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How do you implement Authorization at the resolver level?

Updated Apr 28, 2026

Short answer

Authorization should verify permissions before returning data or mutating state, typically inside the resolver or a service layer.

Deep explanation

While authentication (who are you?) happens in middleware/Context, authorization (can you do this?) belongs in resolvers or domain models. You access the user via context and throw an AuthenticationError or ForbiddenError if permissions are insufficient.

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