Awesome GraphQL

A query language and runtime for APIs that prioritizes precise data fetching and strongly typed schemas.

Contents

• Specifications
• Federation & Schema Composition
• Foundations
• Communities
• Meetups
• Implementations
• Tools
• Databases & Data Platforms
• Services
• Tutorials
• Books
• Videos
• Podcasts
• Style Guides
• Blogs
• Posts

Specifications

• GraphQL - Working draft of the specification for GraphQL.
• GraphQL over HTTP - Working draft of "GraphQL over HTTP" specification.
• GraphQL Relay - Relay-compliant GraphQL server specification.
• OpenCRUD - CRUD API specification for GraphQL databases.
• GraphQXL - Extension of the GraphQL language for creating large, scalable server-side schemas.
• GraphQL Scalars - Hosts community-defined custom scalar specifications for use with @specifiedBy.
• Apollo Technical Specifications - Registry of Apollo's versioned GraphQL schema and protocol specifications.
• Apollo Link - Draft specification for linking a GraphQL schema to external schemas and importing their definitions.
• Apollo Incremental Delivery - Specification for the response format and client behavior used with @defer and @stream.

Federation & Schema Composition

Specification

• GraphQL Federation - Prerelease working draft for composing independently developed GraphQL schemas into a unified graph.
• Apollo Federation - Apollo's specification for composing subgraphs into a federated supergraph.
• Apollo Join - Specification for describing subgraphs and field resolution in a supergraph schema.

Implementations & Platforms

• federation-jvm - Apollo Federation on the JVM.
• WunderGraph Cosmo - Open source GraphQL federation solution with schema registry, composition checks, analytics, metrics, tracing, and routing.
• graphql-mesh - A GraphQL federation framework for unifying GraphQL, REST, OpenAPI, SOAP, gRPC, and other API services.
• graphql-orchestrator-java - Orchestrator and gateway library that combines schemas from multiple GraphQL microservices using schema stitching and Apollo Federation directives.

Examples

• Mocked Managed Federation - Apollo Server 3 - Example of mocking a managed federation subgraph using Apollo Server 3.x.
• Mocked Managed Federation - Apollo Server 4 - Example of mocking a managed federation subgraph using Apollo Server 4.x.
• graphql-java-kickstart-federation-example - A GraphQL Java Kickstart federation example.
• dgs-federation-example - A Netflix DGS federation example.

Posts

• GraphQL federation example with Apollo Federation and Apollo GraphOS - Tutorial for federating services with Apollo Federation, GraphOS, and Cube.
• GraphQL federation with Hasura GraphQL Engine and Cube - Tutorial for federating Hasura and Cube GraphQL APIs.

Foundations

• GraphQL Foundation - Organization supporting GraphQL under the Linux Foundation.

Communities

• Discord - GraphQL - Official GraphQL.org Discord channel.
• GraphQL Weekly - A weekly newsletter highlighting resources and news from the GraphQL community.
• Apollo GraphQL Community - Connect with other developers and share knowledge about every part of the Apollo GraphQL platform.
• Discord - Reactiflux - Join #help-graphql on the Reactiflux Discord server.
• Facebook - Group for discussions, articles and knowledge sharing.
• X - Use the hashtag #graphql.
• Stack Overflow - Questions and answers using the tag graphql.
• GraphQL APIs - A collective list of public GraphQL APIs.
• /r/GraphQL - A subreddit for GraphQL news, resources, and discussions.

Meetups

• Relay Meetup - A global, online meetup on Relay, the GraphQL client.
• Amsterdam - Local GraphQL meetup community.
• Bangalore - Local GraphQL meetup community.
• Berlin - Local GraphQL meetup community.
• Buenos Aires - Local GraphQL meetup community.
• Copenhagen - Local GraphQL meetup community.
• Dallas-Fort Worth - Local GraphQL meetup community.
• Hamburg - Local GraphQL meetup community.
• London - Local GraphQL meetup community.
• Melbourne - Local GraphQL meetup community.
• Munich - Local GraphQL meetup community.
• New York City - Local GraphQL meetup community.
• San Francisco - Local GraphQL meetup community.
• Seattle - Local GraphQL meetup community.
• Sydney - Local GraphQL meetup community.
• Tel Aviv - Local GraphQL meetup community.
• Wrocław - Local GraphQL meetup community.
• Singapore - Local GraphQL meetup community.
• Zurich - Local GraphQL meetup community.

Implementations

JavaScript/TypeScript

• graphql-js - A reference implementation of GraphQL for JavaScript.
• graphql-jit - GraphQL execution using a JIT compiler.
• Grafast - A cutting edge planning and execution engine for GraphQL.

Clients

• apollo-client - A production-ready GraphQL client for TypeScript and JavaScript with caching, framework integrations, and developer tools.
• Graffle - A minimal, extensible, type-safe GraphQL client for JavaScript and TypeScript runtimes.
• typescript-graphql-request - Use GraphQL Request as a fully typed SDK.
• graphql-zeus - Generates type-safe JavaScript and TypeScript GraphQL clients with autocomplete.
• graphqurl - Curl for GraphQL with autocomplete, subscriptions, and GraphiQL, plus a universal JavaScript GraphQL client.
• aws-amplify - A JavaScript library for building applications with AWS cloud services, including GraphQL APIs through AWS AppSync.
• gqty - No-query-language GraphQL client for TypeScript.
• genql - Type safe TypeScript client for any GraphQL API.
• zodql - Type-safe GraphQL client that uses Zod schemas as the single source of truth to build queries, infer response types, and validate responses at runtime.

Frontend Framework Integrations

• vue-apollo - Apollo Client integration for Vue.js.
• apollo-angular - Apollo Client integration for Angular with declarative data fetching and caching.
• svelte-apollo - Svelte integration for Apollo GraphQL.
• ember-apollo-client - An ember-cli addon for Apollo Client and GraphQL.
• apollo-elements - GraphQL web components that work in any frontend framework.
• sveltekit-kitql - A collection of tools for building SvelteKit applications with GraphQL.

