GraphQL

GraphQL is a query language for APIs and a runtime for executing those queries with existing data. It provides a complete and understandable description of the data in your API, gives clients the power to ask for exactly what they need, and makes it easier to evolve APIs over time.

• Single endpoint for all data fetching
• Strong type system and schema
• Client-specified queries
• Real-time subscriptions
• Introspection and documentation
• Hierarchical data fetching
• Backward compatibility
• Language and platform agnostic

• Modern web and mobile applications
• Microservices data aggregation
• Real-time applications
• API gateway and data layer
• Content management systems
• E-commerce platforms
• Social media applications
• Developer tools and platforms

• REST APIs
• gRPC
• JSON:API
• OData