GraphQL API

Turing ES exposes a GraphQL endpoint that provides the same Semantic Navigation search capabilities as the REST API but using GraphQL queries. The endpoint is public — no authentication required.

POST http://localhost:2700/graphql

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GraphiQL Explorer

An interactive GraphQL IDE is available in the admin console and at /graphiql. It provides:

• Schema introspection — browse all types, queries, and fields
• Auto-completion — press Ctrl+Space for field suggestions
• Query validation — syntax and type errors are highlighted in real time
• Query history — previously executed queries are saved locally

The explorer synchronizes its theme (light/dark) with the Turing ES console.

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Queries

siteNames

Returns all configured Semantic Navigation site names as a string array, sorted alphabetically.

query {
  siteNames
}

Response:

{
  "data": {
    "siteNames": ["Customer Portal", "Knowledge Base", "Sample"]
  }
}

siteSearch

Performs a search against a Semantic Navigation site. This is the primary query — it mirrors the full capability of the REST search endpoint.

query {
  siteSearch(
    siteName: TurSNSiteName!
    searchParams: SearchParamsInput!
    locale: String!
  ): SiteSearchResult
}

Argument	Type	Description
siteName	TurSNSiteName!	Site name as a dynamic enum value (see Site Name Enum)
searchParams	SearchParamsInput!	Search parameters (see SearchParamsInput)
locale	String!	Locale code (e.g., en_US, pt_BR). Falls back to en if not supported by the site.

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Site Name Enum

Site names are exposed as a dynamic GraphQL enum (TurSNSiteName) that is generated at runtime from the configured sites in the database.

Conversion rules:

Site Name	Enum Value	Rule Applied
Sample	SAMPLE	Uppercase
My Sample Site	MY_SAMPLE_SITE	Spaces → underscores
Site 2.0!	SITE_2_0_	Special characters → underscores
123 Numbers	SITE_123_NUMBERS	Numeric prefix → SITE_ prepended
__internal	SITE___INTERNAL	Double underscore prefix → SITE_ prepended

Duplicate handling: If two sites produce the same enum value, the second one gets a _2 suffix, the third _3, and so on.

The enum always includes UNKNOWN as the first value. Use the siteNames query to discover available site names, then convert to the enum format for siteSearch.

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SearchParamsInput

Field	Type	Default	Description
q	String	*	Search query text
rows	Int	Site default	Results per page (use -1 for site default)
p	Int	1	Page number
sort	String	relevance	Sort field and direction (e.g., relevance, date desc)
group	String	—	Group results by a field value
nfpr	Int	1	Number of facets per row in grouped results
fq	[String]	—	Filter queries (e.g., ["type:article"])
fqAnd	[String]	—	AND filter queries
fqOr	[String]	—	OR filter queries
fqOp	String	NONE	Filter operator between facets: AND, OR, or NONE
fqiOp	String	NONE	Filter operator within facet values: AND, OR, or NONE
locale	String	—	Override locale (takes precedence over the top-level locale argument)
fl	[String]	—	Field list — restrict which document fields are returned

Filter Operators

The fqOp and fqiOp parameters control how multiple filter queries are combined:

Value	Behavior	Example
NONE	No filter logic applied	Default — filters are passed as-is
AND	All filters must match	fq: ["type:article", "dept:HR"] with fqOp: "AND" → documents must be type:article AND dept:HR
OR	Any filter may match	fqOr: ["type:article", "type:news"] with fqOp: "OR" → documents matching either type

Invalid operator values fall back to NONE.

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Response Schema

SiteSearchResult

The top-level response object:

Field	Type	Description
pagination	[SearchPagination]	Pre-built page links
queryContext	SearchQueryContext	Result metadata and statistics
results	SearchResults	Document list with facets
groups	[SearchGroup]	Grouped results (when group parameter is used)
widget	SearchWidget	Widget HTML content

SearchQueryContext

Field	Type	Description
count	Int	Total number of matching documents
index	String	Site name
limit	Int	Results per page
offset	Int	Result offset
page	Int	Current page number
pageCount	Int	Total number of pages
pageEnd	Int	Last result index on this page
pageStart	Int	First result index on this page
responseTime	Int	Query execution time in milliseconds
query	SearchQuery	Original query parameters (q, sort, p, rows, group, nfpr)
defaultFields	SearchDefaultFields	Default field mappings (title, text, url, date, description, image)
facetType	String	Facet operator type
facetItemType	String	Facet item operator type

SearchResults

Field	Type	Description
numFound	Int	Total matching documents
start	Int	Result offset
document	[SearchDocument]	Array of matching documents
facet	[SearchFacet]	Facet groups with counts

SearchDocument

Field	Type	Description
source	String	Source system (e.g., TURING)
fields	SearchDocumentFields	Document field values (see Document Fields)
metadata	[SearchDocumentMetadata]	Key-value metadata pairs with name and value

SearchFacet

Field	Type	Description
name	String	Facet field name
label	[SearchFacetLabel]	Localized labels (lang, text)
facets	[SearchFacetItem]	Individual facet values

SearchFacetItem

Field	Type	Description
label	String	Facet value label
count	Int	Number of documents with this value
link	String	Pre-built filter link

SearchPagination

Field	Type	Description
text	String	Display text (e.g., "1", "Next")
href	String	Pre-built page link
page	Int	Page number
current	Boolean	Whether this is the current page

SearchGroup

Field	Type	Description
name	String	Group value (e.g., category name)
count	Int	Number of documents in this group
page	Int	Current page within the group
pageCount	Int	Total pages in the group
pageEnd	Int	Last result index
pageStart	Int	First result index
limit	Int	Results per page
results	SearchResults	Documents within this group
pagination	[SearchPagination]	Pagination for this group

SearchWidget

Field	Type	Description
id	String	Widget identifier
name	String	Widget name
description	String	Widget description
html	String	Rendered HTML content

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Document Fields

Static Fields

Every document exposes these standard fields in SearchDocumentFields:

Field	Type	Description
id	String	Document unique identifier
title	String	Document title
text	String	Full text content
url	String	Document URL
date	String	Publication or modification date
description	String	Short description or summary
image	String	Image URL

Dynamic Fields

The GraphQL schema is dynamically extended at runtime with custom fields from your SN Site configuration. If your site defines fields like category, author, or department, they appear as additional fields on SearchDocumentFields with the JSON scalar type.

