Trouble accessing data from a referenced document in GatsbyJS with Sanity...

Hello!
I’ve put more time than I’d like to admit into figuring this one out.
😶
I’ve built a

reference schema

that I can use within my

Block Type

that pulls 1 featured document into GatsbyJS.
I’m having trouble accessing the data of the document. I am capable of pulling the

_ref

which is equal to the

id

of the post selected so I know I’m close. How do I get pull the data and into the data of the specific document?

Schema:

export default {

name: 'featuredPost',

title: 'Featured Post',

type: 'object',

fields: [

title: 'post',

name: 'post',

type: 'array',

of: [

type: 'reference',

to: [

{type: 'Doc Type 1'},

{type: 'Doc Type 2'},

},

GatsbyJS:

{postId._ref}

successfully shows id of document

function SingularFeaturedPost (_props_) {

const postId = _props_.featuredPost[0]

return (

<>

<h1>Featured Post: {postId}</h1>

<p>Post Title: {postId.title}</p>

</>

export default SingularFeaturedPost;

Thanks In Advance!

Jun 10, 2020, 12:02 PM

sounds like you need to look for the

_raw

content of your blockType
can you share a GiQL of your query?

Jun 10, 2020, 1:51 PM

user N

Thanks for the response. Here’s some more information:
I’m pulling the information through the serializer of my blockContent.

Through the following GiQL query I can see the information after reference:

query MyQuery {

sanityPage {

title

_rawBlockContent(resolveReferences: {maxDepth: 10})

Jun 10, 2020, 1:58 PM

ok, so what's inside the

_rawBlockContent

? what are you serializing it to?

Jun 10, 2020, 2:00 PM

Inside the _rawBlock is:

"data": {

"sanityPage": {

"title": "Title",

"_rawBlockContent": [

"_key": "1d4f1c4d53c6",

"_type": "block",

"children": [

"_key": "1d4f1c4d53c60",

"_type": "span",

"marks": [

"strong"

],

"text": "Text Here"

},

"_key": "1d4f1c4d53c61",

"_type": "span",

"marks": [],

"text": "text here"

],

"markDefs": [],

"style": "normal"

},

"_key": "90e78fe9aa66",

"_type": "singularFeaturedPost",

"featuredPost": [

"_id": "06df3cdd-2aae-4b5d-bff7-2fbe7a77b65c",

"_type": "business",

"_createdAt": "2020-06-01T16:22:11Z",

"_rev": "QyhMGiXtoE71bfRC5kaum9",

"_updatedAt": "2020-06-01T21:11:52Z",

"excerpt": "Excerpt will go here. ",

"featuredContent": [

"publishedAt": "2020-04-16T05:00:00.000Z",

"slug": {

"_type": "slug",

"current": "slug-here"

},

"title": "title-here",

"id": "a6dea004-b4a8-54f9-a834-bd616ce733ec",

"parent": null,

"children": [],

"internal": {

"type": "SanityBusiness",

"contentDigest": "a81065371c02714e51e7ac1f338a10d7",

"counter": 73,

"owner": "gatsby-source-sanity"

},

"_key": "84dc53750d15",

"_type": "block",

"children": [

"_key": "84dc53750d150",

"_type": "span",

"marks": [],

"text": "Content:"

],

"markDefs": [],

"style": "normal"

},

"_key": "4578b407565d",

"_type": "recentPostFeed",

"contentType": "music",

"featureFirstPost": false,

"postCount": 6

},

"_key": "4c7e082d5de1",

"_type": "block",

"children": [

"_key": "4c7e082d5de10",

"_type": "span",

"marks": [],

"text": "Business:"

],

"markDefs": [],

"style": "normal"

},

"_key": "744429e46d6a",

"_type": "recentPostFeed",

"contentType": "business",

"featureFirstPost": false,

"postCount": 3

Jun 10, 2020, 2:07 PM

ok, so isn't that your referenced document right there? titled

title-here

??

Jun 10, 2020, 2:09 PM

Yes. Getting to it is where I’m perpetually stuck.

Jun 10, 2020, 2:10 PM

gotcha gotcha

Jun 10, 2020, 2:11 PM

props.featuredPost[0]._ref shows the ID of the doc I need information from. Getting into that doc through : props.featuredPost… is where I’m hung up.

