diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/manifest_migrations/migrations/http_requester_request_body_json_data_to_request_body.py b/airbyte_cdk/manifest_migrations/migrations/http_requester_request_body_json_data_to_request_body.py
index c63066953..9ff2e9018 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/manifest_migrations/migrations/http_requester_request_body_json_data_to_request_body.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/manifest_migrations/migrations/http_requester_request_body_json_data_to_request_body.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def _migrate_body_json(self, manifest: ManifestType, key: str) -> None:
         if isinstance(manifest[key], str):
             self._migrate_value(manifest, key, text_type)
         elif isinstance(manifest[key], dict):
-            if manifest[key].get(query_key) is not None:
+            if isinstance(manifest[key].get(query_key), str):
                 self._migrate_value(manifest, key, graph_ql_type)
             else:
                 self._migrate_value(manifest, key, json_object_type)
diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/declarative_component_schema.yaml b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/declarative_component_schema.yaml
index 305b351bc..e1a2532b0 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/declarative_component_schema.yaml
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/declarative_component_schema.yaml
@@ -2140,30 +2140,6 @@ definitions:
           - stream_interval
           - stream_partition
           - stream_slice
-        examples:
-          - type: RequestBodyJsonObject
-            value:
-              sort_order: "ASC"
-              sort_field: "CREATED_AT"
-          - type: RequestBodyJsonObject
-            value:
-              key: "{{ config['value'] }}"
-          - type: RequestBodyJsonObject
-            value:
-              sort:
-                field: "updated_at"
-                order: "ascending"
-          - type: RequestBodyPlainText
-            value: "plain_text_body"
-          - type: RequestBodyUrlEncodedForm
-            value:
-              param1: "value1"
-              param2: "{{ config['param2_value'] }}"
-          - type: RequestBodyGraphQL
-            value:
-              query:
-                param1: "value1"
-                param2: "{{ config['param2_value'] }}"
       error_handler:
         title: Error Handler
         description: Error handler component that defines how to handle errors.
@@ -4326,10 +4302,9 @@ definitions:
       - query
     properties:
       query:
-        type: object
-        additionalProperties: true
+        type: string
         description: The GraphQL query to be executed
-        default: {}
+        default: "query {\n    \n}"
     additionalProperties: true
   DpathValidator:
     title: Dpath Validator
diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/models/declarative_component_schema.py b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/models/declarative_component_schema.py
index d7328d0ce..f0f2d5966 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/models/declarative_component_schema.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/models/declarative_component_schema.py
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ class RequestBodyGraphQlQuery(BaseModel):
     class Config:
         extra = Extra.allow
 
-    query: Dict[str, Any] = Field(..., description="The GraphQL query to be executed")
+    query: str = Field(..., description="The GraphQL query to be executed")
 
 
 class ValidateAdheresToSchema(BaseModel):
@@ -2595,34 +2595,6 @@ class HttpRequester(BaseModelWithDeprecations):
     ] = Field(
         None,
         description="Specifies how to populate the body of the request with a payload. Can contain nested objects.",
-        examples=[
-            {
-                "type": "RequestBodyJsonObject",
-                "value": {"sort_order": "ASC", "sort_field": "CREATED_AT"},
-            },
-            {
-                "type": "RequestBodyJsonObject",
-                "value": {"key": "{{ config['value'] }}"},
-            },
-            {
-                "type": "RequestBodyJsonObject",
-                "value": {"sort": {"field": "updated_at", "order": "ascending"}},
-            },
-            {"type": "RequestBodyPlainText", "value": "plain_text_body"},
-            {
-                "type": "RequestBodyUrlEncodedForm",
-                "value": {"param1": "value1", "param2": "{{ config['param2_value'] }}"},
-            },
-            {
-                "type": "RequestBodyGraphQL",
-                "value": {
-                    "query": {
-                        "param1": "value1",
-                        "param2": "{{ config['param2_value'] }}",
-                    }
-                },
-            },
-        ],
         title="Request Body",
     )
