gh-search-issues - Search for issues
Contents
Description
Search for issues on GitHub.
The command supports constructing queries using the GitHub search syntax, using the parameter and
qualifier flags, or a combination of the two.
GitHub search syntax is documented at:
⟨https://docs.github.com/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-issues-and-pull-requests⟩
Example
# search issues matching set of keywords "readme" and "typo"
$ gh search issues readme typo
# search issues matching phrase "broken feature"
$ gh search issues "broken feature"
# search issues and pull requests in cli organization
$ gh search issues --include-prs --owner=cli
# search open issues assigned to yourself
$ gh search issues --assignee=@me --state=open
# search issues with numerous comments
$ gh search issues --comments=">100"
# search issues without label "bug"
$ gh search issues -- -label:bug
# search issues only from un-archived repositories (default is all repositories)
$ gh search issues --owner github --archived=false
Name
gh-search-issues - Search for issues
Options
--app<string>
Filter by GitHub App author
--archived
Filter based on the repository archived state {true|false}
--assignee<string>
Filter by assignee
--author<string>
Filter by author
--closed<date>
Filter on closed at date
--commenter<user>
Filter based on comments by user
--comments<number>
Filter on number of comments
--created<date>
Filter based on created at date
--include-prs
Include pull requests in results
--interactions<number>
Filter on number of reactions and comments
--involves<user>
Filter based on involvement of user
-q, --jq<expression>
Filter JSON output using a jq expression
--json<fields>
Output JSON with the specified fields
--label<strings>
Filter on label
--language<string>
Filter based on the coding language
-L, --limit<int>(default30)
Maximum number of results to fetch
--locked
Filter on locked conversation status
--match<strings>
Restrict search to specific field of issue: {title|body|comments}
--mentions<user>
Filter based on user mentions
--milestone<title>
Filter by milestone title
--no-assignee
Filter on missing assignee
--no-label
Filter on missing label
--no-milestone
Filter on missing milestone
--no-project
Filter on missing project
--order<string>(default"desc")
Order of results returned, ignored unless '--sort' flag is specified: {asc|desc}
--owner<strings>
Filter on repository owner
--project<number>
Filter on project board number
--reactions<number>
Filter on number of reactions
-R, --repo<strings>
Filter on repository
--sort<string>(default"best-match")
Sort fetched results:
{comments|created|interactions|reactions|reactions-+1|reactions--1|reactions-heart|reactions-
smile|reactions-tada|reactions-thinking_face|updated}
--state<string>
Filter based on state: {open|closed}
--team-mentions<string>
Filter based on team mentions
-t, --template<string>
Format JSON output using a Go template; see "gh help formatting"
--updated<date>
Filter on last updated at date
--visibility<strings>
Filter based on repository visibility: {public|private|internal}
-w, --web
Open the search query in the web browser
See Also
gh-search(1) Jan 2025 GH-SEARCH-ISSUES(1)
Synopsis
ghsearchissues[<query>][flags]
