Data Dictionary

45min

Overview
Contains explanations and examples of all data fields available in the GitHub Users dataset.
All personal/company information mentioned within this context is entirely fictional and is solely intended for illustrative purposes.
Data points per category
﻿Metadata﻿
﻿Developer's profile details﻿
﻿Developer's repositories﻿
﻿Starred repositories﻿
﻿Developer's subscriptions﻿
The data points in the example snippets have been rearranged for better grouping. To see where a specific data point stands, check the full data sample here.
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Metadata
Record metadata
Data point
Description
Data type
meta
Contains information about the record
Object
created_at_date
The date when we first scraped the record
Array of numbers (integers)
created_at_timestamp
The date we first scraped the record (Unix time)
Float 
updated_at_date
The date when we last scraped the record
Array of numbers (integers)
updated_at_timestamp
The date when we last scraped the record (Unix time)
Float
version_id
Dataset version ID
String
source
The record source
String
object
The data object/entity
String
is_deleted
Marks if the user is available on GitHub
Boolean
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Metadata
		"_meta": {
			"source": "github",
			"object": "user",
			"created_at_date": [
				2021,
				10,
				24
			],
			"created_at_timestamp": 1635086276.668947,
			"updated_at_date": [
				2024,
				5,
				1
			],
			"updated_at_timestamp": 1714523931.292325,
			"version_id": "e0f2c272"
		},
		"_meta": {
			"source": "github",
			"object": "user",
			"created_at_date": [
				2021,
				10,
				24
			],
			"created_at_timestamp": 1635086276.668947,
			"updated_at_date": [
				2024,
				5,
				1
			],
			"updated_at_timestamp": 1714523931.292325,
			"version_id": "e0f2c272"
		},
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User profile metadata
Data point
Description
Data type
doc
Dataset starting point
Object
source_id
User profile identifier on GitHub
String
id
Record identifier in our database
String
site_admin
Indicates if the user is the site admin
Boolean
type
Record type 
String
See snippets of the dataset for reference:
User profile metadata
"doc": {
	"source_id": 3487953,
	"id": "github_people_3487953",
	"site_admin": false,
	"type": "User",
"doc": {
	"source_id": 3487953,
	"id": "github_people_3487953",
	"site_admin": false,
	"type": "User",
﻿
Data point
Description
Data type
events_url
GitHub REST API response
String
node_id
Identification key assigned by GitHub REST API
String
See snippets of the dataset for reference:
User profile metadata
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/dev/events{/privacy}",
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjM0ODc5NTM=",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/dev/events{/privacy}",
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjM0ODc5NTM=",
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Developer's profile details
Data point
Description
Data type
image
Developer's avatar/logo
String
bio
Developer's bio 
Note: contains control characters
String
url
Developer's GitHub profile URL
String
location
Developer's location
String
username
Developer's username
String
name
Developer's name 
Note: not necessarily the same as the username
String
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Developer profile details
"image": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/34879666553?v=4",
"bio": "Example bio",
"url": "https://github.com/dev",
"location": "United States",
"username": "dev",
"name": "John Doe",
"image": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/34879666553?v=4",
"bio": "Example bio",
"url": "https://github.com/dev",
"location": "United States",
"username": "dev",
"name": "John Doe",
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Public contact information
Data point
Description
Data type
contact_info
Publicly accessible contact information
Object
blog
Developer's blog
String
twitter
Developer's Twitter handle
String
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Contact information
"contact_info": {
			"blog": "https://example-blog.be",
			"twitter": "example-handle"
		},
"contact_info": {
			"blog": "https://example-blog.be",
			"twitter": "example-handle"
		},
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Developer affiliation
Data point
Description
Data type
company
Company affiliated with the developer
