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.

The open source query language GraphQL is the future of APIs, but getting it to hum (and hum at scale) takes some strategizing. Here’s what we’ve learned.

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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