Custom graphql query error response not correct

[gor3a]

Describe the Bug

Hey
I written a custom graphql queries and when try to fire an error from the resolver the error I get is the standrad one from payloadcms

My queries file:

const queries = (
  graphQL: typeof GraphQL,
  payload: {
    config: SanitizedConfig
  } & GraphQLInfo,
) => {
  return {
    myTemplateQuery: myTemplateQuery(graphQL, payload),
  }
}

myTemplateQuery query:

import { GraphQL } from '@payloadcms/graphql/types'
import myTemplateQueryResolver from './resolver'
import { GraphQLInfo, SanitizedConfig } from 'payload'

const myTemplateQuery = (
  graphQL: typeof GraphQL,
  payload: {
    config: SanitizedConfig
  } & GraphQLInfo,
) => {
  return {
    type: new graphQL.GraphQLObjectType({
      name: 'MyTemplateQuery',
      fields: {
        ID: {
          type: graphQL.GraphQLString,
        },
        text: {
          type: graphQL.GraphQLString,
        },
        Nice: {
          type: graphQL.GraphQLString,
        },
        someNumberField: {
          type: graphQL.GraphQLFloat,
        },
      },
    }),
    args: {
      ID: {
        type: new graphQL.GraphQLNonNull(graphQL.GraphQLID),
      },
    },
    resolve: myTemplateQueryResolver(graphQL, payload),
  }
}
export default myTemplateQuery

myTemplateQueryResolver the resolver:

import { GraphQL } from '@payloadcms/graphql/types'
import { GraphQLInfo, SanitizedConfig } from 'payload'
import handleGraphQLError from '@/graphql/utils/handleGraphQLError'

const myTemplateQueryResolver =
  (
    graphQL: typeof GraphQL,
    payload: {
      config: SanitizedConfig
    } & GraphQLInfo,
  ) =>
  async (parent: any, args: any, context: any, info: any) => {
    handleGraphQLError(graphQL, payload, 'You are not authorized to perform this action', 401)
    return {
      ID: args.ID,
      text: 'Hello, world This is a template!',
      someNumberField: 123,
      Nice: 'Nice that it works!',
    }
  }
export default myTemplateQueryResolver

handleGraphQLError function that manage to fire the error message and status code:

import { GraphQL } from '@payloadcms/graphql/types'
import { GraphQLInfo, SanitizedConfig } from 'payload'

const handleGraphQLError = (
  graphQL: typeof GraphQL,
  payload: {
    config: SanitizedConfig
  } & GraphQLInfo,
  message: string,
  statusCode: number,
) => {
  console.error('Error Message: ', message, 'status: ', statusCode)
  throw new graphQL.GraphQLError(message, {
    extensions: {
      name: 'GraphQLError',
      statusCode,
    },
  })
}

export default handleGraphQLError

The response I got in postman

{
    "errors": [
        {
            "extensions": {
                "name": "GraphQLError",
                "statusCode": 500
            },
            "locations": [
                {
                    "line": 3,
                    "column": 5
                }
            ],
            "message": "Something went wrong.",
            "path": [
                "myTemplateQuery"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "data": {
        "myTemplateQuery": null
    }
}

I didn't get message You are not authorized to perform this action or status code 401 that I want

Link to the code that reproduces this issue

pnpx create-payload-app@latest -t blank

Reproduction Steps

• Install PayloadCMS blank
• Add custom graphql query to payload.config.ts
• Create a test query and resolver
• Try to fire an error on response

Which area(s) are affected? (Select all that apply)

area: core

Environment Info

Binaries:
  Node: 20.18.1
  npm: 11.0.0
  Yarn: 1.22.22
  pnpm: 9.1.4
Relevant Packages:
  payload: 3.11.0
  next: 15.1.1
  @payloadcms/db-mongodb: 3.11.0
  @payloadcms/db-postgres: 3.11.0
  @payloadcms/email-nodemailer: 3.11.0
  @payloadcms/graphql: 3.11.0
  @payloadcms/next/utilities: 3.11.0
  @payloadcms/payload-cloud: 3.11.0
  @payloadcms/richtext-lexical: 3.11.0
  @payloadcms/translations: 3.11.0
  @payloadcms/ui/shared: 3.11.0
  react: 19.0.0
  react-dom: 19.0.0
Operating System:
  Platform: darwin
  Arch: x64
  Version: Darwin Kernel Version 24.1.0: Thu Oct 10 21:02:27 PDT 2024; root:xnu-11215.41.3~2/RELEASE_X86_64
  Available memory (MB): 32768
  Available CPU cores: 12

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[amrsaud]

I hope this problem will be solved ASAP because it's really a big problem since we can't know what is the error @DracoBlue @denolfe @colinramsay @jmas , thanks!