# GitHub logo

> Git-based source code hosting and developer collaboration.

**Domain:** `github.com`  
**Logo image (transparent PNG):** https://superlogo.ai/api/logo-image/github.com?size=1024  
**Programmatic access:** `POST https://superlogo.ai/v1/resolve` with `{"domains":["github.com"]}` — $0.01/logo, no attribution.

## About GitHub

GitHub was acquired by Microsoft in June 2018 for $7.5 billion. It hosts over 420 million repositories and serves 100M+ developers. The Octocat mascot debuted in 2008 and has since spawned hundreds of official Octocat variants used across the site.

## Company facts

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founders:** Tom Preston-Werner, Chris Wanstrath, PJ Hyett, Scott Chacon
- **Industry:** Developer tools
- **Website:** https://github.com

## About the GitHub logo

The GitHub logo is a stylized cat-octopus hybrid called "Octocat" (created by illustrator Simon Oxley), or alternately just a silhouette of the same character in a circle. The wordmark uses a custom monospaced typeface.

## GitHub brand colors

| Color | Hex |
|---|---|
| GitHub Black | `#181717` |
| GitHub White | `#FFFFFF` |

## Fetch this logo programmatically

```bash
curl -X POST https://superlogo.ai/v1/resolve \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_YOURKEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domains":["github.com"],"size":512}'
```

```python
import requests
r = requests.post(
    "https://superlogo.ai/v1/resolve",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_YOURKEY"},
    json={"domains": ["github.com"], "size": 512},
)
logo_b64 = r.json()["logos"][0]["logo_base64"]
```

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## Pricing

- $0.01 per logo lookup by domain
- $0.04 per logo when resolving from a company name
- Failed lookups are free
- 100 free lookups per month
- No attribution, no monthly minimum