README.md

Built-in GraphQL Functionality

Overview

Magento 2 comes with comprehensive GraphQL coverage for most e-commerce operations. This section explores all available queries and mutations.

Topics Covered

1. Catalog Operations
   • Product queries
   • Category queries
   • Product search and filtering
   • Product types (simple, configurable, grouped, bundle)
   • Custom attributes
   • Reviews and ratings
2. Customer Operations
   • Customer registration
   • Customer authentication
   • Profile management
   • Address management
   • Order history
   • Wishlist operations
3. Cart & Checkout
   • Cart creation and management
   • Adding products to cart
   • Shipping methods
   • Payment methods
   • Order placement
   • Guest checkout
4. CMS & Store Config
   • CMS pages and blocks
   • Store configuration
   • Currency
   • Countries
   • Available stores
5. Additional Features
   • Compare products
   • Recently viewed
   • Gift cards
   • Reward points
   • Store credit

Learning Objectives

By the end of this section, you will:

• Know all available built-in queries and mutations
• Understand how to query different product types
• Be able to implement cart and checkout flows
• Know how to fetch CMS content
• Understand customer authentication flows

Most Common Queries

Get Products

{
  products(
    filter: { sku: { eq: "24-MB01" } }
  ) {
    items {
      sku
      name
      price {
        regularPrice {
          amount {
            value
            currency
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Get Categories

{
  categoryList {
    id
    name
    url_path
    children {
      id
      name
    }
  }
}

Customer Token

mutation {
  generateCustomerToken(
    email: "customer@example.com"
    password: "password123"
  ) {
    token
  }
}

Create Cart

mutation {
  createEmptyCart
}

Query Examples by Use Case

• Product Listing Page: See Catalog - Product Listing
• Product Detail Page: See Catalog - Product Detail
• Category Page: See Catalog - Categories
• Login/Register: See Customer - Authentication
• Add to Cart: See Cart - Add Products
• Checkout: See Cart - Checkout Flow

Next Steps

Explore each section to learn about specific functionality, starting with Catalog Operations.

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