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27 lines
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title: "GraphQL"
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ring: adopt
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quadrant: methods-and-patterns
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tags: [architecture]
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---
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[GraphQL](https://graphql.org/) is a query language for your API, and a server-side runtime for executing queries by
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using a type system you define for your data. It isn't tied to any specific database or storage engine and is instead
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backed by your existing code and data.
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GraphQL was developed by Facebook around 2010 and released 2015.
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The main challenge it solves is to improve communication between browser and server on high dynamic web apps.
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Key advantages are:
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- schema and schema validation together with a useful type system
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- the client (browser) controls what data should be sent (data reduction)
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- with one request you can fetch "all" required data
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Client side integration can be achieved using the [Apollo Client Framework](/tools/apollo-client/) which easily
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integrates into [React.js](/languages-and-frameworks/react/) based frontends.
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The Flamingo framework [offers support for GraphQL](https://docs.flamingo.me/3.%20Flamingo%20Modules/graphql.html)
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while Flamingo Commerce provides a full-featured GraphQL API for e-commerce:
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[Example GraphQL Console for Commerce](https://demoshop.flamingo.me/en/graphql-console).
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