GitHub Labels Query Skill

List GitHub repository labels with efficient pagination using the --per-page flag.

Usage

Use this script to list labels from any repository with controlled page sizes.

Basic Usage

./query-labels.sh --owner github --repo gh-aw
# Returns 10 labels (default per_page=10)

Pagination

# Get the first label only
./query-labels.sh --owner github --repo gh-aw --per-page 1

# Get 25 labels starting from page 2
./query-labels.sh --owner github --repo gh-aw --per-page 25 --page 2

Filtering by name

# Only labels whose name contains "bug" (case-insensitive)
./query-labels.sh --owner github --repo gh-aw --name-filter bug

When --name-filter is set, all labels are fetched and filtered, then --per-page/--page are applied to the filtered results.

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Default	Description
--owner	Yes	-	Repository owner (username or organization)
--repo	Yes	-	Repository name
--per-page	No	10	Results per page (1–100)
--page	No	1	Page number
--name-filter	No	-	Case-insensitive substring filter on the label name

Output

Returns JSON with the following fields:

{
  "labels": [
    {
      "id": 12345,
      "node_id": "LA_...",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/owner/repo/labels/bug",
      "name": "bug",
      "color": "d73a4a",
      "default": true,
      "description": "Something isn't working"
    }
  ],
  "item_count": 10,
  "per_page": 10,
  "page": 1
}

Source

Calls the GitHub REST API: GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/labels?per_page={n}&page={n}

When --name-filter is used, the script pages through all labels (--paginate) before filtering and slicing locally.