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Dgraph natively supports GraphQL, including GraphQL Schemas. GraphQL schemas
“sit on top of” DQL schemas, in the sense that when a GraphQL schema is added to
Dgraph, a corresponding DQL Schema is automatically created.
Similarly, GraphQL mutations are implemented on top of DQL in the sense that a
GraphQL query is converted internally into a DQL query, which is then executed.
This translation isn’t particularly complex, since DQL is based on GraphQL, with
some syntax changes and some extensions.This is generally transparent to all callers, however users should be aware that
Anything done in GraphQL can also be done in DQL if needed. Some small
exceptions include the enforcement of non-null constraints and other checks
done before Dgraph transpiles GraphQL to DQL and executes it.
Some logging including Request Logging and OpenTrace (Jaeger) tracing may
show DQL converted from the GraphQL.