GraphQL Explorer
Starting in version 6.6.2, it is now possible to browse documentation for GraphQL APIs without leaving Insomnia! 🤗🔥
Since adding GraphQL support two years ago, Insomnia has become one of the go-to tools for interacting with GraphQL. This, combined with its already existing ability to interact with a broad set of HTTP-based APIs, make it a nice alternative to more popular GraphQL-only tools such as GraphiQL*.
*Thanks to the GraphiQL project for providing a GraphQL CodeMirror plugin for autocomplete and linting! 🤗💜
How it Works
The great thing about using Insomnia with GraphQL is that it automatically fetches a schema based on the current endpoint. Always having a local copy of the schema allows features like linting, autocomplete, and inline documentation to exist. The documentation explorer is no different.
The same schema is used as a references to dynamically build a visual representation of all the types, fields, and arguments you may want to use in a query, even rendering Markdown descriptions when necessary.
Three Ways to Show Documentation
There are three ways to show the documentation pane.
- Click "Show Documentation" in the Schema dropdown near the query
- Hover over a field and click within the popup documentation
- Control-click (command on Mac) a field within a query
Moving Forward
This feature is by no means complete. If you have any suggestions, comments, or bug reports, please open an issue on the Insomnia GitHub Repo.