pass json object as string

[draak-krijger]

I tried to pass a JSON object as a string through mutation. I'm getting the following error and couldn't manage to fix it,
error: Body: {"errors":[{"message":"Syntax error","locations":[{"line":2,"column":159}],"extensions":{"name":"GraphQLError","time_thrown":"2020-04-09T19:51:20.587Z"}}]}

my code is,

mutation = GQLi::DSL.mutation {
        callConnector(input: {
          connector: "outreach",
          version: "2.8",
          operation: "list_mailboxes",
          authId: "auth_id",
          input: "{\"per_page\":100,\"page\":1,\"sort\":{\"direction\":\"asc\"}}"
        }) {
          output
        }
      }
response = client.execute!(mutation)
response.query.to_gql

It throws error because of stringify JSON value of input field.

I would love some advice about how to properly pass in a JSON string as a query argument.
Thanks!

[dlitvakb]

Hey @draak-krijger,

Looks like you may need to wrap your JSON in an extra set of "" as is most likely hitting the API as a nested GraphQL query, rather than a stringified JSON.

Cheers

[draak-krijger]

Hey @dlitvakb,

Thanks for your reply! I'm not sure about the format you mentioned. An example would be helpful.

I tried something by changing the input field value in the following way but didn't work.

input: """{"per_page":100,"page":1,"sort":{"direction":"asc"}}"""

btw, API endpoint expects the field value as JSON.

Thanks In Advance