Java + GraphQL Example

This example app shows how to create a GraphQL API with Java and secure it with Okta.

Please read How to GraphQL in Java to see how this app was created.

Prerequisites: Java 8 and an Okta Developer Account

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Getting Started

To install this example application, run the following commands:

git clone git@github.com:oktadeveloper/okta-graphql-java-example.git
cd okta-graphql-java-example

Create an Application in Okta

Run the Okta Maven Plugin to create an account, register an OIDC app, and configure this app to use it.

./mvnw com.okta:okta-maven-plugin:setup

If you already have an account, you can do it manually.

Log in to your developer account on developer.okta.com.
Navigate to Applications and click on Add Application.
Select Web and click Next.
Give the application a name, add http://localhost:8080/login/oauth2/code/okta as a Login redirect URI, and click Done.

In the src/main/resources/application.properties file, add the settings from your new OIDC app. You won't need to do this step if you used the Okta Maven Plugin.

okta.oauth2.issuer=https://{yourOktaDomain}/oauth2/default
okta.oauth2.client-secret={yourClientSecret}
okta.oauth2.client-id={yourClientId}

Start the app using ./mvnw spring-boot:run, navigate to http://localhost:8080/my-access-token, grab the token, and use it with HTTPie as follows:

http POST http://localhost:8080/graphql query='{foods{id,name}}' 'Authorization: <your_access_token>'

For more information, please read this repo's associated blog post.

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This example uses the following open source libraries:

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Please post any questions as comments on the blog post, or visit our Okta Developer Forums.

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