- title: "GraphQL ID and GlobalID compatibility" announcement_milestone: "14.8" announcement_date: "2022-02-22" removal_milestone: "15.0" removal_date: "2022-05-22" breaking_change: true reporter: alexkalderimis body: | # Do not modify this line, instead modify the lines below. We are removing a non-standard extension to our GraphQL processor, which we added for backwards compatibility. This extension modifies the validation of GraphQL queries, allowing the use of the `ID` type for arguments where it would normally be rejected. Some arguments originally had the type `ID`. These were changed to specific kinds of `ID`. This change may be a breaking change if you: - Use GraphQL. - Use the `ID` type for any argument in your query signatures. Some field arguments still have the `ID` type. These are typically for IID values, or namespace paths. An example is `Query.project(fullPath: ID!)`. For a list of affected and unaffected field arguments, see the [deprecation issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/352832). You can test if this change affects you by validating your queries locally, using schema data fetched from a GitLab server. You can do this by using the GraphQL explorer tool for the relevant GitLab instance. For example: `https://gitlab.com/-/graphql-explorer`. For example, the following query illustrates the breaking change: ```graphql # a query using the deprecated type of Query.issue(id:) # WARNING: This will not work after GitLab 15.0 query($id: ID!) { deprecated: issue(id: $id) { title, description } } ``` The query above will not work after GitLab 15.0 is released, because the type of `Query.issue(id:)` is actually `IssueID!`. Instead, you should use one of the following two forms: ```graphql # This will continue to work query($id: IssueID!) { a: issue(id: $id) { title, description } b: issue(id: "gid://gitlab/Issue/12345") { title, description } } ``` This query works now, and will continue to work after GitLab 15.0. You should convert any queries in the first form (using `ID` as a named type in the signature) to one of the other two forms (using the correct appropriate type in the signature, or using an inline argument expression). # The following items are not published on the docs page, but may be used in the future. stage: Manage tiers: # (optional - may be required in the future) An array of tiers that the feature is available in currently. e.g., [Free, Silver, Gold, Core, Premium, Ultimate] issue_url: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/257883' documentation_url: # (optional) This is a link to the current documentation page image_url: # (optional) This is a link to a thumbnail image depicting the feature video_url: # (optional) Use the youtube thumbnail URL with the structure of https://img.youtube.com/vi/UNIQUEID/hqdefault.jpg