String
hireable
Marks if the developer is open for hire
Boolean/null
See snippets of the dataset for reference:
Developer affiliation
"company": "Development Company",
"hireable": true,
"company": "Development Company",
"hireable": true,
﻿
Organizations
Data point
Description
Data type
organization
Organizations the developer is connected to
Array of objects
description
Organization description 
Note: may contain control characters
String
source_id
Organization identification key on GitHub
String
username
Organization name
String
node_id
Organization identifier assigned by GitHub REST API
String
url
Information on the organization returned by the GitHub REST API
String
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Organization
"organization": [
	{
		"description": "Example organization description",
		"source_id": 70442962,
		"username": "IT-organization",
		"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjcwNDQyOTYy",
		"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/IT-organization"
	}
],
"organization": [
	{
		"description": "Example organization description",
		"source_id": 70442962,
		"username": "IT-organization",
		"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjcwNDQyOTYy",
		"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/IT-organization"
	}
],
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Following
Data point
Description
Data type
follower_count
Developer's follower count
Integer
following_count
Number of people the developer follows
Integer
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Following
"follower_count": 14,
"following_count": 28,
"follower_count": 14,
"following_count": 28,
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Data point
Description
Data type
followed_by
Developer's followers
Array of objects
username
Follower's username
String
source_id
User identifier on GitHub
Integer
url
Follower's GitHub profile URL
String
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Followers
"followed_by": [
	{
		"username": "data-science-dev",
		"source_id": 11396652,
		"url": "https://github.com/data-science-dev"
	}
],
"followed_by": [
	{
		"username": "data-science-dev",
		"source_id": 11396652,
		"url": "https://github.com/data-science-dev"
	}
],
﻿
Data point
Description
Data type
is_following
Followed users
Array of objects
username
Followee's username
String
source_id
User identifier on GitHub
Integer
url
Followee's GitHub profile
String
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Following
"is_following": [
	{
		"username": "developer",
		"source_id": 630670,
		"url": "https://github.com/developer"
	}
]
"is_following": [
	{
		"username": "developer",
		"source_id": 630670,
		"url": "https://github.com/developer"
	}
]
﻿
Gists and repos
Data point
Description
Data type
public_gist_count
Number of public gists by the developer
Integer
public_repo_count
Number of public developer's repositories
Integer
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Gists and repos
"public_gist_count": 0,
"public_repo_count": 2,
"public_gist_count": 0,
"public_repo_count": 2,
﻿
Developer's repositories
Data point
Description
Data type
repo
Developer's public repositories
Array of objects
disabled
Indicates if the repository was disabled at the time of the last scrape
Boolean
archived
Indicates if the repository is archived and no longer accessible
Boolean
created_at
Timestamp when the repository was created in ISO 8601format
String (date)
default_branch
Default branch title
String
description
Repository description 
Note: may contain control characters
String
fork
Marks if the repository in a record is a copy of another repository
Boolean
fork_count
Number of repository copies
Integer
forked_from
Link to the original repository
String
has_downloads
Indicates if other users have downloaded the repository
Boolean
has_issues
Marks if the repository has the issues section enabled
Boolean
has_pages
Marks if the repository has the pages section enabled
Boolean
has_projects
Marks if the repository has the projects section enabled
Boolean
has_wiki
Marks if the repository has the wiki section enabled
Boolean
website
Project website
String
url
Repository URL
String
source_id
Repository identifier on GitHub
Integer
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Developer's repositories
"repo": [
	{
		"disabled": false,
		"archived": false,
		"created_at": "2020-09-25T14:00:48Z",
		"default_branch": "master",
		"description": "fork of example repo",
