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Queries

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About queries

Every GraphQL schema has a root type for both queries and mutations. The query type defines GraphQL operations that retrieve data from the server.

For more information, see "About queries."

Note: For user-to-server GitHub App requests, you should use separate queries for issues and pull requests. For example, use the is:issue or is:pull-request filters and their equivalents. Using the search connection to return a combination of issues and pull requests in a single query will result in an empty set of nodes.

codeOfConduct

Look up a code of conduct by its key.

Arguments

NameDescription

key (String!)

The code of conduct's key.

codesOfConduct

Look up a code of conduct by its key.

enterprise

Look up an enterprise by URL slug.

Arguments

NameDescription

invitationToken (String)

The enterprise invitation token.

slug (String!)

The enterprise URL slug.

license

Look up an open source license by its key.

Type: License

Arguments

NameDescription

key (String!)

The license's downcased SPDX ID.

licenses

Return a list of known open source licenses.

meta

Return information about the GitHub instance.

node

Fetches an object given its ID.

Type: Node

Arguments

NameDescription

id (ID!)

ID of the object.

nodes

Lookup nodes by a list of IDs.

Type: [Node]!

Arguments

NameDescription

ids ([ID!]!)

The list of node IDs.

organization

Lookup a organization by login.

Arguments

NameDescription

login (String!)

The organization's login.

organizations

A list of organizations.

Arguments

NameDescription

after (String)

Returns the elements in the list that come after the specified cursor.

before (String)

Returns the elements in the list that come before the specified cursor.

first (Int)

Returns the first n elements from the list.

last (Int)

Returns the last n elements from the list.

rateLimit

The client's rate limit information.

Type: RateLimit

Arguments

NameDescription

dryRun (Boolean)

If true, calculate the cost for the query without evaluating it.

The default value is false.

relay

Hack to workaround https://github.com/facebook/relay/issues/112 re-exposing the root query object.

Type: Query!

repository

Lookup a given repository by the owner and repository name.

Arguments

NameDescription

name (String!)

The name of the repository.

owner (String!)

The login field of a user or organization.

repositoryOwner

Lookup a repository owner (ie. either a User or an Organization) by login.

Arguments

NameDescription

login (String!)

The username to lookup the owner by.

resource

Lookup resource by a URL.

Arguments

NameDescription

url (URI!)

The URL.

Perform a search across resources.

Arguments

NameDescription

after (String)

Returns the elements in the list that come after the specified cursor.

before (String)

Returns the elements in the list that come before the specified cursor.

first (Int)

Returns the first n elements from the list.

last (Int)

Returns the last n elements from the list.

query (String!)

The search string to look for.

type (SearchType!)

The types of search items to search within.

securityAdvisories

GitHub Security Advisories.

Arguments

NameDescription

after (String)

Returns the elements in the list that come after the specified cursor.

before (String)

Returns the elements in the list that come before the specified cursor.

first (Int)

Returns the first n elements from the list.

last (Int)

Returns the last n elements from the list.

publishedSince (DateTime)

Filter advisories to those published since a time in the past.

updatedSince (DateTime)

Filter advisories to those updated since a time in the past.

securityAdvisory

Fetch a Security Advisory by its GHSA ID.

Arguments

NameDescription

ghsaId (String!)

GitHub Security Advisory ID.

securityVulnerabilities

Software Vulnerabilities documented by GitHub Security Advisories.

Arguments

NameDescription

after (String)

Returns the elements in the list that come after the specified cursor.

before (String)

Returns the elements in the list that come before the specified cursor.

ecosystem (SecurityAdvisoryEcosystem)

An ecosystem to filter vulnerabilities by.

first (Int)

Returns the first n elements from the list.

last (Int)

Returns the last n elements from the list.

package (String)

A package name to filter vulnerabilities by.

severities ([SecurityAdvisorySeverity!])

A list of severities to filter vulnerabilities by.

topic

Look up a topic by name.

Type: Topic

Arguments

NameDescription

name (String!)

The topic's name.

user

Lookup a user by login.

Type: User

Arguments

NameDescription

login (String!)

The user's login.

users

A list of users.

Arguments

NameDescription

after (String)

Returns the elements in the list that come after the specified cursor.

before (String)

Returns the elements in the list that come before the specified cursor.

first (Int)

Returns the first n elements from the list.

last (Int)

Returns the last n elements from the list.

viewer

The currently authenticated user.

Type: User!