after

applicationIds

count

entityId

scmpPlusPaywallTypeIds

authorPageQuery

filter

author

entityUuid

name

urlAlias

types

authorContentListAuthor

authorAuthorContentListAuthor

authorRelatedTopicsAuthor

authorLinkingDataAuthor

authorHeaderAuthor

authorSeoAuthor

query authorPageQuery(
  $entityId: String!
  $applicationIds: [String]
  $after: String
  $count: Int = 30
  $scmpPlusPaywallTypeIds: [String]
) {
  author(filter: {entityId: $entityId}) {
    entityId
    entityUuid
    name
    urlAlias
    types
    ...authorContentListAuthor_37cYa4
    ...authorAuthorContentListAuthor_37cYa4
    ...authorRelatedTopicsAuthor_37cYa4
    ...authorLinkingDataAuthor
    ...authorHeaderAuthor
    ...authorSeoAuthor
    id
  }
}

fragment articleCommentArticle on Article {
  ...entityLink
  commentCount
  entityId
}

fragment authorAuthorContentListAuthor_37cYa4 on Author {
  contents(after: $after, first: $count, filter: {applicationIds: $applicationIds}, exclude: {paywallTypeIds: $scmpPlusPaywallTypeIds}, orderBy: {field: PUBLISHED_DATE, direction: DESC}) {
    edges {
      __typename
      cursor
      node {
        __typename
        id
      }
    }
    pageInfo {
      endCursor
      hasNextPage
    }
  }
  id
}

fragment authorAvatarAuthor on Author {
  ...entityLink
  entityId
  name
  types
  image(filter: {type: AUTHOR_IMAGE}) {
    style(filter: {style: "118x118"}) {
      url
    }
  }
}

fragment authorContentListAuthor_37cYa4 on Author {
  contents(after: $after, first: $count, filter: {applicationIds: $applicationIds}, exclude: {paywallTypeIds: $scmpPlusPaywallTypeIds}, orderBy: {field: PUBLISHED_DATE, direction: DESC}) {
    edges {
      node {
        __typename
        entityId
        ...contentItemRenderContent
        id
      }
      cursor
    }
    pageInfo {
      endCursor
      hasNextPage
    }
  }
  entityId
  id
}

fragment authorHeaderAuthor on Author {
  name
  location
  socialLinks {
    class
    url
  }
  role {
    text
  }
  bio
  education
  areaOfExpertise
  languageSpoken
  ...entityFollowButtonBase
  ...authorAvatarAuthor
  ...authorSocialLinksAuthor
}

fragment authorLinkingDataAuthor on Author {
  bio
  areaOfExpertise
  urlAlias
  name
  image320x320: image(filter: {type: AUTHOR_IMAGE}) {
    style(filter: {style: "320x320"}) {
      url
    }
  }
  languageSpoken
  location
  role {
    text
  }
}

fragment authorNameAuthor on Author {
  ...entityLink
  name
}

fragment authorRelatedTopicsAuthor_37cYa4 on Author {
  contents(after: $after, first: $count, filter: {applicationIds: $applicationIds}, exclude: {paywallTypeIds: $scmpPlusPaywallTypeIds}, orderBy: {field: PUBLISHED_DATE, direction: DESC}) {
    edges {
      node {
        __typename
        topics {
          entityId
          name
          ...entityLink
          id
        }
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment authorSeoAuthor on Author {
  entityId
  bio
  name
  urlAlias
}

fragment authorSocialLinksAuthor on Author {
  socialLinks {
    class
    title
    url
  }
}

fragment blockquoteQuoteContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment cardContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
}

fragment checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment contentActionBarContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  createdDate
  updatedDate
  publishedDate
  urlAlias
  ...articleCommentArticle
  ... on Article {
    hasVideoContent
  }
}

fragment contentAuthorImageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  authors {
    entityId
    ...authorAvatarAuthor
    ...entityLink
    id
  }
  ...hooksContentHelperContent
}

fragment contentAuthorLinkContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  authors {
    entityId
    name
    ...entityLink
    id
  }
  ...hooksContentHelperContent
}

fragment contentCoverImageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  images {
    url
    title
    type
    landscape250x99: style(filter: {style: "landscape_250_99"}) {
      url
    }
    size1200x800: style(filter: {style: "1200x800"}) {
      url
    }
    size1200x1200: style(filter: {style: "1200x1200"}) {
      url
    }
    size1280x720: style(filter: {style: "wide_landscape"}) {
      url
    }
    size768x768: style(filter: {style: "768x768"}) {
      url
    }
    size540x360: style(filter: {style: "540x360"}) {
      url
    }
    size320x240: style(filter: {style: "320x240"}) {
      url
    }
    size320x180: style(filter: {style: "320x180"}) {
      url
    }
    size80x80: style(filter: {style: "80x80"}) {
      url
    }
    size500x500: style(filter: {style: "500x500"}) {
      url
    }
    size800x1200: style(filter: {style: "portrait"}) {
      url
    }
  }
}

