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How do you implement Mocking in a GraphQL Server?

Updated Apr 28, 2026

Short answer

GraphQL's strong typing allows servers to automatically generate mock data for the entire schema without manual endpoint mocking.

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Libraries like @graphql-tools/mock traverse the AST and schema types. If a query asks for a String, it generates "Hello World". If it asks for an Int, it returns a random number. You can provide custom mock functions to return realistic data (like Faker.js integration).

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