How it works:

1. At startup, Turing reads all field extensions from every configured SN Site
2. Fields with valid GraphQL names (matching ^[_A-Za-z]\w*$, no __ prefix) are collected
3. Static fields (id, title, text, url, date, description, image) are excluded to avoid conflicts
4. The schema is extended: extend type SearchDocumentFields { category: JSON, author: JSON, ... }

Dynamic fields use the JSON scalar type, which can hold strings, numbers, arrays, or nested objects — matching the flexible nature of indexed document attributes.

Field list projection

Use the fl parameter in SearchParamsInput to restrict which fields are returned. This reduces response size and can improve performance when you only need specific fields.

searchParams: { q: "report", fl: ["title", "url", "category"] }

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Locale Resolution

The locale for a search is resolved with the following precedence:

1. searchParams.locale — if provided in the input, takes highest priority
2. Top-level locale argument — the required locale parameter on siteSearch
3. Default — falls back to en if neither is provided or the locale is not supported by the site

If the resolved locale is not configured on the target SN Site, the search falls back to the site's first available locale.

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Examples

Basic Search

query BasicSearch {
  siteSearch(
    siteName: SAMPLE
    searchParams: {
      q: "technology"
      rows: 10
      p: 1
      sort: "relevance"
    }
    locale: "en"
  ) {
    queryContext {
      count
      page
      pageCount
      responseTime
    }
    results {
      numFound
      start
      document {
        fields { title, text, url, date }
        source
      }
    }
    pagination { text, href, page, current }
  }
}

Advanced Search with Filters and Facets

query AdvancedSearch {
  siteSearch(
    siteName: SAMPLE
    searchParams: {
      q: "annual report"
      rows: 10
      p: 1
      fq: ["type:article", "department:Finance"]
      fqOp: "AND"
      fl: ["title", "url", "date"]
    }
    locale: "en_US"
  ) {
    queryContext { count, responseTime }
    results {
      numFound
      document {
        fields { title, url, date }
        metadata { name, value }
      }
      facet {
        name
        label { lang, text }
        facets { label, count, link }
      }
    }
  }
}

Grouped Search

query GroupedSearch {
  siteSearch(
    siteName: SAMPLE
    searchParams: {
      q: "*"
      group: "category"
      rows: 5
    }
    locale: "en_US"
  ) {
    groups {
      name
      count
      page
      pageCount
      results {
        document {
          fields { title, url }
        }
      }
      pagination { text, page, current }
    }
  }
}

Search with OR Filters

query OrFilterSearch {
  siteSearch(
    siteName: SAMPLE
    searchParams: {
      q: "benefits"
      fqOr: ["type:article", "type:news"]
      fqOp: "OR"
    }
    locale: "en_US"
  ) {
    queryContext { count }
    results {
      document {
        fields { title, url }
      }
    }
  }
}

Minimal Search

query SimpleSearch {
  siteSearch(
    siteName: SAMPLE
    searchParams: { q: "search" }
    locale: "en"
  ) {
    results {
      document {
        fields { title, url }
      }
    }
  }
}

cURL Example

curl -X POST "http://localhost:2700/graphql" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "query { siteSearch(siteName: SAMPLE, searchParams: { q: \"enterprise search\", rows: 10 }, locale: \"en_US\") { queryContext { count } results { document { fields { title url } } } } }"
  }'

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Configuration

GraphQL is configured in application.yaml:

spring:
  graphql:
    graphiql:
      enabled: true
      path: /graphiql
    http.path: /graphql
    cors:
      allowed-origins: ${turing.allowedOrigins}
      allowed-methods: GET,POST
      allowed-headers: "*"

Property	Default	Description
spring.graphql.http.path	/graphql	GraphQL endpoint path
spring.graphql.graphiql.enabled	true	Enable GraphiQL browser IDE
spring.graphql.graphiql.path	/graphiql	GraphiQL IDE path
spring.graphql.cors.allowed-origins	${turing.allowedOrigins}	CORS allowed origins
spring.graphql.cors.allowed-methods	GET,POST	Allowed HTTP methods

For the full configuration reference, see Configuration Reference → GraphQL.

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Error Handling

Scenario	Behavior
Invalid site name	Returns null for siteSearch — the site is not found
Unsupported locale	Falls back to the site's first available locale
Invalid filter operator	Falls back to NONE
Invalid field in fl	Field is ignored — only valid fields are returned
Empty query (q: "")	Treated as q: "*" (match all)

GraphQL validation errors (missing required fields, wrong types) are returned as standard GraphQL error responses before the query reaches the resolver.

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Related Pages

Page	Description
REST API Reference	REST search endpoint with the same capabilities
Semantic Navigation	SN Site configuration — fields, facets, and search behavior
Configuration Reference	Full application.yaml property reference

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