React

• react-apollo - The core @apollo/client library provides built-in integration with React.
• relay - JavaScript framework for building data-driven React applications.
• urql - A customizable GraphQL client with framework bindings and extensible caching.
• graphql-hooks - Minimal hooks-first GraphQL client with caching and server-side rendering support.
• mst-gql - Bindings for mobx-state-tree and GraphQL.
• micro-graphql-react - A lightweight React GraphQL client with simple caching and support for service-worker caching through GET requests.

Servers

• apollo-server - A spec-compliant, production-ready JavaScript GraphQL server for schema-first development with standalone and web framework integrations.
• hapi-graphql - Create a GraphQL HTTP server with Hapi.
• hapi-plugin-graphiql - HAPI plugin for GraphiQL integration.
• graphql-api-koa - GraphQL Koa middleware that implements GraphQL.js from scratch and supports native ESM.
• koa-graphql - GraphQL Koa Middleware.
• graphql-koa-scripts - GraphQL Koa 1 file simplified. Useful for quick test.
• gql - Universal GraphQL HTTP middleware for Deno.
• mercurius - GraphQL plugin for Fastify.
• graphql-yoga - A fully featured GraphQL server built on the WHATWG Fetch API for deployment in any JavaScript environment.
• graphitejs - Node.js framework for GraphQL.
• graphql-helix - A highly evolved GraphQL HTTP Server.
• pylon - Write full-feature APIs with just functions. No more boilerplate code, no more setup. Just write functions and deploy.
• Booster framework - Open-source serverless framework that generates GraphQL queries, mutations, and subscriptions from application models.

Databases & ORMs

• graphql-sequelize - Sequelize helpers for GraphQL.
• graphql-bookshelf - Some help defining GraphQL schema around BookshelfJS models.
• join-monster - A GraphQL-to-SQL query execution layer for batch data fetching.
• Simfinity.js - Generates GraphQL queries, mutations, relationships, and MongoDB or PostgreSQL storage from GraphQL object types.

PubSub

• graphql-ably-pubsub - Ably PubSub implementation for GraphQL to publish mutation updates and subscribe to the result through a subscription query.

Custom Scalars

• graphql-scalars - A library of custom GraphQL Scalars for creating precise type-safe GraphQL schemas.

Schema Builders

• type-graphql - Creates GraphQL schemas and resolvers with TypeScript classes and decorators.
• graphql-nexus - Code-First, Type-Safe, GraphQL Schema Construction.
• pothos - Plugin-based GraphQL schema builder for TypeScript.
• garph - Full-stack framework for building type-safe GraphQL APIs in TypeScript.
• gqloom - GraphQL weaver for TypeScript/JavaScript that weaves GraphQL schema and resolvers using Valibot, Zod, or Yup.
• fast-graphql - GraphQL tools to structure and combine resolvers and merge schema definitions for Node.js, Next.js, and Apollo Server.

Code Generation & Typed Documents

• graphql-code-generator - GraphQL code generator with flexible support for custom plugins and templates such as TypeScript, React Hooks, and resolver signatures.
• graphql-to-type - GraphQL query parser written entirely in TypeScript's type system for creating interfaces from a provided query.
• gql.tada - GraphQL document authoring library, inferring the result and variables types of GraphQL queries and fragments in the TypeScript type system.

Miscellaneous

• graphql-tools - Utilities for building, mocking, and stitching GraphQL schemas.
• graphql-tag - A JavaScript template literal tag that parses GraphQL queries.
• load-gql - A tiny, zero dependency GraphQL schema loader from files and folders.
• graphql-compose - Tool for constructing flexible GraphQL schemas from different data sources via plugins.
• graphql-modules - Modularizes GraphQL schemas and resolvers into reusable, testable feature units.
• graphql-shield - Library for creating a permission layer for a GraphQL API.
• graphql-shield-generator - Emits a GraphQL Shield from your GraphQL schema.
• graphqlgate - GraphQL rate-limiting library with query complexity analysis for Node.js.
• graphql-let - Webpack loader for importing type-protected code generation results directly from GraphQL documents.
• graphql-config - Provides shared configuration for GraphQL tools, editors, and IDEs.
• graphql-cli - A command line tool for common GraphQL development workflows.
• graphql-toolkit - A set of utils for faster development of GraphQL tools (Schema and documents loading, Schema merging and more).
• sofa - Generates RESTful APIs from a GraphQL server.
• graphback - Framework and CLI to add a GraphQLCRUD API layer to a GraphQL server using data models.
• graphql-middleware - Split up your GraphQL resolvers in middleware functions.
• graphql-relay-js - A library to help construct a graphql-js server supporting react-relay.
• graphql-normalizr - Normalize GraphQL responses for persisting in the client cache/state.
• babel-plugin-graphql - Babel plugin that compiles GraphQL tagged template strings.
• eslint-plugin-graphql - An ESLint plugin that checks your GraphQL strings against a schema.
• graphql-ws - Coherent, zero-dependency, lazy, simple, GraphQL over WebSocket Protocol compliant server and client.
• graphql-live-query - Realtime GraphQL Live Queries with JavaScript.
• microfiber - Query and manipulate GraphQL introspection query results in useful ways.
• GraphQL Constraint Directive - Allows @constraint directives to validate input data, inspired by the Constraints Directives RFC and OpenAPI.
• Validator.js Wrapper Directive - Wraps Validator.js functionality in validation directives.
• graphql-sunset - Quickly and easily add support for the Sunset header to your GraphQL server, to better communicate upcoming breaking changes.

