# SuiGraphQLClient

> Connect to Sui via GraphQL with SuiGraphQLClient

The `SuiGraphQLClient` enables type-safe GraphQL queries against the Sui GraphQL API.

For more details on the Sui GraphQL API, see the
[GraphQL reference](https://docs.sui.io/references/sui-graphql).

The `SuiGraphQLClient` implements all the the [Core API](/sui/clients/core) methods:

```typescript
const client = new SuiGraphQLClient({
	url: 'https://sui-mainnet.mystenlabs.com/graphql',
	network: 'mainnet',
});

const { object } = await client.getObject({ objectId: '0x...' });
```

## Custom GraphQL queries

To query anything no in the Core API, you can use the `query` method to execute custom GraphQL
queries.

We'll start by creating our client, and executing a very basic query:

```typescript
const gqlClient = new SuiGraphQLClient({
	url: 'https://graphql.testnet.sui.io/graphql',
	network: 'testnet',
});

const chainIdentifierQuery = graphql(`
	query {
		chainIdentifier
	}
`);

async function getChainIdentifier() {
	const result = await gqlClient.query({
		query: chainIdentifierQuery,
	});

	return result.data?.chainIdentifier;
}
```

## Type-safety for GraphQL queries

You may have noticed the example above does not include any type definitions for the query. The
`graphql` function used in the example is powered by [`gql.tada`](https://gql-tada.0no.co/) and will
automatically provide the required type information to ensure that your queries are properly typed
when executed through `SuiGraphQLClient`.

The `graphql` function detects variables used by your query, and will ensure that the variables
passed to your query are properly typed.

```typescript
const getSuinsName = graphql(`
	query getSuiName($address: SuiAddress!) {
		address(address: $address) {
			defaultSuinsName
		}
	}
`);

async function getDefaultSuinsName(address: string) {
	const result = await gqlClient.query({
		query: getSuinsName,
		variables: {
			address,
		},
	});

	return result.data?.address?.defaultSuinsName;
}
```

## Using typed GraphQL queries with other GraphQL clients

The `graphql` function returns document nodes that implement the
[TypedDocumentNode](https://github.com/dotansimha/graphql-typed-document-node) standard, and will
work with the majority of popular GraphQL clients to provide queries that are automatically typed.

```typescript

const chainIdentifierQuery = graphql(`
	query {
		chainIdentifier
	}
`);

function ChainIdentifier() {
	const { loading, error, data } = useQuery(getPokemonsQuery);

	return <div>{data?.chainIdentifier}</div>;
}
```