# Why does custom dql not support mutation?

**URL:** <https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/why-does-custom-dql-not-support-mutation/10366>\
**Category:** GraphQL\
**Tags:** discussion, kind:question, kind:enhancement, status:accepted, ticket:created\
**Created:** [September 15, 2020, 7:53am UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/why-does-custom-dql-not-support-mutation/10366 "2020-09-15T07:53:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![minhaj](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/discuss.dgraph.io/minhaj/32/3468_2.png) [@minhaj](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/minhaj)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/why-does-custom-dql-not-support-mutation/10366/9 "2021-03-22T13:12:39Z")

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We are not going to support custom DQL mutations. The best way to achieve this is through [lambdas](https://dgraph.io/docs/graphql/lambda/mutation/).  
cc: @abhimanyusinghgaur

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