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How to Get Free API Access (Like GPT-4) Using GitHub Marketplace For Testing
Where can we find free APIs?
What are your favorite free public API(Free ones)?
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Please use since parameter in your GET request.
https://api.github.com/users?since=XXX
Probably it's done this way to limit the resources needed to handle such request. Without such limit it's just asking for DoS attack.
If you check the response headers for that request Github provides pagination links under the header Links
Link: <https://api.github.com/users?since=135>; rel="next", <https://api.github.com/users{?since}>; rel="first"
I believe since their api v3 Github has been moving towards a hypermedia api.
Github Hypermedia API
EDIT
This is beyond the scope of this question but its related. To learn more about hypermedia API and REST. Take a look at these slides by Steve Klabnik
http://steveklabnik.github.com/hypermedia-presentation/#1
Here’s a casual Reddit post you could make about getting free API access using GitHub Marketplace:
Title: How to Get Free API Access (Like GPT-4) Using GitHub Marketplace
Hey everyone,
I just found out you can use some pretty powerful AI APIs (like GPT-4.1, o3, Llama, Mistral, etc.) totally free through GitHub Marketplace, and I wanted to share how it works for anyone who’s interested in experimenting or building stuff without spending money.
How to do it:
Sign up for GitHub (if you don’t already have an account).
Go to the GitHub Marketplace Models section (just search “GitHub Marketplace models” if you can’t find it).
Browse the available models and pick the one you want to use.
You’ll need to generate a GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT) to authenticate your API requests. Just go to your GitHub settings, make a new token, and use that in your API calls.
Each model has its own usage limits (like 50 requests/day, or a certain number of tokens per request), but it’s more than enough for testing and small projects.
Why is this cool?
You can try out advanced AI models for free, no payment info needed.
Great for learning, prototyping, or just messing around.
No need to download huge models or set up fancy infrastructure.
Limitations:
There are daily/monthly usage caps, so it’s not for production apps or heavy use.
Some newer models might require joining a waitlist2.
The API experience isn’t exactly the same as paying for the official service, but it’s still really powerful for most dev/test use cases.
Hope this helps someone out! If you’ve tried it or have tips for cool projects to build with these free APIs, drop a reply!