5 - GitHub API - REST API & GraphQL API

In this lab you will create a workflow that calls GitHub APIs using REST API and GraphQL API.

Duration: 15-20 minutes

References:

• GitHub GraphQL API - GitHub Docs
• GitHub REST API - GitHub Docs
• Migrating from REST to GraphQL - GitHub Docs
• actions/github-script
• octokit/graphql-action
• See octokit/rest.js for the API client documentation

5.1 Develop a GitHub Action workflow that calls REST APIs

1. Open the workflow file use-github-apis.yml
2. Edit the file and copy the following YAML content at the end of the rest-api-create-and-close-issue job: ```YAML
   • uses: actions/github-script@v6 id: close-issue with: github-token: $ script: | const result = await github.rest.issues.update({ owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo, issue_number: $, state: ‘closed’ })
     console.log(result) ```
3. Commit the changes into the main branch
4. Go to Actions and see the details of your running workflow

5.2 Develop a GitHub Action workflow that calls GraphQL APIs

1. Open the workflow file use-github-apis.yml
2. Edit the file and copy the following YAML content at the end of the file: ```YAML graphql-api-query-labels: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps:
   • uses: actions/github-script@v6 id: labels-result with: script: | const query = query($owner:String!, $name:String!) { repository(owner:$owner, name:$name){ labels (last:100) { nodes { name, color, issues(last:100) { nodes { number } } } } } }; const variables = { owner: context.repo.owner, name: context.repo.repo } const result = await github.graphql(query, variables) console.log(result.repository.labels.nodes) ```
3. Commit the changes into the main branch
4. Go to Actions and see the details of your running workflow