JavaScript Examples

• React Starter Kit - Frontend starter kit using React, Relay, GraphQL, and JAMstack architecture.
• SWAPI GraphQL Wrapper - A GraphQL schema and server wrapping SWAPI.
• Relay TodoMVC - TodoMVC example with Relay and routing.
• Apollo Server tools documentation - Documentation, tutorial and examples for building GraphQL server and connecting to SQL, MongoDB and REST endpoints.
• F8 App 2017 - Source code for the official 2017 F8 app, built with React Native, Relay, and GraphQL.
• Apollo React example for GitHub GraphQL API - Example using Apollo React with the GitHub GraphQL API and Create React App.
• Next.js TypeScript and GraphQL Example - Type-protected GraphQL example on Next.js running graphql-codegen under the hood.
• VulcanJS - Full-stack React and GraphQL framework.
• RAN Toolkit - Production-ready toolkit/boilerplate with support for GraphQL, SSR, Hot-reload, CSS-in-JS, caching, and more.

TypeScript Examples

• Node.js API Starter - Monorepo starter with a code-first GraphQL API, PostgreSQL, React, and Joy UI.
• Next.js Apollo TypeScript Starter - Next.js starter project focused on developer experience.
• GraphQL Starter - A boilerplate for TypeScript + Node Express + Apollo GraphQL APIs.
• Next.js Advanced GraphQL CRUD MongoDB Starter - Generic CRUD starter with an advanced Apollo GraphQL server, Next.js, MongoDB, and TypeScript.

Ruby

• graphql-ruby - Ruby implementation of GraphQL with tools for defining schemas, executing queries, and serving subscriptions.
• graphql-batch - Query batching executor for the GraphQL Ruby gem.
• graphql-auth - A JWT auth wrapper working with devise.
• agoo - High-performance Ruby web server with GraphQL support.
• GQLi - A GraphQL client and DSL for writing queries in native Ruby.

Ruby Examples

• graphql-ruby-demo - Use graphql-ruby to expose a Rails app.
• github-graphql-rails-example - Example Rails app using GitHub's GraphQL API.
• relay-on-rails - Barebones starter kit for Relay application with Rails GraphQL server.
• relay-rails-blog - Demo weblog powered by GraphQL, Relay, and a standard Rails application.
• to_eat_app - Sample GraphQL, Rails, and Relay application with a related three-part article series.
• agoo-demo - Use of the Agoo server to demonstrate a simple GraphQL application.
• rails-devise-graphql - Rails 6 boilerplate with Devise, GraphQL, and JWT authentication.

PHP

• graphql-php - A PHP port of GraphQL reference implementation.
• graphql-relay-php - Relay helpers for webonyx/graphql-php implementation of GraphQL.
• lighthouse - A PHP package that allows to serve a GraphQL endpoint from your Laravel application.
• graphql-laravel - Laravel package for building GraphQL APIs with webonyx/graphql-php.
• overblog/graphql-bundle - This bundle provides tools to build a complete GraphQL server in your Symfony App. Supports react-relay.
• wp-graphql - GraphQL API for WordPress.
• graphqlite - Framework agnostic library that allows you to write GraphQL server by annotating your PHP classes.
• siler - Plain-old functions providing a declarative API for GraphQL servers with Subscriptions support.
• graphql-request-builder - Builds request payload in GraphQL structure.
• Drupal GraphQL - Drupal module for crafting and exposing GraphQL schemas.
• jerowork/graphql-schema-builder - Easily build your GraphQL schema for webonyx/graphql-php using PHP attributes instead of large configuration arrays.

PHP Examples

• siler-graphql - An example GraphQL server written with Siler.

Python

• graphql-parser - GraphQL parser for Python.
• graphql-core - Python port of the GraphQL.js reference implementation.
• graphql-relay-py - A library for building GraphQL servers that support the Relay server specification.
• graphql-parser-python - A python wrapper around libgraphqlparser.
• graphene - A package for creating GraphQL schemas/types in a Pythonic easy way.
• graphene-gae - Adds GraphQL support to Google AppEngine (GAE).
• django-graphiql - Integrate GraphiQL easily into your Django project.
• flask-graphql - Adds GraphQL support to your Flask application.
• python-graphql-client - Simple GraphQL client for Python 2.7+.
• python-graphjoiner - Create GraphQL APIs using joins, SQL or otherwise.
• graphene-django - A Django integration for Graphene.
• Flask-GraphQL-Auth - An authentication library for Flask inspired from flask-jwt-extended.
• tartiflette - Schema-first asynchronous GraphQL engine for Python.
• tartiflette-aiohttp - Wrapper for exposing Tartiflette GraphQL APIs over HTTP with aiohttp.
• Ariadne - Library for implementing GraphQL servers using a schema-first approach. Asynchronous query execution, batteries included for ASGI, WSGI and popular web frameworks with comprehensive documentation.
• django-graphql-auth - Django registration and authentication with GraphQL.
• strawberry - Python GraphQL library that uses type annotations to define schemas.
• turms - Pythonic GraphQL code generator built around graphql-core and Pydantic.
• rath - Apollo-like GraphQL client with asynchronous and synchronous interfaces.
• sgqlc - Simple GraphQL Client makes working with GraphQL API responses easier in Python.

Python Examples

• swapi-graphene - GraphQL schema and server using Graphene.
• Python Backend Tutorial - Tutorial on creating a GraphQL server with Strawberry and a client with Qlient.

