Securing the GraphQL endpoint (Heroku)¶
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To make sure that your GraphQL endpoint and the Hasura console are not publicly accessible, you need to configure an admin secret key.
Add the HASURA_GRAPHQL_ADMIN_SECRET env var¶
Head to the config-vars URL on your Heroku dashboard and set the HASURA_GRAPHQL_ADMIN_SECRET environment variable.
Setting this environment variable will automatically restart the dyno. Now when you access your console, you’ll be prompted for the admin secret key.
Note
The HASURA_GRAPHQL_ADMIN_SECRET should never be passed from the client to Hasura GraphQL engine as it would
give the client full admin rights to your Hasura instance. See Authentication & Authorization for information on
setting up authentication.
(optional) Use the admin secret with the CLI¶
In case you’re using the CLI to open the Hasura console, use the admin-secret flag when you open the console:
hasura console --admin-secret=myadminsecretkey
