I have Postgres running locally. I can access the database locally with psql postgres:///reviewapp
and with \dt
I can see a few tables.
If I run npx postgraphile -c "postgres:///reviewapp"
I dont get any errors in the terminal:
PostGraphile v4.12.4 server listening on port 5000 🚀
‣ GraphQL API: http://localhost:5000/graphql
‣ GraphiQL GUI/IDE: http://localhost:5000/graphiql (RECOMMENDATION: add '--enhance-graphiql')
‣ Postgres connection: postgres:///reviewapp
‣ Postgres schema(s): public
‣ Documentation: https://graphile.org/postgraphile/introduction/
‣ Node.js version: v14.15.5 on darwin x64
‣ Join Mark in supporting PostGraphile development: https://graphile.org/sponsor/
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However when I go to http://localhost:5000/graphql
I have an error on the screen:
{"errors":[{"message":"Only
POST requests are allowed."}]}
You're visiting the /graphql
endpoint which speaks GraphQL (over POST requests), but you're sending it a web request (over GET). Instead, use the /graphiql
end point to view the GraphiQL GraphQL IDE - this endpoint speaks web, and will give you a nice interface for communicating with the /graphql
endpoint. See this output from the PostGraphile command:
‣ GraphQL API: http://localhost:5000/graphql
‣ GraphiQL GUI/IDE: http://localhost:5000/graphiql (RECOMMENDATION: add '--enhance-graphiql')
I recommend you add the --enhance-graphiql
option to the PostGraphile CLI to get an even more powerful IDE in the browser.