example-using-json-instead-markdown-output.md

Example using the JSON output instead of the markdown output

There is JSON output available as well. You could use it for any number of possibilities, but here is one example that demonstrates retreiving the JSON output and then printing it out.

name: Monthly issue metrics
on:
  workflow_dispatch:
  schedule:
    - cron: '3 2 1 * *'

permissions:
  issues: write
  pull-requests: read

jobs:
  build:
    name: issue metrics
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
    - name: Run issue-metrics tool
      id: issue-metrics
      uses: github/issue-metrics@v2
      env:
        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        SEARCH_QUERY: 'repo:owner/repo is:issue created:2023-05-01..2023-05-31 -reason:"not planned"'

    - name: Print output of issue metrics tool
      run: echo "${{ steps.issue-metrics.outputs.metrics }}"