AWS Amplify GraphQL API changing the nested level depth for codegenerator

Question

In AWS Amplify CLI when you add a GrpahQL API with

amplify add api

you are asked for the max level depth of the generated code. The default nested level is 3.

In my case it turns out that the max depth is not enough and I need to increase it.

Is there a way to do that?

I'we tried to run

amplify update api

However I wasn't asked again about the maximum level depth of the generated code during the process of the update.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 03 '22 at 06:30

Finally I've found the solution in this github asnwer. Turns out that the file .graphqlconfig.yml is responsible for the AWS Amplify GraphQL API. The property projects.YOUR-API-NAME.extensions.amplify.maxDepth is responsible for changing the nested level depth for the codegenerator. Now my .graphqlconfig.yml file looks in the following way and it works:

projects:
  YOUR-API-NAME:
    schemaPath: amplify/backend/api/zlmvp/build/schema.graphql
    includes:
      - src/graphql/**/*.ts
    excludes:
      - ./amplify/**
    extensions:
      amplify:
        codeGenTarget: typescript
        generatedFileName: src/API.ts
        docsFilePath: src/graphql
        maxDepth: 5
extensions:
  amplify:
    version: 3

AWS Amplify GraphQL API changing the nested level depth for codegenerator

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