content/graphql/reference/queries.md

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title: Queries
intro: The query type defines GraphQL operations that retrieve data from the server.
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  - /v4/query
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versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghec: '*'
  ghes: '*'
topics:
  - API
autogenerated: graphql

About queries

Every GraphQL schema has a root type for both queries and mutations. The query type defines GraphQL operations that retrieve data from the server.

For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

For {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} requests made with user access tokens, you should use separate queries for issues and pull requests. For example, use the is:issue or is:pull-request filters and their equivalents. Using the search connection to return a combination of issues and pull requests in a single query will result in an empty set of nodes.