---
title: "List repositories starred by a user"
method: GET
path: "/users/{username}/starred"
tags: ["activity"]
---

# List repositories starred by a user

`GET /users/{username}/starred`

Lists repositories a user has starred.

You can also find out _when_ stars were created by passing the following custom [media type](https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.6/rest/overview/media-types/) via the `Accept` header: `application/vnd.github.star+json`.

## Path parameters

- `username` string, required

## Query parameters

- `sort` 'created' | 'updated'
- `direction` 'asc' | 'desc'
- `per_page` integer
- `page` integer

## Response `200`

Response

- union
  - StarredRepository[]
    - `starred_at` string, date-time, required
    - `repo` Repository, required — A repository on GitHub.
      - `id` integer, required — Unique identifier of the repository
      - `node_id` string, required
      - `name` string, required — The name of the repository.
      - `full_name` string, required
      - `license` NullableLicenseSimple, nullable, required — License Simple
        - `key` string, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `url` string, uri, nullable, required
        - `spdx_id` string, nullable, required
        - `node_id` string, required
        - `html_url` string, uri
      - `organization` NullableSimpleUser, nullable — A GitHub user.
        - `name` string, nullable
        - `email` string, nullable
        - `login` string, required
        - `id` integer, required
        - `node_id` string, required
        - `avatar_url` string, uri, required
        - `gravatar_id` string, nullable, required
        - `url` string, uri, required
        - `html_url` string, uri, required
        - `followers_url` string, uri, required
        - `following_url` string, required
        - `gists_url` string, required
        - `starred_url` string, required
        - `subscriptions_url` string, uri, required
        - `organizations_url` string, uri, required
        - `repos_url` string, uri, required
        - `events_url` string, required
        - `received_events_url` string, uri, required
        - `type` string, required
        - `site_admin` boolean, required
        - `starred_at` string
      - `forks` integer, required
      - `permissions` object
        - `admin` boolean, required
        - `pull` boolean, required
        - `triage` boolean
        - `push` boolean, required
        - `maintain` boolean
      - `owner` SimpleUser, required — A GitHub user.
        - `name` string, nullable
        - `email` string, nullable
        - `login` string, required
        - `id` integer, required
        - `node_id` string, required
        - `avatar_url` string, uri, required
        - `gravatar_id` string, nullable, required
        - `url` string, uri, required
        - `html_url` string, uri, required
        - `followers_url` string, uri, required
        - `following_url` string, required
        - `gists_url` string, required
        - `starred_url` string, required
        - `subscriptions_url` string, uri, required
        - `organizations_url` string, uri, required
        - `repos_url` string, uri, required
        - `events_url` string, required
        - `received_events_url` string, uri, required
        - `type` string, required
        - `site_admin` boolean, required
        - `starred_at` string
      - `private` boolean, required — Whether the repository is private or public.
      - `html_url` string, uri, required
      - `description` string, nullable, required
      - `fork` boolean, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
      - `archive_url` string, required
      - `assignees_url` string, required
      - `blobs_url` string, required
      - `branches_url` string, required
      - `collaborators_url` string, required
      - `comments_url` string, required
      - `commits_url` string, required
      - `compare_url` string, required
      - `contents_url` string, required
      - `contributors_url` string, uri, required
      - `deployments_url` string, uri, required
      - `downloads_url` string, uri, required
      - `events_url` string, uri, required
      - `forks_url` string, uri, required
      - `git_commits_url` string, required
      - `git_refs_url` string, required
      - `git_tags_url` string, required
      - `git_url` string, required
      - `issue_comment_url` string, required
      - `issue_events_url` string, required
      - `issues_url` string, required
      - `keys_url` string, required
      - `labels_url` string, required
      - `languages_url` string, uri, required
      - `merges_url` string, uri, required
      - `milestones_url` string, required
      - `notifications_url` string, required
      - `pulls_url` string, required
      - `releases_url` string, required
      - `ssh_url` string, required
      - `stargazers_url` string, uri, required
      - `statuses_url` string, required
      - `subscribers_url` string, uri, required
      - `subscription_url` string, uri, required
      - `tags_url` string, uri, required
      - `teams_url` string, uri, required
      - `trees_url` string, required
      - `clone_url` string, required
      - `mirror_url` string, uri, nullable, required
