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If your account gets suspended due to using this script, it's your responsibility.\n\n## Table of Contents\n- [Features](#features)\n- [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)\n- [Installation](#installation)\n- [Usernames](#usernames)\n- [Credits](#credits)\n- [License](#license)\n\n## Features\n- Quickly checks large numbers of usernames\n- Uses your GitHub Auth Token to verify which usernames are available\n- Reports usernames as available, taken, or unknown/unavailable\n\n## Prerequisites\n- Node.js\n- GitHub Account(s)\n\n## Installation\n\n1. **Clone the repository:**\n    ```bash\n    git clone https://github.com/xbubbo/Github-Username-Checker\n    cd Username-Checker\n    ```\n\n2. **Install dependencies and start the script:**\nThis script checks if usernames are taken by examining public GitHub accounts. Note that private accounts aren’t considered, so a second script will verify the username’s availability more thoroughly. \n\n   - **With PNPM:**\n     ```bash\n     pnpm install\n     pnpm checker\n     ```\n\n   - **With NPM:**\n     ```bash\n     npm install\n     npm checker\n     ```\n\n### Set up API \u0026 Cookie in Environment\n\n1. **GitHub Settings**:\n   - Go to GitHub Settings and select \"Change username.\"\n   - Open DevTools (Ctrl + Shift + I), enter any random username, then check the network tab for \"rename_check?suggest_usernames=true.\"\n   - Copy the Cookie from Request Headers and the authenticity_token from Form Data.\n\n2. **Add Variables**:\n   - In your project's `.env` file, add the Cookie and authenticity_token from two different accounts.\n\n3. **Run the Scripts**:\n   - First, run the path-checker script to verify the setup. This checks usernames without hitting rate limits.\n\n\u003e [!NOTE]\n\u003e You **CANNOT** use this script on a Github Codespace.\n   \n   - **Run with PNPM**:\n     ```bash\n     pnpm start\n     ```\n\n   - **Run with NPM**:\n     ```bash\n     npm start\n     ```\n\n4. **Output**:\n   - The script categorizes usernames from `NotTaken.txt`:\n     - **Available Usernames**: `/Status/Available.txt`\n     - **Taken Usernames**: `/Status/Taken.txt`\n\n## Credits\n- [Path-Checker](https://github.com/4q-u4/GitHub-Username-Availability-Checker)\n- [ASCII Text](https://www.asciiart.eu/text-to-ascii-art)\n\n## Usernames \nAs of September 10th, 2024 all possible 2 Character/2 Letter usernames are in use or cannot be used - [Taken.txt](https://github.com/xbubbo/Github-Username-Checker/blob/Archive/9-10-2024/2-Letter/Taken.txt).\n## License\nThis project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fxbubbo%2Fgithub-username-checker","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fxbubbo%2Fgithub-username-checker","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fxbubbo%2Fgithub-username-checker/lists"}