Get the downloads of a GitHub Releases Project

gh_releases.py

import requests
import json
import os

query = """
query($owner:String!, $name: String!) {
  repository(owner: $owner, name: $name) {
    nameWithOwner
    releases(first: 50, orderBy: {field:CREATED_AT, direction:DESC}) {
      totalCount
      nodes {
        releaseAssets(first: 1) {
          nodes {
            name
            downloadCount
            createdAt
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
"""

variables = {"owner": "neo4j-contrib", "name": "neo4j-apoc-procedures"}

token = os.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
headers = {"Authorization": f"bearer {token}"}
request = {"query": query, "variables": variables}

response = requests.post("https://api.github.com/graphql",
                         json=request,
                         headers=headers)

result = response.json()["data"]["repository"]["releases"]["nodes"]

total_downloads = 0
for item in result:
    release = item["releaseAssets"]["nodes"][0]
    print(
        f"{release['name']:<35} {release['createdAt']} {release['downloadCount']}"
    )
    total_downloads += release["downloadCount"]

print(f"Total Downloads: {total_downloads}")