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Call the GraphQL API with variables.

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Section: API and GraphQL

Run a GraphQL query inline

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bash
gh api graphql -f query='query($owner:String!,$repo:String!){repository(owner:$owner,name:$repo){name defaultBranchRef{name}}}' -F owner=cli -F repo=cli
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Call the GraphQL API with variables.

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