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Frequently called an advanced REST client, Postman is actually a tool that handles any calls sent over HTTP. This means that you can use Postman to send SOAP requests or GraphQL queries. There are other templates that explain how to work with SOAP. This template here contains examples of how you can use Postman to work with GraphQL.
\nCheck out the collection documentation for screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
\nUsing this template, learn how to:
\nContent-type: application/graphql\n\nPostman launched built-in support for GraphQL in version 7.2.
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Other helpful resources:
\n\n","schema":"https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.0.0/collection.json","toc":[],"owner":"11644629","collectionId":"a66d44cf-30bc-43d3-a392-8ced0131b172","publishedId":"TVCcWUHu","public":true,"customColor":{"top-bar":"FFFFFF","right-sidebar":"303030","highlight":"EF5B25"},"publishDate":"2020-08-28T23:09:46.000Z"},"item":[{"name":"Using JSON request body","id":"711cbee3-46b4-4520-a49d-867c1ad9e87f","protocolProfileBehavior":{"disableBodyPruning":true},"request":{"method":"POST","header":[{"key":"Content-Type","name":"Content-Type","value":"application/json","type":"text"}],"body":{"mode":"raw","raw":"{\n \"query\" : \"query { allFilms { films { id title episodeID } } }\"\n}"},"url":"https://swapi.apis.guru","description":"From this community tutorial, we learn that each GraphQL endpoint is a POST API, and its request body is a JSON object containing a key called query that has the value of your query.
Under the Body tab, select the raw type with JSON (application/json) format. Construct your query here in the request body using proper JSON formatting.
You can also use optional query parameters like operationName or variables. Review more guidelines for setting up a GraphQL server to operate over HTTP.
Similar to the previous example from this community tutorial, we learn that if the GraphQL endpoint accepts the header application/graphql, then we don't need to use JSON in the request body.
Add the header Content-type: application/graphql, and then you can use a standard graphQL query in the request body.
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Request your personal access token here: https://github.com/settings/tokens
\n"}],"body":{"mode":"raw","raw":"{\"query\": \"query {repository(owner: \\\"loopDelicious\\\", name: \\\"cat-kube-stateless\\\") {description}}\"}"},"url":"https://api.github.com/graphql","description":"curl -i -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H \"Authorization: Bearer {{myGithubAccessToken}}\" -X POST -d '{\"query\": \"query {repository(owner: \\\"loopDelicious\\\", name: \\\"cat-kube-stateless\\\") {description}}\"}' https://api.github.com/graphql\n![\"[Import](\"https://i.imgur.com/7q2O5Rf.png\")
\\\"loopDelicious\\\") with your own GitHub username (\\\"yourName\\\") under the Body tab. Remember to properly escape the double quotes so it can be interpreted as JSON, and leave your \\'s' in place.\\\"cat-kube-stateless\\\") with your own GitHub repo (\\\"yourRepo\\\") under the Body tab. Again, remember to properly escape the double quotes.{{myGitHubAccessToken}} with your own token under the Headers tab, or use an environment to plug in the variable value. You can request your personal access token here: https://github.com/settings/tokens\n\nPostman launched built-in support for GraphQL in version 7.2.
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If you're using Postman v7.2 or later, the app supports the following:
\nThis example is from this step-by-step tutorial about how to use Postman with the Spotify GraphQL API.
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To enable the autocompletion, you will need to add a GraphQL schema under the APIs tab, and then select the schema while typing your query. An example GraphQL schema:
\ntype Album {\n name: String\n id: ID\n image: String\n tracks: [Track]\n}\n\ntype Artist {\n name: String!\n id: ID\n image: String\n albums(limit: Int = 10): [Album]\n}\n\ntype Query {\n hi(message: String = \"Hi\"): String\n queryArtists(byName: String = \"Red Hot Chili Peppers\"): [Artist]\n}\n\ntype Track {\n name: String!\n artists: [Artist]\n preview_url: String\n id: ID\n}\n