GitHub Commits

Show total commits or how recently a repository was updated.

URL formats

Total commits

/github/commits/{owner}/{repo}.svg
/github/commits/{owner}/{repo}/{branch}.svg

Shows the total number of commits. Optionally specify a branch.

Last commit

/github/last-commit/{owner}/{repo}.svg
/github/last-commit/{owner}/{repo}/{branch}.svg

Shows relative time since the last commit (e.g., "2 hours ago", "3 days ago").

Examples

<!-- Total commits (default branch) -->
![commits](https://shieldcn.dev/github/commits/vercel/next.js.svg)

<!-- Commits on specific branch -->
![commits](https://shieldcn.dev/github/commits/vercel/next.js/canary.svg)

<!-- Last commit time -->
![last commit](https://shieldcn.dev/github/last-commit/vercel/next.js.svg)

<!-- Last commit on branch -->
![last commit](https://shieldcn.dev/github/last-commit/vercel/next.js/canary.svg)

Styling examples

<!-- With git-commit icon -->
![commits](https://shieldcn.dev/github/commits/vercel/next.js.svg?logo=lucide:git-commit-horizontal)

<!-- Blue theme -->
![commits](https://shieldcn.dev/github/commits/vercel/next.js.svg?theme=blue)

<!-- Custom label -->
![last commit](https://shieldcn.dev/github/last-commit/vercel/next.js.svg?label=updated)

Use cases

• Show project maturity with total commit count
• Indicate active maintenance with "last commit" time
• Compare activity across branches