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GH-SEARCH-ISSUES(1)	       GitHub CLI manual	   GH-SEARCH-ISSUES(1)

NAME
       gh-search-issues	- Search for issues

SYNOPSIS
       gh search issues	[<query>] [flags]

DESCRIPTION
       Search for issues on GitHub.

       The  command supports constructing queries using	the GitHub search syn-
       tax, 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/search-
       ing-issues-and-pull-requests>

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> (default 30)
	      Maximum number of	results	to fetch

       --locked
	      Filter on	locked conversation status

       --match <strings>
	      Restrict	search	to  specific  field of issue: {title|body|com-
	      ments}

       --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 spec-
	      ified: {asc|desc}

       --owner <strings>
	      Filter on	repository owner

       --project <owner/number>
	      Filter on	project	board owner/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|reac-
	      tions|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

JSON FIELDS
       assignees,  author,  authorAssociation,	body, closedAt,	commentsCount,
       createdAt, id, isLocked,	 isPullRequest,	 labels,  number,  repository,
       state, title, updatedAt,	url

EXIT CODES
       0: Successful execution

       1: Error

       2: Command canceled

       4: Authentication required

       NOTE:  Specific	commands  may have additional exit codes. Refer	to the
       command's help for more information.

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

SEE ALSO
       gh-search(1)

				   Apr 2025		   GH-SEARCH-ISSUES(1)

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