Script to fetch content from a Coil post

coil_fetcher.py

import argparse
import requests
import json
from urllib.parse import urlparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Fetch content from a coil post")
parser.add_argument("url", help="URL to fetch from Coil")
args = parser.parse_args()

url_parts = urlparse(args.url)
path = url_parts[2]
path_parts = path.split('/')

assert(path_parts[1] == 'p')
username = path_parts[2]
post_id = path_parts[-1]

gq_api_url = "https://coil.com/graphql"

query = """query GetPost($author: String, $postId: String, $postPermanentId: String) {""" \
        """    getPost(author: $author, postId: $postId, permanentId: $postPermanentId) { content }""" \
        """}"""

data =  {"operationName":"GetPost",
         "variables":{"author":username,
                      "postPermanentId":post_id},
         "query": query}
data = json.dumps(data)
headers = {"content-type": "application/json"}

req = requests.post(gq_api_url,
                    headers=headers,
                    data=data)

res = req.json()
content = res['data']['getPost']['content']
print(content)