A minimal GitHub GraphQL API client implemented as a Python script

github_graphql_api_client.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import os
import pprint

import requests

AUTH_TOKEN = os.getenv('AUTH_TOKEN')

GRAPHQL_QUERY = '''
query ($query: String!, $last: Int) {
  search(type: ISSUE, query: $query, last: $last) {
    nodes {
      ... on Issue {
        title
        url
        repository {
          name
        }
        labels(first: 10) {
          nodes {
            name
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
'''


def run_query(query, variables):
    return requests.post(
        'https://api.github.com/graphql',
        headers={
            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
            'Accept': 'application/json',
            'Authorization': f'bearer {AUTH_TOKEN}'
        },
        json={
            'query': query,
            'variables': variables
        }).json()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    res = run_query(GRAPHQL_QUERY, {
        'query': 'org:my-org is:issue is:open label:"docs" sort:updated',
        'last': 100
    })
    pprint.pprint(res)