gatsbyjs/gatsby · error

The remote WPGraphQL schema hasn't changed but local generat

Error message

The remote WPGraphQL schema hasn't changed but local generated type definitions have. This is a bug, please open an issue on Github${missingTypeNames.length || changedTypeDefs.length ? ` and include the following text.` : ``}.${missingTypeNames.length ? `\n\nMissing type names: ${missingTypeNames.join(`\n`)}\n` : ``}${changedTypeDefs.length ? `\n\nChanged type defs:\n\n${changedTypeDefs.join(`\n`)}` : ``}

What it means

Error "The remote WPGraphQL schema hasn't changed but local generated type definitions have. This is a bug, please open an issue on Github${missingTypeNames.length || changedTypeDefs.length ? ` and include the following text.` : ``}.${missingTypeNames.length ? `\n\nMissing type names: ${missingTypeNames.join(`\n`)}\n` : ``}${changedTypeDefs.length ? `\n\nChanged type defs:\n\n${changedTypeDefs.join(`\n`)}` : ``}" thrown in gatsbyjs/gatsby.

Source

Thrown at packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/steps/create-schema-customization/helpers.js:449

    errorMessage =
      errorMessage.substring(0, maxErrorLength) +
      `\n\n...\n[Diff exceeded ${maxErrorLength} characters and was truncated]`
  }

  if (process.env.WP_INCONSISTENT_SCHEMA_WARN !== `true`) {
    reporter.info(
      formatLogMessage(
        `Panicking due to inconsistent schema customization. Turn this into a warning by setting process.env.WP_INCONSISTENT_SCHEMA_WARN to a string of "true"`
      )
    )
    reporter.panic({
      id: CODES.InconsistentSchemaCustomization,
      context: {
        sourceMessage: errorMessage,
      },
    })
  } else {
    reporter.warn(errorMessage)
  }
}

View on GitHub (pinned to e85d62f177)

Solutions

1. Set process.env.WP_INCONSISTENT_SCHEMA_WARN=true to downgrade the panic to a warning
2. Clear .cache so schema customization is regenerated consistently with the remote WPGraphQL schema
3. Open a GitHub issue including the missing type names / changed type defs listed in the message

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/steps/create-schema-customization/helpers.js:449 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of gatsbyjs/gatsby@e85d62f177 (2026-08-26). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b99b086282c98650. Report an issue: GitHub.