| title: Scalars | |
| intro: 'Scalars are primitive values Int, Float, String, Boolean, or ID.' | |
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| - /v4/scalar | |
| - /v4/reference/scalar | |
| versions: | |
| fpt: '*' | |
| ghec: '*' | |
| ghes: '*' | |
| topics: | |
| - API | |
| autogenerated: graphql | |
| ## About scalars | |
| [Scalars](https://spec.graphql.org/June2018/#sec-Scalars) are primitive values: `Int`, `Float`, `String`, `Boolean`, or `ID`. | |
| When calling the GraphQL API, you must specify nested subfields until you return only scalars. | |
| For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/graphql/guides/introduction-to-graphql#field). | |
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