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GraphQL Inspector

Schema change detection and validation tooling that checks for breaking changes, deprecated fields, and coverage gaps between GraphQL schema versions, available as CLI, CI, and GitHub Action.

GraphQL Inspector publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include GraphQL, Schema Validation, Breaking Change Detection, Developer Tools, and Open Source.

GraphQL Inspector’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, pricing, and 7 more developer resources.

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20.5/100 emerging ▲ 8.8 Agent 19/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
1 APIs
GraphQLSchema ValidationBreaking Change DetectionDeveloper ToolsOpen SourceCI/CDGitHub Actions

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 20.5/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 10.5 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 2.1 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 19/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

GraphQL Inspector CLI

Command-line tool for comparing two GraphQL schemas and generating a detailed list of breaking, non-breaking, and dangerous changes. Also validates documents and fragments, meas...

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

GraphQL Inspector GraphQL API

GraphQL Inspector is a CLI tool and GitHub Action for schema change detection and validation — it consumes GraphQL schemas rather than exposing a live GraphQL endpoint. There is...

GRAPHQL

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Graphql Inspector Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: graphql-inspector
name: GraphQL Inspector
description: Schema change detection and validation tooling that checks for breaking changes, deprecated fields, and coverage
  gaps between GraphQL schema versions, available as CLI, CI, and GitHub Action.
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/graphql-inspector.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/graphql-inspector/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-14'
modified: '2026-06-14'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
- GraphQL
- Schema Validation
- Breaking Change Detection
- Developer Tools
- Open Source
- CI/CD
- GitHub Actions
apis:
- aid: graphql-inspector:graphql-inspector-cli
  name: GraphQL Inspector CLI
  description: Command-line tool for comparing two GraphQL schemas and generating a detailed list of breaking, non-breaking,
    and dangerous changes. Also validates documents and fragments, measures schema coverage, and introspects live GraphQL
    endpoints. Installable via npm as @graphql-inspector/cli.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/inspector/docs
  contact:
  - FN: GraphQL Inspector Support
    url: https://github.com/graphql-hive/graphql-inspector/issues
  tags:
  - GraphQL
  - Schema Validation
  - Breaking Change Detection
  - CLI
  - Open Source
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/inspector/docs
  - type: InstallationGuide
    url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/inspector/docs/installation
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/graphql-hive/graphql-inspector
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/graphql-inspector-graphql.md
  overlays: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/graphql-inspector-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/inspector
- type: Documentation
  url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/inspector/docs
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/graphql-hive
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-guild-software
- type: Blog
  url: https://the-guild.dev/blog/tag/graphql-inspector
- type: Pricing
  url: https://github.com/marketplace/graphql-inspector
- type: Plans
  url: plans/graphql-inspector-plans.md
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/graphql-inspector-rate-limits.md
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/graphql-inspector-finops.md
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com