Graph query your data in REST API without GraphQL

📰 Dev.to · Ahmed Elbilal

Learn to query your data in REST API using graph queries without GraphQL and improve API efficiency

intermediate Published 2 Apr 2023

Action Steps

Specify the exact data you need from the API using graph queries
Use API-Graph to define the structure of the data you want to retrieve
Implement graph queries in your REST API to reduce data transfer and improve performance
Test and validate your graph queries to ensure correct data retrieval
Apply graph queries to your existing API endpoints to optimize data retrieval

Who Needs to Know This

Backend developers and API designers can benefit from this approach to optimize API queries and reduce data transfer

Key Insight

💡 Graph queries can be used in REST API to specify exactly what data is needed, reducing data transfer and improving performance

Full Article

API-Graph Specify exactly what you want from the API. Why Use graph queries...