Hi! I was wondering if there is a way to “test” a mutation without actually having it make changes. I’m thinking of something analogous to the “analyze” argument that can be used with queries. Thanks!

Hi Jeremy The analyze argument for queries is there to let you know the complexity of the query in regards to credits without running it. What is it about the mutation that you would be looking for?

Hi Theresa, Honestly, I’m not 100% sure. :sweat_smile: I guess I was kind of thinking how if you use the analyze:true flag in a query, you can use it to see if a query is syntactically correct (all the fields exist, the structure is good, etc) without returning a result. Also, as you said, it’s u…

Hi Jeremy, There is not a way to analyze a mutation for accuracy. You should get back an error if it is not successful. The “analyze” for a query is just to tell you how many credits the query will use when you run it.

Hi Theresa, I understand that I’ll get back an error if it’s not successful, but when doing script testing, I don’t want to actually delete anything yet because there are other steps in the script that need to be fleshed out. If I delete anything now while I’m testing earlier parts of the script, …

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