GitHub Releases & Tags

Display release versions, tag counts, and asset downloads for GitHub repositories.

Show release information, tags, and download counts.

GET/github/release/:owner/:repo.svg

Path Parameters

required
required
![badge](https://shieldcn.dev/github/release/vercel/next.js.svg)
badge preview

URL formats

Latest release

/github/release/{owner}/{repo}.svg

Shows the latest release tag (including prereleases).

Stable release only

/github/release/{owner}/{repo}/stable.svg

Shows the latest non-prerelease version.

Release count

/github/releases/{owner}/{repo}.svg

Shows total number of releases.

Tag count

/github/tags/{owner}/{repo}.svg

Shows total number of tags.

Latest tag

/github/tag/{owner}/{repo}.svg

Shows the name of the most recent tag.

Asset downloads

/github/assets-dl/{owner}/{repo}.svg
/github/assets-dl/{owner}/{repo}/{tag}.svg

Shows download count for release assets. Use a specific tag or omit for latest release.

Examples

<!-- Latest release -->
![release](https://shieldcn.dev/github/release/vercel/next.js.svg)

<!-- Stable only -->
![stable](https://shieldcn.dev/github/release/electron/electron/stable.svg)

<!-- Release count -->
![releases](https://shieldcn.dev/github/releases/microsoft/vscode.svg)

<!-- Downloads -->
![downloads](https://shieldcn.dev/github/assets-dl/electron/electron.svg)

<!-- Downloads for specific version -->
![downloads](https://shieldcn.dev/github/assets-dl/electron/electron/v28.0.0.svg)

Styling examples

<!-- Green theme for releases -->
![release](https://shieldcn.dev/github/release/vercel/next.js.svg?theme=green)

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