Java

• graphql-java - GraphQL Java implementation.
• java-dataloader - DataLoader implementation that provides batching and caching to avoid N+1 data-fetching problems.
• DGS Framework - A GraphQL server framework for Spring Boot, developed by Netflix.
• Spring for GraphQL - Official Spring integration for applications built on GraphQL Java.
• MicroProfile GraphQL - Specification for developing portable, code-first GraphQL services with Enterprise Java.
• SmallRye GraphQL - Implementation of MicroProfile GraphQL with server, client, and tooling support.
• Micronaut GraphQL - Official Micronaut integration for building GraphQL Java servers.
• Vert.x Web GraphQL - Official GraphQL Java integration for Vert.x Web.
• graphql-java-generator - Maven and Gradle plugins that generate both the client and the server (POJOs and utility classes). The server part is based on graphql-java and hides its boilerplate code.
• gaphql-java-type-generator - Automatically generates types for use with GraphQL Java.
• schemagen-graphql - Schema generation and execution package that turns POJO's into a GraphQL Java queryable set of objects. Enables exposing any service as a GraphQL service using Annotations.
• graphql-java-annotations - Provides annotations-based syntax for schema definition with GraphQL Java.
• graphql-java-tools - Schema-first graphql-java convenience library that makes it easy to bring your own implementations as data resolvers, inspired by graphql-tools for JS.
• graphql-java-codegen-maven-plugin - Schema-first Maven plugin for generating Java types and resolver interfaces. Works with graphql-java-tools and was inspired by swagger-codegen-maven-plugin.
• graphql-java-codegen-gradle-plugin - Schema-first Gradle plugin for generating Java types and resolver interfaces. Works with graphql-java-tools and was inspired by gradle-swagger-generator-plugin.
• graphql-java-servlet - A framework-agnostic java servlet for exposing graphql-java query endpoints with GET, POST, and multipart uploads.
• manifold-graphql - Comprehensive schema-first GraphQL client with type-safe types, queries, and results, no code generators, no POJOs, and no annotations. Includes IDE support for IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio. See the Java example below.
• spring-graphql-common - Spring Framework GraphQL Library.
• graphql-spring-boot - GraphQL and GraphiQL Spring Framework Boot Starters.
• vertx-graphql-service-discovery - Asynchronous GraphQL service discovery and querying for your microservices.
• vertx-dataloader - Port of Facebook DataLoader for efficient, asynchronous batching and caching in clustered GraphQL environments.
• graphql-spqr - Java 8+ API for rapid development of GraphQL services.
• Light Java GraphQL - Lightweight, fast microservices framework with cross-cutting concerns addressed and support for GraphQL schemas.
• Elide - Java library that exposes a JPA-annotated data model as a GraphQL service over a relational database.
• GraphQL JPA Query - Generates GraphQL query APIs from JPA entity models.
• graphql-java-extended-validation - Provides extended validation of fields and field arguments for graphql-java.
• dgs-extended-formatters - An experimental set of DGS Directives for common formatting use-cases.

Custom Scalars

• graphql-java-datetime - GraphQL ISO Date is a set of RFC 3339 compliant date/time scalar types to be used with graphql-java.
• graphql-java-extended-scalars - Extended scalars for graphql-java.

Java Examples

• graphql-spqr-samples - An example GraphQL server written with Spring MVC and GraphQL-SPQR.
• manifold-graphql sample - A simple application, both client and server, demonstrating the Manifold GraphQL library.
• graphql-java-kickstart_samples - Samples for using the GraphQL Java Kickstart projects.
• Spring for GraphQL reference - Official reference documentation for building GraphQL services with Spring.
• Spring Boot backend tutorial - A tutorial creating a GraphQL server and client using Spring Boot and Netflix DGS.

Kotlin

• graphql-kotlin - GraphQL Kotlin implementation.
• KGraphQL - Pure Kotlin implementation for setting up a GraphQL server.
• Kobby - Codegen plugin of Kotlin DSL Client by GraphQL schema. The generated DSL supports execution of complex GraphQL queries, mutation and subscriptions in Kotlin with syntax similar to native GraphQL syntax.
• Graphkt - DSL-based GraphQL server library for Kotlin, backed by graphql-java.

Kotlin Examples

• manifold-graphql sample - A simple GraphQL application, both client and server, demonstrating the Manifold GraphQL library with Kotlin.

C/C++

• libgraphqlparser - A GraphQL query parser in C++ with C and C++ APIs.
• agoo-c - High-performance GraphQL server written in C with published benchmarks.
• cppgraphqlgen - C++ GraphQL schema service generator.
• CaffQL - Generates C++ client types and request/response serialization from a GraphQL introspection query.

Go

• GraphQL - Implementation of GraphQL for Go that follows graphql-js.
• graphql-go - GraphQL server with a focus on ease of use.
• gql - Code-first schema builder based on the reference Go implementation.
• gqlgen - Go generate-based GraphQL server library.
• graphql-relay-go - A Go/Golang library to help construct a server supporting react-relay.
• graphjin - Instant GraphQL-to-SQL compiler for building APIs quickly.
• graphql-go-tools - GraphQL router and API gateway framework written in Go, focused on correctness, extensibility, and performance.
• Thunder - Scalable microservices framework powered by Go, gRPC-Gateway, Prisma, and Kubernetes that exposes REST, gRPC, and GraphQL.
• grpc-graphql-gateway - Protoc plugin that generates GraphQL execution code from Protocol Buffers.

Go Examples

• golang-relay-starter-kit - Barebones starting point for a Relay application with Golang GraphQL server.
• todomvc-relay-go - Port of the React/Relay TodoMVC app, driven by a Golang GraphQL backend.
• go-graphql-subscription-example - A GraphQL schema and server that demonstrates GraphQL subscriptions over WebSocket to consume Apache Kafka messages.
• Go Backend Tutorial - A tutorial showing how to make a Go GraphQL server and client using code generation.

Scala

• sangria - Scala GraphQL server implementation.
• sangria-relay - Sangria Relay Support.
• caliban - Purely functional library for creating GraphQL backends in Scala.

Scala Examples

• sangria-akka-http-example - An example GraphQL server written with akka-http and sangria.
• sangria-playground - An example of GraphQL server written with Play and sangria.

