---
type: "operation"
title: "Resource $graphql"
resource: "Resource"
operation: "graphql"
---
# resource $graphql

Execute a graphql statement

**Description:** Execute a graphql statement on a since resource or against the entire system. See the [Using GraphQL with FHIR](graphql.html) page for further details.

For the purposes of graphQL compatibility, this operation can also be invoked using a POST with the graphQL as the body, or a JSON body (see [graphQL spec](http://graphql.org/) for details)

**Affects State:** false

**System:** true

**Type:** false

**Instance:** true

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/OperationDefinition/Resource-graphql


## Parameters

- **query** [in] 1..1 string
- **result** [out] 1..1 Binary — The content is always returned as application/json; this SHOULD be specified in the Accept header