New GraphQL Inspector and upcoming features
Tags: graphql, graphqlinspector
Published: 2021-07-29 09:57:26

> This article was published on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 by [Kamil Kisiela](https://twitter.com/kamilkisiela) @ [The Guild Blog](https://the-guild.dev/)

## Hi

We want to tell you about the new version of GraphQL Inspector. It's been a while, but it's finally
out, and we have BIG plans for it.

## What Is GraphQL Inspector?

It's an entirely [open-sourced](https://github.com/kamilkisiela/graphql-inspector) and **community
driven** tool to help you improve and maintain your GraphQL stack. It comes with a **CLI, GitHub
Application and GitHub Action**. You can read more on [our website](https://graphql-inspector.com).

## Why Should I Read the Announcement?

First, **Inspector is free** and has **a bunch of new exciting features**. Plus, the announcement is
short, so you can quickly read it and move on to watch Tiger King or whatever...

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## What's New?

Short overview of new features, each of them has a dedicated article with explanations and details.

**Links to those articles:**

*   [Schema Change Notifications](/blog/schema-change-notifications)
*   [Enable Remote Control in GraphQL Inspector](/blog/remote-control-graphql-inspector)
*   [Validate GraphQL Schema in any Continuous Integration and Delivery Pipeline](/blog/ci-ci-graphql-inspector)
*   [Multiple environments and endpoints](/blog/multiple-environments-endpoints-graphql-inspector)

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## Schema Change Notifications

Stay up to date with changes in your GraphQL Schema. Receive notifications on Slack, Discord or even
via WebHooks.

![Notifications on Slack](https://the-guild.dev/blog-assets/schema-change-notifications/slack.png "Notifications on Slack")

## Remote Control of Pull Requests via HTTP Endpoint

Intercept schema changes via HTTP and decide which changes are acceptable which are not and all of
this through a serverless function.

![](https://the-guild.dev/blog-assets/remote-control-graphql-inspector/remote-graph.png "What is Remote Control?")

## Multiple Environments

The new version allows to define as many environments as you wish. We called them "environments" but
those are just variants of GraphQL schema. You may have production environment as well as staging
and QA.

![](https://the-guild.dev/blog-assets/multiple-environments-endpoints-graphql-inspector/graph.png "Using environments")

## GraphQL Endpoints

Use live and running GraphQL endpoints as the source of schema. This approach is very useful when
you don't deploy an API on every Push and your default branch can live with temporary breaking
changes.

## CLI for CI/CD

GraphQL Inspector since day one supported any kind of Continuous Integration and Delivery Pipeline.
Nothing new here, except now it's more flexible and super lightweight.

The new version of GraphQL Inspector comes with a **CLI crafter specifically for CI/CD**.

## And a Lot More...

We highly recommend to visit [graphql-inspector.com](https://graphql-inspector.com) and explore all
the possibilities.

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# Future Plans

We're working on **Azure and Bitbucket integrations** plus a **monitoring feature**. Talk to us to
try it out.

We want to make **Azure** and **Bitbucket** a first-class citizens in GraphQL Inspector and give you
the same experience as you get right now with **GitHub**.

**Monitoring** will enable you to analyze the traffic of your GraphQL APIs and provide details
needed to improve performance. Collecting information about the usage will let you safely remove
deprecated pieces of GraphQL Schema.

> If you're interested, please reach out to us!

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## Enjoy GraphQL Inspector!

We have big plans for Inspector, and you're very welcome to join us in that journey.

GraphQL Inspector is a tool created by developers, for developers and that's why we'd love to get
your feedback and shape GraphQL Inspector together!

Oh... and it's [Open Sourced](https://github.com/kamilkisiela/graphql-inspector)!