get commits count from github repo using graphql API

input

{

  test1: repository(owner: "robfig", name: "cron") {
    ...RepoFragment
  }
}

fragment RepoFragment on Repository {
  name
  defaultBranchRef {
    name
    target {
      ... on Commit {
        id
        history(first: 0) {
          totalCount
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

output.json

{
  "data": {
    "test1": {
      "name": "cron",
      "defaultBranchRef": {
        "name": "master",
        "target": {
          "id": "...",
          "history": {
            "totalCount": 147
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

references.md

references

• https://docs.github.com/en/graphql/overview/explorer
• https://stackoverflow.com/a/47518795/3889948