Is it possible to get commits history for one file in github api?

Question

I would like to get all commit messages for separate file in github REST api. But all I got - only to get all commits for separate branch. Then I tried to get following:

http://api.github.com/users/<username>/<project>/commits/<branch>/<path/to/file>

But that didn't help also. Is this at least possible?

Answer 1

Try this (as described in the API docs here):

http://api.github.com/repos/:owner/:repo/commits?path=PATH_TO_FILE

e.g.

https://api.github.com/repos/izuzak/pmrpc/commits?path=README.markdown

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Extra: Get commits history for one file from a specific branch

• (1) Get Branch SHA hash:
  • Syntax: https://api.github.com/repos/:owner/:repo/git/refs
  • Example: https://api.github.com/repos/izuzak/pmrpc/git/refs
  • Grab the object.sha for a specific branch, e.g. refs/heads/gh-pages
• (2) Make the request using the extra sha=BRANCH_HASH parameter:
  • Syntax: https://api.github.com/repos/:owner/:repo/commits?sha=BRANCH_HASH&path=PATH_TO_FILE
  • Example: https://api.github.com/repos/izuzak/pmrpc/commits?sha=0a8e26a92ee3101803314ee7dea6c6057ff2b862&path=apidocs.markdown