Get All GitHub Repositories

Retrieve all repositories accessible to the authenticated user, including personal and organization repositories.

GET https://cloud.blackbox.ai/api/github/all-repos

Try it

cURL

curl --location 'https://cloud.blackbox.ai/api/github/all-repos' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer bb_YOUR_API_KEY'

Success Response

{
    "repos": [
        {
            "id": 123456789,
            "name": "example-project",
            "full_name": "example-user/example-project",
            "description": "A sample project demonstrating API integration",
            "private": false,
            "clone_url": "https://github.com/example-user/example-project.git",
            "html_url": "https://github.com/example-user/example-project",
            "updated_at": "2025-11-15T10:30:00Z",
            "language": "TypeScript",
            "owner": {
                "login": "example-user",
                "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7654321?v=4",
                "type": "User"
            },
            "is_org_repo": false
        },
        {
            "id": 987654321,
            "name": "company-backend",
            "full_name": "example-org/company-backend",
            "description": "Backend services for the company platform",
            "private": true,
            "clone_url": "https://github.com/example-org/company-backend.git",
            "html_url": "https://github.com/example-org/company-backend",
            "updated_at": "2025-11-20T14:22:15Z",
            "language": "Python",
            "owner": {
                "login": "example-org",
                "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1234567?v=4",
                "type": "Organization"
            },
            "is_org_repo": true
        }
    ]
}

This endpoint returns a comprehensive list of all repositories that the authenticated user has access to, including both personal repositories and repositories from organizations they belong to. Each repository includes detailed metadata such as owner information, language, visibility, and timestamps.

Authentication

To use this API, you need a BLACKBOX API Key. Follow these steps to get your API key:

1. Click on your Profile Image in the top right corner at cloud.blackbox.ai
2. Click on “BLACKBOX API Token” from the dropdown menu
3. Copy the existing token or click “Generate” if you don’t have one yet

Your API key will be in the format: bb_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Headers

Authorization · string · required

API Key of the form Bearer <api_key>.

Example: Bearer bb_b41b647ffbfed27f61656049d3eaeef3d903cc503345d9eb80080d98bc0

Response

The endpoint returns an object containing an array of repository objects with comprehensive metadata.

repos · array

Array of repository objects with the following fields:

Show Repository Object Fields

id · number

The unique GitHub repository ID.

name · string

The repository name.

full_name · string

The full repository name including owner (format: owner/repo-name).

description · string

The repository description. Can be null if no description is set.

private · boolean

Whether the repository is private (true) or public (false).

clone_url · string

The HTTPS URL for cloning the repository.

html_url · string

The URL to view the repository on GitHub.

updated_at · string

ISO 8601 timestamp of the last update to the repository.

language · string

The primary programming language of the repository. Can be null if not detected.

owner · object

Owner information object containing:

• login (string): The owner’s GitHub username
• avatar_url (string): URL to the owner’s avatar image
• type (string): Owner type (User or Organization)

is_org_repo · boolean

Whether the repository belongs to an organization (true) or a personal account (false).

cURL

curl --location 'https://cloud.blackbox.ai/api/github/all-repos' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer bb_YOUR_API_KEY'

Success Response

{
    "repos": [
        {
            "id": 123456789,
            "name": "example-project",
            "full_name": "example-user/example-project",
            "description": "A sample project demonstrating API integration",
            "private": false,
            "clone_url": "https://github.com/example-user/example-project.git",
            "html_url": "https://github.com/example-user/example-project",
            "updated_at": "2025-11-15T10:30:00Z",
            "language": "TypeScript",
            "owner": {
                "login": "example-user",
                "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7654321?v=4",
                "type": "User"
            },
            "is_org_repo": false
        },
        {
            "id": 987654321,
            "name": "company-backend",
            "full_name": "example-org/company-backend",
            "description": "Backend services for the company platform",
            "private": true,
            "clone_url": "https://github.com/example-org/company-backend.git",
            "html_url": "https://github.com/example-org/company-backend",
            "updated_at": "2025-11-20T14:22:15Z",
            "language": "Python",
            "owner": {
                "login": "example-org",
                "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1234567?v=4",
                "type": "Organization"
            },
            "is_org_repo": true
        }
    ]
}

Use Cases

This endpoint is particularly useful for:

• Building repository selection interfaces
• Syncing repository lists for dashboards
• Analyzing repository metadata across all accessible repos
• Creating backup or migration tools
• Generating reports on repository activity and languages