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Alerts API querying example with JavaScript

Request code
To query the API, you can use any HTTP client of choice or any specialized GraphQL API Clients, like graphql-request, urql, or Apollo.
Using a client compatible with Fetch API, the request could be issued with the following code:
Make sure to replace qfNfdijpFhbhPhA7j2ZxvtEGkfv8DftTtmTEbnWN with your unique API key.
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const fetch = require('isomorphic-fetch');
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const API_KEY = 'qfNfdijpFhbhPhA7j2ZxvtEGkfv8DftTtmTEbnWN';
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const API_ENDPOINT = 'https://api.craft.co/v1/query';
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const GRAPHQL_QUERY = /* GraphQL */`
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    query getAlerts($first: Int!) { 
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        alerts(first: $first) {
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            id
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            dataset
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            variable
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        }
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    }
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`;
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requestHeaders = { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'x-craft-api-key': API_KEY };
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requestData = { 'query': GRAPHQL_QUERY, 'variables': { 'first': 3 } };
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const result = await fetch(API_ENDPOINT, {
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    method: 'POST',
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    headers: requestHeaders,
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    body: JSON.stringify(requestData),
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});
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​
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const { data, errors } = await result.json();
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console.log(data);
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Response
The above command returns JSON structured like this:
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{
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  "data": {
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    "alerts": [
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      {
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        "id": "8da58037-d0b9-8365-75b4-6754aed4e9b0",
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        "dataset": "news",
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        "variable": "news_article"
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      },
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      {
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        "id": "8489a57b-7be9-0364-a95d-65ad84ed430a",
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        "dataset": "news",
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        "variable": "news_article"
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      },
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      {
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        "id": "8489a57b-7be9-0364-a90d-65ad84ed430a",
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        "dataset": "news",
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        "variable": "news_article"
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      },
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      ...
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    ]
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  }
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}
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