GraphQL

Using the GraphiQL IDE to access a GraphQL API

Using the GraphiQL IDE to access a GraphQL API

One of the tools bundled with GraphQL is GraphiQL, which lets users query your API in the browser and see results immediately. This is a huge time-saver! Let's take a look at how GitHub uses it for their GraphQL API.

What is GraphQL and how does it differ from REST?

What is GraphQL and how does it differ from REST?

As much as we'd like to think there's one "best" way to do things, GraphQL is an alternative for REST, not a replacement. And while there's quite a few differences between them, the major difference is that GraphQL lets you build a query to get exactly (and only) the data you're interested in.