GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/stargazers
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GitHub endpoint for listing repository stargazers, optionally with star timestamps.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by framework updates, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 8GitHub Blog·10/14/2026framework_updateGitHub replaces stargazer list scraping with star-history counts
GitHub introduced a new endpoint that returns up to 30 weeks of daily star counts in one request, allowing maintainers to track repository interest without retrieving user identities. The change reduces database load and closes off bulk collection of public stargazer lists that had been abused for spam and phishing.