      - `hooks_url` string, uri, required
      - `svn_url` string, uri, required
      - `homepage` string, uri, nullable, required
      - `language` string, nullable, required
      - `forks_count` integer, required
      - `stargazers_count` integer, required
      - `watchers_count` integer, required
      - `size` integer, required — The size of the repository. Size is calculated hourly. When a repository is initially created, the size is 0.
      - `default_branch` string, required — The default branch of the repository.
      - `open_issues_count` integer, required
      - `is_template` boolean — Whether this repository acts as a template that can be used to generate new repositories.
      - `topics` string[]
      - `has_issues` boolean, required — Whether issues are enabled.
      - `has_projects` boolean, required — Whether projects are enabled.
      - `has_wiki` boolean, required — Whether the wiki is enabled.
      - `has_pages` boolean, required
      - `has_downloads` boolean, required — Whether downloads are enabled.
      - `archived` boolean, required — Whether the repository is archived.
      - `disabled` boolean, required — Returns whether or not this repository disabled.
      - `visibility` string — The repository visibility: public, private, or internal.
      - `pushed_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
      - `created_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
      - `updated_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
      - `allow_rebase_merge` boolean — Whether to allow rebase merges for pull requests.
      - `template_repository` object, nullable
        - `id` integer
        - `node_id` string
        - `name` string
        - `full_name` string
        - `owner` object
          - `login` string
          - `id` integer
          - `node_id` string
          - `avatar_url` string
          - `gravatar_id` string
          - `url` string
          - `html_url` string
          - `followers_url` string
          - `following_url` string
          - `gists_url` string
          - `starred_url` string
          - `subscriptions_url` string
          - `organizations_url` string
          - `repos_url` string
          - `events_url` string
          - `received_events_url` string
          - `type` string
          - `site_admin` boolean
        - `private` boolean
        - `html_url` string
        - `description` string
        - `fork` boolean
        - `url` string
        - `archive_url` string
        - `assignees_url` string
        - `blobs_url` string
        - `branches_url` string
        - `collaborators_url` string
        - `comments_url` string
        - `commits_url` string
        - `compare_url` string
        - `contents_url` string
        - `contributors_url` string
        - `deployments_url` string
        - `downloads_url` string
        - `events_url` string
        - `forks_url` string
        - `git_commits_url` string
        - `git_refs_url` string
        - `git_tags_url` string
        - `git_url` string
        - `issue_comment_url` string
        - `issue_events_url` string
        - `issues_url` string
        - `keys_url` string
        - `labels_url` string
        - `languages_url` string
        - `merges_url` string
        - `milestones_url` string
        - `notifications_url` string
        - `pulls_url` string
        - `releases_url` string
        - `ssh_url` string
        - `stargazers_url` string
        - `statuses_url` string
        - `subscribers_url` string
        - `subscription_url` string
        - `tags_url` string
        - `teams_url` string
        - `trees_url` string
        - `clone_url` string
        - `mirror_url` string
        - `hooks_url` string
        - `svn_url` string
        - `homepage` string
        - `language` string
        - `forks_count` integer
        - `stargazers_count` integer
        - `watchers_count` integer
        - `size` integer
        - `default_branch` string
        - `open_issues_count` integer
        - `is_template` boolean
        - `topics` string[]
        - `has_issues` boolean
        - `has_projects` boolean
        - `has_wiki` boolean
        - `has_pages` boolean
        - `has_downloads` boolean
        - `archived` boolean
        - `disabled` boolean
        - `visibility` string
        - `pushed_at` string
        - `created_at` string
        - `updated_at` string
        - `permissions` object
          - `admin` boolean
          - `maintain` boolean
          - `push` boolean
          - `triage` boolean
          - `pull` boolean
        - `allow_rebase_merge` boolean
        - `temp_clone_token` string
        - `allow_squash_merge` boolean
        - `allow_auto_merge` boolean
        - `delete_branch_on_merge` boolean
        - `allow_update_branch` boolean
        - `use_squash_pr_title_as_default` boolean
        - `squash_merge_commit_title` 'PR_TITLE' | 'COMMIT_OR_PR_TITLE' — The default value for a squash merge commit title: - `PR_TITLE` - default to the pull request's title. - `COMMIT_OR_PR_TITLE` - default to the commit's title (if only one commit) or the pull request's title (when more than one commit).
