Gist API

API for the Gist code paste service. Gist's API is a bit different from GitHub proper's - the domain is always gist.github.com and we're still on v1.

Get a Gist's Metadata

GET http://gist.github.com/api/v1/:format/:gist_id

Example:

$ curl http://gist.github.com/api/v1/json/823475
{
  "gists": [
    {
      "comments": [
        {
          "body": "Great stuff.",
          "created_at": "2011/03/31 00:19:46 -0700",
          "gravatar_id": "b8dbb1987e8e5318584865f880036796",
          "id": 25573,
          "updated_at": "2011/03/31 00:19:46 -0700",
          "user": "defunkt"
        }
      ],
      "created_at": "2011/02/11 19:39:21 -0800",
      "description": "I can't be bothered with all of these fancy…",
      "files": [
        "deploy.rake"
      ],
      "owner": "peterc",
      "public": true,
      "repo": "823475"
    }
  ]
}

Get a Gist's Content

GET http://gist.github.com/raw/:gist_id/:filename

Example:

$ curl http://gist.github.com/raw/374130/ports.sh
# List what ports are in use on OS X
sudo lsof -iTCP -sTCP:LISTEN -P

Another User's Public Gists

GET http://gist.github.com/api/v1/:format/gists/:login

Example:

$ curl http://gist.github.com/api/v1/json/gists/defunkt
{
  "gists": [
    {
      "created_at": "2010/11/19 03:39:35 -0800",
      "public": true,
      "repo": "706406",
      "files": [
        "after-spec-merge",
        "before-spec-merge"
      ],
      "owner": "defunkt",
      "description": ""
    }
  ]
}

My Public & Private Gists

Coming soon

Create a New Gist

Coming soon.

Fork a Gist

Coming soon.

Delete a Gist

Coming soon.

Edit a Gist

Coming soon.