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ArticleBlogCategoryArticleQuery

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articleCategories

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query ArticleBlogCategoryArticleQuery(
  $category: String!
  $slug: String!
  $deviceTarget: DeviceTargetEnum
) {
  article(categorySlug: $category, articleSlug: $slug) {
    id
    title
    textHast
    publishedAt
    category {
      name
      id
    }
    affiliate {
      ...AffiliateBanner_affiliate_3LddI0
      ...AffiliateTower_affiliate_3LddI0
      ...BannerRenderer_affiliate_3LddI0
      ...TowerRenderer_affiliate_3LddI0
    }
    sponsor {
      ...BannerRenderer_sponsorship_3LddI0
      ...TowerRenderer_sponsorship_3LddI0
      ...SponsorBanner_sponsorship_3LddI0
      ...SponsorTower_sponsorship_3LddI0
      id
    }
    tags {
      ...TagList_tags
      name
      id
    }
    author {
      avatarImage {
        url
      }
      ...PageAuthor_author
      ...ArticleAuthorBio_author
      id
    }
    meta {
      title
      urlPath
      description
      og {
        description
        image {
          alt
          height
          url
          width
        }
        title
      }
      schema
      author
    }
    relatedTasks {
      __typename
      ...ArticleQuoteLauncher_tasks
      ...CompareQuotes_tasks
      ... on Node {
        __isNode: __typename
        id
      }
    }
    relatedPages(count: 5, typesOrder: [ARTICLE, FAQS_LIST]) {
      __typename
      ...RelatedPagesWidget_pages
      ... on Node {
        __isNode: __typename
        id
      }
    }
    lastModifiedAt
  }
  articleCategories {
    ...BlogCategories_categories
    id
  }
  vehicleMakes {
    ...VehicleMakeSelect_makes
    id
  }
}

fragment AffiliateBanner_affiliate_3LddI0 on Affiliate {
  url
  bannerImage(deviceTarget: $deviceTarget) {
    image {
      alt
      url
      aspectRatio
    }
  }
}

fragment AffiliateTower_affiliate_3LddI0 on Affiliate {
  url
  towerImage(deviceTarget: $deviceTarget) {
    image {
      alt
      url
      aspectRatio
    }
  }
}

fragment ArticleAuthorBio_author on Author {
  name
  bioHast
  avatarImage {
    url
  }
}

fragment ArticleQuoteLauncher_tasks on Task {
  __isTask: __typename
  ... on Repair {
    quoteUrl
  }
  ... on Inspection {
    quoteUrl
  }
}

fragment BannerRenderer_affiliate_3LddI0 on Affiliate {
  bannerImage(deviceTarget: $deviceTarget) {
    fillColour
  }
  ...AffiliateBanner_affiliate_3LddI0
}

fragment BannerRenderer_sponsorship_3LddI0 on Sponsorship {
  bannerImage(deviceTarget: $deviceTarget) {
    fillColour
  }
  ...SponsorBanner_sponsorship_3LddI0
}

fragment BlogCategories_categories on ArticleCategory {
  id
  name
  slug
}

fragment CompareQuotes_tasks on Task {
  __isTask: __typename
  ... on Repair {
    id
    name
    quoteUrl
  }
  ... on Inspection {
    id
    name
    quoteUrl
  }
}

fragment PageAuthor_author on Author {
  name
  avatarImage {
    url
  }
}

fragment RelatedPagesWidget_pages on Page {
  __isPage: __typename
  slug
  title
  meta {
    urlPath
  }
}

fragment SponsorBanner_sponsorship_3LddI0 on Sponsorship {
  bannerImage(deviceTarget: $deviceTarget) {
    image {
      alt
      url
      aspectRatio
    }
  }
}

fragment SponsorTower_sponsorship_3LddI0 on Sponsorship {
  towerImage(deviceTarget: $deviceTarget) {
    image {
      alt
      url
      aspectRatio
    }
  }
}

fragment TagList_tags on Tag {
  name
}

fragment TowerRenderer_affiliate_3LddI0 on Affiliate {
  towerImage(deviceTarget: $deviceTarget) {
    fillColour
  }
  ...AffiliateTower_affiliate_3LddI0
}

fragment TowerRenderer_sponsorship_3LddI0 on Sponsorship {
  towerImage(deviceTarget: $deviceTarget) {
    fillColour
  }
  ...SponsorTower_sponsorship_3LddI0
}

fragment VehicleMakeSelect_makes on VehicleMake {
  id
  name
  slug
  isPopular
  quoteFunnelConfigToken
}


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