Interacting with GitHub's GraphQL API
Explore methods to interact with GitHub's GraphQL API by using GitHub's GraphQL Explorer and the GraphiQL client application. Understand how to generate personal access tokens, configure HTTP headers for authorization, and set the correct endpoint and request method to make queries and mutations. This lesson prepares you to implement GraphQL client interactions with GitHub's API effectively.
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There are two common ways to interact with the GitHub GraphQL API without writing any source code for it.
First, you can use GitHub’s GraphQL Explorer. You only need to sign up with your GitHub account to perform a query or mutation to their GraphQL API, and it’s a good way to simplify your first experience.
Second, you can use a generic client in the form of an application. GraphiQL is a client that makes GraphQL requests as integration or as a standalone ...