diff --git a/appsync.d.ts b/appsync.d.ts
index e737694..2d79b69 100644
--- a/appsync.d.ts
+++ b/appsync.d.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export type CharityUser = {
 
 export type ItemQuery = {
   __typename?: 'ItemQuery';
+  connection?: Maybe<Scalars['String']['output']>;
   email: Scalars['String']['output'];
   message: Scalars['String']['output'];
   name: Scalars['String']['output'];
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ export type Mutation = {
 
 
 export type MutationInsertItemQueryArgs = {
+  connection?: InputMaybe<Scalars['String']['input']>;
   email: Scalars['String']['input'];
   message: Scalars['String']['input'];
   name: Scalars['String']['input'];
diff --git a/schema.graphql b/schema.graphql
index e93f25d..a2e94b3 100644
--- a/schema.graphql
+++ b/schema.graphql
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ type ItemQuery {
   email: String!
   phone: String!
   message: String!
+  connection: String
 }
 
 type Query {
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ type Mutation {
     message: String!
     who: String!
     phone: String!
+    connection: String
   ): Boolean!
 }
 
diff --git a/src/handlers/privateResolver.ts b/src/handlers/privateResolver.ts
index 31cfb4f..be82205 100644
--- a/src/handlers/privateResolver.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/privateResolver.ts
@@ -72,8 +72,17 @@ export const handler: AppSyncResolverHandler<
       break;
     }
     case 'insertItemQuery': {
-      const { name, email, type, message, who, phone } = params as MutationInsertItemQueryArgs;
-      const res = await itemQueriesRepository.insert({ name, email, type, message, who, phone });
+      const { name, email, type, message, who, phone, connection } =
+        params as MutationInsertItemQueryArgs;
+      const res = await itemQueriesRepository.insert({
+        name,
+        email,
+        type,
+        message,
+        who,
+        phone,
+        connection,
+      });
       callback(null, res);
       break;
     }