Mark GitHub notifications as read

github-clear-notifications.py

import json
import os
import requests
from datetime import datetime, timezone

NOTIFICATIONS = 'https://api.github.com/notifications'

token = os.environ['GH_TOKEN']
s = requests.Session()
s.headers.update({
    'Authorization': f'Bearer {token}',
    'Accept': 'application/vnd.github+json'})

r = s.get(NOTIFICATIONS)
print(json.dumps(r.json(), indent=2))

now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
print(now.isoformat(timespec='seconds'))

r = s.put(
    NOTIFICATIONS,
    json={
        'last_read_at': now.isoformat(timespec='seconds'),
        'read': True
    })
print(r.status_code)
for k, v in r.headers.items():
    print(f'{k}: {v}')
print(r.text)