Insomnia does send graphql variables as a JSON string instead of an object

[penngrove]

Expected Behavior

expected the variables element in the JSON request to be an object with the variables

--data '{"query":"query test($id: [String!]!) {\n login {\n service(id: $id) {\n sessions {\n timestamp\n endpoint {\n proxy\n externalAddress\n version\n }\n target {\n id\n name\n device {\n name\n }\n }\n }\n }\n }\n}\n","operationName":"test","variables":{\"id\":\"80:00:00:00:01:0A:FA:90\"}}'

Actual Behavior

the variables are passed as the JSON string containing the variables

--data '{"query":"query test($id: [String!]!) {\n login {\n service(id: $id) {\n sessions {\n timestamp\n endpoint {\n proxy\n externalAddress\n version\n }\n target {\n id\n name\n device {\n name\n }\n }\n }\n }\n }\n}\n","operationName":"test","variables":"{\"id\":\"80:00:00:00:01:0A:FA:90\"}"}'

Note the quotes around "{\"id\":\"80:00:00:00:01:0A:FA:90\"}" making this a string

Reproduction Steps

setup a GraphQL query with variables, look at the code generated

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Additional Information

No response

Insomnia Version

8.4.5

What operating system are you using?

macOS

Operating System Version

macOS 14.1.1 (23B81)

Installation method

from website

Last Known Working Insomnia version

8.4.2

[gauravruhela07]

Hi @penngrove I want to work on this issue, can you please assign it to me? Thank you.

[MPiccinato]

Any update on this issue? Still experiencing it in 8.6.1 and 9.0.0 beta

[fluidsonic]

Ouch, this also got me after upgrading to Insomnia 8. For me so far, it only happens when the GraphQL request is triggered by a placeholder/reference in another request (non-GraphQL in my case). When I run the affected GraphQL request manually it works as expected.

[fluidsonic]

Workflows with request references are still broken completely for me due to this. Also in the latest version 8.6.1.

[mdnorman]

This is also affecting me. It was working fine with Apollo Server in a Lambda, but fails with the following error when using expressMiddleware.

`variables` in a POST body should be provided as an object, not a recursively JSON-encoded string."