Check the size of a github repo before downloading

check_github_repo_size

# http://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/39587/view-estimated-size-of-github-repository-before-cloning
# tested on macOS
echo https://github.com/torvalds/linux.git | perl -ne 'print $1 if m!([^/]+/[^/]+?)(?:\.git)?$!' | xargs -I{} curl -s -k https://api.github.com/repos/'{}' | grep size

# output: 
# "size": 1746294,

Based on what I've read, GitHub support has indicated that due to Git Alternates and the way files are stored in GitHub repositories, the numbers returned from the GitHub API cannot be relied upon for the actual size.

I've developed a tool for checking GitHub repository sizes by leveraging the GitHub API. You can find the tool here: GitHub Repository Size Checker

Great tool!
Could you add checking based on the last commit?

I've developed a tool for checking GitHub repository sizes by leveraging the GitHub API. You can find the tool here: GitHub Repository Size Checker

I've been using this tool for quite some time, but it throws an error lately. So, I developed another web-based tool.
Site link: Repo Size Checker

I've developed a tool for checking GitHub repository sizes by leveraging the GitHub API. You can find the tool here: GitHub Repository Size Checker

I've been using this tool for quite some time, but it throws an error lately. So, I developed another web-based tool. Site link: Repo Size Checker

Thanks a lot for this!

no way to get the size of a branch only?
github API returns only full repo size so i guess for now, no way to grep only branch size?
Edit : you can know check the size of one or several branches of a repo without downloading it:
https://github.com/olivvius/git_branch_size