Jun 10, 2020, 2:11 PM

ok, lets take it slow here (since i'm trying to follow code i can't test)... what do you get when you log out

props

?

Jun 10, 2020, 2:12 PM

or perhaps

props.featuredPost.title

Jun 10, 2020, 2:13 PM

I know props.featuredPost.title renders undefined

Jun 10, 2020, 2:14 PM

I’m throwing props in now.

Jun 10, 2020, 2:14 PM

mmm

Jun 10, 2020, 2:14 PM

Props Straight Up:
1. _{_key: “90e78fe9aa66”,
type: “singularFeaturedPost”, featuredPost: Array(1)}2. featuredPost: [{…}]
3. _key: “90e78fe9aa66”
4. _type: “singularFeaturedPost”
5. __proto__: Object

Jun 10, 2020, 2:15 PM

might also depend on where you're logging for

props

... before serializer and after

Jun 10, 2020, 2:15 PM

where are you logging that?

Jun 10, 2020, 2:18 PM

within my component. Right before return

Jun 10, 2020, 2:18 PM

which component? the Post component, the component that serializer sends the data to?

Jun 10, 2020, 2:20 PM

Within the singularFeaturedPost that is referenced in the serializer.

Jun 10, 2020, 2:20 PM

The one that sends the data to.

Jun 10, 2020, 2:20 PM

got it

Jun 10, 2020, 2:20 PM

so AFTER the serializer

Jun 10, 2020, 2:20 PM

Yes. Thanks for the patience.

Jun 10, 2020, 2:20 PM

which means you're not sending the right data to your component

Jun 10, 2020, 2:21 PM

so we need to go back a component and see what data you're sending through to it

Jun 10, 2020, 2:21 PM

Little more info coming…

Jun 10, 2020, 2:21 PM

ok

Jun 10, 2020, 2:21 PM

i've got to jump to a call in a few minutes but happy to continue to help till then, adn then again after

Jun 10, 2020, 2:22 PM

just as a heads up if i just stop responding for 30 min

Jun 10, 2020, 2:22 PM

I built a recent post schema type that shows 5 recent posts from any doc type selected. It works great.
With that component I’m using a staticQuery within the component that is serialized.

Jun 10, 2020, 2:22 PM

Since this is referencing one item with a defined id I’m not using a staticQuery. Is that correct?

Jun 10, 2020, 2:23 PM

Thanks for the heads up on the call.

Jun 10, 2020, 2:23 PM

yeah, you should be fine with this approach

Jun 10, 2020, 2:24 PM

i have several questions... did you query for the

_raw

somewhere? are you passing the data from that GQL query in total, all the way down to your component (through serializer)

Jun 10, 2020, 2:25 PM

that's what i'm trying to sleuth out right now

Jun 10, 2020, 2:26 PM

Here is my full seralizer.js in regards to this scenario:

import BaseBlockContent from '@sanity/block-content-to-react'

import React from 'react'

import SingularFeaturedPost from './SingularFeaturedPost'

const serializers = {

types: {

singularFeaturedPost (_props_) {

return <SingularFeaturedPost {...props.node} />

},

const BlockContent = ({ _blocks_ }) => <BaseBlockContent _blocks_={_blocks_} _serializers_={serializers} />

export default BlockContent

Jun 10, 2020, 2:30 PM

great... i'll review in a few

Jun 10, 2020, 2:30 PM

i'll be back 😉

Jun 10, 2020, 2:31 PM

Great! Thanks again.

Jun 10, 2020, 2:31 PM

Here is the page.js in full:

import React from 'react'

import { graphql } from 'gatsby'

import SiteLayout from 'c32-gatsby-theme-core/src/components/layout'

import { SEO, Layout } from "c32-gatsby-theme-core"

import GraphQLErrorList from 'c32-gatsby-theme-core/src/components/graphql-error-lists'

import Container from 'c32-gatsby-theme-core/src/components/container'

import BlockContent from '../../src/components/block-content'

