Query

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."

Connections

search (SearchResultItemConnection!)

Perform a search across resources.

Argument Type Description
after String

Returns the elements in the list that come after the specified global ID.
before String

Returns the elements in the list that come before the specified global ID.
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.

Fields

codeOfConduct (CodeOfConduct)

Look up a code of conduct by its key

Argument Type Description
key String!

The code of conduct's key
codesOfConduct ([CodeOfConduct])

Look up a code of conduct by its key

license (License)

Look up an open source license by its key

Argument Type Description
key String!

The license's downcased SPDX ID
licenses ([License]!)

Return a list of known open source licenses

meta (GitHubMetadata!)

Return information about the GitHub instance

node (Node)

Fetches an object given its ID.

Argument Type Description
id ID!

ID of the object.
nodes ([Node]!)

Lookup nodes by a list of IDs.

Argument Type Description
ids [ID!]!

The list of node IDs.
organization (Organization)

Lookup a organization by login.

Argument Type Description
login String!

The organization's login.
rateLimit (RateLimit)

The client's rate limit information.

Argument Type Description
dryRun Boolean

If true, calculate the cost for the query without evaluating it
relay (Query!)

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

repository (Repository)

Lookup a given repository by the owner and repository name.

Argument Type Description
name String!

The name of the repository
owner String!

The login field of a user or organization
repositoryOwner (RepositoryOwner)

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

Argument Type Description
login String!

The username to lookup the owner by.
resource (UniformResourceLocatable)

Lookup resource by a URL.

Argument Type Description
url URI!

The URL.
topic (Topic)

Look up a topic by name.

Argument Type Description
name String!

The topic's name.
user (User)

Lookup a user by login.

Argument Type Description
login String!

The user's login.
viewer (User!)

The currently authenticated user.