GraphQL Query Sample Generator

What you'll get

This generator draws from a hand-checked list of 18 entries. Here is a spread of 6 of them, so you can see the style before you generate:

• query { user(id: "42") { name email } }
• query { order(id: "901") { status items { name quantity } } }
• query { search(term: "lamp") { ... on Product { name } } }
• query { category(slug: "electronics") { name products { name } } }
• query { inventory(sku: "SKU-ABC-10023") { stock } }
• query { __typename }

A fixed sample of the list, not a live draw — your own results are picked at random from all 18, without repeating until the list runs out. Original authoring for Generate Random.. Last reviewed 2026-07-19.

How to use this tool

1. Press generate for a sample GraphQL query.

Worked examples

Two of the 18

query { user(id: "42") { name email } } and mutation { addToCart(productId: "12", quantity: 2) { cartId } } — a query for two fields of one record, and a mutation that returns the id of the cart it changed.

Common use cases

• Learning GraphQL syntax
• Documentation examples
• Quick syntax reference

How this generator works

Each press picks from a fixed list of 18 sample operations with your browser's cryptographic random source. Ask for up to 10 at once and none repeats within that press; pressing again is a fresh draw, so a sample can come round again.

Limitations and good to know

• The 18 sample queries illustrate common GraphQL shapes — queries, mutations, fragments — against illustrative schemas; none is validated against a real schema or executable as-is.

Practical tips

• Request only the fields you need; over-fetching is the specific problem GraphQL exists to solve.
• Test a deeply nested query too — depth limits and resolver performance are where GraphQL APIs usually fail.