Directives
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What is Directives?
Directives in GraphQL modify query execution by adding behavior or validation to fields, operations, and fragments. They can take arguments to configure behavior and include built-in directives like @include and @skip, or custom ones defined by developers for specific functionality.
Free resources to learn Directives
- Official docsDirectives in GraphQL
More in stage 2: GraphQL Queries
Directives: common questions
Can I learn Directives in Hindi?
This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Directives in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.
Is this Directives tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 13 of 65 in the free GraphQL roadmap, in stage 2, GraphQL Queries. If you are new to GraphQL, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.