		"fork": false,
		"fork_count": 0,
		"forked_from": "https://www.github.com/example-repo**",
		"has_downloads": true,
		"has_issues": true,
		"has_pages": false,
		"has_projects": true,
		"has_wiki": true,
		"website": "www.example-repo.website.com",
		"url": "https://github.com/dev/example-repo-2",
		"source_id": 298588957,
"repo": [
	{
		"disabled": false,
		"archived": false,
		"created_at": "2020-09-25T14:00:48Z",
		"default_branch": "master",
		"description": "fork of example repo",
		"fork": false,
		"fork_count": 0,
		"forked_from": "https://www.github.com/example-repo**",
		"has_downloads": true,
		"has_issues": true,
		"has_pages": false,
		"has_projects": true,
		"has_wiki": true,
		"website": "www.example-repo.website.com",
		"url": "https://github.com/dev/example-repo-2",
		"source_id": 298588957,
﻿
Data point
Description
Data type
open_issues_count
Number of open issues in the repository
Integer
pushed_at
Timestamp when the repository was published in ISO 8601format
String (date)
size
Repository size
Integer
stargazer_count
Number of people who have starred the repository
Integer
updated_at
Timestamp when the repository was updated in ISO 8601format
String
watcher_count
Number of people who are following the repository updates
Integer
topics
Repository topics
Array of strings
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Developer's repositories
"open_issues_count": 47,
"pushed_at": "2022-11-01T18:21:42Z",
"size": 15938,
"stargazer_count": 7249,
"updated_at": "2021-05-18T03:32:01Z",
"watcher_count": 7249,
"topics":[
	      "v2-ui",
	      "x-ui",
	      "xray",
	      "xray-core",
	      "xray-panel"
			]
"open_issues_count": 47,
"pushed_at": "2022-11-01T18:21:42Z",
"size": 15938,
"stargazer_count": 7249,
"updated_at": "2021-05-18T03:32:01Z",
"watcher_count": 7249,
"topics":[
	      "v2-ui",
	      "x-ui",
	      "xray",
	      "xray-core",
	      "xray-panel"
			]
﻿
Languages in the repo
Data point
Description
Data type
language
Main programming language in the repository
String
languages_distribution
The distribution of languages in the repository (percentage)
Object
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Programming languages
"language": "JavaScript",
"languages_distribution": {
						   "JavaScript": 58.2,
						   "Vue": 37.9,
						   "SCSS": 3.0,
				 		   "HTML": 0.9
				         },
"language": "JavaScript",
"languages_distribution": {
						   "JavaScript": 58.2,
						   "Vue": 37.9,
						   "SCSS": 3.0,
				 		   "HTML": 0.9
				         },
﻿
Repository details
Data point
Description
Data type
repo_name
Repository title
String
repo_owner
Repository owner
String
name
Repository name
String
node_id
Repository identifier assigned by GitHub REST API
String
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Repository owner
"repo_name": "Example Repo 2",
"repo_owner": "dev",
"name": "example_repo_2",
"node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkyOTg1ODg5NTc=",
"repo_name": "Example Repo 2",
"repo_owner": "dev",
"name": "example_repo_2",
"node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkyOTg1ODg5NTc=",
﻿
Used licenses
Data point
Description
Data type
license
Open-source licenses the repository uses
Object
key
Github URL identifying license
String
name
License name
String
spdx_id
Spdx license ID
String
url
URL redirecting to Github info on licensing
String
node_id
License identifier assigned by GitHub REST API
String
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
License
"license": {
	"key": "example-tool",
	"name": "Example Rool License 2.0",
	"spdx_id": "Example-Tool-2.0",
	"url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/example-tool-2.0",
	"node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZTI="
},
"license": {
	"key": "example-tool",
	"name": "Example Rool License 2.0",
	"spdx_id": "Example-Tool-2.0",
	"url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/example-tool-2.0",
	"node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZTI="
},
﻿
Repository owner
Data point
Description
Data type
owner
Repository owner
Object
image
Developer's logo/avatar
String
url
Developer's profile
String
source_id
Developer's identifier on Github 
Integer
username
Developer's username
String
node_id
Developer's identifier assigned by GitHub REST API
String
site_admin
Marks if the user is the site admin
Boolean
type
User's profile type 
String
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Repository owner
