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# Example: set up a GitHub search source

# Example: set up a GitHub search source {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
* 
* Updated March 12, 2026
* 
* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Set up an advanced search source that queries data from an external
website.

## Before you begin

Role required: none

To create an advanced search source, you need authenticated access to an external website
via a REST API and basic knowledge of [AngularJS](https://angularjs.org/).

## Procedure

1. In the platform UI, navigate to Service PortalPortals and select the portal you want to add search sources to.
2. From the Search Sources related list, click New.
3. Create a name and ID for the search source.  
   The ID should be unique, and should not include any spaces or special characters.
4. On the Data Source tab, select the Is scripted source check box.
5. Add content to the data fetch script field.  
   To set up a GitHub integration:

       (function(query) {
           var results = [];
           /* Calculate your results here. */
           var url = "https://api.github.com/search/repositories?q=" + encodeURI(query);
           var ws = new GlideHTTPRequest(url);
           ws.setBasicAuth("YOUR_USERNAME_HERE", "YOUR_PASSWORD_HERE");
           var jsonOutput = ws.get();
           if (jsonOutput) {
               var response = new JSON().decode(jsonOutput.getBody());
               results = response.items;
               results.forEach(function(result) {
                   result.url = result.svn_url;
                   result.target = "_blank";
                   result.primary = result.full_name;
               });
           }

           return results;
       })(query);

   Note:  
   In the preceding example, `ws.setBasicAuth` requires a username and password for the external resource. For more detail, see [GlideHTTPRequest -
   Global](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=GlideHTTPRequestAPI&version=australia&pubname=australia-api-reference&ft:locale=en-US).
6. Use the Search page template to customize the way the search results display.  

       <div>
         <div class="pull-right">
           <strong>{{item.language}}</strong>
           <a ng-href="{{item.svn_url}}/stargazers" target="_blank" class="m-l-sm"><span class="fa fa-star m-r-xs"></span>{{item.stargazers_count}}</a>
           <a ng-href="{{item.svn_url}}/network" target="_blank" class="m-l-sm"><span class="fa fa-code-fork m-r-xs"></span>{{item.forks}}</a>
         </div>
         <a ng-href="{{item.svn_url}}" target="_blank" class="h4 text-primary m-b-sm block">
           <span ng-bind-html="highlight(item.full_name, data.q)"></span>
         </a>
         <p>{{item.description}}</p>
         <p>Updated <sn-time-ago timestamp="item.updated_at"></sn-time-ago> ago</p>
       </div>

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