GraphQL
protocol
Overview
Maintained byGraphQL Foundation
LicenseMIT (reference implementation)
Open source✓ Open Source
Use casequery language for APIs with client-specified data requirements
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GraphQL
concept
Query language for APIs enabling clients to request exactly the data they need
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primary use case
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| query language for APIs enabling clients to request exactly the data they need | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
license type
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| MIT | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
integrates with
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| Next.js | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Apollo | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
used by
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| Weaviate | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
maintained by
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| GraphQL Foundation | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
first released
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| 2015 | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
open source
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created by
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| Meta (Facebook) | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |