What is GraphQL?
GraphQL is a query language for APIs with which you request exactly the data you need. Below you can read how it works.
GraphQL is a query language for APIs with which a system requests exactly the data it needs, no more and no less. That makes connections efficient, especially with complex data. Magento, for example, offers a GraphQL API.
Ask for exactly what you need
With a classic REST API you get a fixed answer per request, sometimes with more or less data than you want. With GraphQL, the requesting system itself describes which fields it needs, and gets exactly that back, in one request.
That makes GraphQL efficient with complex or nested data: you retrieve an order with lines, customer and payment in one go, without multiple calls. Magento, for example, offers a GraphQL API alongside REST.
GraphQL or REST?
GraphQL and REST are both fine; which fits best depends on the system and the flow. We connect on both and choose per situation what is most stable and most economical.
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