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What are input types and how do they differ from regular types?

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Input types are used for arguments in mutations and queries. They can only contain scalars, enums, lists, and other input types.

input CreateUserInput {
  name: String!
  email: String!
  age: Int
}

input UpdateUserInput {
  name: String
  email: String
  age: Int
}

type Mutation {
  createUser(input: CreateUserInput!): User!
  updateUser(id: ID!, input: UpdateUserInput!): User!
}
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