diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b978a259..e7bbc32e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "pretty": "prettier --write ./src/*"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@octokit/rest": "^18.3.0",
     "js-base64": "^2.5.1",
     "json-lint": "^0.1.0",
     "jsonlint": "^1.6.3",
diff --git a/src/components/Editor.svelte b/src/components/Editor.svelte
index 3d96acdb..5d10df27 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor.svelte
+++ b/src/components/Editor.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script>
-  import { codeStore, updateCode } from '../code-store.js';
+  import { codeStore, updateCode, updateConfig } from '../code-store.js';
   import { codeErrorStore } from '../error-store.js';
   import { onMount } from 'svelte';
   import mermaid from '@mermaid';
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   import { getResizeHandler, initEditor } from './editor-utils';
   import * as monaco from 'monaco-editor';
   import { watchResize } from 'svelte-watch-resize';
-
+  import { getMermaidData } from '../gist-utils';
   let edit;
 
   const decArr = [];
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@
     });
 
     initEditor(monaco);
+
+    setTimeout(async () => {
+      // https://gist.github.com/sidharthv96/6268a23e673a533dcb198f241fd7012a
+      const { code, config } = await getMermaidData(
+        '6268a23e673a533dcb198f241fd7012a'
+      );
+      console.log(code, config);
+      updateCode(code, true);
+      updateConfig(JSON.parse(config), true);
+    }, 500);
   });
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/gist-utils.js b/src/gist-utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..74b23622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gist-utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { Octokit } from '@octokit/rest';
+
+const octokit = new Octokit({
+  userAgent: 'mermaid-live-editor',
+  baseUrl: 'https://api.github.com',
+});
+
+const isValidGist = (files) => {
+  return 'config.json' in files && 'mermaid.diagram' in files;
+};
+
+const getFileContent = async (file) => {
+  if (file.truncated) {
+    return await (await fetch(file.raw_url)).text();
+  }
+  return file.content;
+};
+
+export const getMermaidData = async (gist_id) => {
+  const gist = await octokit.gists.get({
+    gist_id,
+  });
+  const files = gist.data.files;
+  if (isValidGist(files)) {
+    const config = await getFileContent(files['config.json']);
+    const code = await getFileContent(files['mermaid.diagram']);
+    return { config, code };
+  }
+};
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e1d05296..e31f839d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -32,6 +32,108 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@discoveryjs/json-ext/-/json-ext-0.5.2.tgz#8f03a22a04de437254e8ce8cc84ba39689288752"
   integrity sha512-HyYEUDeIj5rRQU2Hk5HTB2uHsbRQpF70nvMhVzi+VJR0X+xNEhjPui4/kBf3VeH/wqD28PT4sVOm8qqLjBrSZg==
 
