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This doesn't seem to work [to me]. I searched my GitHub username and it shows that it's available although I currently use it.

rajasimon 4y ago
I get people complaining about Facebook user search but not Github. I'm using this API to check GitHub username availability. https://api.github.com/users/yournamehere https://api.github.com/users/yournamehere Tell me the above one is working for you or not?
- rovr138 4y ago
  Not them, but I see the same thing. When I try the api link, I get back an ID and a bunch of other data. If I put something random in it, I get message: not found
  - rajasimon 4y ago
    Oh I got it. There is multiple reason that can happen and I called those are Ghosts accounts. There is high chance if you request to GitHub they will grant use it.
    - josemando 4y ago
      This is also not working for me on Github, Facebook and Instagram... I don't think it has anything to do with Ghost accounts, maybe your app has reached some quota limit...
    - arsalanb 4y ago
      Chiming in here — not sure about this. I checked for a name that showed as "available" on the link above. I requested the owner of that Github handle a year ago if they were willing to release it to me, as they have zero public repos on there. Long story short, they didn't. No chance that Github will take the handle off them and give it to us too. My point is, this is definitely a bug, since the above account is not a ghost account.
    - Terretta 4y ago
      > those are Ghost accounts… high chance if you request to GitHub they will grant use From sibling comment: wheybags 0 minutes ago | root | parent | next [–] My username is wheybags on github, I actively use the account, both public and private repos, and it shows as available on your site. This doesn’t sound like a ghost account. More to the point, I’m reasonably aggressive about registering my preferred nick, and your site thinks it is available where it is definitely in use by me. GitHub shows available, it is not. Based on what comes up as green vs. red when I test your site, it occurs to me you may be failing to detect the difference between public and private preference settings. For instance, if someone turned off public search preference, or public graph.
    - rovr138 4y ago
      When I try the api link with my account*, I get the data returned. On the site, it says my account is available. When I put something random on the api link, it returned the not found message.
- wheybags 4y ago
  My username is wheybags on github, I actively use the account, both public and private repos, and it shows as available on your site.
- groby_b 4y ago
  That API finds my username. Your page still shows it as available :)
jack335 4y ago
Same issue for my username as well
- rajasimon 4y ago
  See my other comment. It happen to a few accounts. Those are inactive accounts and I hope you can claim it.
  - SamBam 4y ago
    I'm not sure that's correct. My account is very definitely active on GitHub, but you're showing it as available. https://api.github.com/users/myname https://api.github.com/users/myname shows myname as being active. The "updated_at" field shows 2021-11-16. Unless you're counting a 4-month break as being a "ghost account," there's some error. ---- Edit: And, in case you are counting a 4-month break as a "ghost," I looked up the most prolific GitHub user (according to some list), fabpot, and your site is also showing his name as available.
  - hnlmorg 4y ago
    My account is definitely not inactive (I've done multiple pushes to it yesterday and today) and the API you're using confirms I'm active yet it still shows as available on your site. So there's definitely a bug in your code somewhere. Aside from that though, this is a neat idea. If you can iron out the kinks you should be on to a really good platform here.

rajasimon 4y ago

I get people complaining about Facebook user search but not Github. I'm using this API to check GitHub username availability. https://api.github.com/users/yournamehere https://api.github.com/users/yournamehere Tell me the above one is working for you or not?

rovr138 4y ago
Not them, but I see the same thing. When I try the api link, I get back an ID and a bunch of other data. If I put something random in it, I get message: not found
- rajasimon 4y ago
  Oh I got it. There is multiple reason that can happen and I called those are Ghosts accounts. There is high chance if you request to GitHub they will grant use it.
  - josemando 4y ago
    This is also not working for me on Github, Facebook and Instagram... I don't think it has anything to do with Ghost accounts, maybe your app has reached some quota limit...
  - arsalanb 4y ago
    Chiming in here — not sure about this. I checked for a name that showed as "available" on the link above. I requested the owner of that Github handle a year ago if they were willing to release it to me, as they have zero public repos on there. Long story short, they didn't. No chance that Github will take the handle off them and give it to us too. My point is, this is definitely a bug, since the above account is not a ghost account.
  - Terretta 4y ago
    > those are Ghost accounts… high chance if you request to GitHub they will grant use From sibling comment: wheybags 0 minutes ago | root | parent | next [–] My username is wheybags on github, I actively use the account, both public and private repos, and it shows as available on your site. This doesn’t sound like a ghost account. More to the point, I’m reasonably aggressive about registering my preferred nick, and your site thinks it is available where it is definitely in use by me. GitHub shows available, it is not. Based on what comes up as green vs. red when I test your site, it occurs to me you may be failing to detect the difference between public and private preference settings. For instance, if someone turned off public search preference, or public graph.
  - rovr138 4y ago
    When I try the api link with my account*, I get the data returned. On the site, it says my account is available. When I put something random on the api link, it returned the not found message.
wheybags 4y ago
My username is wheybags on github, I actively use the account, both public and private repos, and it shows as available on your site.
groby_b 4y ago
That API finds my username. Your page still shows it as available :)

jack335 4y ago

Same issue for my username as well

rajasimon 4y ago
See my other comment. It happen to a few accounts. Those are inactive accounts and I hope you can claim it.
- SamBam 4y ago
  I'm not sure that's correct. My account is very definitely active on GitHub, but you're showing it as available. https://api.github.com/users/myname https://api.github.com/users/myname shows myname as being active. The "updated_at" field shows 2021-11-16. Unless you're counting a 4-month break as being a "ghost account," there's some error. ---- Edit: And, in case you are counting a 4-month break as a "ghost," I looked up the most prolific GitHub user (according to some list), fabpot, and your site is also showing his name as available.
- hnlmorg 4y ago
  My account is definitely not inactive (I've done multiple pushes to it yesterday and today) and the API you're using confirms I'm active yet it still shows as available on your site. So there's definitely a bug in your code somewhere. Aside from that though, this is a neat idea. If you can iron out the kinks you should be on to a really good platform here.