GraphQL: The Future of API Design and Development

Introduction to GraphQL GraphQL is a query language for APIs that is designed to help clients build better and more efficient APIs than the traditional REST APIs. Designed by Facebook and then made available to the public, GraphQL has become a significant part of the modern web development world that enables clients to define the kind of data they require, thereby reducing the transfer of data that is not necessary. What is GraphQL? GraphQL is both a query language and a server-side runtime that supports such queries. It enables the developers to describe the kind of data that is required to be fetched from the server, thereby leading to exact control over the data retrieval. This is particularly useful in cases where there is a need to retrieve only a part of the data, for example, in mobile applications or any other complex web services. Diagram: GraphQL Architecture Overview Components of GraphQL The main concepts of GraphQL are crucial to understand before implementing them: ... Read full article.