+"@octokit/auth-token@^2.4.4":
+  version "2.4.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/auth-token/-/auth-token-2.4.5.tgz#568ccfb8cb46f36441fac094ce34f7a875b197f3"
+  integrity sha512-BpGYsPgJt05M7/L/5FoE1PiAbdxXFZkX/3kDYcsvd1v6UhlnE5e96dTDr0ezX/EFwciQxf3cNV0loipsURU+WA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/types" "^6.0.3"
+
+"@octokit/core@^3.2.3":
+  version "3.2.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/core/-/core-3.2.5.tgz#57becbd5fd789b0592b915840855f3a5f233d554"
+  integrity sha512-+DCtPykGnvXKWWQI0E1XD+CCeWSBhB6kwItXqfFmNBlIlhczuDPbg+P6BtLnVBaRJDAjv+1mrUJuRsFSjktopg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/auth-token" "^2.4.4"
+    "@octokit/graphql" "^4.5.8"
+    "@octokit/request" "^5.4.12"
+    "@octokit/types" "^6.0.3"
+    before-after-hook "^2.1.0"
+    universal-user-agent "^6.0.0"
+
+"@octokit/endpoint@^6.0.1":
+  version "6.0.11"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/endpoint/-/endpoint-6.0.11.tgz#082adc2aebca6dcefa1fb383f5efb3ed081949d1"
+  integrity sha512-fUIPpx+pZyoLW4GCs3yMnlj2LfoXTWDUVPTC4V3MUEKZm48W+XYpeWSZCv+vYF1ZABUm2CqnDVf1sFtIYrj7KQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/types" "^6.0.3"
+    is-plain-object "^5.0.0"
+    universal-user-agent "^6.0.0"
+
+"@octokit/graphql@^4.5.8":
+  version "4.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/graphql/-/graphql-4.6.0.tgz#f9abca55f82183964a33439d5264674c701c3327"
+  integrity sha512-CJ6n7izLFXLvPZaWzCQDjU/RP+vHiZmWdOunaCS87v+2jxMsW9FB5ktfIxybRBxZjxuJGRnxk7xJecWTVxFUYQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/request" "^5.3.0"
+    "@octokit/types" "^6.0.3"
+    universal-user-agent "^6.0.0"
+
+"@octokit/openapi-types@^5.2.0":
+  version "5.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/openapi-types/-/openapi-types-5.2.0.tgz#54e6ca0bc2cd54cd93f0a64658e893c32a5e69ec"
+  integrity sha512-MInMij2VK5o96Ei6qaHjxBglSZWOXQs9dTZfnGX2Xnr2mhA+yk9L/QCH4RcJGISJJCBclLHuY3ytq+iRgDfX7w==
+
+"@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest@^2.6.2":
+  version "2.11.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest/-/plugin-paginate-rest-2.11.0.tgz#3568c43896a3355f4a0bbb3a64f443b2abdc760d"
+  integrity sha512-7L9xQank2G3r1dGqrVPo1z62V5utbykOUzlmNHPz87Pww/JpZQ9KyG5CHtUzgmB4n5iDRKYNK/86A8D98HP0yA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/types" "^6.11.0"
+
+"@octokit/plugin-request-log@^1.0.2":
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/plugin-request-log/-/plugin-request-log-1.0.3.tgz#70a62be213e1edc04bb8897ee48c311482f9700d"
+  integrity sha512-4RFU4li238jMJAzLgAwkBAw+4Loile5haQMQr+uhFq27BmyJXcXSKvoQKqh0agsZEiUlW6iSv3FAgvmGkur7OQ==
+
+"@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods@4.13.0":
+  version "4.13.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods/-/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods-4.13.0.tgz#59a90f59a564d416214ab191c3ffcd641f175e6a"
+  integrity sha512-Ofusy7BwHkU7z4TNsVdf7wm5W3KR625KqlQj4AiWPnBvclmZU0Y2bVK8b8Mz8nW7sEX9TJcCdX6KeaincE/cLw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/types" "^6.11.0"
+    deprecation "^2.3.1"
+
+"@octokit/request-error@^2.0.0":
+  version "2.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/request-error/-/request-error-2.0.5.tgz#72cc91edc870281ad583a42619256b380c600143"
+  integrity sha512-T/2wcCFyM7SkXzNoyVNWjyVlUwBvW3igM3Btr/eKYiPmucXTtkxt2RBsf6gn3LTzaLSLTQtNmvg+dGsOxQrjZg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/types" "^6.0.3"
+    deprecation "^2.0.0"
+    once "^1.4.0"
+
+"@octokit/request@^5.3.0", "@octokit/request@^5.4.12":
+  version "5.4.14"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/request/-/request-5.4.14.tgz#ec5f96f78333bb2af390afa5ff66f114b063bc96"
+  integrity sha512-VkmtacOIQp9daSnBmDI92xNIeLuSRDOIuplp/CJomkvzt7M18NXgG044Cx/LFKLgjKt9T2tZR6AtJayba9GTSA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/endpoint" "^6.0.1"
+    "@octokit/request-error" "^2.0.0"
+    "@octokit/types" "^6.7.1"
+    deprecation "^2.0.0"
+    is-plain-object "^5.0.0"
+    node-fetch "^2.6.1"
+    once "^1.4.0"
+    universal-user-agent "^6.0.0"
+
+"@octokit/rest@^18.3.0":
+  version "18.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/rest/-/rest-18.3.0.tgz#c326475a2039ffeaec9a1498ebee14a561aae4e5"
+  integrity sha512-R45oBVhnq3HAOGVtC6lHY7LX7TGWqbbcD4KvBHoT4QIjgJzfqKag3m/DUJwLnp8xrokz1spZmspTIXiDeQqJSA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/core" "^3.2.3"
+    "@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest" "^2.6.2"
+    "@octokit/plugin-request-log" "^1.0.2"
+    "@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods" "4.13.0"
+
+"@octokit/types@^6.0.3", "@octokit/types@^6.11.0", "@octokit/types@^6.7.1":
+  version "6.11.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/types/-/types-6.11.0.tgz#830a608882cde659be19a6e86568abaa619e2ee7"
+  integrity sha512-RMLAmpPZf/a33EsclBazKg02NCCj4rC69V9sUgf0SuWTjmnBD2QC1nIVtJo7RJrGnwG1+aoFBb2yTrWm/8AS7w==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/openapi-types" "^5.2.0"
+
 "@types/glob@^7.1.1":
   version "7.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/glob/-/glob-7.1.3.tgz#e6ba80f36b7daad2c685acd9266382e68985c183"
@@ -478,6 +580,11 @@ batch@0.6.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/batch/-/batch-0.6.1.tgz#dc34314f4e679318093fc760272525f94bf25c16"
   integrity sha1-3DQxT05nkxgJP8dgJyUl+UvyXBY=
 