.NET

• graphql-dotnet - GraphQL for .NET.
• graphql-net - GraphQL to IQueryable for .NET.
• Hot Chocolate - .NET GraphQL platform containing the Hot Chocolate server, Strawberry Shake client, and Nitro IDE.
• Snowflaqe - Type-safe GraphQL code generator for F# and Fable.
• EntityGraphQL - Library for building a GraphQL API on top of a data model with support for multiple data sources.
• ZeroQL - Type-safe GraphQL client with a LINQ-like interface for C#.

.NET Examples

• .NET backend tutorial - A tutorial creating a GraphQL server and client with .NET.

Elixir

• absinthe-graphql - Fully Featured Elixir GraphQL Library.
• graphql-elixir - GraphQL Elixir. (No longer maintained)
• plug_graphql - Plug integration for GraphQL Elixir.
• graphql_relay - Relay helpers for GraphQL Elixir.
• graphql_parser - Elixir bindings for libgraphqlparser.
• GraphQL - Elixir GraphQL parser.
• plot - GraphQL parser and resolver for Elixir.

Elixir Examples

• hello_graphql_phoenix - Examples of GraphQL Elixir Plug endpoints mounted in Phoenix.

Haskell

• graphql-haskell - GraphQL AST and parser for Haskell.
• morpheus-graphql - Haskell GraphQL Api, Client and Tools.

SQL

• GraphpostgresQL - GraphQL for Postgres.
• sql-to-graphql - Generate a GraphQL API based on your SQL database structure.
• PostGraphile - Extensible, plugin-based tooling for building high-performance GraphQL APIs from PostgreSQL schemas.
• Hasura - Provides instant real-time GraphQL APIs over new or existing PostgreSQL databases.

Lua

• graphql-lua - GraphQL for Lua.

Elm

• elm-graphql - GraphQL for Elm.

Clojure

• graphql-clj - A Clojure library designed to provide GraphQL implementation.
• Lacinia - GraphQL implementation in pure Clojure.
• graphql-query - Clojure(Script) GraphQL query generation.

Clojure Examples

• Clojure Game Geek - Example code for the Lacinia GraphQL framework tutorial.

Swift

• GraphQL - The Swift implementation for GraphQL.

OCaml

• ocaml-graphql-server - GraphQL servers in OCaml.

Android

• apollo-kotlin - A strongly typed, caching GraphQL client for the JVM, Android, and Kotlin Multiplatform.

Android Examples

• apollo-frontpage-android-app - 📄 Apollo "hello world" app, for Android.

iOS

• apollo-ios - 📱 A strongly-typed, caching GraphQL client for iOS, written in Swift.
• ApolloDeveloperKit - Apollo Client developer tools bridge for Apollo iOS.
• Graphaello - Type Safe GraphQL directly from SwiftUI.
• Baton - Relay-style GraphQL client for SwiftUI and Jetpack Compose, with a fragment beside each view and a normalized store the UI observes.

iOS Examples

• frontpage-ios-app - 📄 Apollo "hello world" app, for iOS.

ClojureScript

• re-graph - A GraphQL client for ClojureScript with bindings for re-frame applications.

ReasonML

• reason-apollo - ReasonML binding for Apollo Client.
• ReasonQL - Type-safe and simple GraphQL Client for ReasonML developers.
• reason-urql - ReasonML binding for urql Client.

Dart

• graphql-flutter - A GraphQL client for Flutter.
• Artemis - A GraphQL type and query generator for Dart/Flutter.

Rust

• async-graphql - High-performance server-side library that supports all GraphQL specifications.
• juniper - GraphQL server library for Rust.
• graphql-client - GraphQL client library for Rust with WebAssembly support.
• graphql-parser - A parser, formatter and AST for the GraphQL query and schema definition language for Rust.

Rust Examples

• Warp GraphQL Juniper - Warp web framework integration example with a Juniper GraphQL server.

D (dlang)

• graphqld - GraphQL server library for D.

R (Rstat)

• ghql - General purpose GraphQL R client.
• GraphQL - Bindings to the 'libgraphqlparser' C++ library. Parses GraphQL syntax and exports the AST in JSON format.
• gqlr - R GraphQL Implementation.

Julia

• Diana.jl - A Julia GraphQL client/server implementation.
• GraphQLClient.jl - A Julia GraphQL client for seamless integration with a server.

Crystal

• GraphQL - Server library for Crystal.
• graphql-crystal - Library inspired by graphql-ruby, go-graphql, and graphql-parser.
• crystal-gql - GraphQL client shard inspired by Apollo client.
• graphql.cr - GraphQL shard.

Ballerina

• GraphQL - Standard Ballerina library providing GraphQL client and server implementations with built-in subscription support.
• GraphQL CLI - A CLI tool to generate Ballerina code from GraphQL schema and GraphQL schema from Ballerina code. It also provides functionality to generate usage-specific GraphQL clients using GraphQL schemas and documents.

Ballerina Samples

• Ballerina GraphQL Examples - Sample implementations of GraphQL services in Ballerina.
• Convert Weather REST API to GraphQL API - Example demonstrating REST API conversion to GraphQL.

Tools

Tools - IDEs & Schema Explorers

• GraphiQL - Reference ecosystem for building browser and IDE tools around GraphQL and the GraphQL language server.
• GraphQL Editor - Visual Editor & GraphQL IDE.
• GraphQL Voyager - Represent any GraphQL API as an interactive graph.
• Brangr - A unique, user-friendly data browser/viewer for any GraphQL service, with attractive result layouts.
• GraphQL Birdseye - View any GraphQL schema as a dynamic and interactive graph.
• AST Explorer - Select "GraphQL" at the top, explore the GraphQL AST and highlight different parts by clicking in the query.
• CraftQL - A CLI tool to visualize GraphQL schemas and to output a graph data structure as a graphviz .dot format.
• Hackolade - Visual GraphQL schema editor that generates Schema Definition Language files and documents existing endpoints with introspection.
• Smart Formatter - GraphQL Query Formatter - A client-side, browser-only tool to format, beautify, and validate GraphQL queries and schemas instantly.
• GraphVinci - An interactive schema visualizer for GraphQL APIs.

