diff --git a/.zshrc.d/functions.zsh b/.zshrc.d/functions.zsh
index 89d1846..ee478de 100644
--- a/.zshrc.d/functions.zsh
+++ b/.zshrc.d/functions.zsh
@@ -41,3 +41,24 @@ EOF
 ) | bat -p
 }
 
+## fetch open source license
+license() {
+    local base_url
+    base_url="https://api.github.com/licenses"
+
+    local headers
+    headers="Accept: application/vnd.github.drax-preview+json"
+
+    local res
+    if (( $# == 0 )); then
+        res=$(curl --silent --header $headers $base_url)
+
+        echo "Available licenses:"
+        echo
+        echo "$res" | jq ".[].key" | tr -d '"'
+    fi
+
+    local license="$argv[1]"
+    res=$(curl --silent --header $headers $base_url/$license | jq ."body")
+    echo -e $res | tr -d '"'
+}