A weekly newsletter of the best news, articles and projects about GraphQL

Explore the intriguing concept of 'unset' fields in GraphQL—neither semantic nor error nulls but uncalculated values. Discover real-world applications at WhatsApp and Instagram, and learn current workarounds while anticipating potential spec updates.

Discover the complexities of GraphQL API rate limiting compared to traditional REST approaches. Learn practical strategies to implement rate controls that perfectly align with your application's unique requirements and use cases.

Apollo Federation revolutionized GraphQL by enabling unified schemas across distributed microservices while respecting team boundaries. Now, a cross-organizational working group is developing an open standard for federated GraphQL to establish universal best practices for large-scale implementations.

Discover how GraphQL Clients can unlock Semantic Nullability, empowering developers to differentiate between error nulls and true nulls. Learn how the @catch directive is transforming error handling and opening doors to new capabilities.

Discover how Oracle Database 23ai revolutionizes data access with GraphQL integration. Learn about Duality Views that let you store data in efficient relational tables while accessing it as JSON documents—transforming modern application development.

Explore how a multi-organization working group is developing an open standard for federated GraphQL. Learn how this evolution builds on Apollo Federation's success to solve microservice challenges across team boundaries.

Discover how OpenTelemetry can address challenges when running GraphQL in production environments. This talk explores using GraphQL as a monolithic facade for microservices while maintaining reliability and performance through effective monitoring and troubleshooting techniques

Dive into real-world GraphQL success stories! Learn how enterprises tackle DB-driven APIs, scale across domains & overcome org size challenges. See actual architectures & lessons learned

This talk from the APIs Devroom at FOSDEM 2025 introduces Modus, an open source framework for building intelligent GraphQL APIs powered by WebAssembly. We will learn how Modus auto-generates GraphQL APIs inferred by user-defined types and uses WebAssembly to enable highly performant and scalable APIs that run in a sandboxed memory efficient environment. Modus also brings the power of open source AI models to the API developer with first class support for working with AI models. We will demo using Modus to build an agentic API capable of fetching data from multiple sources and analyzing the data in real-time using knowledge graph RAG to make decisions using LLM tool use.

Learn to build seamless GraphQL + React Native apps that work everywhere. Perfect for devs looking to level up their mobile development skills. Don't miss this practical workshop!

Build a unified, secure interface for advanced AI. Hands-on exercises with Anthropic API.

Discover how Isograph helps developers build lightning-fast apps with minimal overhead, bringing enterprise-level frontend optimizations from big tech to everyone through an innovative compilation approach.

Discover the power of GraphQL APIs for AI applications. Easily connect models, databases, and systems while enabling tailored data views for each app. No more one-size-fits-all approaches.

Explore the overlooked "implementation-first" approach used by Facebook for GraphQL servers. Learn why inferring schemas from code and business logic is often the optimal choice for projects.

Learn how GraphQL can now help you orchestrate your API calls. Using the Stripe REST API in the context of a real-world use case, create products with pricing information and ultimately create a checkout session in minutes.

Build an API orchestration layer for any OData API now with GraphQL. See first-hand how easy it is to expose existing REST APIs through the power of Apollo Connectors and how this ground-breaking feature can support your team in minutes.

From API vulnerabilities to battle-tested protection strategies, discover how to shield your GraphQL servers against threats. Language-agnostic best practices explained.

Discover key insights about GraphQL's performance in a highly regulated, federated financial ecosystem and whether it truly delivers as an enterprise API platform.

In this new video series, we follow along as Eddy explores the intricacies of Apollo Federation while working to improve GraphQL Code Generator's federation support.

Building a prototype that combines GraphQL for client comms and gRPC for service-to-service interaction. Perfect for both newcomers and seasoned devs, with step-by-step examples from basic API to full microservice architecture.

Learn how to combine schema mocking with Mock Service Worker (MSW) for better GraphQL testing across frameworks.

Explore how GraphQL fits into modern data fetching alongside tRPC and React Server Components. We'll examine the shift towards RPC-style approaches, compare different data handling methods, and evaluate GraphQL's unique advantages in today's evolving web development landscape.

Join leading platform teams in mastering GraphQL client libraries for enterprise API development. Learn essential design patterns, adoption strategies, and real-world insights from successful implementations. Get practical guidance for every stage - from initial setup to advanced platform integration.

Learn to build powerful GraphQL APIs with TypeScript & NodeJS - from rapid prototyping to advanced customization, data integration, and security features that scale with your needs.

Discover how to build lean, purpose-driven GraphQL APIs by coupling queries directly with your components. Learn to eliminate complexity while boosting performance and maintainability.

Explore how GraphQL's enterprise adoption depends on robust governance. Learn why metadata-driven implementations and federation capabilities position GraphQL as the ideal solution for scalable, compliant data management in modern enterprises.

Journey from 1k to 500M requests: How one startup scaled their GraphQL implementation across 1000+ engineers, featuring their new open-source solution for building high-performance GraphQL APIs.

Discover how WebAssembly and GraphQL unite for edge computing. This talk demonstrates building a Rust-based GraphQL server that targets WebAssembly, showcasing how this combination optimizes performance at the edge while reducing latency and costs.

Learn how to optimize GraphQL resolver performance by tackling memory usage and execution overhead. This case study from Auction.com shows how they improved latency for complex queries handling 500 items with 80 fields each, including strategies for efficient real-time updates via Kafka.

Learn how organizations leverage federation for team autonomy, centralized governance, and API scalability. Gartner predicts 30% enterprise adoption by 2027 - discover why this architecture is becoming crucial for modern API landscapes.

Explore how compiler techniques can enhance GraphQL deployments in production. Learn to build a powerful Intermediate Representation (IR) for GraphQL queries and schemas that simplifies client development, improves telemetry, and optimizes network performance.

Learn strategies for future-proofing your developer experience as technology evolves and workflows transform.

Why does GraphQL's type system clash with type-safe languages? Dive into the unexpected challenges and solutions when building type-safe GraphQL clients, featuring insights from Apollo's iOS implementation.

Learn how to reverse-engineer a “dream query” into a scalable GraphQL schema. This workshop highlights the importance of demand-driven schema design for querying only the data you need.

Learn why implementing GraphQL security is crucial. We’ll discuss critical vulnerabilities found in popular software, including CVE-2021-41248 in GraphiQL, CVE-2023-38503 in Directus, and CVE-2023-34047 in Spring for GraphQL. We'll also cover the top 10 GraphQL security checks, such as disabling introspection in production and robust authentication, and explore how to automate these security measures in your code and CI/CD processes.

Discover how to evolve a GraphQL schema without painting yourself into a corner. In this session, attendees will learn lessons from developing Compass, including guidelines for maintaining consistent APIs and ensuring backwards compatibility. The discussion will cover processes for alignment and how they integrate with the GraphQL Gateway, which exposes a federated schema across Atlassian's diverse services.