REST vs. GraphQL: Making the right choice Determining whether to use REST or GraphQL depends on various factors, including project requirements, development team expertise, and specific use cases.

“GraphQL, sometimes called 'a query language for your API,' is an alternative to the REST architectural style that allows clients to request the data they need, using a clear and self-documented ...

Considering GraphQL is put in the same category as REST, gRPC, and webhooks , calling it a ‘QL’ (Query Language) is a bit of a stretch. It is really a syntax for describing an API .

GUEST OPINION: With interest in microservices growing by the day, IT teams are focusing on the role played by application programming interfaces. At its heart, a microservices strategy involves ...

Apollo GraphQL, the graph-based API orchestration leader, today announced the Apollo MCP Server, a solution that connects graph APIs to AI models using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). MCP has ...

When we ask the SpaceX REST API for the land pad data, the size of the JSON array returned is 8.18 KB. Remember, the REST API has to return all the fields, all the time. The efficiency GraphQL ...

GraphQL, developed internally at Facebook to help developers with API management before getting rolled out as an open source query language in 2015, has gained traction as an alternative (or ...

GraphQL’s declarative, schema-driven approach to API orchestration provides these capabilities out-of-the-box, making it suited to serve as the foundation for MCP implementations, especially in ...

A recent survey from Postman found that while most companies use REST, GraphQL and others like webhooks, WebSockets, GraphQL, and SOAP are gaining traction. "Authorization flaws in APIs are very ...

IBM has acquired StepZen, a company that aims to make it easier for developers to build GraphQL application programming interfaces (APIs), and improve the performance of tools that use REST APIs.