# cache.readFragment only returning \_\_typename
**URL:** https://community.apollographql.com/t/cache-readfragment-only-returning-typename/6658
**Category:** Client SDKs
**Tags:** client, web
**Created:** [August 29, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/cache-readfragment-only-returning-typename/6658 "2023-08-29T22:48:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@abrenoch](https://community.apollographql.com/u/abrenoch)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/cache-readfragment-only-returning-typename/6658/1 "2023-08-29T22:48:42Z")
Hi, new to apollo and really struggling to understand some of the things I am seeing.
I have this query:
```auto
query {
getUserCollectionListing {
edges {
node {
id
owner
name
items {
... on object_Metadata {
id
__typename
}
}
__typename
}
}
}
}
```
Which is used like so:
```auto
const { loading, error, data, refetch } = useQuery(GET_USER_BASKETS, {
fetchPolicy: 'network-only'
});
```
I am trying to access the cache for this query using ‘readFragment’:
```auto
cache.readFragment({
id: currentBasket, // looks like: object_UserCollection:822134
fragment: gql`
fragment Object_UserCollectionFragment on Object_UserCollection {
id
name
owner
items
__typename
}
`,
// fragmentName: 'Object_UserCollectionFragment', // tried with and without
});
```
But the problem is the object returned by ‘readFragment’ is _not complete_, and only contains the ‘\_\_typename’:
I feel like I have circled the documentation and examples endlessly and I don’t understand why this would be the case. What would cause the rest of that entry to be missing?
‘cache.readQuery’ on 'GET\_USER\_BASKETS` appears to returned the cached data, so I can get it from there if needed, but I would really like to understand the behavior I’m seeing.
Thanks in advance.
---
### Author:  [@jerelmiller](https://community.apollographql.com/u/jerelmiller)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/cache-readfragment-only-returning-typename/6658/2 "2023-08-29T22:55:34Z")
Hey @abrenoch 👋
Can you check to see what the contents of your cache looks like? You can dump the cache to the console using the `client.extract()` or `client.cache.extract()` function.
```js
console.log(client.extract())
```
You should see a record with key `object_UserCollection:822134` in there. Can you verify the data you expect for that record is available in the cache?
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### Author:  [@abrenoch](https://community.apollographql.com/u/abrenoch)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/cache-readfragment-only-returning-typename/6658/3 "2023-08-29T23:22:50Z")
Hey there, really appreciate the fast response!
I can confirm the items exist in the cache as expected:
Maybe something with how the fragment is formatted? I feel like there has to be something simple or obvious I’m overlooking.
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### Author:  [@jerelmiller](https://community.apollographql.com/u/jerelmiller)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/cache-readfragment-only-returning-typename/6658/4 "2023-08-29T23:26:25Z")
Something I’m noticing that _might_ be the problem here is that it looks like `items` might be an array and your fragment has no subselection on that field. See if adding a subselection fixes it.
```graphql
fragment Object_UserCollectionFragment on Object_UserCollection {
# ...
items {
__typename
}
}
```
---
### Author:  [@abrenoch](https://community.apollographql.com/u/abrenoch)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/cache-readfragment-only-returning-typename/6658/5 "2023-08-29T23:37:00Z")
I like the idea, but unfortunately didnt seem to help. I also tried omitting the ‘items’ property entirely to no avail.
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### Author:  [@jerelmiller](https://community.apollographql.com/u/jerelmiller)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/cache-readfragment-only-returning-typename/6658/6 "2023-08-29T23:40:13Z")
Bummer! As a debugging measure, perhaps add one field at a time to the fragment to see if you’re able to get any data from any of the fields. If you’re still not successful with even a single field, you might consider opening an issue with a reproduction for us to look at.
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### Author:  [@abrenoch](https://community.apollographql.com/u/abrenoch)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/cache-readfragment-only-returning-typename/6658/7 "2023-08-29T23:49:02Z")
Oh man, I just found the problem 🤡
‘Object\_UserCollection’ should have been ‘object\_UserCollection’ in my fragment. Correcting it there fixed my issue.
I spent too long on that, how embarrassing lol. Maybe enough for tonight 😄
Thank you for your prompt replies, I appreciate it more than you know!
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### Author:  [@jerelmiller](https://community.apollographql.com/u/jerelmiller)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2023, 2:40am UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/cache-readfragment-only-returning-typename/6658/8 "2023-08-30T02:40:26Z")
I always say the hardest bugs to solve require the smallest code changes 🤣. I can’t tell you how many times this has happened to me! Glad you found the issue!
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### Author:  [@Justin\_Gonzalez](https://community.apollographql.com/u/Justin_Gonzalez)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/cache-readfragment-only-returning-typename/6658/9 "2025-02-06T20:48:21Z")