Envelop

aid: envelop
name: Envelop
description: "GraphQL plugin system from The Guild that wraps the GraphQL execution pipeline with composable hooks for auth, caching, tracing, error handling, and rate limiting."
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/envelop
baseURL: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/envelop
created: 2026-06-14
modified: 2026-06-14
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - GraphQL
  - Plugins
  - Middleware
  - Execution
  - Open Source
apis:
  - aid: envelop:api
    name: Envelop API
    description: "The @envelop/core package exposes the envelop() function and a set of built-in plugins (useSchema, useEngine, useLogger, useMaskedErrors, useExtendContext) that wrap the GraphQL execution pipeline — parse, validate, execute, and subscribe — with composable lifecycle hooks."
    tags:
      - GraphQL
      - Plugins
      - Hooks
      - Execution
    humanURL: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/envelop/docs/getting-started
    baseURL: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/envelop
    properties:
      - url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/envelop/docs/getting-started
        type: Documentation
      - url: graphql/envelop-graphql.md
        type: GraphQL
common:
  - url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/envelop
    type: Website
  - url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/envelop/docs
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-guild-software
    type: LinkedIn
  - url: https://github.com/graphql-hive/envelop
    type: GitHubOrganization
  - url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/envelop/plugins
    type: Pricing
  - url: plans/envelop-plans.md
    type: Plans
  - url: rate-limits/envelop-rate-limits.md
    type: RateLimits
  - url: finops/envelop-finops.md
    type: FinOps
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com