        - `squash_merge_commit_message` 'PR_BODY' | 'COMMIT_MESSAGES' | 'BLANK' — The default value for a squash merge commit message: - `PR_BODY` - default to the pull request's body. - `COMMIT_MESSAGES` - default to the branch's commit messages. - `BLANK` - default to a blank commit message.
        - `merge_commit_title` 'PR_TITLE' | 'MERGE_MESSAGE' — The default value for a merge commit title. - `PR_TITLE` - default to the pull request's title. - `MERGE_MESSAGE` - default to the classic title for a merge message (e.g., Merge pull request #123 from branch-name).
        - `merge_commit_message` 'PR_BODY' | 'PR_TITLE' | 'BLANK' — The default value for a merge commit message. - `PR_TITLE` - default to the pull request's title. - `PR_BODY` - default to the pull request's body. - `BLANK` - default to a blank commit message.
        - `allow_merge_commit` boolean
        - `subscribers_count` integer
        - `network_count` integer
      - `temp_clone_token` string
      - `allow_squash_merge` boolean — Whether to allow squash merges for pull requests.
      - `allow_auto_merge` boolean — Whether to allow Auto-merge to be used on pull requests.
      - `delete_branch_on_merge` boolean — Whether to delete head branches when pull requests are merged
      - `allow_update_branch` boolean — Whether or not a pull request head branch that is behind its base branch can always be updated even if it is not required to be up to date before merging.
      - `use_squash_pr_title_as_default` boolean — Whether a squash merge commit can use the pull request title as default. **This property has been deprecated. Please use `squash_merge_commit_title` instead.
      - `squash_merge_commit_title` 'PR_TITLE' | 'COMMIT_OR_PR_TITLE' — The default value for a squash merge commit title: - `PR_TITLE` - default to the pull request's title. - `COMMIT_OR_PR_TITLE` - default to the commit's title (if only one commit) or the pull request's title (when more than one commit).
      - `squash_merge_commit_message` 'PR_BODY' | 'COMMIT_MESSAGES' | 'BLANK' — The default value for a squash merge commit message: - `PR_BODY` - default to the pull request's body. - `COMMIT_MESSAGES` - default to the branch's commit messages. - `BLANK` - default to a blank commit message.
      - `merge_commit_title` 'PR_TITLE' | 'MERGE_MESSAGE' — The default value for a merge commit title. - `PR_TITLE` - default to the pull request's title. - `MERGE_MESSAGE` - default to the classic title for a merge message (e.g., Merge pull request #123 from branch-name).
      - `merge_commit_message` 'PR_BODY' | 'PR_TITLE' | 'BLANK' — The default value for a merge commit message. - `PR_TITLE` - default to the pull request's title. - `PR_BODY` - default to the pull request's body. - `BLANK` - default to a blank commit message.
      - `allow_merge_commit` boolean — Whether to allow merge commits for pull requests.
      - `allow_forking` boolean — Whether to allow forking this repo
      - `web_commit_signoff_required` boolean — Whether to require contributors to sign off on web-based commits
      - `subscribers_count` integer
      - `network_count` integer
      - `open_issues` integer, required
      - `watchers` integer, required
      - `master_branch` string
      - `starred_at` string
      - `anonymous_access_enabled` boolean — Whether anonymous git access is enabled for this repository
  - Repository[]
    - `id` integer, required — Unique identifier of the repository
    - `node_id` string, required
    - `name` string, required — The name of the repository.
    - `full_name` string, required
    - `license` NullableLicenseSimple, nullable, required — License Simple
      - `key` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, nullable, required
      - `spdx_id` string, nullable, required
      - `node_id` string, required
      - `html_url` string, uri
    - `organization` NullableSimpleUser, nullable — A GitHub user.
      - `name` string, nullable
      - `email` string, nullable
      - `login` string, required
      - `id` integer, required
      - `node_id` string, required
      - `avatar_url` string, uri, required
      - `gravatar_id` string, nullable, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
      - `html_url` string, uri, required
      - `followers_url` string, uri, required
      - `following_url` string, required
      - `gists_url` string, required
      - `starred_url` string, required
      - `subscriptions_url` string, uri, required
      - `organizations_url` string, uri, required
      - `repos_url` string, uri, required
      - `events_url` string, required
      - `received_events_url` string, uri, required
      - `type` string, required
      - `site_admin` boolean, required
      - `starred_at` string
    - `forks` integer, required
    - `permissions` object
      - `admin` boolean, required
      - `pull` boolean, required
      - `triage` boolean
      - `push` boolean, required
      - `maintain` boolean
    - `owner` SimpleUser, required — A GitHub user.
      - `name` string, nullable
      - `email` string, nullable
      - `login` string, required
      - `id` integer, required
      - `node_id` string, required
      - `avatar_url` string, uri, required
      - `gravatar_id` string, nullable, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
