GraphQL Injection · passage 10 of 19

Basic Query

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The simplest query uses the shorthand syntax, where the `query` keyword is omitted. You just define the fields you want starting from the root object.

{
  user {
    id
    name
  }
}

This tells the server to return the `id` and `name` fields from the user object. The response will follow the exact same structure. If needed, the full syntax can be used with the query keyword, but in most cases the shorthand is enough and commonly seen in real-world traffic.

query {
  user {
    id
    name
  }
}

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