"owner": {
	"image": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3487953?v=4",
	"url": "https://github.com/dev",
	"source_id": 3487953,
	"username": "dev",
	"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjM0ODc5NTM=",
	"site_admin": false,
	"type": "User"
},
"owner": {
	"image": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3487953?v=4",
	"url": "https://github.com/dev",
	"source_id": 3487953,
	"username": "dev",
	"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjM0ODc5NTM=",
	"site_admin": false,
	"type": "User"
},
﻿
Starred repositories
Data point
Description
Data type
starred
Repositories the developer starred
Array of objects
disabled
Indicates if the repository was disabled at the time of the last scrape
Boolean
archived
Shows if the repository is archived and no longer accessible
Boolean
created_at
Timestamp when the repository was created in ISO 8601format
String
default_branch
Default branch title
String
description
Repository description 
Note: may contain control characters
String
fork
Marks if the repository in a record is a copy of another repository
Boolean
fork_count
Number of repository copies
Integer
forked_from
Link to the original repository
String
has_downloads
Indicates if other users have downloaded the repository
Boolean
has_issues
Marks if the repository has the issues section enabled
Boolean
has_pages
Marks if the repository has the pages section enabled
Boolean
has_projects
Marks if the repository has the projects section enabled
Boolean
has_wiki
Marks if the repository has the wiki section enabled
Boolean
website
Project website
String
url
Repository URL
String
source_id
Repository identifier on GitHub
Integer
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Starred repositories
"starred": [
	{
		"disabled": false,
		"archived": false,
		"created_at": "2019-11-15T18:32:42Z",
		"default_branch": "main",
		"description": "Example tool for API",
		"fork": true,
		"fork_count": 3309,
		"forked_from": "https://www.github.com/example-tool-for-api**",
		"has_downloads": true,
		"has_issues": true,
		"has_pages": false,
		"has_projects": false,
		"has_wiki": false,
		"website": "https://example-api-tool.dev",
		"url": "https://github.com/example-api-tool",
		"source_id": 221981891,
		"language": "TypeScript",
"starred": [
	{
		"disabled": false,
		"archived": false,
		"created_at": "2019-11-15T18:32:42Z",
		"default_branch": "main",
		"description": "Example tool for API",
		"fork": true,
		"fork_count": 3309,
		"forked_from": "https://www.github.com/example-tool-for-api**",
		"has_downloads": true,
		"has_issues": true,
		"has_pages": false,
		"has_projects": false,
		"has_wiki": false,
		"website": "https://example-api-tool.dev",
		"url": "https://github.com/example-api-tool",
		"source_id": 221981891,
		"language": "TypeScript",
﻿
Data point
Description
Data type
open_issues_count
Number of open issues in the repository
Integer
pushed_at
Timestamp when the repository was published in ISO 8601format
String (date)
size
Repository size
Integer
stargazer_count
Number of people who have starred the repository
Integer
updated_at
Timestamp when the repository was updated in ISO 8601format
String (date)
watcher_count
Number of people who are following the repository updates
Integer
topics
Repository topics
Array of strings
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Starred repositories
"open_issues_count": 0,
					"pushed_at": "2020-09-25T14:03:40Z",
					"size": 232,
					"stargazer_count": 0,
					"updated_at": "2020-09-25T14:00:48Z",
					"watcher_count": 0,
					"topics": [
						"android",
						"android-apps"
					]
				}
"open_issues_count": 0,
					"pushed_at": "2020-09-25T14:03:40Z",
					"size": 232,
					"stargazer_count": 0,
					"updated_at": "2020-09-25T14:00:48Z",
					"watcher_count": 0,
					"topics": [
						"android",
						"android-apps"
					]
				}
﻿
Languages in the repo
Data point
Description
Data type
language
Main programming language in the repository
String
languages_distribution
Languages and their distribution in the repository by percentage
Object
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Programming languages
"language": "Python",
"languages_distribution": {
						"Python": 95.3,
						"Starlark": 4.7
	                      },
"language": "Python",
"languages_distribution": {
						"Python": 95.3,
						"Starlark": 4.7
	                      },
﻿
Repository details
Data point
Description
Data type
repo_name
