Description

README.md

1. ensure you can install the request module either globally or locally.

   globally: npm i -g request

   locally: first, make a directory and change to that directory.

    run the commands: 
    	npm init
    	npm	i request
   

Run the script:

node delete_your_gists.js <your_token>

delete_your_gists.js

const request = require('request');

// supply your token as the first command line argument.
// e.g. 
//			node delete_your_gists.js <your_token>
const token = process.argv[2];

request({
		url: "https://api.github.com/gists",
		method: "GET",
		headers: {
			"Accept": "application/vnd.github+json",
			"Authorization": "Bearer " + token,
			"User-Agent": "request"
		}
	},
	function(err,res,body) {
		if (err) {
			return console.error(err);
		}
		let gists = JSON.parse(body);
		gists.forEach((gist) => {
			deleteGist(gist.id);
		});
	}
);

function deleteGist(id) {
	console.log("deleting gist ", id);
	request({
			url: "https://api.github.com/gists/" + id,
			method: "DELETE",
			headers: {
				"Accept": "application/vnd.github+json",
				"Authorization": "Bearer " + token,
				"User-Agent": "request"
			}
		},
		function(err,res,body) {
			if (err) {
				return console.error(err);
			}
			console.log("successfully deleted gist ", id);
		}
	);
}