GitHub Prometheus Exporter

A Prometheus exporter that collects metrics from GitHub, including:

• Issue and pull request counts
• Notification counts
• Workflow run states and numbers

Usage

The exporter requires a GitHub personal access token to function. Set it via the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable or using the --token flag.

Serve Mode

Run as a Prometheus metrics endpoint:

github_exporter serve [options]

Options:
  -h, --host      Host address to listen on (default: ":9448")
  -i, --interval  Metrics collection interval (default: 15m)

Metrics will be available at http://localhost:9448/metrics

Generate Mode

Generate metrics once and exit:

github_exporter generate [options]

Options:
  -o, --output      Output file path (defaults to stdout if not specified)
  -p, --pushgateway Pushgateway URL to send metrics to
  -r, --pushgateway-retries Number of retries for Pushgateway requests (default: 1)

Environment Variables

All CLI options can be configured via environment variables:

• GITHUB_TOKEN: GitHub personal access token (required)
• GITHUB_EXPORTER_VERBOSE: Enable verbose logging
• GITHUB_EXPORTER_HOST: Host address for serve mode
• GITHUB_EXPORTER_INTERVAL: Collection interval for serve mode
• GITHUB_EXPORTER_OUTPUT: Output file path for generate mode
• GITHUB_EXPORTER_PUSHGATEWAY_URL: Pushgateway URL for generate mode
• GITHUB_EXPORTER_PUSHGATEWAY_RETRIES: Number of retries for Pushgateway requests (default: 1)