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Naftuli Kay
Naftuli Kay

Reputation: 91610

How do I apply a GraphQL schema to Dgraph?

I'm working on a project for which a graph database makes the most sense as storage. My schema is something that I need to be fairly malleable, so I don't want to have to write resolvers up front, so Dgraph, which speaks GraphQL natively, makes a lot of sense during this period of quick iteration.

I've been over the Dgraph docs but I'm having difficulty finding out how to insert a schema into the database. I have tried simply sending a POST request via curl to the /admin endpoint containing my schema, but I get 400s reporting bad requests.

Given a GraphQL schema on disk, how can I upload the schema into Dgraph?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 43

Answers (1)

Matt Johnson-Pint
Matt Johnson-Pint

Reputation: 241420

From the Dgraph docs here:

To create a schema you only need to call the /admin/schema endpoint with the required schema definition. For example:

type Person {
  name: String
}

If you have the schema definition stored in a schema.graphql file, you can use curl like this:

curl -X POST localhost:8080/admin/schema --data-binary '@schema.graphql'

On successful execution, the /admin/schema endpoint will give you a JSON response with a success code.

Alternatively, if you are using Dgraph Cloud, you can log in and upload the schema directly through the web interface, as described in step 2 of the quick start docs.

Upvotes: 0

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