Somehow I fail to get a single gist from github.
Lets say i would like to get the following gist: https://gist.github.com/jrm2k6/6637633
Just copy&paste in URL field of your browser.
With https://api.github.com/users/jrm2k6 I can get the users info as json.
With https://api.github.com/users/jrm2k6/gists I can list all the public gists from this user as json.
But how do I get a specific gist GET /gists/:id with the id = 6637633 like it is described here in the api documentation: http://developer.github.com/v3/gists/#get-a-single-gist
With https://api.github.com/users/jrm2k6/gists/6637633 I should receive the content of the gist as json but instead I receive an error
{
"message": "Not Found",
"documentation_url": "http://developer.github.com/v3"
}
What am I doing wrong?
SOLUTION: You do not need the /users/:user. Working: https://api.github.com/gists/6637633
The documentation for all gists mentions
GET /users/:user/gists
Notice that the documentation for a single gist mentions
GET /gists/:id
so you do not need a user. https://api.github.com/gists/6637633 will work.