# How to get supergraph compose to work without http method in connect per documentation

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**Category:** Connectors\
**Created:** [May 29, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/how-to-get-supergraph-compose-to-work-without-http-method-in-connect-per-documentation/9862 "2026-05-29T18:00:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Srinivas\_Sampath](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.apollographql.com/srinivas_sampath/32/6564_2.png) [@Srinivas\_Sampath](https://community.apollographql.com/u/Srinivas_Sampath)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/how-to-get-supergraph-compose-to-work-without-http-method-in-connect-per-documentation/9862/1 "2026-05-29T18:00:19Z")

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per the v0.4 docs at [https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/connectors/mapping/virtual-connectors](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/connectors/mapping/virtual-connectors) Virtual connector should compose successfully. However testing it yields unfavourable results. Is there a trick to getting this to work

schema.graphql  
extend schema  
@link(url: “[https://specs.apollo.dev/federation/v2.14](https://specs.apollo.dev/federation/v2.14)”)  
@link(url: “[Apollo Connectors Directives - Apollo GraphQL Docs](https://specs.apollo.dev/connect/v0.4)”, import: [“@source”, “@connect”])

type Query {  
greeting(name: String!): String!  
@connect(  
selection: “”"  
[“Hello”, $args.name]-\>joinNotNull(" “)  
“””  
)  
}

supergraph.yaml  
federation\_version: =2.14.0  
subgraphs:  
test:  
routing\_url: [http://hello](http://hello)  
schema:  
file: schema.graphql

Command:  
rover supergraph compose --config ./supergraph.yaml

Rover version:  
**Rover version:** 0.40.0

Error:  
INVALID\_SELECTION: [test] `@connect(selection:)` on `Query.greeting` is not valid: nom::error::ErrorKind::Eof  
GRAPH\_QL\_ERROR: [test] `@connect` on `Query.greeting` must have a `http` argument.

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**Author:** ![Srinivas\_Sampath](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.apollographql.com/srinivas_sampath/32/6564_2.png) [@Srinivas\_Sampath](https://community.apollographql.com/u/Srinivas_Sampath)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/how-to-get-supergraph-compose-to-work-without-http-method-in-connect-per-documentation/9862/2 "2026-05-29T19:26:45Z")

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I believe this would be resolved when we get a newer version of federation binaries released in June first week. Awaiting for updates at this time to test it out. will post here once that is released.