证或上述权限即可使用此终结点。

“Get the license for a repository”的参数

标头
名称, 类型, 说明
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

路径参数
名称, 类型, 说明
`owner` string 必须 The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string 必须 The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.

查询参数
名称, 类型, 说明
`ref` string The Git reference for the results you want to list. The `ref` for a branch can be formatted either as `refs/heads/<branch name>` or simply `<branch name>`. To reference a pull request use `refs/pull/<number>/merge`.

“Get the license for a repository”的 HTTP 响应状态代码

状态代码	说明
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found

“Get the license for a repository”的示例代码

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

请求示例

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/license

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/license

Response

Status: 200

{
  "name": "LICENSE",
  "path": "LICENSE",
  "sha": "401c59dcc4570b954dd6d345e76199e1f4e76266",
  "size": 1077,
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/benbalter/gman/contents/LICENSE?ref=master",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/benbalter/gman/blob/master/LICENSE",
  "git_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/benbalter/gman/git/blobs/401c59dcc4570b954dd6d345e76199e1f4e76266",
  "download_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbalter/gman/master/LICENSE?lab=true",
  "type": "file",
  "content": "VGhlIE1JVCBMaWNlbnNlIChNSVQpCgpDb3B5cmlnaHQgKGMpIDIwMTMgQmVu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\nSEUgVVNFIE9SIE9USEVSIERFQUxJTkdTIElOIFRIRSBTT0ZUV0FSRS4K\n",
  "encoding": "base64",
  "_links": {
    "self": "https://api.github.com/repos/benbalter/gman/contents/LICENSE?ref=master",
    "git": "https://api.github.com/repos/benbalter/gman/git/blobs/401c59dcc4570b954dd6d345e76199e1f4e76266",
    "html": "https://github.com/benbalter/gman/blob/master/LICENSE"
  },
  "license": {
    "key": "mit",
    "name": "MIT License",
    "spdx_id": "MIT",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mit",
    "node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
  }
}