Get documentation content for a library

Retrieves paginated informational documentation snippets from a library. Supports filtering by topic and returns results in JSON or text format.

GET /v2/docs/info/{owner}/{repo}

Get documentation content for a library

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url https://context7.com/api/v2/docs/info/{owner}/{repo} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

200

Example

{
  "snippets": [
    {
      "pageId": "https://github.com/vercel/next.js/blob/canary/docs/04-community/01-contribution-guide.mdx",
      "breadcrumb": "How to Contribute > Writing MDX",
      "content": "The docs are written in [MDX](https://mdxjs.com/), a markdown format that supports JSX syntax. This allows us to embed React components in the docs. See the [GitHub Markdown Guide](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax) for a quick overview of markdown syntax.",
      "contentTokens": 84
    }
  ],
  "totalTokens": 84,
  "pagination": {
    "page": 1,
    "limit": 10,
    "totalPages": 10,
    "hasNext": true,
    "hasPrev": false
  },
  "metadata": {
    "authentication": "none"
  }
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

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

Path Parameters

owner · string · required

Repository owner - GitHub username or organization name (case-insensitive)

Required string length: 1 - 500

repo · string · required

Repository name (case-insensitive)

Required string length: 1 - 500

Query Parameters

topic · string

Filter snippets by topic or search term

Maximum string length: 500

type · enum<string> · default: txt

Response format type

Available options: json, txt

page · integer · default: 1

Page number for pagination (1-indexed). Maximum 10 pages accessible for each topic.

Required range: x >= 1

limit · integer · default: 10

Number of items per page

Required range: 1 <= x <= 10

Response

200

application/json

Successful response with info/documentation snippets

Response containing info/documentation snippets

snippets · object[] · required

Array of info snippets

Show child attributes

snippets. content · string · required

The documentation content

snippets. contentTokens · integer · required

Token count for the content

snippets. pageId · string

Unique page identifier

snippets. breadcrumb · string

Navigation breadcrumb path

totalTokens · integer · required

Total token count for all returned snippets

pagination · object · required

Pagination metadata

Show child attributes

pagination. page · integer · required

Current page number (1-indexed)

Required range: x >= 1

pagination. limit · integer · required

Items per page

Required range: 1 <= x <= 10

pagination. totalPages · integer · required

Total number of pages available for a topic

Required range: x >= 0

pagination. hasNext · boolean · required

Whether a next page exists

pagination. hasPrev · boolean · required

Whether a previous page exists

metadata · object · required

Response metadata

Show child attributes

metadata. authentication · enum<string> · required

Authentication type used for this request

Available options: none, personal, team