fragment contentCoverVideoContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    multimediaEmbed {
      json
    }
    ...contentSchemaRenderContent
  }
}

fragment contentHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  socialHeadline
  ...contentHeadlineTagContent
}

fragment contentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
}

fragment contentItemRenderContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Video {
    __typename
    ...videoDurationOverlayVideo
  }
  ...cardContentItemContent
  ...contentActionBarContent
  ...contentAuthorImageContent
  ...contentAuthorLinkContent
  ...contentCoverImageContent
  ...contentCoverVideoContent
  ...contentHeadlineContent
  ...contentLiveTagContent
  ...contentPrintHeadlineContent
  ...contentPublishedDateContent
  ...contentSectionsContent
  ...contentSubHeadlineContent
  ...contentSummaryContent
  ...contentTopicLinkContent
  ...entityLink
  ...homeAdvertiserContentItemContent
  ...homeAroundMorningStudioPrimaryContentItemContent
  ...homeAroundMorningStudioSecondaryContentItemContent
  ...homeAroundPrimaryContentItemContent
  ...homeAroundSecondaryContentItemContent
  ...homeCommentContentItemContent
  ...homeDailyFiveContentItemContent
  ...homeFocusContentItemContent
  ...homeHarryContentItemContent
  ...homeHeroArticleContentItemContent
  ...homeLatestContentItemContent
  ...homeMultimediaContentItemContent
  ...homeMultimediaPodcastContentItemContent
  ...homePrimaryContentItemContent
  ...homeSecondaryContentItemContent
  ...homeSectionLeadPrimaryContentItemContent
  ...homeSectionLeadSecondaryContentItemContent
  ...homeStoryPackageLeadContentItemContent
  ...homeStoryPackageTailContentItemContent
  ...homeSuperSplashLargePrimaryContentItemContent
  ...homeSuperSplashLivePrimaryContentItemContent
  ...homeSuperSplashLiveSecondaryContentItemContent
  ...hooksUseContentSponsorContent
  ...livePrimaryContentItemContent
  ...magazinesStyleArticleMoreOnThisContentItemContent
  ...magazinesStyleCardContentItemContent
  ...magazinesStyleFashionCarouselContentItemContent
  ...magazinesStyleLeadContentItemContent
  ...magazinesStyleSpotlightContentItemContent
  ...morningStudioContentItemContent
  ...opinionContentItemContent
  ...postiesPrimaryContentItemContent
  ...postiesSecondaryContentItemContent
  ...postiesSectionPrimaryContentItemContent
  ...postiesSectionSecondaryContentItemContent
  ...primaryContentItemContent
  ...searchContentItemContent
  ...secondaryContentItemContent
}

fragment contentLiveTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    flattenTypeIds
    tmpLiveArticle {
      status
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment contentNewsletterWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
    id
  }
  sections {
    value {
      relatedNewsletters {
        ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
        id
      }
      id
    }
  }
  ... on Article {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment contentPrintHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  printHeadline
}

fragment contentPublishedDateContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  publishedDate
}

fragment contentSchemaRenderContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...blockquoteQuoteContent
  ...imageContent
  ...inlineWidgetContent
  ...photoGalleryWidgetContent
  ...scmpYoutubeContent
}

fragment contentSectionsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      ...helpersFilterSection
      ...entityLink
      name
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment contentShareWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  shortUrl
  socialHeadline
  headline
}

fragment contentSubHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  subHeadline {
    json
  }
  summary {
    json
  }
  ...contentSchemaRenderContent
}

fragment contentSummaryContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  summary {
    text
  }
}

fragment contentTopicLinkContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    urlAlias
    ...entityLink
    ...topicLinkTopic
    id
  }
}

fragment entityFollowButtonBase on Base {
  __isBase: __typename
  __typename
  ... on Section {
    entityId
    name
  }
  ... on Author {
    entityId
    name
    disableFollow
  }
  ... on Topic {
    entityId
    name
    disableFollow
  }
}

fragment entityLink on Base {
  __isBase: __typename
  __typename
  entityId
  entityUuid
  urlAlias
  urlRedirect {
    toUrl
    id
  }
  application {
    entityId
    id
  }
  ... on Section {
    fullSectionPath {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  ...helpersAppBarVariantBase
  ...helpersApplicationBase
  ...helpersAppBarAdStatusBase
}

fragment followButtonBase on Base {
  __isBase: __typename
  ...entityFollowButtonBase
  entityId
}

fragment helpersAppBarAdStatusBase on Base {
  __isBase: __typename
  ... on Section {
    __typename
    ...helpersStyleSectionContent
  }
}

fragment helpersAppBarVariantBase on Base {
  __isBase: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsLongReadArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsMorningStudioArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPhotoEssayArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
}

fragment helpersApplicationBase on Base {
  __isBase: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
}

fragment helpersCheckIsLongReadArticle on Article {
  articleTypes: types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsMorningStudioArticle on Article {
  sponsorType
  articleTypes: types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPhotoEssayArticle on Article {
  articleTypes: types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsStyleArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersFilterSection on Section {
  name
}

