TerminusDB 10.1.8: Query Any Database with GraphQL

TerminusDB 10.1.8 adds a GraphQL endpoint and a built-in GraphiQL explorer for every data product. It was released on 10 November 2022.

• Query with GraphQL — every data product gets a /api/graphql/ endpoint.
• Check existence with HEAD — ask if a document exists without fetching it.
• Run on ARM64 — official builds for Apple Silicon and ARM servers.

Query with GraphQL

What it does

Every data product gets a GraphQL endpoint at /api/graphql/ORG/DB. TerminusDB generates the GraphQL schema from your TerminusDB schema, so the types and fields match your data. A GraphiQL UI sits at /graphiql/ORG/DB for exploring queries in the browser.

curl -u admin:root -X POST http://localhost:6363/api/graphql/admin/mydb \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"query": "{ Person { name } }"}'

Why it matters

Data mesh is here, with data products that enables you to scale your data infrastructure. With GraphQL, you can query any data product with a familiar and powerful query language. Every TerminusDB product enables you to encode the data contract directly into the data product knowledge graph schema.

Read more: GraphQL basics · How to query with GraphQL

Check existence with HEAD

What it does

HEAD on the document endpoint answers "does this document exist?" without returning the body. It's a cheap existence check before you write or fetch.

curl -I -u admin:root "http://localhost:6363/api/document/admin/mydb?id=Person/Jane"

Run on ARM64

What it does

TerminusDB now ships ARM64 builds. The server runs natively on Apple Silicon machines and ARM servers, with no emulation.

Read more: Install with Docker

Fixes

• Anonymous users get an explicit URI in the system database.
• Triple-load error reporting is clearer and more reliable.
• @metadata ingest and retrieval bugs on classes fixed.
• Diffs no longer return or compare explicit subdocument IDs.
• sys:Unit now works inside Optional properties.

Upgrade

docker pull terminusdb/terminusdb-server:v10.1.8

No data migration is needed. Docker install guide · GitHub release

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