Get raw file data from Github API

You can use the send an Accept hedaer with the conent-type you want with your http requests. Many APIs allow you to request the same resource in different content-types.

// Content-Type: application/vnd.github.v3.raw
http -v get https://api.github.com/gitignore/Node Accept:application/vnd.github.v3.raw

Notes

• If you ask for an unsupported media/content type, you’ll get a 415: Unsupported Media Type error
• Response code 200s: success
• Response code 300s: location is elsewhere (or already in cache i.e. 307)

Links

• Egghead.io: Examine HTTP Message Bodies