Repository title
String
repo_owner
Repository owner
String
name
Repository name
String
node_id
Repository identifier assigned by GitHub REST API
String
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Repository owner
"repo_name": "Example Repo 2",
"repo_owner": "dev",
"name": "example_repo_2",
"node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkyOTg1ODg5NTc=",
"repo_name": "Example Repo 2",
"repo_owner": "dev",
"name": "example_repo_2",
"node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkyOTg1ODg5NTc=",
﻿
Used licenses
Data point
Description
Data type
license
Open-source licenses the repository uses
Object
key
Github URL identifying license
String
name
License name
String
spdx_id
Spdx license ID
String
url
URL redirecting to Github info on licensing
String
node_id
License identifier assigned by GitHub REST API
String
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
License
"license": {
	"key": "example-tool",
	"name": "Example Rool License 2.0",
	"spdx_id": "Example-Tool-2.0",
	"url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/example-tool-2.0",
	"node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZTI="
},
"license": {
	"key": "example-tool",
	"name": "Example Rool License 2.0",
	"spdx_id": "Example-Tool-2.0",
	"url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/example-tool-2.0",
	"node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZTI="
},
﻿
Repository owner
Data point
Description
Data type
owner
Repository owner
Object
image
Developer's logo/avatar
String
url
Developer's profile
String
source_id
Developer's identifier on Github 
Integer
username
Developer's username
String
node_id
Developer's identifier assigned by GitHub REST API
String
site_admin
Marks if the user is the site admin
Boolean
type
User's profile type 
String
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Developer information
"owner": {
	"image": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/61577764722?v=4",
	"url": "https://github.com/big-it-company",
	"source_id": 6154722,
	"username": "Big IT Company",
	"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjYxNTQ3MjI=",
	"site_admin": false,
	"type": "Organization"
},
"owner": {
	"image": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/61577764722?v=4",
	"url": "https://github.com/big-it-company",
	"source_id": 6154722,
	"username": "Big IT Company",
	"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjYxNTQ3MjI=",
	"site_admin": false,
	"type": "Organization"
},
﻿
Developer's subscriptions
Data type
Description
Data type
subscription
Repositories the developer is subscribed to 
Array of objects
disabled
Indicates if the repository was disabled at the time of the last scrape
Boolean
archived
Indicates if the repository is archived and no longer accessible
Boolean
created_at
Timestamp when the repository was created in ISO 8601format
String (date)
default_branch
Default branch title
String
description
Repository description 
Note: may contain control characters
String
fork
Marks if the repository in a record is a copy of another repository
Boolean
fork_count
Number of repository copies
Integer
forked_from
Link to the original repository
String
has_downloads
Indicates if other users have downloaded the repository
Boolean
has_issues
Marks if the repository has the issues section enabled
Boolean
has_pages
Marks if the repository has the pages section enabled
Boolean
has_projects
Marks if the repository has the projects section enabled
Boolean
has_wiki
Marks if the repository has the wiki section enabled
Boolean
website
Project website
String
url
Repository URL
String
source_id
Repository identifier on GitHub
Integer
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Developer's subscriptions
"subscription": [
	{
		"disabled": false,
		"archived": false,
		"created_at": "2019-05-29T08:01:32Z",
		"default_branch": "main",
		"description": "Example tool for data science",
		"fork": false,
		"fork_count": 263,
		"forked_from": null,
		"has_downloads": true,
		"has_issues": true,
		"has_pages": true,
		"has_projects": true,
		"has_wiki": true,
		"website": "https://github.io/developer/example-data-tool/",
		"url": "https://github.com/developer/example-data-tool",
		"source_id": 189179081,
"subscription": [
	{
		"disabled": false,
		"archived": false,
		"created_at": "2019-05-29T08:01:32Z",
		"default_branch": "main",
		"description": "Example tool for data science",
		"fork": false,
		"fork_count": 263,
		"forked_from": null,
