Mutations

To perform a mutation you need to have a root Mutation object that is an ObjectGraphType. Mutations make modifications to data and return a result. You can only have a single root Mutation object. By default according to specification mutations are executed serially.

See the official GraphQL documentation on mutations.

Instead of using the query keyword, you are required to use mutation. Similar to a query, you can omit the Operation name if there is only a single operation in the request.

mutation ($human:HumanInput!) {
  createHuman(human: $human) {
    id
    name
  }
}

The JSON request for this mutation would look like:

{
  "query": "mutation ($human:HumanInput!){ createHuman(human: $human) { id name } }",
  "variables": {
    "human": {
      "name": "Boba Fett",
      "homePlanet": "Kamino"
    }
  }
}

C# class would look like:

public class Human
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string HomePlanet { get; set; }
}

Set the Mutation property on your Schema.

public class StarWarsSchema : Schema
{
  public StarWarsSchema(IServiceProvider provider)
    : base(provider)
  {
    Query = provider.Resolve<StarWarsQuery>();
    Mutation = provider.Resolve<StarWarsMutation>();
  }
}

A mutation GraphType looks identical to a query GraphType. The difference is you are allowed to mutate data.

public class StarWarsMutation : ObjectGraphType
{
  public StarWarsMutation(StarWarsData data)
  {
    Field<HumanType>("createHuman")
      .Argument<NonNullGraphType<HumanInputType>>("human")
      .Resolve(context =>
      {
        var human = context.GetArgument<Human>("human");
        return data.AddHuman(human);
      });
  }
}

To provide a set of input values you must use InputObjectGraphType.

public class HumanInputType : InputObjectGraphType
{
  public HumanInputType()
  {
    Name = "HumanInput";
    Field<NonNullGraphType<StringGraphType>>("name");
    Field<StringGraphType>("homePlanet");
  }
}

StarWarsData is an in-memory data store.

public class StarWarsData
{
  private List<Human> _humans = new List<Human>();

  public Human AddHuman(Human human)
  {
    human.Id = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
    _humans.Add(human);
    return human;
  }
}

See the StarWars example for a full implementation.