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Dependabot

Reference documentation for GraphQL schema types in the Dependabot category.

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Mutations

dismissRepositoryVulnerabilityAlert

Mutation

Dismisses the Dependabot alert.

Input fields for `dismissRepositoryVulnerabilityAlert`

input (DismissRepositoryVulnerabilityAlertInput!)

Return fields for `dismissRepositoryVulnerabilityAlert`

Name	Description
`clientMutationId` (`String`)	A unique identifier for the client performing the mutation.
`repositoryVulnerabilityAlert` (`RepositoryVulnerabilityAlert`)	The Dependabot alert that was dismissed.

Objects

DependabotUpdate

Object

A Dependabot Update for a dependency in a repository.

`DependabotUpdate` Implements

RepositoryNode

Fields for `DependabotUpdate`

Name	Description
`error` (`DependabotUpdateError`)	The error from a dependency update.
`pullRequest` (`PullRequest`)	The associated pull request.
`repository` (`Repository!`)	The repository associated with this node.

DependabotUpdateError

Object

An error produced from a Dependabot Update.

Fields for `DependabotUpdateError`

Name	Description
`body` (`String!`)	The body of the error.
`errorType` (`String!`)	The error code.
`title` (`String!`)	The title of the error.

RepositoryVulnerabilityAlert

Object

A Dependabot alert for a repository with a dependency affected by a security vulnerability.

`RepositoryVulnerabilityAlert` Implements

Node
RepositoryNode

Fields for `RepositoryVulnerabilityAlert`

Name	Description
`autoDismissedAt` (`DateTime`)	When was the alert auto-dismissed?.
`createdAt` (`DateTime!`)	When was the alert created?.
`dependabotUpdate` (`DependabotUpdate`)	The associated Dependabot update.
`dependencyScope` (`RepositoryVulnerabilityAlertDependencyScope`)	The scope of an alert's dependency.
`dismissComment` (`String`)	Comment explaining the reason the alert was dismissed.
`dismissReason` (`String`)	The reason the alert was dismissed.
`dismissedAt` (`DateTime`)	When was the alert dismissed?.
`dismisser` (`User`)	The user who dismissed the alert.
`fixedAt` (`DateTime`)	When was the alert fixed?.
`id` (`ID!`)	The Node ID of the RepositoryVulnerabilityAlert object.
`number` (`Int!`)	Identifies the alert number.
`repository` (`Repository!`)	The associated repository.
`securityAdvisory` (`SecurityAdvisory`)	The associated security advisory.
`securityVulnerability` (`SecurityVulnerability`)	The associated security vulnerability.