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Notes and Learning Resources

• Introduction to GraphQL
• Using Global Node IDs received from REST API calls to fetch objects in GraphQL directly
• Forming calls with GraphQL
• Playground aka Explorer to learn and experiment with GitHub GraphQL: https://docs.github.com/en/graphql/overview/explorer
• Query: https://docs.github.com/en/graphql/reference/queries#repository
• Objects are identified by arguments. Objects have fields: https://docs.github.com/en/graphql/reference/objects#repository
• How to request GraphQL endpoint: https://docs.github.com/en/graphql/guides/forming-calls-with-graphql
• Octokit GraphQL client: use this for JS instead of own fetch()-based code, as it follows GitHub best practices
• GitHub doesn't allow unauthenticated GraphQL requests. How