GraphQL Inspector - Validate

Expert knowledge of GraphQL Inspector's validate command for checking operations and documents against a schema with configurable rules.

Overview

The validate command checks GraphQL operations (queries, mutations, subscriptions) and fragments against a schema. It catches errors like undefined fields, wrong argument types, and invalid fragment spreads before runtime.

Core Commands

Basic Validation

# Validate operations against schema
npx @graphql-inspector/cli validate './src/**/*.graphql' './schema.graphql'

# Validate operations from TypeScript files
npx @graphql-inspector/cli validate './src/**/*.tsx' './schema.graphql'