Proposal: Support union scalar types
Author: stubailoCreated Sep 30, 2016Updated May 23, 2026
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It makes sense often to have a field that could return, for example, an Int or a String. It would be convenient to be able to use a resolveType-like mechanism to determine how the value is serialized. This would be even more useful for custom scalars.
The specification currently says: "GraphQL Unions represent an object that could be one of a list of GraphQL Object types", which basically means that unions are the same as interfaces, but without any shared fields. Supporting unions of scalars would further differentiate unions from interfaces.
Source: graphql/graphql-spec