Tools - API Clients & Workbenches

• Altair GraphQL Client - A beautiful feature-rich GraphQL Client for all platforms.
• Insomnia - A full-featured API client with first-party GraphQL query editor.
• Postman - An HTTP Client that supports editing GraphQL queries.
• Bruno - Fast, open source API client, which stores collections offline-only in a Git-friendly plain text markup language.
• Escape GraphMan - Generate a complete Postman collection from a GraphQL endpoint.
• Apollo Sandbox - The quickest way to navigate and test your GraphQL endpoints.
• Firecamp - GraphQL Playground - The fastest collaborative GraphQL playground.
• gqt - Build and execute GraphQL queries in the terminal.
• Mongrel - Desktop workbench with a GraphQL client, plus HTTP, WebSocket, and gRPC, inside a multi-database GUI.
• GalleonQL - A desktop API client built specifically for GraphQL (macOS, Windows, Linux), pairing an introspected schema browser with an incremental query builder and switchable endpoint profiles.

Tools - Testing, Prototyping & Mocking

• Beeceptor - A no-code platform for creating AI-powered GraphQL Mock Servers from your schema (SDL) with rules, stateful mocking, mutation/subscription, to speed up development and integration testing.
• graphql-to-karate - Generate Karate API tests from your GraphQL schemas.
• GraphQL Faker - 🎲 Mock or extend your GraphQL API with faked data. No coding required.
• GraphQL Inspector - A tool to validate schemas, compare schema changes, find breaking changes, and check document coverage against a schema.
• Microcks - Open source, cloud native tool for API mocking and testing with GraphQL support.
• mockd - Multi-protocol mock server with GraphQL schema mocking, resolver configuration, and query validation. Also supports HTTP, gRPC, WebSocket, MQTT, and SOAP.
• Keploy - Open-source AI Powered API testing tool that generates test cases and data mocks automatically by recording real API traffic. Supports GraphQL, REST, and gRPC.
• Step CI - Open source API testing and monitoring with GraphQL support.
• MockBase - Hosted mock server for REST, GraphQL, and SOAP with fault injection, stateful mocks, and OpenAPI import.
• json-graphql-server - Get a full fake GraphQL API with zero coding in less than 30 seconds, based on a JSON data file.
• supertest-graphql - Extends supertest to easily test a GraphQL endpoint.
• schemathesis - Runs arbitrary queries matching a GraphQL schema to find server errors.
• fieldtwin - Local, stateful twin of the Jobber GraphQL API, with its documented query costs, throttling, and webhooks, for testing integrations and AI agents.
• MockForge - Open-source mock server that serves a GraphQL API from an SDL schema with generated data, alongside REST, gRPC, WebSocket, and Kafka mocks.

Tools - Security

• GraphCrawler - The all-in-one GraphQL Security toolkit - Automated penetration testing toolkit for GraphQL, written in Python.
• Escape - The GraphQL Security Scanner - One-click security scan of your GraphQL endpoints. Free, no login required.
• Escape Graphinder - GraphQL Subdomain Enumeration - Blazing fast GraphQL endpoint finder using subdomain enumeration, script analysis, and brute force.
• StackHawk - GraphQL Vulnerability Scanner - Automated GraphQL security scanning and vulnerability detection.
• InQL Scanner - Burp extension for GraphQL security testing.
• GraphQL Raider - Burp Suite extension for GraphQL security testing.
• WAF for GraphQL - Web application firewall for GraphQL APIs.
• GraphQL Intruder - Plugin-based Python script for performing GraphQL vulnerability assessments.
• GraphQL Cop - Security audit utility for GraphQL.
• GraphQLer - Dependency-aware dynamic GraphQL testing tool.
• Vulert - Detects vulnerabilities in open source dependencies without accessing code, with support for JavaScript, PHP, Java, Python, and more.
• hasura-security - Active-probe security auditor for self-hosted Hasura GraphQL Engine that detects open introspection, public-role data leaks, and unauthenticated endpoints.
• graphql-armor - An instant security layer for production GraphQL Endpoints.
• goctopus - Fast GraphQL discovery and fingerprinting toolbox.

Tools - Developer Extensions

• Apollo Client Developer Tools - GraphQL debugging tools for Apollo Client in the Chrome developer console.
• GraphQL Network Inspector - A simple and clean chrome dev-tools extension for GraphQL network inspection.
• Apollo GraphQL VSCode Extension - Rich editor support for GraphQL client and server development that integrates with the Apollo platform.
• js-graphql-intellij-plugin - GraphQL language support for IntelliJ IDEA and WebStorm, including Relay.QL tagged templates in JavaScript and TypeScript.
• vim-graphql - A Vim plugin that provides GraphQL file detection and syntax highlighting.
• graphql-autocomplete - Autocomplete and lint from a GraphQL endpoint in Atom.
• ts-graphql-plugin - A language service plugin complete and validate GraphQL query in TypeScript template strings.
• Apollo APQ Debugger - Reveal full GraphQL queries behind Apollo APQ hashes. Inspect fallback flow and debug Automatic Persisted Queries in DevTools.

Tools - Docs

• graphdoc - Static page generator for documenting GraphQL Schema.
• gqldoc - The easiest way to make API documents for GraphQL.
• spectaql - Autogenerate static GraphQL API documentation.
• graphql-markdown - Flexible documentation for GraphQL powered with Docusaurus.
• xyd - Generate GraphQL API docs.
• Cortex - Generates interactive API documentation and typed SDKs from GraphQL schemas.

