Thursday, September 07, 2017

Introduction to GraphQL: A Query Language for APIs

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Introduction to GraphQL: A Query Language for APIs
Introduction to GraphQL: A Query Language for APIs

GraphQL is an API standard that provides a more efficient, powerful, and flexible alternative to REST. It was created by Facebook in 2012, was open-sourced in 2015, and is now maintained by a large community of companies and individuals from all over the world. GraphQL is a specification, meaning it's just a set of rules defined in a document.

GraphQL is a query language designed to build client applications by providing an intuitive and flexible syntax and system for describing their data requirements and interactions. It's been in production use in Facebook's native apps for several years.

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