# Using the GitHub GraphQL API with Apollo Studio Explorer

DevFeed: [Using the GitHub GraphQL API with Apollo Studio Explorer](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/using-the-github-graphql-api-with-apollo-studio-explorer-23565.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.apollographql.com/blog/using-the-github-graphql-api-with-apollo-studio-explorer>)

Author: Ceora Ford

Published: 2022-03-03T15:39:31Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Apollo Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/apollo-blog.md>)

Topics: [GitHub API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-api.md>), [GraphQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/graphql.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [graphql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/graphql.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [personal-access-token](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/personal-access-token.md>), [workflows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflows.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to use Apollo Studio Explorer with the GitHub GraphQL API. It covers the API's capabilities, setup and personal access token authentication, and guides readers through building three useful queries.

## Source excerpt

GraphQL APIs provide data that can be extremely useful to you, your team, or your project. Being able to test and run queries for GraphQL APIs can help you build well-designed queries for your application. Apollo Studio Explorer helps you do this. This is especially useful when you're working with large APIs that contain lots of types and fields. The GitHub GraphQL API is one such API. So let's test out Apollo Studio Explorer by building queries for the GitHub API.