		"has_downloads": true,
		"has_issues": true,
		"has_pages": true,
		"has_projects": true,
		"has_wiki": true,
		"website": "https://github.io/developer/example-data-tool/",
		"url": "https://github.com/developer/example-data-tool",
		"source_id": 189179081,
﻿
Data point
Description
Data type
open_issues_count
Number of open issues in the repository
Integer
pushed_at
Timestamp when the repository was published in ISO 8601format
String (date)
size
Repository size
Integer
stargazer_count
Number of people who have starred the repository
Integer
updated_at
Timestamp when the repository was updated in ISO 8601format
String (date)
watcher_count
Number of people who are following the repository updates
Integer
topics
Repository topics
Array of strings
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Developer's repositories
"open_issues_count": 47,
"pushed_at": "2022-11-01T18:21:42Z",
"size": 15938,
"stargazer_count": 7249,
"updated_at": "2021-05-18T03:32:01Z",
"watcher_count": 7249,
"topics":[
	      "v2-ui",
	      "x-ui",
	      "xray",
	      "xray-core",
	      "xray-panel"
			]
"open_issues_count": 47,
"pushed_at": "2022-11-01T18:21:42Z",
"size": 15938,
"stargazer_count": 7249,
"updated_at": "2021-05-18T03:32:01Z",
"watcher_count": 7249,
"topics":[
	      "v2-ui",
	      "x-ui",
	      "xray",
	      "xray-core",
	      "xray-panel"
			]
﻿
Languages in the repo
Data point
Description
Data type
language
Main programming language in the repository
String
languages_distribution
Languages and their distribution in the repository by percentage
Object
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
language
"language": "JavaScript",
"languages_distribution": {
						"JavaScript": 99.9,
						"HTML": 0.1,
						"CSS": 0.0
					      },
"language": "JavaScript",
"languages_distribution": {
						"JavaScript": 99.9,
						"HTML": 0.1,
						"CSS": 0.0
					      },
﻿
Repository details
Data point
Description
Data type
repo_name
Repository title
String
repo_owner
Repository owner
String
name
Repository name
String
node_id
Repository identifier assigned by GitHub REST API
String
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Repository owner
"repo_name": "example-data-tool",
"repo_owner": "developer",
"name": "example-data-tool",
"node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkxODkxNzkwODE=",
"repo_name": "example-data-tool",
"repo_owner": "developer",
"name": "example-data-tool",
"node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkxODkxNzkwODE=",
﻿
Used licenses
Data point
Description
Data type
license
Open-source licenses the repository uses
Object
key
Github URL identifying license
String
name
License name
String
spdx_id
Spdx license ID
String
url
URL redirecting to Github info on licensing
String
node_id
License identifier assigned by GitHub REST API
String
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
license
"license": {
	"key": "example-tool",
	"name": "Example Rool License 2.0",
	"spdx_id": "Example-Tool-2.0",
	"url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/example-tool-2.0",
	"node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZTI="
},
"license": {
	"key": "example-tool",
	"name": "Example Rool License 2.0",
	"spdx_id": "Example-Tool-2.0",
	"url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/example-tool-2.0",
	"node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZTI="
},
﻿
Repository owner
Data point
Description
Data type
owner
Repository owner
Object
image
Developer's logo/avatar
String
url
Developer's profile
String
source_id
Developer's identifier on Github 
Integer
username
Developer's username
String
node_id
Developer's identifier assigned by GitHub REST API
String
site_admin
Marks if the user is the site admin
Boolean
type
User's profile type 
String
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Owner
"owner": {
	"image": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/61577764722?v=4",
	"url": "https://github.com/big-it-company",
	"source_id": 6154722,
	"username": "Big IT Company",
	"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjYxNTQ3MjI=",
	"site_admin": false,
	"type": "Organization"
},
"owner": {
	"image": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/61577764722?v=4",
	"url": "https://github.com/big-it-company",
	"source_id": 6154722,
	"username": "Big IT Company",
	"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjYxNTQ3MjI=",
	"site_admin": false,
	"type": "Organization"
},
﻿
﻿

