NAME

       gh-api - Make an authenticated GitHub API request

SYNOPSIS

       gh api <endpoint> [flags]

DESCRIPTION

       Makes an authenticated HTTP request to the GitHub API and prints the response.

       The endpoint argument should either be a path of a GitHub API v3 endpoint, or "graphql" to
       access the GitHub API v4.

       Placeholder values "{owner}", "{repo}", and "{branch}" in the endpoint argument  will  get
       replaced  with  values  from  the  repository  of the current directory. Note that in some
       shells, for example PowerShell, you may need to enclose any value that contains "{...}" in
       quotes to prevent the shell from applying special meaning to curly braces.

       The default HTTP request method is "GET" normally and "POST" if any parameters were added.
       Override the method with --method.

       Pass one or more  -f/--raw-field  values  in  "key=value"  format  to  add  static  string
       parameters  to  the  request  payload.  To add non-string or otherwise dynamic values, see
       --field below. Note that adding request parameters will automatically switch  the  request
       method to POST. To send the parameters as a GET query string instead, use --method GET.

       The -F/--field flag has magic type conversion based on the format of the value:

              • literal  values  "true",  "false",  "null",  and integer numbers get converted to
                appropriate JSON types;

              • placeholder values "{owner}", "{repo}", and "{branch}" get populated with  values
                from the repository of the current directory;

              • if  the value starts with "@", the rest of the value is interpreted as a filename
                to read the value from. Pass "-" to read from standard input.

       For GraphQL requests, all fields other than "query" and "operationName" are interpreted as
       GraphQL variables.

       Raw request body may be passed from the outside via a file specified by --input.  Pass "-"
       to read from standard input. In this mode, parameters  specified  via  --field  flags  are
       serialized into URL query parameters.

       In --paginate mode, all pages of results will sequentially be requested until there are no
       more pages of results. For GraphQL requests, this requires that the original query accepts
       an  $endCursor: String variable and that it fetches the pageInfo{ hasNextPage, endCursor }
       set of fields from a collection.

OPTIONS

       --cache <duration>
              Cache the response, e.g. "3600s", "60m", "1h"

       -F, --field <key=value>
              Add a typed parameter in key=value format

       -H, --header <key:value>
              Add a HTTP request header in key:value format

       --hostname <string>
              The GitHub hostname for the request (default "github.com")

       -i, --include
              Include HTTP response headers in the output

       --input <file>
              The file to use as body for the HTTP request (use "-" to read from standard input)

       -q, --jq <string>
              Query to select values from the response using jq syntax

       -X, --method <string>
              The HTTP method for the request

       --paginate
              Make additional HTTP requests to fetch all pages of results

       -p, --preview <strings>
              Opt into GitHub API previews

       -f, --raw-field <key=value>
              Add a string parameter in key=value format

       --silent
              Do not print the response body

       -t, --template <string>
              Format the response using a Go template

EXAMPLE

              # list releases in the current repository
              $ gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases

              # post an issue comment
              $ gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/123/comments -f body='Hi from CLI'

              # add parameters to a GET request
              $ gh api -X GET search/issues -f q='repo:cli/cli is:open remote'

              # set a custom HTTP header
              $ gh api -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github.v3.raw+json' ...

              # opt into GitHub API previews
              $ gh api --preview baptiste,nebula ...

              # print only specific fields from the response
              $ gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues --jq '.[].title'

              # use a template for the output
              $ gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues --template \
                '{{range .}}{{.title}} ({{.labels | pluck "name" | join ", " | color "yellow"}}){{"\n"}}{{end}}'

              # list releases with GraphQL
              $ gh api graphql -F owner='{owner}' -F name='{repo}' -f query='
                query($name: String!, $owner: String!) {
                  repository(owner: $owner, name: $name) {
                    releases(last: 3) {
                      nodes { tagName }
                    }
                  }
                }

              # list all repositories for a user
              $ gh api graphql --paginate -f query='
                query($endCursor: String) {
                  viewer {
                    repositories(first: 100, after: $endCursor) {
                      nodes { nameWithOwner }
                      pageInfo {
                        hasNextPage
                        endCursor
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }

SEE ALSO

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