How do I access data in GraphQL if not by the id? - meteor

Question

I'm using GraphQL with Meteor and Pup v2, and I have a problem accessing the users data via a special ID provided to every user on signup, this ID will be used in a link (mysite.com/user/specialId) so other users can view the searched users account. Problem is, I can't get the data with the special ID, I can't get any data back if I don't pass in the users _id provided by MongoDB. Below I have a bunch of the code used:
Attempt 1
I tried to use a custom on-the-go way just to be able to at least access the data to see if it works (and then implement it correctly later)
const GET_USER_DETAILS = gql`
query user($userId: String) {
user(userId: $userId) {
userId
username
_id
}
}
`;
Here I export so I can get the data:
export default compose(
graphql(GET_USER_DETAILS, {
options: ({ match }) => ({
fetchPolicy: 'no-cache',
variables: {
// existing specialId for testing purposes, to be replaced with match.params.userId
userId: "J4xZzvvhBDSEufnBn",
},
}),
}),
)(PublicProfileView);
This returns a 400 error Network error: Response not successful: Received status code 400 error and after multiple attempts, I could not fix it, so I tried a different approach...
Attempt 2
I tried to go deep into the files and change the GraphQL. Created a new query:
query userById($userId: String) {
userById(userId: $userId) {
...UserAttributes
}
}
(Mentioned fragment)
fragment UserAttributes on User {
_id
name {
...
}
username
emailAddress
oAuthProvider
roles {
...
}
settings {
...
}
userId
}
Tried to add new item in API:
type Query {
...
userById(userId: String): User
...
}
Resolver:
resolvers: {
Query: {
...
userById: (parent, args) => {
// Assuming args equals an object like { _id: '123' };
return UserQueries.userById(args);
},
},
},
query.js, attempt 1:
userById: (parent) => queryUsers.find({ userId: parent.userId }, { sort: { createdAt: 1 } }).fetch()
Attempt 2:
userById: (parent, args, context) => {
return queryUsers({
userId: parent.userId,
});
},
And finally
Attempt 3
I tried to modify the get query
const getQueryModified = (options) => {
// console.log(options.userId)
try {
return options.userId
? { 'userId': options.userId }
: { userId: options.userId };
} catch (exception) {
throw new Error(`[queryUsers.getQuery] ${exception.message}`);
}
};
Here is the original query I tried to modify:
const getQuery = (options) => {
try {
return options.search
? {
_id: { $ne: options.currentUser._id },
$or: [
{ 'profile.name.first': options.search },
{ 'profile.name.last': options.search },
{ 'emails.address': options.search },
// { 'userId': options.search },
{ 'services.facebook.first_name': options.search },
{ 'services.facebook.last_name': options.search },
{ 'services.facebook.email': options.search },
],
}
: { _id: options.currentUser._id };
} catch (exception) {
throw new Error(`[queryUsers.getQuery] ${exception.message}`);
}
};
Unfortunately this was also unsuccessful, the best I get from these when executing the below query is null...
userById(userId: "J4xZzvvhBDSEufnBn"){
username
}
All I want is to get the user data from their userId and not their _id, but I can't seem to figure out how to do it