Data point	Description	Data type
meta	Contains information about the record	Object
created_at_date	The date when we first scraped the record	Array of numbers (integers)
created_at_timestamp	The date we first scraped the record (Unix time)	Float
updated_at_date	The date when we last scraped the record	Array of numbers (integers)
updated_at_timestamp	The date when we last scraped the record (Unix time)	Float
version_id	Dataset version ID	String
source	The record source	String
object	The data object/entity	String
is_deleted	Marks if the user is available on GitHub	Boolean

Data point	Description	Data type
doc	Dataset starting point	Object
source_id	User profile identifier on GitHub	String
id	Record identifier in our database	String
site_admin	Indicates if the user is the site admin	Boolean
type	Record type	String

Data point	Description	Data type
events_url	GitHub REST API response	String
node_id	Identification key assigned by GitHub REST API	String

Data point	Description	Data type
image	Developer's avatar/logo	String
bio	Developer's bio Note: contains control characters	String
url	Developer's GitHub profile URL	String
location	Developer's location	String
username	Developer's username	String
name	Developer's name Note: not necessarily the same as the username	String

Data point	Description	Data type
contact_info	Publicly accessible contact information	Object
blog	Developer's blog	String
twitter	Developer's Twitter handle	String

Data point	Description	Data type
company	Company affiliated with the developer	String
hireable	Marks if the developer is open for hire	Boolean/null

Data point	Description	Data type
organization	Organizations the developer is connected to	Array of objects
description	Organization description Note: may contain control characters	String
source_id	Organization identification key on GitHub	String
username	Organization name	String
node_id	Organization identifier assigned by GitHub REST API	String
url	Information on the organization returned by the GitHub REST API	String

Data point	Description	Data type
follower_count	Developer's follower count	Integer
following_count	Number of people the developer follows	Integer

Data point	Description	Data type
followed_by	Developer's followers	Array of objects
username	Follower's username	String
source_id	User identifier on GitHub	Integer
url	Follower's GitHub profile URL	String

Data point	Description	Data type
is_following	Followed users	Array of objects
username	Followee's username	String
source_id	User identifier on GitHub	Integer
url	Followee's GitHub profile	String

Data point	Description	Data type
public_gist_count	Number of public gists by the developer	Integer
public_repo_count	Number of public developer's repositories	Integer

Data point	Description	Data type
repo	Developer's public repositories	Array of objects
disabled	Indicates if the repository was disabled at the time of the last scrape	Boolean
archived	Indicates if the repository is archived and no longer accessible	Boolean
created_at	Timestamp when the repository was created in ISO 8601format	String (date)
default_branch	Default branch title	String
description	Repository description Note: may contain control characters	String
fork	Marks if the repository in a record is a copy of another repository	Boolean
fork_count	Number of repository copies	Integer
forked_from	Link to the original repository	String
has_downloads	Indicates if other users have downloaded the repository	Boolean
has_issues	Marks if the repository has the issues section enabled	Boolean
has_pages	Marks if the repository has the pages section enabled	Boolean
has_projects	Marks if the repository has the projects section enabled	Boolean
has_wiki	Marks if the repository has the wiki section enabled	Boolean
website	Project website	String
url	Repository URL	String
source_id	Repository identifier on GitHub	Integer

Data point	Description	Data type
open_issues_count	Number of open issues in the repository	Integer
pushed_at	Timestamp when the repository was published in ISO 8601format	String (date)
size	Repository size	Integer
stargazer_count	Number of people who have starred the repository	Integer
updated_at	Timestamp when the repository was updated in ISO 8601format	String
watcher_count	Number of people who are following the repository updates	Integer
topics	Repository topics	Array of strings

Data point	Description	Data type
language	Main programming language in the repository	String
languages_distribution	The distribution of languages in the repository (percentage)	Object

Data point	Description	Data type
repo_name	Repository title	String
repo_owner	Repository owner	String
name	Repository name	String
node_id	Repository identifier assigned by GitHub REST API	String

Data point	Description	Data type
license	Open-source licenses the repository uses	Object
key	Github URL identifying license	String
name	License name	String
spdx_id	Spdx license ID	String
url	URL redirecting to Github info on licensing	String
node_id	License identifier assigned by GitHub REST API	String

Data point	Description	Data type
owner	Repository owner	Object
image	Developer's logo/avatar	String
url	Developer's profile	String
source_id	Developer's identifier on Github	Integer
username	Developer's username	String
node_id	Developer's identifier assigned by GitHub REST API	String
site_admin	Marks if the user is the site admin	Boolean
type	User's profile type	String

Data point	Description	Data type
starred	Repositories the developer starred	Array of objects
disabled	Indicates if the repository was disabled at the time of the last scrape	Boolean
archived	Shows if the repository is archived and no longer accessible	Boolean
created_at	Timestamp when the repository was created in ISO 8601format	String
default_branch	Default branch title	String
description	Repository description Note: may contain control characters	String
fork	Marks if the repository in a record is a copy of another repository	Boolean
fork_count	Number of repository copies	Integer
forked_from	Link to the original repository	String
has_downloads	Indicates if other users have downloaded the repository	Boolean
has_issues	Marks if the repository has the issues section enabled	Boolean
has_pages	Marks if the repository has the pages section enabled	Boolean
has_projects	Marks if the repository has the projects section enabled	Boolean
has_wiki	Marks if the repository has the wiki section enabled	Boolean
website	Project website	String
url	Repository URL	String
source_id	Repository identifier on GitHub	Integer

