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Expand Up @@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ Read about xref:mutations/update.adoc#_connectorcreate_relationships[`update`] f

== `connectOrCreate` relationships

If a related node has a `@unique` or `@id` directive defined, `connectOrCreate` can be used in a nested `create` to perform a `MERGE` operation on the related node.
This should create a new relationship and the related node if it doesn't exist yet.
If a related node has the `@unique` directive defined, `connectOrCreate` can be used in a nested `create` to perform a `MERGE` operation on the related node.
This will create a new relationship and the related node if it doesn't exist yet.

Consider the following type definitions:

Expand All @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ type Actor {

type Movie {
title: String
id: ID! @id
id: ID! @id @unique
actors: [Actor!]! @relationship(type: "ACTED_IN", direction: IN)
}
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Expand Down Expand Up @@ -163,4 +163,4 @@ The Neo4j GraphQL Library contains an optimization feature designed to mitigate

* A field is populated using the directive `@populated_by`.
* The `connect` or `connectOrCreate` operation is used.
* Interface and union types are present in the mutation.
* Interface and union types are present in the mutation.