github.com/vektah/gqlgen@v0.7.2/docs/content/reference/errors.md (about) 1 --- 2 linkTitle: Handling Errors 3 title: Sending custom error data in the graphql response 4 description: Customising graphql error types to send custom error data back to the client using gqlgen. 5 menu: { main: { parent: 'reference' } } 6 --- 7 8 ## Returning errors 9 10 All resolvers simply return an error to be sent to the user. It's assumed that any error message returned 11 here is safe for users. If certain messages aren't safe, customise the error presenter. 12 13 ### Multiple errors 14 15 To return multiple errors you can call the `graphql.Error` functions like so: 16 17 ```go 18 package foo 19 20 import ( 21 "context" 22 23 "github.com/vektah/gqlparser/gqlerror" 24 "github.com/99designs/gqlgen/graphql" 25 ) 26 27 func (r Query) DoThings(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) { 28 // Print a formatted string 29 graphql.AddErrorf(ctx, "Error %d", 1) 30 31 // Pass an existing error out 32 graphql.AddError(ctx, gqlerror.Errorf("zzzzzt")) 33 34 // Or fully customize the error 35 graphql.AddError(ctx, &gqlerror.Error{ 36 Message: "A descriptive error message", 37 Extensions: map[string]interface{}{ 38 "code": "10-4", 39 }, 40 }) 41 42 // And you can still return an error if you need 43 return false, gqlerror.Errorf("BOOM! Headshot") 44 } 45 ``` 46 47 They will be returned in the same order in the response, eg: 48 ```json 49 { 50 "data": { 51 "todo": null 52 }, 53 "errors": [ 54 { "message": "Error 1", "path": [ "todo" ] }, 55 { "message": "zzzzzt", "path": [ "todo" ] }, 56 { "message": "A descriptive error message", "path": [ "todo" ], "extensions": { "code": "10-4" } }, 57 { "message": "BOOM! Headshot", "path": [ "todo" ] } 58 ] 59 } 60 ``` 61 62 ## Hooks 63 64 ### The error presenter 65 66 All `errors` returned by resolvers, or from validation, pass through a hook before being displayed to the user. 67 This hook gives you the ability to customise errors however makes sense in your app. 68 69 The default error presenter will capture the resolver path and use the Error() message in the response. It will 70 also call an Extensions() method if one is present to return graphql extensions. 71 72 You change this when creating the handler: 73 ```go 74 server := handler.GraphQL(MakeExecutableSchema(resolvers), 75 handler.ErrorPresenter( 76 func(ctx context.Context, e error) *gqlerror.Error { 77 // any special logic you want to do here. Must specify path for correct null bubbling behaviour. 78 if myError, ok := e.(MyError) ; ok { 79 return gqlerror.ErrorPathf(graphql.GetResolverContext(ctx).Path(), "Eeek!") 80 } 81 82 return graphql.DefaultErrorPresenter(ctx, e) 83 } 84 ), 85 ) 86 ``` 87 88 This function will be called with the the same resolver context that generated it, so you can extract the 89 current resolver path and whatever other state you might want to notify the client about. 90 91 92 ### The panic handler 93 94 There is also a panic handler, called whenever a panic happens to gracefully return a message to the user before 95 stopping parsing. This is a good spot to notify your bug tracker and send a custom message to the user. Any errors 96 returned from here will also go through the error presenter. 97 98 You change this when creating the handler: 99 ```go 100 server := handler.GraphQL(MakeExecutableSchema(resolvers), 101 handler.RecoverFunc(func(ctx context.Context, err interface{}) error { 102 // notify bug tracker... 103 104 return fmt.Errorf("Internal server error!") 105 } 106 } 107 ``` 108