apollo-server-adonis

---
title: Adonis
description: Setting up Apollo Server with Adonis
---

   

This is the Adonis Framework integration of Apollo Server. Apollo Server is a community-maintained open-source Apollo Server that works with all Node.js HTTP server frameworks: Express, Connect, Hapi, Koa, Adonis Framework, and Restify. Read the docs. Read the CHANGELOG.

``sh
npm install apollo-server-adonis
`

Usage

`js
// start/routes.js
const { graphqlAdonis } = require('apollo-server-adonis');
// or using es6 modules
import { graphqlAdonis } from 'apollo-server-adonis';

const Route = use('Route');

Route.post('/graphql', graphqlAdonis({ schema: myGraphQLSchema }));
Route.get('/graphql', graphqlAdonis({ schema: myGraphQLSchema }));
`

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You can also use apollo-server-adonis for hosting the GraphiQL in-browser IDE. Note the difference between graphqlAdonis and graphiqlAdonis.

`js
// start/routes.js
const { graphiqlAdonis } = require('apollo-server-adonis');
// or using es6 modules
import { graphiqlAdonis } from 'apollo-server-adonis';

const Route = use('Route');

// Setup the /graphiql route to show the GraphiQL UI
Route.get(
'/graphiql',
graphiqlAdonis({
endpointURL: '/graphql', // a POST endpoint that GraphiQL will make the actual requests to
}),
);
`

In case your GraphQL endpoint is protected via authentication, or if you need to pass other custom headers in the request that GraphiQL makes, you can use the passHeader option – a string that will be added to the request header object.

For example:

`js
// start/routes.js
const { graphiqlAdonis } = require('apollo-server-adonis');
// or using es6 modules
import { graphiqlAdonis } from 'apollo-server-adonis';

const Route = use('Route');

Route.get(
'/graphiql',
graphiqlAdonis({
endpointURL: '/graphql',
passHeader: 'Authorization': 'Bearer lorem ipsum',
}),
);
``

Principles

Apollo Server is built with the following principles in mind:

* By the community, for the community: Apollo Server's development is driven by the needs of developers
* Simplicity: by keeping things simple, Apollo Server is easier to use, easier to contribute to, and more secure
* Performance: Apollo Server is well-tested and production-ready - no modifications needed

Anyone is welcome to contribute to Apollo Server, just read CONTRIBUTING.md, take a look at the roadmap and make your first PR!