title	Interfaces
intro	Interfaces serve as parent objects from which other objects can inherit.
redirect_from	/v4/interface /v4/reference/interface
versions	fpt ghec ghes * * *
autogenerated	graphql
category	Explore the schema reference

About interfaces

Interfaces serve as parent objects from which other objects can inherit.

For example, Lockable is an interface because both Issue and PullRequest objects can be locked. An interface has its own list of named fields that are shared by implementing objects.

For more information, see AUTOTITLE.