      - `html_url` string, uri, required
      - `followers_url` string, uri, required
      - `following_url` string, required
      - `gists_url` string, required
      - `starred_url` string, required
      - `subscriptions_url` string, uri, required
      - `organizations_url` string, uri, required
      - `repos_url` string, uri, required
      - `events_url` string, required
      - `received_events_url` string, uri, required
      - `type` string, required
      - `site_admin` boolean, required
      - `starred_at` string
    - `private` boolean, required — Whether the repository is private or public.
    - `html_url` string, uri, required
    - `description` string, nullable, required
    - `fork` boolean, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
    - `archive_url` string, required
    - `assignees_url` string, required
    - `blobs_url` string, required
    - `branches_url` string, required
    - `collaborators_url` string, required
    - `comments_url` string, required
    - `commits_url` string, required
    - `compare_url` string, required
    - `contents_url` string, required
    - `contributors_url` string, uri, required
    - `deployments_url` string, uri, required
    - `downloads_url` string, uri, required
    - `events_url` string, uri, required
    - `forks_url` string, uri, required
    - `git_commits_url` string, required
    - `git_refs_url` string, required
    - `git_tags_url` string, required
    - `git_url` string, required
    - `issue_comment_url` string, required
    - `issue_events_url` string, required
    - `issues_url` string, required
    - `keys_url` string, required
    - `labels_url` string, required
    - `languages_url` string, uri, required
    - `merges_url` string, uri, required
    - `milestones_url` string, required
    - `notifications_url` string, required
    - `pulls_url` string, required
    - `releases_url` string, required
    - `ssh_url` string, required
    - `stargazers_url` string, uri, required
    - `statuses_url` string, required
    - `subscribers_url` string, uri, required
    - `subscription_url` string, uri, required
    - `tags_url` string, uri, required
    - `teams_url` string, uri, required
    - `trees_url` string, required
    - `clone_url` string, required
    - `mirror_url` string, uri, nullable, required
    - `hooks_url` string, uri, required
    - `svn_url` string, uri, required
    - `homepage` string, uri, nullable, required
    - `language` string, nullable, required
    - `forks_count` integer, required
    - `stargazers_count` integer, required
    - `watchers_count` integer, required
    - `size` integer, required — The size of the repository. Size is calculated hourly. When a repository is initially created, the size is 0.
    - `default_branch` string, required — The default branch of the repository.
    - `open_issues_count` integer, required
    - `is_template` boolean — Whether this repository acts as a template that can be used to generate new repositories.
    - `topics` string[]
    - `has_issues` boolean, required — Whether issues are enabled.
    - `has_projects` boolean, required — Whether projects are enabled.
    - `has_wiki` boolean, required — Whether the wiki is enabled.
    - `has_pages` boolean, required
    - `has_downloads` boolean, required — Whether downloads are enabled.
    - `archived` boolean, required — Whether the repository is archived.
    - `disabled` boolean, required — Returns whether or not this repository disabled.
    - `visibility` string — The repository visibility: public, private, or internal.
    - `pushed_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `created_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `allow_rebase_merge` boolean — Whether to allow rebase merges for pull requests.
    - `template_repository` object, nullable
      - `id` integer
      - `node_id` string
      - `name` string
      - `full_name` string
      - `owner` object
        - `login` string
        - `id` integer
        - `node_id` string
        - `avatar_url` string
        - `gravatar_id` string
        - `url` string
        - `html_url` string
        - `followers_url` string
        - `following_url` string
        - `gists_url` string
        - `starred_url` string
        - `subscriptions_url` string
        - `organizations_url` string
        - `repos_url` string
        - `events_url` string
        - `received_events_url` string
        - `type` string
        - `site_admin` boolean
      - `private` boolean
      - `html_url` string
      - `description` string
      - `fork` boolean
      - `url` string
      - `archive_url` string
      - `assignees_url` string
      - `blobs_url` string
      - `branches_url` string
      - `collaborators_url` string
      - `comments_url` string
      - `commits_url` string
      - `compare_url` string
      - `contents_url` string
      - `contributors_url` string
      - `deployments_url` string
      - `downloads_url` string
      - `events_url` string
      - `forks_url` string
      - `git_commits_url` string
      - `git_refs_url` string
      - `git_tags_url` string
      - `git_url` string
      - `issue_comment_url` string
      - `issue_events_url` string
      - `issues_url` string
      - `keys_url` string
