GitHub has restricted access to its stargazers API, limiting visibility of who starred a repository to only the repository's admins and collaborators. This change breaks third-party services like Star History for public repositories, as they can no longer fetch the necessary data to generate star growth charts.
Background
GitHub's stargazers API previously allowed public access to lists of users who starred a repository, enabling third-party analytics tools to track project popularity over time. This restriction aligns with broader trends in platform privacy controls and limits data scraping capabilities.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Jul 7, 2026 at 10:35 PM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10