graphql_noauth_activity.py

# %%
# https://towardsdatascience.com/connecting-to-a-graphql-api-using-python-246dda927840
import requests
import json
import jsonlines
import pandas as pd
import pyarrow as pa
import pyarrow.json as pj
# %%
query = """
query {
    characters {
    results {
      name
      status
      species
      type
      gender
    }
  }
}
"""

query = """
query {
    characters {
    results {
      name
      status
      species
      type
      gender
      image
      episode{
        episode
        name
        air_date
      }
    }
  }
}
"""
# %%
url = 'https://rickandmortyapi.com/graphql/'
r = requests.post(url, json={'query': query})
print(r.status_code)
print(r.text)
# %%
json_data = json.loads(r.text)
# %%
df_data = json_data['data']['characters']['results']
df = pd.json_normalize(df_data)


# %%  
# https://blog.softhints.com/python-convert-json-to-json-lines/  
with jsonlines.open('output.jsonl', mode='w') as writer:
    writer.write_all(df_data)

# %%
datjl = pd.read_json("output.jsonl", lines=True)

# %%
pj.read_json("output.jsonl", parse_options = pj.ParseOptions(newlines_in_values=True))

# %%
# if we want to convert the format to JSON arrays.

# df_data = json_data['data']['characters']['results']
# for i, value in enumerate(df_data):
#   print(i)
#   idat = df_data[i].copy()
#   number = list()
#   name = list()
#   airdate = list()
#   for j, jvalue in enumerate(idat['episode']):
#     iseason = idat['episode'][j]
#     number.append(iseason['episode'])
#     name.append(iseason['name'])
#     airdate.append(iseason['air_date'])
#   df_data[i]['episode'] = {
#     'number':number,
#     "name":name,
#     "air_date":airdate}