{"id":417497,"date":"2024-01-11T07:10:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T07:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/?p=417497"},"modified":"2025-04-25T06:10:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T06:10:01","slug":"how-to-set-limit-of-query-complexity-and-depth-of-graphql-in-magento-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/how-to-set-limit-of-query-complexity-and-depth-of-graphql-in-magento-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Limit of Query Complexity and Depth of GraphQL in Magento 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Framework and <a href=\"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/graphql-implementation-in-magento2\/\">GraphQl module<\/a> di.xml files define several security-related configuration values that you must review to ensure they align with the types of mutations and queries that you run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GraphQl module configuration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<code>GraphQl\/etc\/di.xml<\/code>&nbsp;file contains two arguments that can be overridden to enhance security and prevent performance bottlenecks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>queryDepth <\/strong>&#8211; Defines the maximum depth of nodes that the query can return. 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