     error_handler: Optional[
diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/requesters/request_options/interpolated_request_options_provider.py b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/requesters/request_options/interpolated_request_options_provider.py
index 97ef78d48..cc961fae7 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/requesters/request_options/interpolated_request_options_provider.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/requesters/request_options/interpolated_request_options_provider.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def _resolve_request_body(self) -> None:
             if self.request_body.type == "RequestBodyUrlEncodedForm":
                 self.request_body_data = self.request_body.value
             elif self.request_body.type == "RequestBodyGraphQL":
-                self.request_body_json = {"query": self.request_body.value.query}
+                self.request_body_json = self.request_body.value.dict(exclude_none=True)
             elif self.request_body.type in ("RequestBodyJsonObject", "RequestBodyPlainText"):
                 self.request_body_json = self.request_body.value
             else:
diff --git a/unit_tests/manifest_migrations/conftest.py b/unit_tests/manifest_migrations/conftest.py
index 14caf8865..638d5dc9a 100644
--- a/unit_tests/manifest_migrations/conftest.py
+++ b/unit_tests/manifest_migrations/conftest.py
@@ -740,10 +740,8 @@ def manifest_with_request_body_json_and_data_to_migrate_to_request_body() -> Dic
                             # the `request_body_json` is expected to be migrated to the `request_body` key,
                             # this example holds the GraphQL query object.
                             "request_body_json": {
-                                "query": {
-                                    "field": "{{ config['query_field'] }}",
-                                    "value": "{{ config['query_value'] }}",
-                                }
+                                "query": "query { {{ config['query_field'] }} { {{ config['query_value'] }} }}",
+                                "variables": {"arg1": "test"},
                             },
                         },
                         "record_selector": {
@@ -975,10 +973,8 @@ def expected_manifest_with_migrated_to_request_body() -> Dict[str, Any]:
                             "request_body": {
                                 "type": "RequestBodyGraphQL",
                                 "value": {
-                                    "query": {
-                                        "field": "{{ config['query_field'] }}",
-                                        "value": "{{ config['query_value'] }}",
-                                    }
+                                    "query": "query { {{ config['query_field'] }} { {{ config['query_value'] }} }}",
+                                    "variables": {"arg1": "test"},
                                 },
                             },
                         },
@@ -1138,10 +1134,8 @@ def expected_manifest_with_migrated_to_request_body() -> Dict[str, Any]:
                         "request_body": {
                             "type": "RequestBodyGraphQL",
                             "value": {
-                                "query": {
-                                    "field": "{{ config['query_field'] }}",
-                                    "value": "{{ config['query_value'] }}",
-                                }
+                                "query": "query { {{ config['query_field'] }} { {{ config['query_value'] }} }}",
+                                "variables": {"arg1": "test"},
                             },
                         },
                     },
diff --git a/unit_tests/sources/declarative/requesters/request_options/test_interpolated_request_options_provider.py b/unit_tests/sources/declarative/requesters/request_options/test_interpolated_request_options_provider.py
index b112791e7..786807aa6 100644
--- a/unit_tests/sources/declarative/requesters/request_options/test_interpolated_request_options_provider.py
+++ b/unit_tests/sources/declarative/requesters/request_options/test_interpolated_request_options_provider.py
@@ -239,10 +239,11 @@ def test_interpolated_request_json(test_name, input_request_json, expected_reque
             RequestBodyGraphQL(
                 type="RequestBodyGraphQL",
                 value=RequestBodyGraphQlQuery(
-                    query={"query_key": "{{ config['option'] }}", "query_key_2": "value"}
+                    query="query { {{ config['option'] }} }",
+                    variables={"startDate": "{{ stream_interval['start_date'] }}"},
                 ),
             ),
-            {"query": {"query_key": "OPTION", "query_key_2": "value"}},
+            {"query": "query { OPTION }", "variables": {"startDate": "2020-01-01"}},
         ),
     ],
 )