What is GraphQL? GraphQL is an open‑source query language for APIs and a server‑side runtime. It provides a strongly‑typed schema to define relationships between data, making APIs more flexible …

Find answers to the most common questions about GraphQL — from getting started to advanced use cases. This also covers frontend concerns and info about the official specification.

GraphQL supports three main operation types—queries, mutations, and subscriptions. We have already seen several examples of basic queries in this guide, and on this page, you’ll learn in detail how to …

There are many resources available to help you learn GraphQL, including this website. In our documentation, you’ll find a series of articles that explain essential GraphQL concepts and how they …

GraphQL allows you to add documentation to the types, fields, and arguments in a schema. In fact, the GraphQL specification encourages you to do this in all cases unless the name of the type, field, or …

GraphQL is a query language for your API, and a server-side runtime for executing queries using a type system you define for your data. The GraphQL specification was open-sourced in 2015 and has …

The reference implementation of the GraphQL specification, designed for running GraphQL in a Node.js environment.

Some articles introduce some of the philosophy developed within Facebook around designing and deploying GraphQL services, while others are more tactical suggestions for solving common …

The GraphQL Foundation is a neutral foundation that provides governance for GraphQL. This includes vendor-neutral oversight of open-source repositories, funding, events, and more.

Though not yet finalized, this draft specification acts as a single source of truth for GraphQL client and library maintainers, detailing how to expose and consume a GraphQL API using an HTTP transport.