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How do you handle poor error messaging in GraphQL with Laravel? #4409

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How do you handle poor error messaging in GraphQL with Laravel? #4409
@hadez0528 hadez0528
May 22, 2025 · 2 comments · 1 reply
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hadez0528
May 22, 2025

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Answered by codenarts84 May 22, 2025

To handle poor error messaging in GraphQL with Laravel, you should focus on catching exceptions and returning custom, secure messages.

e.g.

try {
    // risky logic (e.g., DB call, file I/O)
} catch (\Exception $e) {
    // Log real error for internal use
    Log::error($e->getMessage());

    // Return safe message to client
    throw new \Exception("Something went wrong. Please try again later.");
}

Best Practices:

public function resolve($root, array $args) {
    try {
        // your logic
    } catch (\Throwable $e) {
        throw new \Nuwave\Lighthouse\Exceptions\RendersErrorsExtensions("Something went wrong.");
    }
}

This keeps error messages safe, user-friendly, and debuggabl…

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