hibernate/hibernate-orm · error · UnsupportedOperationException

Entity graphs are not supported for mutation queries

Error message

Entity graphs are not supported for mutation queries

What it means

Error "Entity graphs are not supported for mutation queries" thrown in hibernate/hibernate-orm.

Source

Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/internal/MutationQueryImpl.java:595

		// else, per spec, just ignore this
	}

	@Override
	protected void applyLockTimeoutHint(String hintName, Object timeout) {
		irrelevantHint( "Locking" );
	}

	@Override
	protected void applyFollowOnStrategyHint(Object value) {
		irrelevantHint( "Locking" );
	}

	@Override
	@Deprecated
	@SuppressWarnings("removal")
	@Nonnull
	public Query<T> setEntityGraph(@Nonnull EntityGraph<? super T> graph, @Nonnull GraphSemantic semantic) {
		throw new UnsupportedOperationException( "Entity graphs are not supported for mutation queries" );
	}

	@Override
	@SuppressWarnings("removal")
	@Nonnull
	public Query<T> enableFetchProfile(@Nonnull String profileName) {
		throw new UnsupportedOperationException( "Fetch profiles are not supported for mutation queries" );
	}

	@Override
	@SuppressWarnings("removal")
	@Nonnull
	public Query<T> disableFetchProfile(@Nonnull String profileName) {
		throw new UnsupportedOperationException( "Fetch profiles are not supported for mutation queries" );
	}

	// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	// Parameter handling

View on GitHub (pinned to fad1729dce)

Solutions

1. Entity graphs cannot be applied to mutation queries. Remove the entity graph hint from the update/delete query.

When it happens

Trigger: An entity graph or fetch profile is applied where unsupported: Entity graphs are not supported for mutation queries

Common situations: Setting fetch graphs/load graphs or fetch profiles on mutation queries, or referencing an undefined fetch profile name.

AI-assisted analysis of hibernate/hibernate-orm@fad1729dce (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/37e7b4e93fb5ff83. Report an issue: GitHub.