Metadata API Reference: Custom Types

Introduction

Custom Types are user-defined GraphQL types which help to define Actions.

Supported from

The Metadata API is supported for versions v2.0.0 and above and replaces the older schema/Metadata API.

set_custom_types

set_custom_types is used to set user-defined GraphQL types. This API will replace the given types with existing ones.

POST /v1/metadata HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
X-Hasura-Role: admin

{
  "type": "set_custom_types",
  "args": {
    "scalars": [],
    "enums": [],
    "input_objects": [
      {
        "name": "User",
        "fields": [
          {
            "name": "username",
            "type": "String!"
          },
          {
            "name": "password",
            "type": "String!"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "objects": [
      {
        "name": "UserId",
        "fields": [
          {
            "name": "id",
            "type": "Int!"
          }
        ],
        "relationships": [
          {
            "name": "posts",
            "type": "array",
            "remote_table": "post",
            "field_mapping": {
              "id": "user_id"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Args syntax

Key	Required	Schema	Description
input_objects	false	Array of InputObjectType	Set of GraphQL Input Object
objects	false	Array of ObjectType	Set of GraphQL Object
scalars	false	Array of ScalarType	Set of GraphQL Scalar
enums	false	Array of EnumType	Set of GraphQL Enum