# How do I execute custom cypher using GRANDstack?

**URL:** <https://community.neo4j.com/t/how-do-i-execute-custom-cypher-using-grandstack/27338>\
**Category:** GraphQL & GRANDstack\
**Created:** [October 16, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/how-do-i-execute-custom-cypher-using-grandstack/27338 "2020-10-16T22:20:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jonathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/jonathan/32/21897_2.png) [@jonathan](https://community.neo4j.com/u/jonathan)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/how-do-i-execute-custom-cypher-using-grandstack/27338/1 "2020-10-16T22:20:06Z")

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I'd like to create a mutation to DELETE DETACH nodes and relationships, but I'm not clear how to do this.

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**Author:** ![MuddyBootsCode](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/muddybootscode/32/10330_2.png) [@MuddyBootsCode](https://community.neo4j.com/u/MuddyBootsCode)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/how-do-i-execute-custom-cypher-using-grandstack/27338/2 "2020-10-16T22:50:43Z")

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If you use the auto generated delete mutation it should detach delete itself.