`export const query = graphql``

query HomePageQuery {

page: sanityPage(_id_: {eq: "e07ca5b6-bcc6-5d90-8489-39702cd11394"}) {

title

_rawBlockContent

```

const Homepage = _props_ => {

const { data, errors } = _props_

if (errors) {

return (

<Layout>

<GraphQLErrorList _errors_={errors} />

</Layout>

const page = data && data.page

if (!page) {

throw new Error(

'Missing "Home" page data. Open the studio at <http://localhost:3333> and add "Home" page data and restart the development server.'

return (

<SiteLayout>

<Container>

<BlockContent _blocks_={ page._rawBlockContent || [] } />

</Container>

</SiteLayout>

export default Homepage

Jun 10, 2020, 2:32 PM

I’ve got a client meeting in 30min. I’ll be available until then and after that.

Jun 10, 2020, 4:09 PM

ok, so ... this looks good... i'm assuming if you log

page._rawBlockContent

you get what you're looking for on Homepage

Jun 10, 2020, 4:09 PM

For all my pages I do. I get the sanity block content.

Jun 10, 2020, 4:10 PM

And all my schema types I’ve made work as well up until this one.

Jun 10, 2020, 4:10 PM

so when are you using the

block-content-to-react

component? and when do you serialize?

Jun 10, 2020, 4:10 PM

in example, here's how one of mine is setup

import React from 'react'
import BlockContent from '@sanity/block-content-to-react'
import serializers from './Serializers'

const PortableText = ({ className, blocks }) => (
  <BlockContent className={className} blocks={blocks} serializers={serializers} />
)

export default PortableText

Jun 10, 2020, 4:11 PM

looking at your

<BlockContent>

you're not using the serializer at this step (which is where i typically have mine)
also not seeing the import of that block to react component

Jun 10, 2020, 4:12 PM

Both the block content and sericalizer are within the BlockContent

Jun 10, 2020, 4:12 PM

serializers={serializers}

Jun 10, 2020, 4:12 PM

got it

Jun 10, 2020, 4:12 PM

Oh nice catch…

Jun 10, 2020, 4:12 PM

I just noticed that the serializer isn’t at that step. One moment I’ll review.

Jun 10, 2020, 4:13 PM

just for reference to the flow i'm using.. its something like PageTemplate > PortableText component > Block-to-React via serializer > final component

Jun 10, 2020, 4:16 PM

I’m going to move my serializer down to the initial level and try your order. It’ll take a while with work requirements. Ideally I’ll report back that it was a success.
I see your in the MPLS area as well. Small world.
🙌

Jun 10, 2020, 4:24 PM

sounds good... let me know when you get there... i'm happy to share files for any of this if its helpful

Jun 10, 2020, 4:28 PM

where in MPLS are you?

Jun 10, 2020, 4:30 PM

AV, You?

Jun 10, 2020, 5:14 PM

SLP

Jun 10, 2020, 5:16 PM

was just thinking abotu this more.... i think you need the serializer at the same point as the block-to-react component, as i think it needs the serializer

Jun 10, 2020, 5:17 PM

yeah, just looking at this again
https://github.com/sanity-io/block-content-to-react

Jun 10, 2020, 5:19 PM

i think serializer and block-to-react go hand in hand

Jun 10, 2020, 5:19 PM

Gave restructuring it a shot so it looked identical to your approach. I had same inability to get information from within the referenced document types.
If I log

const featuredPost = _props_.featuredPost[0]._type

it returns

reference

. This seems one level up. I would assume the array is contained within the type

reference

rather than

reference

being in the first spot of the array.
I think this is the foundation of my user error. I SUPER appreciate the help today.

Jun 10, 2020, 8:39 PM

user M

Let me know if you need any additional information. Thanks for looking into this!

Jun 11, 2020, 7:36 PM

interesting... i'll be interested to hear what

user M

has to say

Jun 11, 2020, 7:40 PM

user M

responded with the solution:
Your

/pages/index.js

file, where you query

_rawBlockContent

, try querying it with

resolveReferences

. For example:

export const query = graphql`
  query HomePageQuery {
    page: sanityPage(id: {eq: "e07ca5b6-bcc6-5d90-8489-39702cd11394"}) {
      title
      _rawBlockContent(resolveReferences: {maxDepth: 5})
    }
  }
`

Good to know the scope starts shallow and can show more depth by request. Makes sense.

Jun 14, 2020, 12:07 AM

Thanks for re-posting the solution here, Ryan! And thanks for all the troubleshooting you both did on the way, really appreciated. cc: Bryce 🙂

Jun 14, 2020, 9:25 AM

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