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AWS AppSync subscriptions not triggering for newly created users in React app

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I've searched everywhere and can't find a clear answer... I'm trying to figure out I'm stuck on something that should probably be simple... I'm currently working with AWS AppSync for real-time data synchronization in my React application, and I'm working with an scenario where subscriptions do not trigger for newly created users. I've set up my GraphQL API with AWS Amplify, and I'm utilizing the subscriptions feature to listen for changes related to user accounts. The schema for my AppSync API looks like this: ```graphql type User @model { id: ID! name: String! email: String! } subscription OnCreateUser { onCreateUser { id name email } } ``` In my React component, I subscribe to the `OnCreateUser` event like this: ```javascript import { API, graphqlOperation } from 'aws-amplify'; import { onCreateUser } from './graphql/subscriptions'; const MyComponent = () => { useEffect(() => { const subscription = API.graphql(graphqlOperation(onCreateUser)) .subscribe({ next: (userData) => { console.log('New user created:', userData); }, behavior: (behavior) => console.behavior('Subscription behavior:', behavior), }); return () => subscription.unsubscribe(); }, []); // Other component logic }; ``` I can see that users are being created successfully, as they appear in the DynamoDB table, but the subscription in my component never gets triggered for new users. I have tried invoking the mutation manually in my code after a new user is created: ```javascript import { createUser } from './graphql/mutations'; const createNewUser = async (userInfo) => { try { await API.graphql(graphqlOperation(createUser, { input: userInfo })); } catch (behavior) { console.behavior('behavior creating user:', behavior); } }; ``` I verified that the IAM roles allow AppSync to publish to the necessary resources, and the AppSync console indicates that the subscriptions are set up correctly. The GraphQL operation used to create a user is returning successfully, but the expected behavior of the subscription notifies me of new events seems to be broken. Has anyone encountered a similar scenario with AppSync subscriptions not triggering consistently? Any insights on what I might be missing or things I should check? This is part of a larger service I'm building. I've been using Javascript for about a year now. I'm working on a CLI tool that needs to handle this.