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Dev tools · February 13, 2012

I made a GitHub Flavored Markdown API

tl;dr: My first Ruby project: https://github.com/symkat/GFM-Service Something I have wanted for a long time, has been to use GitHub Flavored Markdown in projects. Since those projects haven't been Ruby, using the awesome libraries GitHub's released has been a non-started. Now, running this and using HTTP and JSON from any language lets me use GitHub Flavored Markdown in my projects.

I made a GitHub Flavored Markdown API launched on February 13, 2012 with 12 votes, #100 of 360 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 14 years on.

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In plain words

GitHub Flavored Markdown Service is a web service that allows developers to use GitHub's Markdown processing libraries through HTTP and JSON APIs. Built with Ruby using GitHub's redcarpet and albino libraries, it enables projects written in any programming language to render GitHub Flavored Markdown without requiring Ruby dependencies. The service is designed for developers who want access to GitHub's Markdown capabilities across diverse tech stacks.

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From the sources

GitHub Flavored Markdown Service is a webservice to interface the redcarpet and albino libraries written by GitHub. - symkat/GFM-Service

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