Something went wrong while executing the query. It seems to only appear when the access_token and the query login are the same user.

[asionesjia]

Error Message:

  {
    type: 'INTERNAL',
    message: 'Something went wrong while executing your query. Please include `3B9A:322957:1B0C551:1C69DC2:6723D92C` when reporting this issue.'
  }

Description:

When I query, when the login and my access_token belong to the same user, the contributionsCollection query will throw an error, but it will not appear when querying other users. And it should not be caused by timeout and paging problems. It seems that it only throws an error when querying a certain key time point. The data from 2021 to 2022 can be queried normally, and the data from 2022-2023 and later throws the same error. In addition, the same query is normal in Explorer, but there is a problem in the fetch I built.

Query：

  query($username: String!, $from: DateTime!, $to: DateTime!) {
  viewer {
    login
  }
  user(login: $username) {
    contributionsCollection(from: $from, to: $to) {
      totalCommitContributions
      totalPullRequestContributions
      totalIssueContributions
      totalRepositoryContributions
      commitContributionsByRepository(maxRepositories: 100) {
        repository {
          name
        }
      }
      contributionCalendar {
        totalContributions
        weeks {
          contributionDays {
            date
            contributionCount
            color
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Variables:

{
  username: 'asionesjia',
  from: '2022-06-12T21:11:24.000Z',
  to: '2022-11-12T21:11:24.000Z'
}

Fetch:

      const response = await fetch('https://api.github.com/graphql', {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: {
          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
          Authorization: `bearer ${access_token}`, 
        },
        body: JSON.stringify({
          query: QUERY_CONTRIBUTIONS(from, to),
          variables: { username, from, to }, 
        }),
      })
      const { data, errors } = await response.json()

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I tried again multiple times and the same problem occurred. No matter how I changed from and to, the problem always occurred in the second half of 2022. However, the same query was successful in explore.

[JohnnyArachnid]

It sounds like you're encountering an issue that might be due to rate limiting or permission restrictions in the GitHub GraphQL API when using your access token. Since the query works in the GitHub GraphQL Explorer, it’s likely not an issue with the query syntax itself. If I were you, I'd make sure your access token has the correct scopes, especially repository and user scopes if you're asking about user contribution details.

[asionesjia]

Yes, you are right. When I give the oauth application the same scopes as explore, the request succeeds. However, this does not match my business logic. I expect users to query public data with the minimum access rights required for normal login. In addition to the login function, this login token is only used to consume github graphql points. And for privacy reasons, I cannot set scopes to require too many permissions.

[JohnnyArachnid]

Ok i understand, i guess you should ensure your application is configured with the public_repo scope. I've read that this scope allows access to public repositories and their contribution data without requiring broader permissions. In addtion, when testing, consider using a GitHub access token that has only the public_repo scope to verify functionality without compromising user privacy.

[asionesjia]

OK, I get it, I'll try it.