Graphql-code-generator: Send authorization token with generated service

[rogerg93]

Is it possible to send an authorization token with the generated services? What I would like to do is send user's authorization token with each request to the GraphQL server so that I can get back only the data which this user should see.

[dotansimha]

Hi @rogerg93
It has nothing to do with the codegen, it's related only to the runtime library you use in your client-side (apollo/relay/url, each one has a different way of implementing auth).

The codegen only generates types or code for you, and has nothing to do with authentication.

[frenchtoast747]

I'm trying to use my production schema in order to generate a local introspection schema for the Apollo introspection fragment matcher, but the graphql endpoint is protected by authentication. How can I send my authentication token, in a header, along with the generate command?

[ardatan]

You can generate it using a script, then set it as an environmental variable. Then use this env variable to send to codegen as an Authorization header.
Or you can use codegen programatically to generate a token
https://graphql-code-generator.com/docs/getting-started/schema-field#url