GitHub Gist Access API

Next.js serverless API for accessing GitHub Gists with authentication.

API Endpoints

POST /api/gist/exists

Check if a gist exists:

{
  "gistUri": "https://gist.github.com/username/gist-id"
}

POST /api/gist/load

Load gist files and description:

{
  "gistUri": "https://gist.github.com/username/gist-id"
}

Quick Start

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

2. Set GitHub token:

• Create a GitHub personal access token with gist scope
• Add it to Vercel:

vercel env add GITHUB_TOKEN

3. Run development server:

vercel dev

Test commands

See test-commands.md for curl commands to test the API endpoints.

CORS Support

• https://stan-playground.flatironinstitute.org
• http://localhost:* and https://localhost:*
• http://127.0.0.1:* and https://127.0.0.1:*

Error Codes

• 400: Bad request
• 403: Access forbidden
• 404: Gist not found
• 500: Server error

License

MIT