The root graphql package re-exports the public GraphQL.js API from its submodules and provides the high-level request pipeline helpers defined in this module.

You can import public exports from GraphQL.js modules through the root graphql package or through their module-specific entry point. For example, these two references resolve to the same parse function:

import { parse } from 'graphql';
import { parse } from 'graphql/language';

Use the root package when you want a single import surface, or use submodules such as graphql/language, graphql/type, graphql/execution, and graphql/utilities when you want module-focused imports. This module also defines root-only APIs, such as request pipeline helpers and version metadata, that do not belong to a narrower submodule.

For documentation purposes, these exports are grouped into the following categories:

• Development Mode
• Request Pipeline
• Harness
• Version

Category: Development Mode

Functions

enableDevMode()

Enables GraphQL.js development mode checks for this module instance.

Production entry points leave development mode disabled by default. Call this before constructing schemas or executing requests when additional development diagnostics should run.

Signature:

enableDevMode(): void;

import { enableDevMode, isDevModeEnabled } from 'graphql/devMode';
 
isDevModeEnabled(); // => false
enableDevMode();
isDevModeEnabled(); // => true

isDevModeEnabled()

Returns whether GraphQL.js development mode has been enabled for this module instance.

Signature:

isDevModeEnabled(): boolean;

import { enableDevMode, isDevModeEnabled } from 'graphql/devMode';
 
enableDevMode();
 
isDevModeEnabled(); // => true

Category: Request Pipeline

Functions

graphql()

Parses, validates, and executes a GraphQL document against a schema.

This is the primary entry point for fulfilling GraphQL operations. Use this when you want a single-call request lifecycle that returns a promise in all cases.

More sophisticated GraphQL servers, such as those which persist queries, may wish to separate the validation and execution phases to a static-time tooling step and a server runtime step.

Signature:

graphql(
  args: GraphQLArgs,
): Promise<ExecutionResult>;

// Execute a complete asynchronous request with variables.
import { graphql, buildSchema } from 'graphql';
 
const schema = buildSchema(`
  type Query {
    greeting(name: String!): String
  }
`);
 
const result = await graphql({
  schema,
  source: 'query SayHello($name: String!) { greeting(name: $name) }',
  rootValue: {
    greeting: ({ name }) => `Hello, ${name}!`,
  },
  variableValues: { name: 'Ada' },
  operationName: 'SayHello',
});
 
result; // => { data: { greeting: 'Hello, Ada!' } }

// This variant supplies context plus custom field and type resolvers.
import { graphql, buildSchema } from 'graphql';
 
const schema = buildSchema(`
  interface Named {
    name: String!
  }
 
  type User implements Named {
    name: String!
  }
 
  type Query {
    viewer: Named
  }
`);
 
const result = await graphql({
  schema,
  source: '{ viewer { __typename name } }',
  rootValue: { viewer: { kind: 'user', name: 'Ada' } },
  contextValue: { locale: 'en' },
  fieldResolver: (source, _args, context, info) => {
    context.locale; // => 'en'
    return source[info.fieldName];
  },
  typeResolver: (value) => {
    return value.kind === 'user' ? 'User' : undefined;
  },
});
 
result; // => { data: { viewer: { __typename: 'User', name: 'Ada' } } }

// This variant customizes the request pipeline with a harness.
import { buildSchema, defaultHarness, graphql } from 'graphql';
 
const schema = buildSchema(`
  type Query {
    greeting: String
  }
`);
const stages = [];
const abortController = new AbortController();
const harness = {
  parse: (...args) => {
    stages.push('parse');
    return defaultHarness.parse(...args);
  },
  validate: (...args) => {
    stages.push('validate');
    return defaultHarness.validate(...args);
  },
  execute: (...args) => {
    stages.push('execute');
    return defaultHarness.execute(...args);
  },
  subscribe: (...args) => {
    stages.push('subscribe');
    return defaultHarness.subscribe(...args);
  },
};
 
const result = await graphql({
  schema,
  source: '{ greeting }',
  rootValue: { greeting: 'Hello' },
  rules: [],
  maxErrors: 25,
  hideSuggestions: true,
  noLocation: true,
  abortSignal: abortController.signal,
  harness,
});
 
result; // => { data: { greeting: 'Hello' } }
stages; // => ['parse', 'validate', 'execute']

graphqlSync()

Parses, validates, and executes a GraphQL document synchronously.

This function guarantees that execution completes synchronously, or throws an error, assuming that all field resolvers are also synchronous. It throws when any resolver returns a promise.

Signature:

graphqlSync(
  args: GraphQLArgs,
): ExecutionResult;

// Execute a complete synchronous request with variables.
import { graphqlSync, buildSchema } from 'graphql';
 
const schema = buildSchema(`
  type Query {
    greeting(name: String!): String
  }
`);
 
const result = graphqlSync({
  schema,
  source: 'query SayHello($name: String!) { greeting(name: $name) }',
  rootValue: {
    greeting: ({ name }) => `Hello, ${name}!`,
  },
  variableValues: { name: 'Ada' },
  operationName: 'SayHello',
});
 
result; // => { data: { greeting: 'Hello, Ada!' } }

// This variant uses a synchronous custom field resolver and context.
import { graphqlSync, buildSchema } from 'graphql';
 
const schema = buildSchema(`
  type Query {
    greeting: String
  }
`);
 
const result = graphqlSync({
  schema,
  source: '{ greeting }',
  fieldResolver: (_source, _args, contextValue) => {
    return contextValue.defaultGreeting;
  },
  contextValue: { defaultGreeting: 'Hello' },
});
 
result; // => { data: { greeting: 'Hello' } }

Types

GraphQLArgs

Interface. Describes the input object accepted by graphql and graphqlSync.

These arguments describe the full parse, validate, and execute lifecycle for a GraphQL request. They include parser options, validation options, execution options, and an optional harness for replacing pipeline stages.

graphql and graphqlSync do not support incremental delivery (@defer and @stream); use experimentalExecuteIncrementally after parsing and validating when incremental delivery is required.

interface GraphQLArgs
  extends ParseOptions,
    ValidationOptions

Category: Harness

Constants

defaultHarness

Default harness backed by GraphQL.js parse, validate, execute, and subscribe implementations.

Types

GraphQLParseFn

Type alias. Function used by a GraphQL harness to parse GraphQL source text.

type GraphQLParseFn = (
  args: Parameters<typeof parse>,
) => PromiseOrValue<ReturnType<typeof parse>>;

GraphQLValidateFn

Type alias. Function used by a GraphQL harness to validate a parsed document.

type GraphQLValidateFn = (
  args: Parameters<typeof validate>,
) => PromiseOrValue<ReturnType<typeof validate>>;

GraphQLExecuteFn

Type alias. Function used by a GraphQL harness to execute a valid operation.

type GraphQLExecuteFn = (
  args: Parameters<typeof execute>,
) => ReturnType<typeof execute>;

GraphQLSubscribeFn

Type alias. Function used by a GraphQL harness to create a subscription response stream.

type GraphQLSubscribeFn = (
  args: Parameters<typeof subscribe>,
) => ReturnType<typeof subscribe>;

GraphQLHarness

Interface. Overrides for the parse, validate, execute, and subscribe stages used by the high-level graphql and graphqlSync request pipeline.

Category: Version

Constants

version

A string containing the version of the GraphQL.js library

versionInfo

An object containing the components of the GraphQL.js version string