Data point	Description	Data type
open_issues_count	Number of open issues in the repository	Integer
pushed_at	Timestamp when the repository was published in ISO 8601format	String (date)
size	Repository size	Integer
stargazer_count	Number of people who have starred the repository	Integer
updated_at	Timestamp when the repository was updated in ISO 8601format	String (date)
watcher_count	Number of people who are following the repository updates	Integer
topics	Repository topics	Array of strings

Data point	Description	Data type
language	Main programming language in the repository	String
languages_distribution	Languages and their distribution in the repository by percentage	Object

Data point	Description	Data type
repo_name	Repository title	String
repo_owner	Repository owner	String
name	Repository name	String
node_id	Repository identifier assigned by GitHub REST API	String

Data point	Description	Data type
license	Open-source licenses the repository uses	Object
key	Github URL identifying license	String
name	License name	String
spdx_id	Spdx license ID	String
url	URL redirecting to Github info on licensing	String
node_id	License identifier assigned by GitHub REST API	String

Data point	Description	Data type
owner	Repository owner	Object
image	Developer's logo/avatar	String
url	Developer's profile	String
source_id	Developer's identifier on Github	Integer
username	Developer's username	String
node_id	Developer's identifier assigned by GitHub REST API	String
site_admin	Marks if the user is the site admin	Boolean
type	User's profile type	String

Data type	Description	Data type
subscription	Repositories the developer is subscribed to	Array of objects
disabled	Indicates if the repository was disabled at the time of the last scrape	Boolean
archived	Indicates if the repository is archived and no longer accessible	Boolean
created_at	Timestamp when the repository was created in ISO 8601format	String (date)
default_branch	Default branch title	String
description	Repository description Note: may contain control characters	String
fork	Marks if the repository in a record is a copy of another repository	Boolean
fork_count	Number of repository copies	Integer
forked_from	Link to the original repository	String
has_downloads	Indicates if other users have downloaded the repository	Boolean
has_issues	Marks if the repository has the issues section enabled	Boolean
has_pages	Marks if the repository has the pages section enabled	Boolean
has_projects	Marks if the repository has the projects section enabled	Boolean
has_wiki	Marks if the repository has the wiki section enabled	Boolean
website	Project website	String
url	Repository URL	String
source_id	Repository identifier on GitHub	Integer

Data point	Description	Data type
open_issues_count	Number of open issues in the repository	Integer
pushed_at	Timestamp when the repository was published in ISO 8601format	String (date)
size	Repository size	Integer
stargazer_count	Number of people who have starred the repository	Integer
updated_at	Timestamp when the repository was updated in ISO 8601format	String (date)
watcher_count	Number of people who are following the repository updates	Integer
topics	Repository topics	Array of strings

Data point	Description	Data type
language	Main programming language in the repository	String
languages_distribution	Languages and their distribution in the repository by percentage	Object

Data point	Description	Data type
repo_name	Repository title	String
repo_owner	Repository owner	String
name	Repository name	String
node_id	Repository identifier assigned by GitHub REST API	String

Data point	Description	Data type
license	Open-source licenses the repository uses	Object
key	Github URL identifying license	String
name	License name	String
spdx_id	Spdx license ID	String
url	URL redirecting to Github info on licensing	String
node_id	License identifier assigned by GitHub REST API	String

Data point	Description	Data type
owner	Repository owner	Object
image	Developer's logo/avatar	String
url	Developer's profile	String
source_id	Developer's identifier on Github	Integer
username	Developer's username	String
node_id	Developer's identifier assigned by GitHub REST API	String
site_admin	Marks if the user is the site admin	Boolean
type	User's profile type	String

Updated 15 Jul 2024

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