+before-after-hook@^2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/before-after-hook/-/before-after-hook-2.1.1.tgz#99ae36992b5cfab4a83f6bee74ab27835f28f405"
+  integrity sha512-5ekuQOvO04MDj7kYZJaMab2S8SPjGJbotVNyv7QYFCOAwrGZs/YnoDNlh1U+m5hl7H2D/+n0taaAV/tfyd3KMA==
+
 big.js@^5.2.2:
   version "5.2.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/big.js/-/big.js-5.2.2.tgz#65f0af382f578bcdc742bd9c281e9cb2d7768328"
@@ -1501,6 +1608,11 @@ depd@~1.1.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/depd/-/depd-1.1.2.tgz#9bcd52e14c097763e749b274c4346ed2e560b5a9"
   integrity sha1-m81S4UwJd2PnSbJ0xDRu0uVgtak=
 
+deprecation@^2.0.0, deprecation@^2.3.1:
+  version "2.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deprecation/-/deprecation-2.3.1.tgz#6368cbdb40abf3373b525ac87e4a260c3a700919"
+  integrity sha512-xmHIy4F3scKVwMsQ4WnVaS8bHOx0DmVwRywosKhaILI0ywMDWPtBSku2HNxRvF7jtwDRsoEwYQSfbxj8b7RlJQ==
+
 des.js@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/des.js/-/des.js-1.0.1.tgz#5382142e1bdc53f85d86d53e5f4aa7deb91e0843"
@@ -2636,6 +2748,11 @@ is-plain-object@^2.0.3, is-plain-object@^2.0.4:
   dependencies:
     isobject "^3.0.1"
 
+is-plain-object@^5.0.0:
+  version "5.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-plain-object/-/is-plain-object-5.0.0.tgz#4427f50ab3429e9025ea7d52e9043a9ef4159344"
+  integrity sha512-VRSzKkbMm5jMDoKLbltAkFQ5Qr7VDiTFGXxYFXXowVj387GeGNOCsOH6Msy00SGZ3Fp84b1Naa1psqgcCIEP5Q==
+
 is-regex@^1.0.4:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-regex/-/is-regex-1.1.1.tgz#c6f98aacc546f6cec5468a07b7b153ab564a57b9"
@@ -3256,6 +3373,11 @@ no-case@^2.2.0:
   dependencies:
     lower-case "^1.1.1"
 
+node-fetch@^2.6.1:
+  version "2.6.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.1.tgz#045bd323631f76ed2e2b55573394416b639a0052"
+  integrity sha512-V4aYg89jEoVRxRb2fJdAg8FHvI7cEyYdVAh94HH0UIK8oJxUfkjlDQN9RbMx+bEjP7+ggMiFRprSti032Oipxw==
+
 node-forge@^0.10.0:
   version "0.10.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-forge/-/node-forge-0.10.0.tgz#32dea2afb3e9926f02ee5ce8794902691a676bf3"
@@ -4870,6 +4992,11 @@ unique-slug@^2.0.0:
   dependencies:
     imurmurhash "^0.1.4"
 
+universal-user-agent@^6.0.0:
+  version "6.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/universal-user-agent/-/universal-user-agent-6.0.0.tgz#3381f8503b251c0d9cd21bc1de939ec9df5480ee"
+  integrity sha512-isyNax3wXoKaulPDZWHQqbmIx1k2tb9fb3GGDBRxCscfYV2Ch7WxPArBsFEG8s/safwXTT7H4QGhaIkTp9447w==
+
 unpipe@1.0.0, unpipe@~1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/unpipe/-/unpipe-1.0.0.tgz#b2bf4ee8514aae6165b4817829d21b2ef49904ec"