# API Exlporer does not subscribe?

**URL:** <https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/api-exlporer-does-not-subscribe/12146>\
**Category:** Dgraph Cloud / Slash GraphQL\
**Tags:** slash, subscription, gui\
**Created:** [January 3, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/api-exlporer-does-not-subscribe/12146 "2021-01-03T04:02:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![verneleem](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/discuss.dgraph.io/verneleem/32/5801_2.png) [@verneleem](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/verneleem)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/api-exlporer-does-not-subscribe/12146/1 "2021-01-03T04:02:33Z")

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When running a subscription with the GraphQL playground built into Slash, the subscription runs once but never updates. After several minutes you can press the play button and get the updated results that the subscription should have been polling for.

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**Author:** ![billybobthorton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@billybobthorton](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/billybobthorton)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 4:36am UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/api-exlporer-does-not-subscribe/12146/2 "2021-01-03T04:36:02Z")

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Download GraphQL Playground.  
It supports subscriptions.

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**Author:** ![verneleem](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/discuss.dgraph.io/verneleem/32/5801_2.png) [@verneleem](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/verneleem)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 4:41am UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/api-exlporer-does-not-subscribe/12146/3 "2021-01-03T04:41:07Z")

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Thanks for the reply. I have that already, just wanted a quick and dirty in browser subscription test without firing up another tool. I am just saying it should support subscriptions in GraphiQL. The docs for GraphiQL says it does.

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**Author:** ![billybobthorton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@billybobthorton](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/billybobthorton)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/api-exlporer-does-not-subscribe/12146/4 "2021-01-03T04:44:30Z")

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I’d like that as well, just wanted to make sure you had an option.