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title: Interfaces
intro: Interfaces serve as parent objects from which other objects can inherit.
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## About interfaces

[Interfaces](https://spec.graphql.org/June2018/#sec-Interfaces) serve as parent objects from which other objects can inherit.

For example, [`Lockable`](/graphql/reference/interfaces#lockable) is an interface because both [`Issue`](/graphql/reference/objects#issue) and [`PullRequest`](/graphql/reference/objects#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](/graphql/guides/introduction-to-graphql#implementation).

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