diff --git a/config/initializers/graphql.rb b/config/initializers/graphql.rb
index 55c34ec1f..f10b42b3b 100644
--- a/config/initializers/graphql.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/graphql.rb
@@ -1,26 +1,5 @@
 api_config = YAML.load_file('./config/api.yml')
-
-api_type_definitions = {}
-
-# Parse API configuration file
-
-api_config.each do |api_type_model, api_type_info|
-  model = api_type_model.constantize
-  options = api_type_info['options']
-  fields = {}
-
-  api_type_info['fields'].each do |field_name, field_type|
-    if field_type.is_a?(Array) # paginated association
-      fields[field_name.to_sym] = [field_type.first.constantize]
-    elsif GraphQL::ApiTypesCreator::SCALAR_TYPES[field_type.to_sym]
-      fields[field_name.to_sym] = field_type.to_sym
-    else # simple association
-      fields[field_name.to_sym] = field_type.constantize
-    end
-  end
-
-  api_type_definitions[model] = { options: options, fields: fields }
-end
+api_type_definitions = GraphQL::ApiTypesCreator::parse_api_config_file(api_config)
 
 api_types_creator = GraphQL::ApiTypesCreator.new(api_type_definitions)
 created_api_types = api_types_creator.create
diff --git a/lib/graph_ql/api_types_creator.rb b/lib/graph_ql/api_types_creator.rb
index 51a7af0e8..374af269d 100644
--- a/lib/graph_ql/api_types_creator.rb
+++ b/lib/graph_ql/api_types_creator.rb
@@ -64,5 +64,28 @@ module GraphQL
       return created_type # GraphQL::ObjectType
     end
 
+    def self.parse_api_config_file(file)
+      api_type_definitions = {}
+
+      file.each do |api_type_model, api_type_info|
+        model = api_type_model.constantize
+        options = api_type_info['options']
+        fields = {}
+
+        api_type_info['fields'].each do |field_name, field_type|
+          if field_type.is_a?(Array) # paginated association
+            fields[field_name.to_sym] = [field_type.first.constantize]
+          elsif SCALAR_TYPES[field_type.to_sym]
+            fields[field_name.to_sym] = field_type.to_sym
+          else # simple association
+            fields[field_name.to_sym] = field_type.constantize
+          end
+        end
+
+        api_type_definitions[model] = { options: options, fields: fields }
+      end
+
+      api_type_definitions
+    end
   end
 end