{
post(by: { id: 1 }) {
title
}
}
The most powerful GraphQL server for WordPress
Build amazing things with Gato GraphQL
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Standard use cases
Expose WordPress data via GraphQL
Gato GraphQL is a plugin for WordPress, that implements the GraphQL specification.
GraphQL
Ask for what you want
Get predictable results
{
"post": {
"title": "Hello world!"
}
}
Features
Flexibility, versatility, and power
The server offers ways to augment, protect, and speed up your application
Use `@oneOf`, an input object where exactly one of the input fields must be provided, or the server returns a validation error.
Combine multiple queries into a single one, sharing state across them, and executing them together in a single request for better performance.
Keep your data safe using the multiple mechanisms offered by Gato GraphQL to protect your public APIs.
Grant granular access to the schema (based on the user being logged-in, having some role or capability, or by IP), to manage who can access what data.
Cache the GraphQL response via standard HTTP caching, with the max-age value automatically calculated based on the queried fields.
Store GraphQL queries in the server via a user interface, and access them under their own URL, thus emulating a REST endpoint.
Create and expose multiple custom GraphQL schemas under their own URL, for different users, applications, external services, or other.
Execute a mutation within a queried entity (similar to accessing a field), and not only on the root type in the GraphQL query.
Deprecate fields on the GraphQL schema by using a user interface, without the need to deploy any code.
Gato GraphQL provides a multitude of interactive clients, and a user interface based on the WordPress editor.
In addition to creating and exposing public endpoints, create private endpoints, and protect a public endpoint with a password.
Manage custom endpoints and persisted queries hierarchically, to group and expose related endpoints under a logical structure, and organize them via categories.
Multiple features suggested for the GraphQL spec have already been implemented on Gato GraphQL, so we don't need to wait.
Automatically execute a GraphQL Persisted Query when some event happens on the site, creating automations via a user interface.
Extend the GraphQL schema to access data from popular WordPress plugins and external services.
Expose functionalities from the PHP programming language via GraphQL fields and directives.
Fetch data for your Gutenberg blocks, via an internal GraphQL endpoint accessible within the wp-admin only.
And much more!
Browse the list of all features, discover how Gato GraphQL can empower and protect your application.
Plugin integrations
Interact with your favorite plugins
Fetch and mutate CPT, taxonomy, user, comment, and meta data from any plugin.
Augment the server functionality
Power Extensions
Bring more power to your GraphQL server to satisfy all the requirements for your API
Gato GraphQL
Power Extensions
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Access Control
Grant granular access to the schema (based on the user being logged-in, having some role or capability, or by IP), to manage who can access what data.
Caching
Cache the GraphQL response on the client-side or intermediate stages between client and server (such as a CDN) via standard HTTP caching.
Custom Endpoints
Create and expose multiple custom GraphQL schemas under their own URL, for different users, applications, external services, or other.
Deprecation
Deprecate fields on the GraphQL schema by using a user interface, without the need to deploy any code.
HTTP Client
Connect to and interact with external services via their APIs.
Internal GraphQL Server
Execute GraphQL queries directly within your application, using PHP code.
Multiple Query Execution
Combine multiple queries into a single query, sharing state across them and executing them in the requested order.
Persisted Queries
Use GraphQL queries to create pre-defined endpoints as in REST, obtaining the benefits from both APIs.
Query Functions
Manipulate the values of fields within the GraphQL query, via a collection of utilities and special directives providing meta-programming capabilities.
Schema Functions
Expose functionalities from the PHP programming language via GraphQL fields and directives.
Automation
Use GraphQL to automate tasks in your app: Execute queries when some event happens, chain queries, and schedule and trigger queries via WP-Cron.
Bricks
Integration with the Bricks plugin, to fetch and update Bricks data from pages and templates.
Elementor
Integration with the Elementor plugin, to fetch and update Elementor data from pages and templates.
Events Manager
Integration with the Events Manager plugin, to fetch event data.
JetEngine
Integration with the JetEngine plugin, to fetch Custom Content Type (CCT) data.
MultilingualPress
Integration with the MultilingualPress plugin, to fetch multilingual data.
Polylang
Integration with the Polylang plugin, adding fields and filters to select the language when fetching data on a multilingual site.
Translation
Translate a field value using the service provider of your choice, among ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Mistral AI, OpenRouter, self-hosted LLM, DeepL, and Google Translate.
WooCommerce
Integration with the WooCommerce plugin, to fetch product data from your WooCommerce store.
Get to know Gato GraphQL
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Gato GraphQL?
Gato GraphQL is a plugin for WordPress that converts the site into a GraphQL server, allowing you to fetch and modify data from WordPress via a GraphQL API.
Does Gato GraphQL support mutations (writing data)?
Yes. Gato GraphQL supports mutations, so you can write to WordPress — create, update and delete posts, pages, users, taxonomies, custom post types, post meta and more — directly through the GraphQL API, not only read data from it.
Can Gato GraphQL automate WordPress tasks?
Yes. You can save queries and mutations and run them on a schedule or in response to WordPress events. That lets you automate tasks like bulk-editing content, importing and exporting data, sending emails, or syncing with external services — defined through GraphQL queries instead of custom PHP code.
Is there a free version of Gato GraphQL?
Yes. The core Gato GraphQL plugin is free and available on the WordPress.org plugin directory, giving you the GraphQL server and the query editor. Paid extensions and bundles add advanced capabilities such as access control, HTTP caching, automation and integrations.
What are Gato GraphQL Extensions?
Extensions add extra functionality to Gato GraphQL. They come in two groups: Power Extensions, sold together in a single bundle, enhance the security of public APIs, add HTTP caching to speed up the application, execute multiple queries in a single request, connect to external services, send emails, and more; and Premium Extensions, sold individually, each provide a specific functionality, such as an integration with a WordPress plugin or external service, or the ability to automate tasks. Browse them all in the extensions library.
What can you do with Gato GraphQL?
Gato GraphQL lets you fetch and modify your WordPress data through a single GraphQL API. With it you can build dynamic and headless sites (using WordPress as the CMS and your framework of choice for the frontend), feed Gutenberg blocks without creating REST controllers, import and export content, integrate WordPress with external services and APIs, and automate tasks by running queries on a schedule or in response to events.
Can I build a headless WordPress site with Gato GraphQL?
Yes. Gato GraphQL exposes your WordPress content through a GraphQL API that any frontend — Next.js, Astro, Gatsby, a mobile app, or your framework of choice — can consume, so you can use WordPress as a headless CMS and render the site with your own stack.
Do I need to know how to code to use Gato GraphQL?
Not necessarily. Gato GraphQL includes a visual editor inside the WordPress admin where you can compose and run GraphQL queries without leaving WordPress. Some knowledge of GraphQL helps you get the most out of it, but you don't need to be a PHP developer to use it.
How does Gato GraphQL compare against the WP REST API?
Check out the Gato GraphQL vs WP REST API comparison.
How does Gato GraphQL compare against WPGraphQL?
Check out the Gato GraphQL vs WPGraphQL comparison.
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