Definition

Fields are the individual properties of a GraphQL type.

Each field has a name and a return type.

Basic Example

type User {
  id: ID!
  name: String!
}

• id and name are fields
• Each field returns a specific type

Field Types

Fields can return:

• Scalar values
• Object types
• Lists
• Non-null values

Example:

type User {
  id: ID!
  name: String!
  posts: [Post]
}

Field Arguments

Fields can accept arguments (like parameters in functions).