06demo-post-request.php

<?php

/**
 * This program demonstrates the use of github api
 */

//using curl for api call
$ch = curl_init();
// curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, );
// curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

//using classic personal access token for authentication
$headers = [
    "Accept: application/vnd.github+json",
   "Authorization: token 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",
"X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28"
  
];

$body = json_encode([
    "name" => "test-repo-created-by-api",
    "description" => "repo created by api",
    "private" => false // Set to true if you want a private repository
]);


curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://api.github.com/user/repos',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => $headers,
    CURLOPT_USERAGENT => "pdas544", // GitHub API requires a user agent
    // CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST', // Specify the request method
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $body, // Set the request body


]);

// Execute the cURL request and get the response
// This will return the response as a string instead of outputting it directly
$response = curl_exec($ch);

//get the http status code
$statusCode = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);


curl_close($ch);

// Output the response and status code
//404 : means this repo is not starred by the user
echo "HTTP Status Code: " . $statusCode . "<br/>";


echo $response . "<br/>";