[deprecated](/v3/#deprecations) the `merge_commit_sha` attribute, and we will

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<h1>Leverage the power of<br />

GitHub in your app</h1>

<p class="intro">Get started with one of our guides, or jump straight into the API documentation.</p>

<a href="/v3/" class="button">Browse the documentation</a>

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<h2>Get Started</h2>

<p>New to the GitHub API? With these guides you’ll be up and running in a snap.</p>

<a href="/guides/" class="button-secondary">View introduction guides</a>

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<h2>Libraries</h2>

<p>We’ve got you covered. Use the GitHub API in your favorite language.</p>

<a href="/libraries/" class="button-secondary">Browse libraries</a>

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<h2>Support</h2>

<p>Are you stuck? Already tried our <a href="/v3/troubleshooting/">troubleshooting guide</a>? Talk to a supportocat.</p>

<a href="http://github.com/contact" class="button-secondary">Get in touch</a>

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<h1>Octokit comes in<br />

many flavors</h1>

<p class="intro">Use the official Octokit library, or choose between any of the available third party libraries.</p>

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<li><span>Ruby</span><a href="https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb">octokit.rb</a></li>

<li><span>Obj-C</span><a href="https://github.com/octokit/octokit.objc">octokit.objc</a></li>

<li><span>.NET</span><a href="https://github.com/octokit/octokit.net">octokit.net</a></li>

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This describes the resources that make up the official GitHub API v3. If you have any problems or requests please contact

Accept: application/vnd.github.beta+json

The GitHub API version is currently in beta. [The `beta` media type](/v3/media/)

property will be valid until sometime in 2013. A notice will be given closer

to the actual date.

We consider the "beta" API unchangeable. [File a support issue](https://github.com/contact)

if you have problems.

The following functionality is deprecated. For backwards compatibility purposes,

API v3 will continue to provide this functionality. However, this deprecated

functionality **will be removed** in the _next_ major version of the API.

The recommendations below will help you prepare your application for the next major version of the API.

1. Method: /gists/:id/fork

: Recommendation: Use **/gists/:id/forks** (plural) instead.

1. Method: /legacy/issues/search/:owner/:repository/:state/:keyword

: Recommendation: Use [v3 Issue Search API](v3/search/#search-issues) instead.

1. Method: /legacy/repos/search/:keyword

: Recommendation: Use [v3 Repository Search API](/v3/search/#search-repositories) instead.

1. Method: /legacy/user/search/:keyword

: Recommendation: Use [v3 User Search API](/v3/search/#search-users) instead.

1. Method: /legacy/user/email/:email

: Recommendation: Use [v3 User Search API](/v3/search/#search-users) instead.

1. Method: /repos/:owner/:repo/hooks/:id/test

: Recommendation: Use **/repos/:owner/:repo/hooks/:id/tests** (plural) instead.

1. Query parameters when POSTing to /repos/:owner/:repo/forks

: Recommendation: Use JSON to POST to this method instead.

1. Pull Request attribute: merge_commit_sha

: Recommendation: [Do not use this attribute](/changes/2013-04-25-deprecating-merge-commit-sha/).

1. Rate Limit attribute: rate

: Recommendation: Use **resources["core"]** instead.

1. Repository attribute: forks

: Recommendation: Use **fork_count** instead.

1. Repository attribute: master_branch

: Recommendation: Use **default_branch** instead.

1. Repository attribute: open_issues

: Recommendation: Use **open_issues_count** instead.

1. Repository attribute: public

: Recommendation: When [creating a repository](/v3/repos/#create), use the

**private** attribute to indicate whether the repository should be public or

private. Do not use the **public** attribute.

1. Repository attribute: watchers

: Recommendation: Use **watchers_count** instead.

1. User attribute: bio

: Recommendation: Do not use this attribute. It is obsolete.

* Removed API v1 support

* Removed API v2 support

* `gravatar_url` is being deprecated in favor of `avatar_url` for all

responses that include users or orgs. A default size is no longer

included in the URL.

* Creating new gists (both anonymously and with an authenticated user)

should use `POST /gists` from now on. `POST /users/:user/gists` is no

longer supported.

* Removed support for PUT verb on update requests. Use POST or PATCH

instead.

* Removed `.json` extension from all URLs.

* No longer using the X-Next or X-Last headers. Pagination info is

returned in the Link header instead.

* JSON-P response has completely changed to a more consistent format.

* Starring gists now uses PUT verb (instead of POST) and returns 204.

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