diff --git a/scripts/updates/api/termux_github_api_get_tag.sh b/scripts/updates/api/termux_github_api_get_tag.sh
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+# shellcheck shell=bash
+termux_github_api_get_tag() {
+	if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
+		termux_error_exit <<-EndOfUsage
+			Usage: ${FUNCNAME[0]} PKG_SRCURL [TAG_TYPE]
+			Returns the latest tag of the given package.
+		EndOfUsage
+	fi
+
+	if [[ -z "${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
+		# Needed to use graphql API.
+		termux_error_exit "ERROR: GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable not set."
+	fi
+
+	local PKG_SRCURL="$1"
+	local TAG_TYPE="${2:-}"
+
+	local project
+	project="$(echo "${PKG_SRCURL}" | cut -d'/' -f4-5)"
+	project="${project%.git}"
+
+	if [[ -z "${TAG_TYPE}" ]]; then # If not set, then decide on the basis of url.
+		if [[ "${PKG_SRCURL: -4}" == ".git" ]]; then
+			# Get newest tag.
+			TAG_TYPE="newest-tag"
+		else
+			# Get the latest release tag.
+			TAG_TYPE="latest-release-tag"
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	local jq_filter
+	local api_url=""
+	local extra_curl_opts=""
+
+	if [[ "${TAG_TYPE}" == "newest-tag" ]]; then
+		api_url="https://api.github.com/graphql"
+		jq_filter='.data.repository.refs.edges[0].node.name'
+		extra_curl_opts="-d $(
+			cat <<-EOF
+				"{
+					"query": "query {
+						repository(owner: \"${project%/*}\", name: \"${project##*/}\") {
+							refs(refPrefix: \"refs/tags/\", first: 1, orderBy: {
+								field: TAG_COMMIT_DATE, direction: DESC
+							})
+							{
+								edges {
+									node {
+										name
+									}
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}"
+			EOF
+		)"
+	elif [[ "${TAG_TYPE}" == "latest-release-tag" ]]; then
+		api_url="${api_url}/releases/latest"
+		jq_filter=".tag_name"
+	else
+		termux_error_exit <<-EndOfError
+			ERROR: Invalid TAG_TYPE: '${TAG_TYPE}'.
+			Allowed values: 'newest-tag', 'latest-release-tag'.
+		EndOfError
+	fi
+
+	local response
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2086 # we need expansion of $extra_curl_opts
+	response="$(
+		curl --silent --location --retry 10 --retry-delay 1 \
+			-H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" \
+			-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+			--write-out '|%{http_code}' \
+			$extra_curl_opts \
+			"${api_url}"
+	)"
+
+	local http_code
+	http_code="${response##*|}"
+	# Why printf "%s\n"? Because echo interpolates control characters, which jq does not like.
+	response="$(printf "%s\n" "${response%|*}")"
+
+	local tag_name
+	if [[ "${http_code}" == "200" ]]; then
+		if jq --exit-status --raw-output "${jq_filter}" <<<"${response}" >/dev/null; then
+			tag_name="$(jq --exit-status --raw-output "${jq_filter}" <<<"${response}")"
+		else
+			termux_error_exit "ERROR: Failed to parse tag name from: '${response}'"
+		fi
+	elif [[ "${http_code}" == "404" ]]; then
+		if jq --exit-status "has(\"message\") and .message == \"Not Found\"" <<<"${response}"; then
+			termux_error_exit <<-EndOfError
+				ERROR: No '${TAG_TYPE}' found (${api_url}).
+					Try using '$(
+					if [ ${TAG_TYPE} = "newest-tag" ]; then
+						echo "latest-release-tag"
+					else
+						echo "newest-tag"
+					fi
+				)'.
+			EndOfError
+		else
+			termux_error_exit <<-EndOfError
+				ERROR: Failed to get '${TAG_TYPE}'(${api_url})'.
+				Response:
+				${response}
+			EndOfError
+		fi
+	else
+		termux_error_exit <<-EndOfError
+			ERROR: Failed to get '${TAG_TYPE}'(${api_url})'.
+			HTTP code: ${http_code}
+			Response:
+			${response}
+		EndOfError
+	fi
+
+	# If program control reached here and still no tag_name, then something went wrong.
+	if [[ -z "${tag_name:-}" ]] || [[ "${tag_name}" == "null" ]]; then
+		termux_error_exit <<-EndOfError
+			ERROR: JQ could not find '${TAG_TYPE}'(${api_url})'.
+			Response:
+			${response}
+			Please report this as bug.
+		EndOfError
+	fi
+
+	echo "${tag_name#v}" # Remove leading 'v' which is common in version tag.
+}