[SOLVED] Enable GraphQL introspection

GraphQL introspection is disabled on default due to security reasons. Unfortunately i didn't find any documentation on how to enable it.

Apparently there is the environment variable "_APP_GRAPHQL_INTROSPECTION=1" which I added to the .env file. But when i check if the variable is valid after restarting the dockers with the "docker compose exec appwrite vars" command, its not appearing so I guess it doesnt work like that which is not a big surprise since it isnt mentioned in the docs.

Postman is therefore also still complaining that introspection is not allowed when I try to retrieve a schema.

Im sorry I am quite new to this topic:) and there isnt much helpful information on the web about that specific problem

TL;DR

To enable GraphQL introspection in Appwrite, you need to manually disable the environment variable "_APP_OPTIONS_ABUSE." There is no official documentation on how to enable introspection, but adding the environment variable "_APP_GRAPHQL_INTROSPECTION=1" to the .env file may work. However, this method does not appear to be mentioned in the docs and may not be reliable.

did you run docker compose up -d

Apparently there is the environment variable "_APP_GRAPHQL_INTROSPECTION=1" Where did you see that? 🧐

yes I did

Yeah sorry that was bing chat being funny.. I also couldnt find it in its linked sources.

The fact that I dont find anything helpful about enabling GraphQL introspection on Appwrite lets me believe that at this point in time there introspection is just not available in general right?