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# githubToLinkedinSingle

`POST /v1/github-to-linkedin/single`

**Tags:** `GitHub`

Find person by GitHub username (single)

**Endpoint:** `https://api.fiber.ai/v1/github-to-linkedin/single`

## Description

Given a GitHub username, find the person's LinkedIn profile and extract work emails.
Use `outputType` to control what data is returned and charged for.
For outputType=linkedin we only return LinkedIn fields, for outputType=email we only return emails, for outputType=both we return both.
To avoid 429 errors, spread requests evenly instead of sending a burst.

⚡ Rate limit: 120 requests per 1 minute

💰 Cost: 5 credits per person (LinkedIn lookup) + 3 credits per person (email extraction) ⓘ

⏱ Recommended timeout: 2 minutes ⓘ

## Request body (JSON Schema)

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "apiKey": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Your Fiber API key"
    },
    "githubUsername": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "The GitHub username to look up."
    },
    "context": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 1000,
      "description": "Optional descriptor of who this person is (e.g. \"Engineer at Fiber AI\" or \"YC founder 2021 batch\"). Improves disambiguation on common names. Max 1000 characters."
    },
    "outputType": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "linkedin",
        "email",
        "both"
      ],
      "default": "both",
      "description": "What to extract from GitHub profile. 'linkedin' finds LinkedIn profile, 'email' extracts work emails from commits, 'both' returns both."
    },
    "customerProvidedId": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Optional customer-provided ID to tie results back to original input."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "apiKey",
    "githubUsername"
  ]
}
```

## Response — success (JSON Schema)

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "output": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "githubUsername": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The GitHub username that was resolved."
        },
        "customerProvidedId": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Echoes the optional customer-provided ID from the request."
        },
        "linkedInUrl": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "Resolved LinkedIn profile URL when available."
        },
        "linkedInSlug": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Resolved LinkedIn profile slug when available."
        },
        "confidenceOutOf10": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "maximum": 10,
          "description": "Confidence score (0-10) for this resolution."
        },
        "rationale": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Optional explanation for the selected match."
        },
        "extractedEmails": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "default": [],
          "description": "Extracted work email addresses from GitHub commits/cache."
        },
        "githubProfile": {
          "type": [
            "object",
            "null"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "name": {
              "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
              ]
            },
            "company": {
              "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
              ]
            },
            "location": {
              "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
              ]
            },
            "bio": {
              "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
              ]
            },
            "blog": {
              "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
              ]
            },
            "avatarUrl": {
              "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
              ]
            },
            "followers": {
              "type": [
                "integer",
                "null"
              ]
            },
            "publicRepos": {
              "type": [
                "integer",
                "null"
              ]
            }
          },
          "description": "Basic GitHub profile fields used by the resolver."
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "githubUsername",
        "confidenceOutOf10",
        "extractedEmails"
      ]
    },
    "chargeInfo": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "method": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "charged-now"
              ]
            },
            "creditsCharged": {
              "type": "number"
            },
            "lowCreditAlert": {
              "type": [
                "object",
                "null"
              ],
              "properties": {
                "getMoreCreditsUrl": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "format": "uri",
                  "description": "URL to top up credits or restart billing cycle to get fresh credits."
                },
                "message": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Human-readable credits warning."
                },
                "availableCredits": {
                  "type": "number",
                  "description": "Number of credits remaining in the current billing period."
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "getMoreCreditsUrl",
                "message",
                "availableCredits"
              ],
              "description": "Contains a link to get more credits, a warning message, and the remaining credit count."
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "method",
            "creditsCharged"
          ],
          "description": "Credits were charged immediately for this operation"
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "method": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "charging-later"
              ]
            },
            "message": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "lowCreditAlert": {
              "type": [
                "object",
                "null"
              ],
              "properties": {
                "getMoreCreditsUrl": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "format": "uri",
                  "description": "URL to top up credits or restart billing cycle to get fresh credits."
                },
                "message": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Human-readable credits warning."
                },
                "availableCredits": {
                  "type": "number",
                  "description": "Number of credits remaining in the current billing period."
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "getMoreCreditsUrl",
                "message",
                "availableCredits"
              ],
              "description": "Contains a link to get more credits, a warning message, and the remaining credit count."
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "method",
            "message"
          ],
          "description": "Credits will be charged after the operation completes"
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "method": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "charged-for-async-process"
              ]
            },
            "creditsCharged": {
              "type": "number"
            },
            "message": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "lowCreditAlert": {
              "type": [
                "object",
                "null"
              ],
              "properties": {
                "getMoreCreditsUrl": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "format": "uri",
                  "description": "URL to top up credits or restart billing cycle to get fresh credits."
                },
                "message": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Human-readable credits warning."
                },
                "availableCredits": {
                  "type": "number",
                  "description": "Number of credits remaining in the current billing period."
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "getMoreCreditsUrl",
                "message",
                "availableCredits"
              ],
              "description": "Contains a link to get more credits, a warning message, and the remaining credit count."
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "method",
            "creditsCharged",
            "message"
          ],
          "description": "Credits that were charged for an asynchronous operation"
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "method": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "free"
              ]
            },
            "message": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "lowCreditAlert": {
              "type": [
                "object",
                "null"
              ],
              "properties": {
                "getMoreCreditsUrl": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "format": "uri",
                  "description": "URL to top up credits or restart billing cycle to get fresh credits."
                },
                "message": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Human-readable credits warning."
                },
                "availableCredits": {
                  "type": "number",
                  "description": "Number of credits remaining in the current billing period."
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "getMoreCreditsUrl",
                "message",
                "availableCredits"
              ],
              "description": "Contains a link to get more credits, a warning message, and the remaining credit count."
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "method",
            "message"
          ],
          "description": "No credits were charged for this operation"
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "method": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "credits-refunded"
              ]
            },
            "creditsRefunded": {
              "type": "number"
            },
            "message": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "lowCreditAlert": {
              "type": [
                "object",
                "null"
              ],
              "properties": {
                "getMoreCreditsUrl": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "format": "uri",
                  "description": "URL to top up credits or restart billing cycle to get fresh credits."
                },
                "message": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Human-readable credits warning."
                },
                "availableCredits": {
                  "type": "number",
                  "description": "Number of credits remaining in the current billing period."
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "getMoreCreditsUrl",
                "message",
                "availableCredits"
              ],
              "description": "Contains a link to get more credits, a warning message, and the remaining credit count."
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "method",
            "creditsRefunded",
            "message"
          ],
          "description": "Credits were refunded for this operation"
        }
      ]
    },
    "warnings": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "field": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Full path to extraneous field (e.g., 'searchParams.ExtraField')"
          },
          "message": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Warning message"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "field",
          "message"
        ]
      },
      "description": "Warnings about extraneous fields in request"
    },
    "advice": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Tips, recommendations, and suggestions for using this API effectively."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "output",
    "chargeInfo"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

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