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Alerts API querying example with Python

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To query the API, you can use any HTTP client of choice or any specialized GraphQL API Client.
Make sure to replace qfNfdijpFhbhPhA7j2ZxvtEGkfv8DftTtmTEbnWN with your unique API key.
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import requests
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API_KEY = "qfNfdijpFhbhPhA7j2ZxvtEGkfv8DftTtmTEbnWN"
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API_ENDPOINT = "https://api.craft.co/v1/query"
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GRAPHQL_QUERY = """
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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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​
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request_headers= { "x-craft-api-key": API_KEY }
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request_data = {
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    "query": GRAPHQL_QUERY,
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    "variables": { "first": 3 }
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}
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​
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response = requests.post(API_ENDPOINT, json=request_data, headers=request_headers, timeout=30)
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response_data = response.json()
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​
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print(response_data)
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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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​Querying Alerts API​
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