Add from other Git providers

Submit a repository from any Git provider not covered by the dedicated GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket endpoints. Supports Gitea, Forgejo, Codeberg, self-hosted GitLab, and other Git servers. For private repos, provide a personal access token via the gitToken field.

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post/v2/add/repo/git

Request example

curl --request POST \
  --url https://context7.com/api/v2/add/repo/git \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "docsRepoUrl": "<string>",
  "gitToken": "<string>",
  "private": true,
  "skipVersionFiltering": true,
  "generateDocs": true
}'

Response

{
  "libraryName": "/owner/repo",
  "message": "Repository submitted successfully"
}

post/v2/add/repo/git

Authorization

Authorizationstringheaderrequired#

Get your API key at context7.com/dashboard. Treat your API key like a password and store it securely.

Body

application/json

docsRepoUrlstringrequired#

The Git repository URL

gitTokenstring#

Personal access token for private repositories

privateboolean#

Whether the repository is private

skipVersionFilteringboolean#

Skip filtering out version-specific documentation pages

generateDocsboolean#

Generate documentation from the repository source code. Applies to private repository submissions.

Responses

application/json

Library submitted successfully for processing

libraryNamestringrequired#

The library identifier assigned — the URL path of the library on context7.com. /owner/repo for GitHub repositories, or /<source>/<id> for other sources (e.g., /vercel/next.js, /websites/uploadcare). See Library ID format.

messagestringrequired#

Human-readable success message

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