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diff --git a/doc/api/graphql/index.md b/doc/api/graphql/index.md index 6c1cce620ca..bdc7c1959d2 100644 --- a/doc/api/graphql/index.md +++ b/doc/api/graphql/index.md @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ -# GraphQL API (Alpha) +# GraphQL API -> [Introduced][ce-19008] in GitLab 11.0. +> - [Introduced][ce-19008] in GitLab 11.0 (enabled by feature flag `graphql`). +> - [Always enabled](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/30444) + in GitLab 12.1. [GraphQL](https://graphql.org/) is a query language for APIs that allows clients to request exactly the data they need, making it @@ -23,30 +25,18 @@ programmatically with GitLab. To achieve this, it needs full coverage - anything possible in the REST API should also be possible in the GraphQL API. To help us meet this vision, the frontend should use GraphQL in preference to -the REST API for new features, although the alpha status of GraphQL may prevent -this from being a possibility at times. +the REST API for new features. There are no plans to deprecate the REST API. To reduce the technical burden of supporting two APIs in parallel, they should share implementations as much as possible. -## Enabling the GraphQL feature - -The GraphQL API itself is currently in Alpha, and therefore hidden behind a -feature flag. You can enable the feature using the [features api][features-api] on a self-hosted instance. - -For example: - -```shell -curl --data "value=100" --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/features/graphql -``` - ## Available queries A first iteration of a GraphQL API includes the following queries 1. `project` : Within a project it is also possible to fetch a `mergeRequest` by IID. -1. `group` : Basic group information and epics **[ULTIMATE]** are currently supported. +1. `group` : Basic group information and epics **(ULTIMATE)** are currently supported. 1. `namespace` : Within a namespace it is also possible to fetch `projects`. ### Multiplex queries @@ -57,6 +47,12 @@ info about multiplexed queries is also available for [graphql-ruby](https://graphql-ruby.org/queries/multiplex.html) the library GitLab uses on the backend. +## Reference + +GitLab's GraphQL reference [is available](reference/index.md). + +It is automatically generated from GitLab's GraphQL schema and embedded in a Markdown file. + ## GraphiQL The API can be explored by using the GraphiQL IDE, it is available on your |