Sampling GraphQL with the GitHub API

The move to GraphQL marked a larger shift in GitHub's Platform strategy towards more transparency and more flexibility in our API. Over the past year, GitHub has been iterating on their schema to bring it closer towards feature completeness and strengthening the use for 3rd party integrators. Join me in walking through some of the newer ways developers are leveraging our API primitives and benefiting from GraphQL adoption into their development workflow.

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1. Sampling GraphQL sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
2. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
3. sampled disco tracks sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
4. Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
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6. rap became social commentary sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
7. gansta rap sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
8. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO N.W.A Public Enemy
9. sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
10. “ain't nothin' but a gangsta party” sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO (2 of Amerikaz most wanted)
11. 1996 sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
12. give it a REST! sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
14. Developer AdvocateTools Brian Douglas Money$ign @bdougieYO @bdougie @bdougieYO
15. Queen Bey
16. What Would Bey Do? @bdougieYO
17. go to bat for the hive
18. GitHub GraphQL API @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO
19. GitHub chose GraphQL to provide more flexibility for our integrators. sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
20. • Integrators • Flexibility sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO improved experience
21. GitHub is a collaboration platform. We provide enough features and get out of the way of the developer. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
22. better hooks sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
23. sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO Puff Daddy (P Diddy)
24. 1997 sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
25. sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO (wrap changed forever)
26. sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO (even will came back to rap)
27. 2016 sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
28. GitHub sampled GraphQL sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
29. @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO JAMstack Radio Podcast #5 @bdougieYO
30. 2017 sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
31. GitHub launched their GraphQL-first API sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
32. hooks: inconsitency sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
33. sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO • Inconsistent REST API • Reference documentation maintenance hooks: documentation
34. I wanted to try this new GraphQL API by building a new project @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
35. GitHub is the place to discover open source @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
36. I want to get involved in Open Source @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
37. but every-time I find a project I don't know where to start @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
38. Does GraphQL kill REST? sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
39. @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
40. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO Monolithic Architecture @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
41. @bdougieYO Client API @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO The JAM Architecture
42. /user /repositories /notifications @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO REST endpoints @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
43. lost in docs @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
44. GitHub API /user @bdougieYO My App @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
45. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO GitHub API My App
46. /repositories @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO GitHub API My App
47. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO GitHub API My App
48. /notifications @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO GitHub API My App
49. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO GitHub API My App
50. /user /repositories /user/notifications @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO REST endpoints @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
51. lost in docs @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
52. How is GraphQL different from the REST? @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
53. @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO GraphQL not a replacement for REST, but alternative for querying data @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
54. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO GitHub API My App
55. @bdougieYO /graphql @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO GitHub API My App
56. @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO GraphQL not a replacement for REST, but alternative for querying data @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
57. @bdougieYO Client API @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
58. an open source project to manage open source projects @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
59. ~Gucci Mane If you don’t got sauce, then you lost @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
60. @bdougieYO opensauced.pizza @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
61. @bdougieYO GitHub GraphQL API Open Sauced Prisma Fetching repo data Fetching saved notes Saving notes @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
62. a way to save and take notes on projects to rediscover later @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
63. GraphQL Interactions @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO Query & Mutation @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
64. Query apple-bottom-jeans.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
65. Mutation apple-bottom-jeans.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
66. I was hungry to learn the GitHub GraphQL API @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
67. @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO How do I get started with the GraphQL API? @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
68. ~Gucci Mane The Godfather of Trap Music @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
69. Gucci Mane sampled “Lovin’ You” @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
70. @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO GraphQL Explorer @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
71. @bdougieYO developer.github.com/v4/explorer/ Query @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
72. @bdougieYO developer.github.com/v4/explorer/ Data @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
73. @bdougieYO developer.github.com/v4/explorer/ @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO Documentation
74. I sampled GitHub to build my integration @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
75. stitching my app with the GitHub API @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
76. Fetching Data @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
77. @bdougieYO GitHub V4 API Open Sauced Prisma Fetching repo data Fetching saved notes Saving notes on @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
78. @bdougieYO Fetching Repo Data @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
79. GraphQL !== JavaScript @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
80. @bdougieYO Fetching Repo Data @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
81. @bdougieYO GitHub GraphQL Endpoint @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
82. @bdougieYO GraphQL repoQuery @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
83. @bdougieYO repoQuery the exact shape from the GitHub explorer @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
84. repoQuery the exact shape from the GitHub explorer @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
85. Pagination on Edges @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
86. [Issue] @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
87. @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO Documentation @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
88. @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO Documentation @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
89. @bdougieYO Node Limit @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
90. @bdougieYO Fetching Issues @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
91. @bdougieYO Limit is 100 records @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
92. Issues apple-bottom-jeans.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
93. @bdougieYO Ordering and Filter happens in the Query @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
94. @bdougieYO Filter by only open issues @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
95. @bdougieYO Order by latest issue @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
96. Paginated Issues apple-bottom-jeans.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
97. @bdougieYO Paginating Issue Data @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
98. @bdougieYO Alias edges to data @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
99. @bdougieYO All edge content has a cursor @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
100. @bdougieYO Offsetting edge content with cursor @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
101. Saving Data @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
102. updateRepository apple-bottom-jeans.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
103. Who is using the GitHub GraphQL API? sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
104. GitHub (200+ contributors) sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
105. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
106. @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
107. @bdougieYO Client Server sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO REST API GraphQL gateway /graphql @bdougieYO
108. I sampled my REST API to power my GraphQL API sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
109. GitHub is powering their REST API with the GraphQL API sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
110. REST v GraphQL sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
111. REST + GraphQL sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
112. The GitHub REST API is not going anywhere sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
113. Improve you’re experience with GitHub Apps
114. allow integrators the flexibility to request specific access to resources and act as a first class actor without taking up a paid seat within an organization. @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO GitHub Apps
115. probot.github.io @bdougieYO
116. automate workflows @bdougieYO By leveraging the GitHub API
117. @bdougieYO identify repeated tasks “We {action} every {period of time}.”
118. pull reminders @bdougieYO
119. @bdougieYO identify repeated tasks “We review pull request once a day.”
120. listen to hooks @bdougieYO Take action via the GitHub API
121. @bdougieYO
122. @bdougieYO
123. @bdougieYO Probot + Octokit
124. @bdougieYO GraphQL + Octokit
125. the GraphQL API provides opportunity to define interactions based on solutions and not endpoints sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
126. @bdougieYO all contributors in x repos
127. What is missing in the GraphQL API @bdougieYO the GitHub API is constantly getting new interactions @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
128. Checks API
129. Checks API: Sophisticated feedback @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
130. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO GitHub App: TravisCI • Test and Deploy with Confidence.
131. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO Checks share more information
132. “Check on it” pull request @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
133. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO github.com/apps/linter-alex
134. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO New Checks tab in the UI
135. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO Checks dashboard provides more sophisticated feedback for the developer
136. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO Checks dashboard provides more sophisticated feedback for the developer
137. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
138. What is missing in the GraphQL API @bdougieYO You can build this for your GraphQL workflow @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
139. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO graphql-doctor
140. the Checks API is currently in developer preview sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
141. sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO the Checks API will not work in the explorer
142. @bdougieYO @bdougieYO GraphQL Playground
143. You can sample GraphQL today by using your own GitHub data @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
144. Use the GraphQL Explorer to get sampln’ @bdougieYO sandwich.netlify.com @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
145. @bdougieYO developer.github.com/v4 @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
146. @bdougieYO bdougie/open-sauced @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO @bdougieYO
147. @bdougieYO