Tools - API Integration & Transformation

• swagger-to-graphql - GraphQL types builder based on a REST API described in Swagger that supports migrating from REST to GraphQL in five minutes.
• openapi-to-graphql - Convert OpenAPI Specification or Swagger definitions to GraphQL interfaces.
• Blendbase - Single open source GraphQL API for connecting CRMs to SaaS applications.
• Schemato - Browser-only GraphQL SDL converter for generating TypeScript, Zod, Pydantic, Go, Rust, and other typed models.

Tools - Data Access & ORMs

• Prisma - Type-safe ORM for Node.js and TypeScript that can serve as the data layer for GraphQL APIs.
• Typetta - Node.js ORM written in TypeScript for type lovers and the GraphQL, Node.js, and TypeScript stack.
• tuql - Automatically create a GraphQL server from any SQLite database.
• dataloader-codegen - An opinionated JavaScript library for automatically generating predictable, type safe DataLoaders over a set of resources (e.g. HTTP endpoints).

Tools - Low-Code & App Builders

• Retool - Internal tools builder on top of GraphQL APIs with a GraphQL IDE and schema explorer.
• amplication - Platform for defining golden paths and generating standardized backend services, including GraphQL APIs through plugins.
• DronaHQ - Build internal tools, dashboards, and admin panels on top of GraphQL data in minutes.
• Dynaboard - Generate low-code web apps from any GraphQL API using AI.

Tools - Performance & Query Utilities

• apollo-tracing - GraphQL extension that enables you to easily get resolver-level performance information as part of a GraphQL response.
• gqlhash - Lightning fast query hasher that ignores formatting diffs and comments and supports multiple hashing functions.

Databases & Data Platforms

• Cube - Open-source semantic layer for AI, BI, and embedded analytics with GraphQL, SQL, and REST APIs.
• Dgraph - Scalable, distributed, low-latency, high-throughput graph database with GraphQL as the query language.
• ArangoDB - Native multi-model database with GraphQL support through Foxx microservices.
• Weaviate - Open-source vector database combining vector search, structured filtering, and a GraphQL interface.
• TerminusDB - Open-source knowledge graph database with git-like version control and a built-in GraphQL API.

Services

GraphQL Platforms & Backends

• AWS AppSync - Scalable managed GraphQL service with subscriptions for building real-time and offline-first apps.
• Nhost - Open source backend with a GraphQL API over PostgreSQL, plus auth, storage and functions.
• Grafbase - Instant GraphQL APIs for any data source.
• Graphweaver - Turn multiple datasources into a single GraphQL API.

API Management, Delivery & Observability

• Moesif API Analytics - GraphQL analytics and monitoring service for identifying functional and performance issues.
• Stellate - GraphQL edge platform for caching, observability, and API security, formerly known as GraphCDN.

Data APIs & Gateways

• Stargate - Open-source data gateway that generates GraphQL APIs for Apache Cassandra and DataStax Enterprise tables.
• Vedika - Vedic astrology AI API with GraphQL support for horoscopes, birth charts, kundali matching, and 108+ endpoints.
• Codex - GraphQL API for real-time and historical on-chain data, including token prices, charts, and holders across 90+ networks.

Commerce

• Saleor - High-performance, composable headless commerce API built with GraphQL.
• Unchained Engine - GraphQL-first open-source headless e-commerce framework for Node.js.

CMS

• DatoCMS - Headless content management system with a CDN-backed GraphQL Content Delivery API.
• Apito - Cloud-based headless CMS with GraphQL APIs, a CDN, webhooks, collaboration, revisions, and cloud functions.
• Hygraph - Federated content platform for composing and delivering content through GraphQL APIs.
• Cosmic - GraphQL-powered Headless CMS and API toolkit.

Tutorials

• How to GraphQL - Fullstack Tutorial Website with Tracks for all Major Frameworks & Languages including React, Apollo, Relay, JavaScript, Ruby, Java, Elixir and many more.
• Apollo Tutorials - Apollo's free interactive learning platform.
• learning-graphql - An attempt to learn GraphQL.
• GraphQL Roadmap - Step by step guide to learn GraphQL.
• OWASP GraphQL Security Cheat Sheet - Comprehensive guide for securing GraphQL endpoints and preventing vulnerabilities.

Books

• The GraphQL Guide - Comprehensive GraphQL learning guide.
• Craft GraphQL APIs in Elixir with Absinthe - Guide to building GraphQL APIs in Elixir.
• The Road to GraphQL - Full-stack GraphQL tutorial and learning resource.
• Practical GraphQL - Practical guide to implementing GraphQL applications.
• Production Ready GraphQL - Best practices for production GraphQL systems.
• Full Stack GraphQL Applications - Complete guide to full-stack GraphQL development.

Videos

• GraphQL: The Documentary - Documentary on the history and development of GraphQL.
• Zero to GraphQL in 30 Minutes - Quick introduction to GraphQL fundamentals.
• Data fetching for React applications at Facebook - Talk on data fetching patterns for React.
• React Native & Relay: Bringing Modern Web Techniques to Mobile - Presentation on React Native and Relay integration.
• Exploring GraphQL - Overview of GraphQL concepts and capabilities.
• Creating a GraphQL Server - Tutorial on building a GraphQL server.
• GraphQL at The Financial Times - Case study of GraphQL adoption at the Financial Times.
• Relay: An Application Framework For React - Introduction to the Relay framework for React applications.
• Building and Deploying Relay with Facebook - Guide to building and deploying Relay applications.
• Introduction to GraphQL - Introductory talk on GraphQL.
• Exploring GraphQL@Scale - Strategies for scaling GraphQL APIs.
• What's Next for Phoenix by Chris McCord - Future directions of the Phoenix web framework.
• GraphQL with Nick Schrock - Discussion about GraphQL development.
• Build a GraphQL server for Node.js using PostgreSQL/MySQL - Tutorial on building GraphQL servers with Node.js.
• GraphQL server tutorial for Node.js with SQL, MongoDB and REST - Comprehensive GraphQL server tutorial.
• JavaScript Air Episode 023: Transitioning from REST to GraphQL - Podcast episode on REST to GraphQL migration.
• GraphQL Future at react-europe 2016 - Conference talk on the future of GraphQL.
• GraphQL at Facebook at react-europe 2016 - Facebook's perspective on GraphQL usage.
• Building native mobile apps with GraphQL at react-europe 2016 - Mobile development with GraphQL.
• Build a GraphQL Server - Video series on GraphQL server development.
• GraphQL Tutorial - Complete GraphQL tutorial series.
• Five years of GraphQL - Retrospective on five years of GraphQL.
• GraphQL is for Everyone by Moon Highway - Beginner-friendly GraphQL course.

