GraphQL Tutorial - Examples of How to Use GraphQL

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Published on July 21, 2017 3:10:59 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oNpepc4PPE

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GraphQL is a query language for APIs and a server-side runtime for executing those queries, fulfilling them with existing data. GraphQL provides an alternative to REST and ad-hoc web service architectures. In this GraphQL tutorial, we talk through how a GraphQL API compares to a RESTful API and demonstrate how standard queries are constructed.

Watch this video to learn:

- What GraphQL is and how it works
- The advantages of the GraphQL API vs RESTful APIs
- How to construct queries with GraphQL