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Standards1

GraphQL July-2023 Spec

Adhering to GraphQL standards during migration projects is crucial for achieving interoperability, reducing risk, and future-proofing your API infrastructure. By following best practices in schema definition, query optimization, and security, teams can ensure a seamless transition while maintaining compliance and enhancing performance.

Best Practices1

Best Practice

GraphQL API Best Practices

Practical guidance for designing GraphQL schemas and servers: typed schemas, pagination, error handling, query cost limits, and avoiding the N+1 problem.

Anti-Patterns1

Anti-Pattern

Overfetching and Underfetching

Endpoints that return too much data or too little, forcing clients to waste bandwidth or make extra calls to assemble what they need.

Tutorials2

Tutorial

Building a GraphQL API from REST Endpoints

Transform your REST API into a GraphQL server with Apollo

Tutorial

How to Build a GraphQL Server

Define a schema, write resolvers, solve the N+1 problem with batching, and add error handling and depth limits to a GraphQL API.

Blueprints4

Blueprint

REST to GraphQL Migration Blueprint

Guide for transitioning REST APIs to GraphQL architecture

Blueprint

SOAP to REST API Modernization Blueprint

Modernize WSDL-based SOAP web services to REST APIs with OpenAPI contracts, JSON payloads, and OAuth 2.0 security.

Blueprint

REST API to GraphQL Federation Blueprint

Migrate a sprawling set of REST endpoints to a federated GraphQL graph so clients fetch exactly what they need from one typed endpoint.

Blueprint

REST Polling to GraphQL Subscriptions Blueprint

Replace client REST polling for fresh data with real-time GraphQL subscriptions over WebSockets for push updates and lower load.

Migrations2

Migration

GraphQL to tRPC Migration

Migrate from GraphQL to type-safe tRPC endpoints

Migration

REST API to GraphQL Migration

Convert REST APIs to GraphQL schema with resolvers

Reference Architectures3

Reference Architecture

Federated GraphQL Supergraph

A federated GraphQL architecture where independently owned subgraphs compose into one supergraph behind a managed gateway.

Reference Architecture

GraphQL BFF Gateway for Mobile

A GraphQL backend-for-frontend that aggregates microservices and optimizes payloads for bandwidth-constrained mobile clients.

Reference Architecture

Backend-for-Frontend API Aggregation Platform

Per-client backend-for-frontend services and a GraphQL gateway that aggregate microservices into tailored, efficient API responses.

Playbooks2

Playbook

API Modernization Playbook

Transform legacy APIs to modern REST or GraphQL

Playbook

GraphQL Adoption Program Playbook

A program to adopt GraphQL alongside existing REST APIs, covering schema design, a federated gateway, performance, and governance.

Checklists1

Checklist

GraphQL Migration Readiness Checklist

Readiness items for migrating a REST API or adding a GraphQL layer without losing performance, security, or observability.

Stacks3

Stack

RedwoodJS

An opinionated fullstack JavaScript framework integrating React, GraphQL, and Prisma into one convention-driven project for startups.

Stack

NestJS + Postgres Stack

Structured TypeScript backend stack using NestJS with PostgreSQL and an ORM for scalable, modular, enterprise-grade Node.js services.

Stack

Symfony + API Platform

A robust PHP stack using the Symfony framework and API Platform to generate REST and GraphQL APIs from data models with documentation and standards built in.

Comparisons2

Comparison

REST vs GraphQL

REST exposes many resource-oriented endpoints; GraphQL exposes one typed endpoint where clients request exactly the fields they need.

Comparison

GraphQL vs gRPC

GraphQL is a client-driven query language for flexible APIs; gRPC is a high-performance binary RPC framework. Each targets different API problems.

Generators1

Generator

API Specification Converter

Convert API specifications between formats (OpenAPI, GraphQL, gRPC)

FAQs1

FAQ

What is the difference between REST and GraphQL?

REST exposes data through multiple fixed endpoints, each returning a predefined resource representation, and relies on HTTP verbs and status codes. Gr...

Glossaries1

Glossary

GraphQL

GraphQL is a query language and runtime for APIs that lets clients request exactly the fields they need from a single endpoint, returning a precisely shaped response.