Podcasts

• GraphQL.FM - Podcast series on GraphQL development and best practices.

Style Guides

• Shopify GraphQL Design Tutorial - This tutorial was originally created by Shopify for internal purposes. It's based on lessons learned from creating and evolving production schemas at Shopify over almost 3 years.
• GitLab GraphQL API Style Guide - This document outlines the style guide for the GitLab GraphQL API.
• Yelp GraphQL Guidelines - This repo contains documentation and guidelines for a standardized and mostly reasonable approach to GraphQL (at Yelp).
• Principled GraphQL - Apollo's 10 GraphQL Principles, broken out into three categories, in a format inspired by the Twelve Factor App.

Blogs

• Official GraphQL blog - News and technical articles from the GraphQL project.
• Building Apollo - Product updates and engineering articles from Apollo GraphQL.
• The Guild blog - Articles from The Guild about GraphQL tools and practices.
• Production Ready GraphQL blog - Guidance for designing and operating production GraphQL systems.

Blogs - Security

• Escape - The GraphQL Security Blog - Learn about GraphQL security, performance, testing and building production-ready APIs with the latest tools and best practices of the GraphQL ecosystem.

Posts

Posts - General

• Using DataLoader to batch GraphQL requests - Guide to batching and caching data access with DataLoader.
• Introducing Relay and GraphQL - Original announcement introducing Relay and GraphQL.
• GraphQL Introduction - Early overview of GraphQL's design and query model.
• Unofficial Relay FAQ - Community answers to common questions about Relay.
• Your First GraphQL Server - Tutorial for creating a basic GraphQL server.
• GraphQL Overview - Getting Started with GraphQL and Node.js - Introduction to building GraphQL APIs with Node.js.
• 4 Reasons you should try out GraphQL - Introduction to GraphQL and its benefits over REST APIs.
• Moving from REST to GraphQL - Account of migrating an API from REST to GraphQL.
• Writing a Basic API with GraphQL - Tutorial for implementing a basic GraphQL API.
• Building a GraphQL Server with Node.js and SQL - Tutorial for connecting a Node.js GraphQL server to SQL.
• GraphQL at The Financial Times - Presentation about GraphQL adoption at the Financial Times.
• From REST to GraphQL - Comparison of GraphQL's data model with REST APIs.
• GraphQL: A data query language - Original announcement explaining GraphQL's purpose and design.
• Subscriptions in GraphQL and Relay - Introduction to real-time GraphQL subscriptions with Relay.
• Relay 101: Building A Hacker News Client - Tutorial for building a Hacker News client with Relay.
• GraphQL Schema Reference - Official documentation explaining GraphQL schema definition language and shorthand notation.
• The GitHub GraphQL API - Introduction to the design of GitHub's GraphQL API.
• GitHub GraphQL API React Example - Tutorial for consuming GitHub's GraphQL API from React.
• Testing a GraphQL Server using Jest - Guide to testing GraphQL queries and mutations with Jest.
• Mock your GraphQL server realistically with faker.js - Tutorial for generating realistic mock GraphQL data with Faker.
• Create an infinite loading list with React and GraphQL - Tutorial for cursor-based pagination with React and GraphQL.
• REST vs GraphQL - Comparison of REST and GraphQL API tradeoffs.
• Build a GraphQL API with Siler on top of Swoole - Tutorial for building a PHP GraphQL API with Siler and Swoole.
• Fluent GraphQL clients: how to write queries like a boss - Survey of fluent GraphQL client libraries across several languages.
• Level up your serverless game with a GraphQL data-as-a-service layer - Guide to using GraphQL as a data layer for serverless applications.
• A deep-dive into Relay, the friendly & opinionated GraphQL client - Detailed introduction to Relay's architecture and data-fetching model.
• Make Your GraphQL API Easier to Adopt Through Components - Guide to packaging GraphQL schemas and resolvers as reusable components.
• GraphQL Subscriptions with Apache Kafka in Ballerina - Tutorial for streaming Kafka messages through Ballerina GraphQL subscriptions.

Posts - Security

• 9 GraphQL Security Best Practices - Practical measures for protecting GraphQL APIs from common attacks.
• Discovering GraphQL Endpoints and SQLi Vulnerabilities - Walkthrough of GraphQL endpoint discovery and SQL injection testing.
• Securing GraphQL API - Overview of common GraphQL security risks and mitigations.
• Security Points to Consider Before Implementing GraphQL - Security considerations for teams adopting GraphQL.
• Authorization Patterns in GraphQL - Comparison of authorization patterns for GraphQL APIs.
• Implementing GraphQL RBAC Authorization: A Practical Guide - Guide to implementing role-based access control in GraphQL APIs.
• How to implement viewerCanSee in GraphQL - Guide to exposing field visibility through a GraphQL schema.
• Preventing traversal attacks on your GraphQL API - Techniques for limiting maliciously deep GraphQL queries.
• Authentication and Authorization for GraphQL APIs - Guide to authentication and authorization patterns for GraphQL APIs.
• Undocumented: keeping parts of your GraphQL schema hidden from introspection - Guide to hiding selected schema elements from GraphQL introspection.
• How to Test your GraphQL Endpoints - Overview of common GraphQL vulnerabilities and how to test for them.

Contributing

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