The Complete Strapi™ Course with Plugins and Deployment - First Authenticated GraphQL Query

The video tutorial explains how to make authenticated requests to a GraphQL endpoint by adding an Authorization header with a Bearer token, similar to REST API calls. It demonstrates running a query to retrieve homepage data, handling forbidden errors, and the importance of publishing content to make it accessible. The tutorial concludes with successfully retrieving data, including titles and IDs, and hints at future lessons on nested components and dynamic zones.

What is required to make an authenticated request to a GraphQL endpoint?

• A JSON Web Token

• A special API key

• An Authorization header with Bearer token

• A unique user ID

What error is expected when running a query without a token?

• Bad Request

• Forbidden

• Not Found

• Internal Server Error

How can you resolve a forbidden error when querying a GraphQL endpoint?

• By restarting the server

• By using a different endpoint

• By adding the correct Authorization header

• By changing the query type

What must be done to retrieve unpublished content in a query?

• Publish the content

• Increase the query timeout

• Change the query parameters

• Use a different API

What additional data can be retrieved along with the title in a successful query?

• The content type

• The ID

• The creation date

• The author's name