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:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/envelop-domain-security.yml
- 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