      - `labels_url` string
      - `languages_url` string
      - `merges_url` string
      - `milestones_url` string
      - `notifications_url` string
      - `pulls_url` string
      - `releases_url` string
      - `ssh_url` string
      - `stargazers_url` string
      - `statuses_url` string
      - `subscribers_url` string
      - `subscription_url` string
      - `tags_url` string
      - `teams_url` string
      - `trees_url` string
      - `clone_url` string
      - `mirror_url` string
      - `hooks_url` string
      - `svn_url` string
      - `homepage` string
      - `language` string
      - `forks_count` integer
      - `stargazers_count` integer
      - `watchers_count` integer
      - `size` integer
      - `default_branch` string
      - `open_issues_count` integer
      - `is_template` boolean
      - `topics` string[]
      - `has_issues` boolean
      - `has_projects` boolean
      - `has_wiki` boolean
      - `has_pages` boolean
      - `has_downloads` boolean
      - `archived` boolean
      - `disabled` boolean
      - `visibility` string
      - `pushed_at` string
      - `created_at` string
      - `updated_at` string
      - `permissions` object
        - `admin` boolean
        - `maintain` boolean
        - `push` boolean
        - `triage` boolean
        - `pull` boolean
      - `allow_rebase_merge` boolean
      - `temp_clone_token` string
      - `allow_squash_merge` boolean
      - `allow_auto_merge` boolean
      - `delete_branch_on_merge` boolean
      - `allow_update_branch` boolean
      - `use_squash_pr_title_as_default` boolean
      - `squash_merge_commit_title` 'PR_TITLE' | 'COMMIT_OR_PR_TITLE' — The default value for a squash merge commit title: - `PR_TITLE` - default to the pull request's title. - `COMMIT_OR_PR_TITLE` - default to the commit's title (if only one commit) or the pull request's title (when more than one commit).
      - `squash_merge_commit_message` 'PR_BODY' | 'COMMIT_MESSAGES' | 'BLANK' — The default value for a squash merge commit message: - `PR_BODY` - default to the pull request's body. - `COMMIT_MESSAGES` - default to the branch's commit messages. - `BLANK` - default to a blank commit message.
      - `merge_commit_title` 'PR_TITLE' | 'MERGE_MESSAGE' — The default value for a merge commit title. - `PR_TITLE` - default to the pull request's title. - `MERGE_MESSAGE` - default to the classic title for a merge message (e.g., Merge pull request #123 from branch-name).
      - `merge_commit_message` 'PR_BODY' | 'PR_TITLE' | 'BLANK' — The default value for a merge commit message. - `PR_TITLE` - default to the pull request's title. - `PR_BODY` - default to the pull request's body. - `BLANK` - default to a blank commit message.
      - `allow_merge_commit` boolean
      - `subscribers_count` integer
      - `network_count` integer
    - `temp_clone_token` string
    - `allow_squash_merge` boolean — Whether to allow squash merges for pull requests.
    - `allow_auto_merge` boolean — Whether to allow Auto-merge to be used on pull requests.
    - `delete_branch_on_merge` boolean — Whether to delete head branches when pull requests are merged
    - `allow_update_branch` boolean — Whether or not a pull request head branch that is behind its base branch can always be updated even if it is not required to be up to date before merging.
    - `use_squash_pr_title_as_default` boolean — Whether a squash merge commit can use the pull request title as default. **This property has been deprecated. Please use `squash_merge_commit_title` instead.
    - `squash_merge_commit_title` 'PR_TITLE' | 'COMMIT_OR_PR_TITLE' — The default value for a squash merge commit title: - `PR_TITLE` - default to the pull request's title. - `COMMIT_OR_PR_TITLE` - default to the commit's title (if only one commit) or the pull request's title (when more than one commit).
    - `squash_merge_commit_message` 'PR_BODY' | 'COMMIT_MESSAGES' | 'BLANK' — The default value for a squash merge commit message: - `PR_BODY` - default to the pull request's body. - `COMMIT_MESSAGES` - default to the branch's commit messages. - `BLANK` - default to a blank commit message.
    - `merge_commit_title` 'PR_TITLE' | 'MERGE_MESSAGE' — The default value for a merge commit title. - `PR_TITLE` - default to the pull request's title. - `MERGE_MESSAGE` - default to the classic title for a merge message (e.g., Merge pull request #123 from branch-name).
    - `merge_commit_message` 'PR_BODY' | 'PR_TITLE' | 'BLANK' — The default value for a merge commit message. - `PR_TITLE` - default to the pull request's title. - `PR_BODY` - default to the pull request's body. - `BLANK` - default to a blank commit message.
    - `allow_merge_commit` boolean — Whether to allow merge commits for pull requests.
    - `allow_forking` boolean — Whether to allow forking this repo
    - `web_commit_signoff_required` boolean — Whether to require contributors to sign off on web-based commits
    - `subscribers_count` integer
    - `network_count` integer
    - `open_issues` integer, required
    - `watchers` integer, required
    - `master_branch` string
    - `starred_at` string
    - `anonymous_access_enabled` boolean — Whether anonymous git access is enabled for this repository

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