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What is octokit.swift?

maxdesiatov/octokit.swift — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2020-05-23

Audience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

In one sentence

A Swift toolkit that lets iOS and Mac apps talk to GitHub, fetching profiles, managing issues and pull requests, with just a few lines of code.

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    What it does
      Wraps GitHub API
      Handles authentication
      Simplifies requests
    Tech stack
      Swift
      GitHub API
      OAuth
    Use cases
      Sync issues in app
      Show followers and stars
      Create pull requests
    Audience
      iOS developers
      Mac developers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Fetch a user's GitHub profile or list of starred repositories from inside an iOS app.

USE CASE 2

Build a project management app that syncs issues and pull requests with GitHub.

USE CASE 3

Let users log in through GitHub's OAuth flow without writing that flow yourself.

USE CASE 4

Connect to a private GitHub Enterprise server as well as public GitHub.com.

What is it built with?

SwiftGitHub APIOAuth

How does it compare?

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Language—CSS—
Last pushed2020-05-232022-10-032020-05-03
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity2/52/51/5
Audiencedevelopervibe coderops devops

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to authenticate with Octokit.swift using a personal access token in my iOS app.
Prompt 2
Help me write Swift code using this library to list all issues assigned to the logged-in user.
Prompt 3
Explain how Octokit.swift handles the GitHub OAuth login flow for a Mac app.

Frequently asked questions

What is octokit.swift?

A Swift toolkit that lets iOS and Mac apps talk to GitHub, fetching profiles, managing issues and pull requests, with just a few lines of code.

Is octokit.swift actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2020-05-23).

How hard is octokit.swift to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is octokit.swift for?

Mainly developer.

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