fragment helpersGetLabelContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        name
        id
      }
    }
    sections {
      value {
        name
        id
      }
    }
  }
  ... on Gallery {
    __typename
  }
  ... on Video {
    __typename
  }
}

fragment helpersIsArticleVideoAsHeroArticle on Article {
  multimediaEmbed {
    json
  }
}

fragment helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter on Newsletter {
  entityId
  name
  alternativeName
  description {
    text
  }
  summary {
    text
  }
  homepageDescription {
    text
  }
}

fragment helpersStyleSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment homeAdvertiserContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  entityId
  topics {
    sponsor {
      name
      type
      id
    }
    id
  }
}

fragment homeAroundMorningStudioPrimaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  topics {
    sponsor {
      name
      type
      id
    }
    id
  }
  ...entityLink
}

fragment homeAroundMorningStudioSecondaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  topics {
    sponsor {
      name
      type
      id
    }
    id
  }
  ...entityLink
}

fragment homeAroundPrimaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  entityId
}

fragment homeAroundSecondaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  entityId
}

fragment homeCommentContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  entityId
}

fragment homeDailyFiveContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  entityId
}

fragment homeFocusContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  entityId
  ... on Video {
    duration
  }
}

fragment homeHarryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  entityId
}

fragment homeHeroArticleContentItemContent on Article {
  entityId
  moreOnThisArticles {
    entityId
    ...contentHeadlineContent
    ...entityLink
    id
  }
  topics {
    ...followButtonBase
    id
  }
  ...contentCoverImageContent
  ...contentTopicLinkContent
  ...entityLink
}

fragment homeLatestContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  entityId
}

fragment homeMultimediaContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  ... on Gallery {
    images {
      __typename
    }
  }
  ...entityLink
  ...helpersGetLabelContent
}

fragment homeMultimediaPodcastContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  ... on Article {
    images {
      style(filter: {style: "100x100"}) {
        url
      }
    }
  }
  ... on Podcast {
    podcastSections {
      images {
        style(filter: {style: "100x100"}) {
          url
        }
      }
      name
      id
    }
  }
  ...entityLink
}

fragment homePrimaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  entityId
}

fragment homeSecondaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  entityId
}

fragment homeSectionLeadPrimaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  topics {
    ...followButtonBase
    id
  }
  ...entityLink
  ...contentCoverImageContent
}

fragment homeSectionLeadSecondaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  topics {
    ...followButtonBase
    id
  }
  ...entityLink
  ...contentCoverImageContent
}

fragment homeStoryPackageLeadContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  entityId
}

fragment homeStoryPackageTailContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  entityId
}

fragment homeSuperSplashLargePrimaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  entityId
}

fragment homeSuperSplashLivePrimaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  entityId
}

fragment homeSuperSplashLiveSecondaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  entityId
}

fragment hooksContentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksContentHelperContent
  ... on Article {
    ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
    types {
      value {
        name
        entityId
        description {
          text
        }
        id
      }
    }
  }
  flag
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment hooksContentHelperContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        entityId
        id
      }
    }
  }
  authors {
    entityId
    types
    id
  }
  flag
}

fragment hooksUseContentSponsorContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    sponsor {
      ...sponsorTagSponsor
      name
      type
      id
    }
    id
  }
  ... on Article {
    sponsorType
  }
  ...helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent
}

fragment imageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  ...checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent
}

fragment inlineWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentNewsletterWidgetContent
}

fragment livePrimaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  entityId
}

fragment magazinesStyleArticleMoreOnThisContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  ...helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent
}

fragment magazinesStyleCardContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    ...topicLinkTopic
    id
  }
  ...entityLink
  ...helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent
}

fragment magazinesStyleFashionCarouselContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
}

fragment magazinesStyleLeadContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  authors {
    ...authorNameAuthor
    id
  }
  ...entityLink
  ...helpersIsArticleVideoAsHeroArticle
}

fragment magazinesStyleSpotlightContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  ... on Article {
    sections {
      value {
        name
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment morningStudioContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
}

fragment opinionContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksContentHelperContent
  ...entityLink
  authors {
    entityId
    ...authorAvatarAuthor
    ...authorNameAuthor
    id
  }
}

fragment photoGalleryDialogContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment photoGalleryWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...photoGalleryDialogContent
}

fragment postiesPrimaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  ...contentCoverImageContent
}

fragment postiesSecondaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  ...contentCoverImageContent
}

fragment postiesSectionPrimaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  ...contentCoverImageContent
}

fragment postiesSectionSecondaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
  ...contentCoverImageContent
}

fragment primaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
}

fragment scmpYoutubeContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  urlAlias
  publishedDate
}

fragment searchContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
}

fragment secondaryContentItemContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...entityLink
}

fragment sponsorTagSponsor on Sponsor {
  name
  type
  images {
    url
  }
}

fragment topicLinkTopic on Topic {
  ...entityLink
  name
}

fragment videoDurationOverlayVideo on Video {
  duration
}


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